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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

Now that its official - very pleased to be joining @DerbyUni as a Lecturer in Psychology next month!

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

1st day working at @DerbyUni today! So here’s a picture of the last time I spent a lot of time here (looking ridiculously young 😂) #derbyuni

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

3 years

Delighted to have been awarded an Early Career Researcher Bursary for the #spsconf annual conference! @socialpsychUK @BPSOfficial

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

Me: Im an adult, I do not need Toy Story hearing aids skins. Also me: To infinity and beyond! #hearingaids #hearingloss #deaf

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

Happy Sign Language week! #BSL #BSLally @BDA_Deaf @DerbyUni @EDIWDerbyUni

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

The theme this year for Deaf Awareness Week is ‘Access to Communication’, you can be more deaf inclusive with these communication tips from @RNID #deafawarenessweek #DeafAwareness #EDI #inclusivity

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

🧵(1/10) New paper alert* 🚨📢 A content analysis of ‘junk food’ content in children’s TV programmes: a comparison of UK broadcast TV and video-on-demand services (*been available a week or so but we were waiting for press reasons - see final tweet in 🧵)

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

That’s me done with work stuff for the year (apart from marking 😂) so thought I’d sign off with a ‘Merry Christmas Everyone!’, hope you all have a great one 🎅🏻🎄⛄️ #academia #Christmas #xmas #BSL #BritishSignLanguage

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

(1/10) New @CRUK funded paper 📢🚨 - Exposure to tobacco, alcohol and ‘Junk food’ content in reality TV programmes broadcast in the UK between August 2019–2020

Exposure to tobacco, alcohol and ‘Junk food’ content in reality TV programmes broadcast in the UK...

AbstractBackground. Exposure to alcohol, tobacco and foods high in fat, sugar or salt (HFSS) content in media is a risk factor for smoking, alcohol use and

academic.oup.com

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

Today was my last day at @TrentUni , its been short but sweet. Thank you for the opportunity to teach and work with some amazing students @PsychologyNTU

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

Normalising #rejection in #academia Just had a paper rejection which had been under review for 6 months with multiple rounds of peer review. This one felt important and the topic was personal. Serves me right for opening my emails on a Sunday morning. Send hugs! #AcademicChatter

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

It was great to start my Academic Practice and Leadership apprenticeship today at @DerbyUni - looking forward to improving my teaching skills

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

5 months

Just found out I have been successful with my application to FHEA status 🎉🥳

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

Will be talking on @BBCFrontRow on @BBCRadio4 at 7:15pm tonight about #tobacco and #smoking in the media @NTUNews @PsychologyNTU @PublicHealthNTU

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

3 years

#alcohol #Guinness marketing in @SixNationsRugby delivers enormous exposure to young people. Alcohol marketing in sports needs to end! @ofcom @ASA_UK @DHSCgovuk @WHO Great to see players taking a stand on #NCD promotion in #EURO2020 ! #HideTheHeineken @paulpogba @Cristiano

IAS

@InstAlcStud

3 years

New IAS blog! Dr Alex Barker summarises his excellent work on Guinness advertising exposure in the 2019 Six Nations, and discusses what action is needed to protect children "given the current lack of effective regulation". @abbarkerpsych

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

*New* A reflexive qualitative meta-synthesis of the barriers to higher education for people with hearing loss. (Pre-Print) is available on @ResearchGate : @DrChrisBarnes #HigherEducation #hearingloss #deaf #Deaf

(PDF) A reflexive qualitative meta-synthesis of the barriers to higher education for people with...

PDF | Draft 4 05/05/2023 - this has not been accepted for publication and does not reflect the final version Students with hearing loss may face... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

www.researchgate.net

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

3 years

How it started vs how its going (11 years apart) Sorry to be leaving @UniofNottingham (after 9 years if you include the PhD), but looking forward to be joining @TrentUni in September!

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

4 years

This week I managed to convince my GP i need a #hearingaid . (Involved an assessment @BootsUK , as gp wouldnt refer without). Audiologist recommended #C2Hear (oh the irony! @Mel_Ferguson1 ) Really is a great resource and I can’t recommend it enough! #hearing #hearlingloss #audiology

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

New paper! 📢🚨Impact of Smoking and Vaping in Films on Smoking and Vaping Uptake in Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - Zeinab M. Hassanein, Alexander B. Barker, Rachael L. Murray, John Britton, Sanjay Agrawal, Jo Leonardi-Bee, 2022

Impact of Smoking and Vaping in Films on Smoking and Vaping Uptake in Adolescents: Systematic...

