Staff of the Institute

Director of Policy - Katherine Brown
Katherine joins IAS from the Central Office of Information where she worked on a variety of public health communications campaigns and spent time within the strategic communications unit at the Office of the Prime Minister. Katherine is a history graduate of the University of Exeter and was awarded MSc with distinction in Global Health and Public Policy by the University of Edinburgh. Her specialist area of research is commercial sector involvement in public health governance, with a particular focus on the WHO strategy for reducing the harmful effects of alcohol.
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Director of Publications - Andrew McNeill
Andrew began work in the alcohol field as the Director of the local Alcohol Policy Advisory Service in the Midlands. He became the Industrial Officer of the National Council on Alcoholism, the pre cursor to Alcohol Concern. Andrew is one of the founder members of the Institute of Alcohol Studies, founded in 1981.
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IT Manager - Keith Robertson
Keith has responsibility for the IT infrastructure and communications for the Institute. This includes the developlment and publication of the Institute web site. Prior to joining the Institute Keith was an IT Applications specialist with the Dutch multinational Philips.
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PA/Secretary - Helen Murphy
Helen provides all secretarial services for the Directors and staff of the Institute. This also includes the design and publication of the journal Alcohol Alert.
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