Rebecca Foster
rebecca foster

Dr Rebecca Foster

Lecturer

 0131 455 3665

  R.Foster2@napier.ac.uk

  

Biography

I joined the School of Applied Sciences as a Lecturer in Criminology in September 2022. I teach and supervise on undergraduate and Masters Criminology programmes. Prior to joining ENU, I worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Stirling, based in the Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services and Research (within Social Sciences). In that role, I was primarily involved in leading and supporting research projects relating to problem substance use. Funders for these projects included the National Institute for Health Research, and the Scottish Government/Drug Deaths Taskforce. Before that, I worked as a social researcher in the Scottish Government in the crime research team.

While my research interests are varied, inequality and marginalisation and the manifestations and experiences of these, are common themes. I am particularly interested in the lived experience of the criminal justice system (especially prison), problem substance use and homelessness. Methodologically, I am particularly interested in qualitative research, creative methods, ethnographic approaches and peer research. I would welcome PhD supervision enquiries in relation to these topics.

I have a PhD in Criminology from the University of Glasgow. I also hold an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice, and LLB (Hons) (First Class), both from the University of Edinburgh.

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Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

  • Research Advisory Group member for an external evaluation
  • Research Advisory Group member for an external PGR student

 

Fellowships and Awards

  • Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

 

Grant Reviewer

  • Grant reviewer - European Research Council

 

Reviewing

  • Reviewer for Families, Relationships and Societies
  • Reviewer for Critical Public Health (Elevate)
  • Reviewer for Current Issues in Criminal Justice
  • Reviewer for Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy
  • Reviewer for: Criminology and Criminal Justice; Sociology; Journal of Contemporary Ethnography; Drug and Alcohol Review; Gender, Place and Culture. Guest Review Editor, Scottish Journal of Performance (Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2015).

 

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What Works? Collaborative Police and Health interventions for mental health distress

Report
McGeough, E., & Foster, R. (2018)
What Works? Collaborative Police and Health interventions for mental health distress. Scottish Government

Charges reported under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2016-2017

Report
Foster, R., & Myant, K. (2017)
Charges reported under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2016-2017. Scottish Government

Religiously aggravated offending in Scotland in 2016-17

Report
Foster, R., & Myant, K. (2017)
Religiously aggravated offending in Scotland in 2016-17. Scottish Government

Exploring 'Betwixt and Between' in a Prison Visitors' Centre and Beyond

Book Chapter
Foster, R. (2017)
Exploring 'Betwixt and Between' in a Prison Visitors' Centre and Beyond. In D. Moran, & A. K. Schliehe (Eds.), Carceral Spatiality: Dialogues between Geography and Criminology (169-198). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56057-5_7
In order to maintain relationships with their loved ones, family members will often spend a great deal of time (as well as expense and emotional labour) visiting their loved o...

‘Doing the Wait’: An exploration into the waiting experiences of prisoners’ families

Journal Article
Foster, R. (2019)
‘Doing the Wait’: An exploration into the waiting experiences of prisoners’ families. Time and Â鶹ÉçÇø, 28(2), 459-477. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961463x16633235
Waiting is a universal experience and a ‘taken for granted’ form of time. However, it is given a social specificity when embodied by particular agents in particular settings. ...

Knife Crime interventions: 'What Works'?

Report
Foster, R. (2014)
Knife Crime interventions: 'What Works'?. Scottish Government

Pre-Napier Funded Projects

  • Getting it right for families affected by imprisonment: Lessons from ten years of research briefing paper funding. SCCJR Development Fund (Award: £250). Co-Investigator.
  • (2020-2022). Feasibility and acceptability of an overdose prevention intervention delivered by Community Pharmacies for patients prescribed opioids for chronic non-cancer pain. Scottish Government/Drug Deaths Taskforce (Award: £59,690). Primary investigator until July 2021.
  • (2020-2021). Perceptions and attitudes of strategic decision-makers and affected families across Scotland towards Drug Consumption Rooms to prevent drug-related deaths. Scottish Government/Drug Deaths Taskforce (Award: £37,300). Primary Investigator.
  • (2019-2021). Exploring the Potential of Buvidal in Vulnerable People who Use Drugs and Are Homeless. Camurus AB (Award: £38,000). Co-Investigator.
  • (2019-2021). Assessing prescription opioid overdose risk (POOR) via a quality improvement process led by NHS Fife Pharmacy and scoping the feasibility of a specific overdose prevention intervention delivered by Community Pharmacists. NHS Fife (Award: £30,000). Co-investigator.