Prevention of smoking uptake in young people is an essential public health target. We have previously reported a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effe...

journals.sagepub.com

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

🧵1/6 * New publication🥂🍺🍷🎄🎅🏻☃️* Have yourself a ‘merry’ little Christmas: Alcohol adverts and alcohol ... @RachM_UoN @Bec_Thorley @RSPH_PUHIP @DerbyUni @DerbyUniPsych @UoNresearch @SPECTRUMRes

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

Delighted to see this in print after having played a small part in the literature search during my final days at @UniofNottingham A great report on the effects of #alcohol #marketing , well done to everyone that worked on this!

Alcohol Focus Scotland

@AlcoholFocus

2 years

New report from Alcohol Focus Scotland and the Alcohol Marketing Expert Network highlights the impact of #alcohol marketing and why governments must ban it to improve our health. Read the report 👇

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

Have just been invited to become an associate fellow, thanks @BPSOfficial

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

6 years

Our latest research shows that alcohol content, including branding, is extremely common on TV and may be a potential driver for alcohol use in young people #Alcohol #Television @UKCTAS @UniofNottingham

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

How does #alcohol #drinking in the #media & #television affect viewers behaviour? With quotes from myself @DerbyUni & @DrAMAtkinson @LJMUPHI Featuring examples of research from @UniofNottingham @SPECTRUMRes @TrentUni @CR_UK

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@DryMagUK

2 years

Have you ever considered the prevalence of alcohol in the TV you watch? We investigated how on-screen drinking presentation might be influencing young people's off-screen drinking habits. Words by @__nataliewilson

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

5 years

@DrSarahEJackson @robertjwest Im in the same boat, recently discovered cookbook for r, looks useful to me

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

3 years

Happy to see this paper 🔓 is now published looking at #Guinness (& #Greatness ) #alcohol branding in the 2019 Six Nations #rugby #sixnations #6nations - @CR_UK @CRUKresearch @SPECTRUMRes @UoNresearch @UoNPressOffice @OUPAcademic @MCA_med 🧵1/9

A Content Analysis and Population Exposure Estimate Of Guinness Branded Alcohol Marketing During...

AbstractAims. To quantify Guinness-related branding in the 2019 Guinness Six Nations Championship.Methods. Content analysis of Guinness-related branding (‘

academic.oup.com

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

Great thread on research by me + @charlottescott1 @EmmaSharpe19 detailing how @kardashianshulu are promoting @KendallJenner ‘s alcohol brand @drink818 through their reality TV programme. @DerbyUni @DerbyUniPress @DerbyUniPsych #alcohol #marketing #media #RealityTV #kardashians

IAS

@InstAlcStud

1 year

In our latest blog, Dr @ABBarkerpsych finds that season 2 of TV show The @Kardashianshulu is inundated with alcohol references, despite the shows young audience. Alcohol content was seen in all 10 episodes, and specific brand references in 6 episodes,...

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

3 months

Got shouted at by a kids entertainer today for not following his instructions - he was trying to be funny to the audience for pointing out non-participation. The look of horror on his face when I pointed to my hearing aids was priceless. Anyway, #DeafAwarenessWeek tomorrow! 😂

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

4 years

My #coworker for the day while my wife goes to work. I’m hoping @Disney films and @CBeebiesHQ can distract her...wish me luck! #keyworker #WFH

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

3 years

What a great first week lecturing #f2f at @PsychologyNTU - met some really enthusiastic staff and students (even if I had some funny looks for normalising a clear mask for #lipreading #EDI 🌻). Rocking that fishbowl look!

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

10 months

Great visit to @RoyalSchoolDD today - A great community of staff and students. Lots to think about and so much potential for future projects!

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

Lovely festive AGM and networking event with @BPSEastMids mince pies, mulled wine, and I managed to correctly name all of buddy the elf’s four major food groups in the Christmas quiz 😂🎅🏻🎄❄️⛄️

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

Had a great time delivering a very brief intro to BSL today, students were fantastic and interested - it will be great to see a BSL Society formed following this!

