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Research Profile

    • Graduated from University of Northampton with First Class BA (Hons) Social and Community Development in 2011
    • Successfully defended PhD thesis on ‘drug addiction to recovery trajectories’ in 2019 (University of Northampton)
    • Worked at University of Northampton as a Technical Assistant (academic support role) from 2011-2019
    • Currently working at University of Northampton as a Lecturer (2019-present day)
    • Course Leader for Top Up Degree in Health and Social Care (from 2021/22 academic year)
  • Degree Programmes

    BA (Hons) Social Care and Community Practice and Top Up Degree in Health and Social Care (course leader)

    Module Leader on:
    • SWK1063: Academic Skills
    • SWK2063: Developing Research Skills
    • SWK2069: Working with Addiction
    • SWK3027: Substance Use in Context
    • SWK4011, SWK4012, SWK4013: Professional Report/Dissertation
    Teaching on:
    • SWK1064 Introduction to Service User Groups
    • SWK2066: Skills for Working in Mental Health
    • SWK3030: Working with an Ageing Population
  • PhD thesis:

    Drug Addiction to Recovery Trajectories in Sociocultural and Political Contexts

    Also Interested in:
    • Drug Policy
    • Common mental health problems
    • Discourse Analysis

  • For publications, projects, datasets, research interests and activities, view Chris Jackson’s research profile on Pure, the University of Northampton’s Research Explorer.

  • Book Review in British Journal of Social Work

    Jackson, C. (2014) Book Review: Arnull E. Understanding Substance Use: Policy and Practice. British Journal of Social Work, 44(6), pp.1675-1678