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Personal profile
Research Interests
Use of GenAI tools in university research, teaching and learning
Doctoral students' use of GenAI tools
Working class girls' cultural production especially juvenile jazz bands
Health inequalities linked to tobacco use
Smoking cessation practices including vaping
Tobacco company and state collusion with tobacco smuggling
Research Projects/Collaborations
I am Co-Investigator on the AIRDN+ project funded by Research England 2025-2029 to explore doctoral students' use of GenAI.
I have been Principal Investigator on three projects funded by Cancer Research UK and Co-Investigator on three further studies exploring smoking and cessation, including a study with people living with HIV in Uganda.
Biography
I am Programme Director for the Sociology and Criminology BSc courses. I previously worked at Durham University and at the University of York.
Qualifications
PhD in Anthropology, Durham University
MSc in Anthropology, Durham University
Teaching Activity
LS2302 Prisons, Policing & Punishment
LK3021 Corporate Power
LKM100: Dissertation (MPH)
LKM101: Research Methods (MPH)
LKM102: Social Determinants of Health (MPH)
Contact Details
Room mb740B
[email protected]
Funding Applications and Awards
- Artificial Intelligence Researcher Development Network Plus (AIRDN+)
- Electronic cigarette packaging in context: an exploratory study
- Health inequalities and the role of family in smoking maintenance and cessation: an intergenerational study in the North of England
- E-cigarettes, health inequalities and smoking cessation: a community study of take-up and market evolution in two high smoking prevalence areas of the North of England
- Health inequalities and the use of cannabis and cannabidiol for pain relief: a study in two deprived areas
- Tobacco smoking among people living with HIV in Uganda: understanding the problem to inform effective interventions
External positions
ASH Advisory Committee of Tobacco Experts
Expert Working Group on Tobacco & Vape Products, Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail (ANSES)
Council for Academics at Risk (CARA)
Tobacco and Alcohol Crime and Regulation Forum
UK E-cigarette Research Forum
External Examiner, University of Strathclyde
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Do Tobacco Companies Have an Incentive to Promote “Harm Reduction” Products?: The Role of Competition
Levy, D. T., Thirlway, F., Sweanor, D., Liber, A., Sanchez-Romero, L. M., Meza, R., Douglas, C. E. & Cummings, K. M., Dec 2023, In: Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 25, 12, p. 1810-1821 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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E-cigarette appeal in context: a qualitative study in deprived areas into the role of packaging in e-cigarette purchasing and use.
Thirlway, F., Neve, K., Champion, T., froguel, A., Davies, A. & Cheek, O., 2023, 45 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Subculture wars: The struggle for the vape industry
Thirlway, F., Jan 2023, In: British Journal of Sociology. 74, 1, p. 3-16 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tracing contraband tobacco from the street to the boardroom: a case study in Europe
Thirlway, F., 25 Apr 2023, Abstract Book of the 9th ECTOH - Supplement/2023 vol. 9. European Publishing, Vol. 9. p. 29-30 2 p. (Tobacco Prevention & Cessation).Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication
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HIV healthcare providers' perceptions on smoking behavior among PLHIV and smoking cessation service provision in HIV clinics in Uganda
Namusisi, K. N., Thirlway, F., Mdege, N. D. & Matovu, J. K. B., Sept 2021, In: Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. 7, 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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