Derby Uni Students

@derbyunistudent

1 year

📆Join @DerbyUnion , next Tuesday (21 March) to learn how to fingerspell and sign in British Sign Language (BSL) with Psychology lecturer Alex. 📍This event will be at Kedleston Road. Learn more. 👉 #DerbyUni #DerbyUnion

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

3 months

Women are binge drinking more than ever – and advertising is making it worse @DerbyUniPsych @DerbyUniPress

Women are binge drinking more than ever – and advertising is making it worse

Drinking and dieting are two sides of the same coin that sees increasing numbers of women and girls caught in a vicious cycle of shame and addiction. Anna Wolfe investigates how marketing has...

www.independent.co.uk

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

8 months

Received #AccessToWork funded equipment today. It’s bittersweet as it’s amazing (thanks @phonak ) & going to help but a few years ago I never knew I’d ever need help (my loss is progressive over time) it’s a strange feeling. #deaf #lecturer #HigherEducation #accessibility

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

Tomorrow, results from my first #PI will be published. Embargoed ( #PressRelease ) but will be on #tobacco #alcohol & #HFSS content (incl. branding) in #realityTV programmes over a one year period. Will disseminate in a thread for each when I can! Very proud/nervous about this!

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

8 months

This was a fun one to do and write! Combining my two favourite things; #christmas #adverts and #alcohol #marketing (and a few dad joke titles thrown in for good measure!)

IAS

@InstAlcStud

8 months

📺In our latest blog, @abbarkerpsych looks at how many supermarket Christmas adverts showed alcohol content in 2022 compared to 2023🎄 Have they been reducing such content or not? And how could this affect consumption and harm? @Bec_Thorley @RachM_UoN

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

4 years

Just had my 50th #citation on this paper. There’s value in #qualitative #review methods. There’s a sense of irony that 4 years after writing, I now wear a #HearingAid 🦻Do you still get excited about citations? #AcademicTwitter #HearingLoss

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

11 months

Just hit my 500th citation 🥳 (7 years and 1 month after my first 😂)

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

1/5 New Publication! #tobacco #smoking content in #AndJustLikeThat - Just in time for season 2! with @RachM_UoN and Jaspreet Bal from @UniofNottingham and @SPECTRUM @DerbyUni @DerbyUniPress @DerbyUniPsych

A content analysis of tobacco content in season 1 of ‘And Just Like That’

Journal of Public Health - ‘Sex and the City’ regularly featured smoking as a plot device, often linked with sexuality and female empowerment. Eighteen years later, the follow up...

link.springer.com

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

4 years

Wow... Using a children’s film to advertise gin 😳 #alcohol #marketing #TheCroods2 ⁦ @BBFC ⁩ ⁦ @instagram ⁩

Ryan Reynolds (@vancityreynolds) • Instagram video

www.instagram.com

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

Yes! Just had an article accepted for publication exploring #tobacco content in season 1 of @AndJustLikeThat on #WorldNoTobaccoDay2023 Great timing!

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

New paper! 📢🚨 Population exposure to #alcohol and #HFSS #Junkfood advertising during the 2018 FIFA World Cup #FIFA #WorldCup2018 #Football #Sponsorship

Population exposure to alcohol and junk food advertising during the 2018 FIFA world cup: implicat...

Background Advertising alcoholic drinks and food high in fat, sugar, and salt (HFSS) is a driver of alcohol use and HFSS consumption, among children and young people. Whilst advertising legislation...

bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

Great panel on inclusivity and widening participation in the workforce #FACE2023

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

Not a good day! Confirmed further #hearingloss (progressive at this point) due to infections from eust. tube disorder and a diagnosis of vestibular migraines - #deaf #Deaf #HoH folks, send me good vibes!

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

3 years

Newly published research exploring #alcohol #marketing in Ethiopian broadcasts of the English #PremierLeague Despite a ban on Alcohol #Advertising in Ethiopia, and a lack of content in the original footage, alcohol brands, such as @GuinnessGB , are superimposed on to footage.

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

3 years

Great to see this report published - #tobacco content in the #media causes #smoking uptake in young people and should be eradicated! @RCPLondon

Royal College of Physicians

@RCPhysicians

3 years

Our new report recommends that smokers should be routinely provided with help to stop smoking The recommendation is one of a raft of measures designed to put an end to tobacco smoking in the UK. Read more here: 👇

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

4 years

Delighted to be acknowledged in this award winning paper. Great work by all involved!

Mel Ferguson

@Mel_Ferguson1

4 years

Delighted that our paper has received the @ASHAJournals @SIGPerspectives Editor’s Award 2019. Improving hearing-related knowledge improves outcomes. @C2HearOnline #m2hear Great team work! @DavidWMaidment @rachel_gomez2 @HeatherWharrad @ProfCoulson @abbarkerpsych @hearingnihr

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

🧵(1/5) New Pre-print Alcohol Content in Season 2 of The Kardashians with @EmmaSharpe19 & @charlottescott1 @kardashianshulu @hulu @DisneyPlus @DerbyUni @DerbyUniPsych @DerbyUniPress @UK_AHA @InstAlcStud #Alcohol #advertising #Marketing #media

(PDF) A content analysis of alcohol imagery in season 2 of The Kardashians

PDF | Aims: The aim of the current study was to quantify the amount of alcohol content and branding in season 2 of the reality TV show 'The... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

www.researchgate.net

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

@WhitmoreJen Looked at Greatness as an alibi brand rather than Guinness 0.0 but works the same (and they do similar in the F1), but yeah, its all one big advert!

A Content Analysis and Population Exposure Estimate Of Guinness Branded Alcohol Marketing During...

AbstractAims. To quantify Guinness-related branding in the 2019 Guinness Six Nations Championship.Methods. Content analysis of Guinness-related branding (‘

academic.oup.com

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

4 months

It’s great to see this distinction made - allows for clarity going forward!

Alcohol Review

@alcohol_review

4 months

Alibi marketing, which promotes alcoholic drinks without mentioning the brand name, is different from promoting an alcohol-free product which shares its brand with an alcoholic product. Noted. @JHolmesSheff @NiamhCreate

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

4 months

@DerbyUni @DerbyUniPress @DerbyUniPsych

Alcohol Health Alliance UK

@UK_AHA

4 months

📅Join us for the first in our #AHAManifestoSeries to hear from @abbarkerpsych and Michaela Jones ( @AlcoholFocus ) on the nature of alcohol marketing, and how regulations can help create a future free from alcohol harm. ➡️Sign up below:

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

Grant submitted! Its the weekend now, right? 😂 @DerbyUniPsych

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

Fantastic accessibility experience from @nottinghamarena for @the1975 next weekend. Asked if i can bring personal listening device - great communication, easily sorted, and front of house told so no questions asked on the day. Thanks! #a11y #accessibility #hearingloss #deaf

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

Just had my @AccessCard application approved - looks like a great scheme! #disability #accessibility #inclusivity #DisabilityPrideMonth

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

Hit my 300th citation today!!! 🙌🥳 still get genuinely excited by every one of these #academia #citations

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

*new published* potential #tobacco promotion by @the1975 this led to #smoking in the crowd - I argue this is tobacco promotion and should be covered by @FCTCofficial and question whether indoor smoking for ‘artistic integrity’ should be stopped #marlboro

Is tobacco promotion through music making a comeback? - Blog - Tobacco Control

Alexander Barker We know that there are tobacco references in music and in the image portrayed by musicians, often associated with themes of rebellion. Smoking content in the media is a causal factor...

blogs.bmj.com

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

4 years

#students , if you’re finding #onlinelearning & #teaching weird, imagine me in a cupboard under the stairs (below) recording as though im talking to you while also trying to keep a #toddler quiet. Very strange. Please be kind, were not used to this either! #WFH #academia

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

The @PortmanGroup who regulate alcohol marketing (who are comprised of members of the alcohol industry, including @DiageoGB who make Captain Morgan, see below), no bias at all 🙄 we need an independent regulator

IAS

@InstAlcStud

1 year

In 2016, the Portman Group made a judgement on Captain Morgan - after a complaint by Alcohol Concern - in which they rejected the complaint that the imagery would appeal to children as it was a cartoon-like pirate. Do you agree with their conclusion? It was that:

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

*A lot of this work was possible due to some great colleagues at @MedicineUoN

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

3 years

Should alcohol marketing be dropped from televised sport? - Cancer Research UK - Cancer news

Should alcohol marketing be dropped from televised sport? - Cancer Research UK - Cancer News

During the 2019 Six Nations,122.4 billion Guinness-related branded impressions were delivered to the UK population who watched the coverage.

news.cancerresearchuk.org

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

4 years

Subscribe to Alcohol Alert by @InstAlcStud My 2 year old is very happy to be famous, appearing on the alcohol alert podcast (~1.55). Oh the joys of working from home!

Alcohol Alert | Institute of Alcohol Studies | Substack

Welcome to the Alcohol Alert, the Institute of Alcohol Studies newsletter, covering the latest updates on UK alcohol policy matters. Please subscribe for access to the podcast. Click to read Alcohol...

instalcstud.substack.com

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

4 months

Love this! Just goes to show how ridiculous this form of surrogate or alibi marketing really is.

Alcohol Review

@alcohol_review

4 months

The "great pyramid illusion" is a classic illustration of a stunning optical phenomenon where solid objects and symbols are rendered completely invisible when positioned next to the characters “0.0”. Explore this effect and more with Alcohol Review..

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

8 months

Interview with ‘Alcohol & Drugs’ @DerbyUniPsych @DerbyUniPress

Påverkar popkultur konsumtionen? - Alkohol & Narkotika

www.alkoholochnarkotika.se

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

5 years

@MartenRobert Hi Robert, you might like this research I published earlier this year looking at tobacco and alcohol content and branding in Netflix and Amazon prime programmes

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

My thoughts on the deal to include @Heineken 0.0 branding in @itvcorrie & @emmerdale @ITV #alcohol #alcoholfree #alibimarketing

Alcohol Health Alliance UK

@UK_AHA

2 years

Following the news that pubs on Coronation Street and Emmerdale will now have branded alcohol-free beer on tap, @abbarkerpsych , lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University, takes a closer look at alcohol marketing alibi branding. 👉

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

@alcohol_review @Heineken_UK Its alibi marketing - can be hard to distinguish between the alcohol free and the alcoholic brand. We have previously shown that Soap operas are widely viewed in the UK, even by children under-16 and this can lead to huge alcohol brand exposure

Tobacco and alcohol content in soap operas broadcast on UK television: a content analysis and...

ABSTRACTBackground. Exposure to tobacco and alcohol content in media is a risk factor for smoking and alcohol use in young people. Our previous research su

academic.oup.com

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

1 year

6/6 I don’t mean to be a grinch, but the widespread use of #alcohol adverts, and adverts which contain alcohol content, likely made the run up to #Christmas difficult for many people in the UK, particularly those with, or at risk of an alcohol use disorder, or those in #recovery .

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

Interviews can be fast and there was more I wanted to say but couldnt due to time but in a nutshell *Smoking in the media can lead to youth smoking *Theres a lot of smoking in the media despite current regulations *A lot of industry interference

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

3 years

This is unregulated advertising, widely seen by #children , and not covered by @Ofcom or @ASA_UK We need improved regualtion to prevent this exposure in the UK @DCMS @DHSCgovuk and internationally @WHO to prevent cross border alcohol marketing #alcohol #marketing

Cancer Research UK Policy

@CRUK_Policy

3 years

It’s time for governments across the UK to introduce comprehensive restrictions on alcohol ads across multiple media platforms, including restrictions on sponsorships & activities targeting young people – to reduce people’s exposure to alcohol marketing. 3/4

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

4 months

@BBCNews Of course, he'd say this... I'll just leave this here

Boris Johnson's links to soft drinks and tobacco lobbyists revealed after he announces review of...

Senior members of Boris Johnson's campaign team have ties to the soft drinks and tobacco industries.

www.businessinsider.com

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

9 years

Fantastic #MSfrontiers conference! Some excellent research on display and brilliant talks by some big names http://t.co/4zksqm8rEB

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

9 months

Hi @Tesco when is your #Christmas #advert out? Looks like the total #alcohol content from @sainsburys @Morrisons @asda @AldiUK @LidlGB @marksandspencer is <than in 2022 . You were the worst offender last year, would be great to be able to say you listened?

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

9 months

@Tesco @sainsburys @Morrisons @asda @AldiUK @LidlGB @marksandspencer Yay - finally, a teaser! There’s certainly a theme across your last 3 years of #christmas #advert ‘s - the #alcohol delivery seems to be an essential part of Christmas!

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

6 months

@BalanceNE @BrineMP @CommonsHealth @UK_AHA @InstAlcStud @FPH @ADPHUK @ADPHNE This isn’t a good look - you can’t have the alcohol industry advising what we should do to reduce harm from the alcohol industry. There are plenty of unbiased experts who could advise you on this.

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

Brilliant writeup of this for the @SPECTRUMRes blog by Jaspreet

SPECTRUM Research Consortium

@SPECTRUMRes

2 years

📺 Despite current regulations, recent research from @PsychologyNTU @UoNFacultyMHS finds tobacco, alcohol & ‘Junk food’ content is still prevalent on UK reality TV shows SPECTRUM's Jaspreet Bal Randhawa discusses the study findings on the blog

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

5 years

Now available as part of the @ijmsc sep/oct ed. A #qualitative study exploring #socialidentity change in people with #multiplesclerosis #MSresearch #MS #socialpsychology #psychology

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

5 years

‘smokescreen’ #tobacco advertising #missionwinnow was seen 14 million times by children under 16 in the UK in the last 5 #F1 races in 2018 #Formula1 #Ferrari @FCTCofficial @C4F1 @TC_BMJ

Exposure to ‘smokescreen’ marketing during the 2018 Formula 1 Championship

Tobacco advertising and sponsorship in Formula 1 (F1) racing, which was banned in Europe by the 2005 EU Tobacco Advertising Directive1 and internationally by the Federation Internationale de l'Auto...

tobaccocontrol.bmj.com

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

4 years

@NWCoupe @QMiP @QualPsy Have you heard of metasynthesis? I have a few papers using this method &

Coping together with hearing loss: a qualitative meta-synthesis of the psychosocial experiences of...

Hearing loss affects both people with hearing loss and their communication partners. Aligned coping strategies can facilitate adjustment to hearing loss.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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@abbarkerpsych

2 years

Potentially harmful content is common in these programmes, and while not made for children, deliver exposure to children, which likely influences uptake of these behaviours. The current @Ofcom regulations do not prevent this exposure

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

4 years

@madhurarrao @OpenAcademics One of my recent publications was accepted in the third journal after two rejected it. Always try and try again!

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

5 years

Thank you @BBCLeicester for letting me talk about #alcohol & #tobacco in #RealityTV the full paper can be found here:

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@abbarkerpsych

2 years

(8/10)We urge @Ofcom to consider the implications of allowing children to be exposed to content in programmes and to put in place regulations to prevent this.

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

My daughter is currently learning #phonics which as a #parent with #hearingloss has been a nightmare. Well done to @DallimoreSchool for putting together a video of actions for each sound so that I can get involved in helping her learn this 👏 #EDI

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

3 years

And thats a wrap! I have now finished my last day working at @UniofNottingham Thank you to @RachM_UoN for being my line man. for the past couple of years, working on some great impactful research. Hope to collaborate in the future!

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@abbarkerpsych

2 years

(10/10) Well done to colleagues - @Meg_Parkin99 & Shreesh Sinha (2 fantastic students who coded this), @RachM_UoN & @ew1_dr from @UniofNottingham @ntu_research as my affiliation on the paper @DerbyUni as my current affiliation for the quote in the press & @CR_UK for the funding

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

interview with TalkTv about reality Tv programmes and Junk Food (they did get my name wrong but they did promote me to professor!)

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

2 years

That feeling when you have a paper accepted and its extremely timely on #hfss #junkfood 🙌 BUT a colleague notices a glaring error in our paper. 43/264x100 = 16% #tobacco content occurred in 16% of #realityTV episodes not 2% as published My apologies!

Exposure to tobacco, alcohol and ‘Junk food’ content in reality TV programmes broadcast in the UK...

AbstractBackground. Exposure to alcohol, tobacco and foods high in fat, sugar or salt (HFSS) content in media is a risk factor for smoking, alcohol use and

academic.oup.com

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

4 years

Was an honour to supervise Laura’s dissertation, very well deserved!

Uni of Nottingham School of Medicine #WeAreUoN

@MedicineUoN

4 years

Congratulations to Public Health Graduate, Laura Ruff, who has also been awarded the Master of Public Health Course Prize 2020! #WeAreUoN #WeAreMHS

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@abbarkerpsych

3 years

@ASA_UK @BBCNews @ASA_UK @guyparker2 I've noticed that the page listing these celebrities does not state what brands they were trying to promote - is there any way to get this information?

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@abbarkerpsych

9 months

#Halloween ‘s over, time to reshare this from earlier this year in time for the #Christmas #adverts ! A lot of #alcohol on screens at Christmas, a hard time for those with an #AUD or in #recovery . #tesco #asds #MandS #aldi #lidl #morrisons #sainsburys

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@abbarkerpsych

5 years

@McDonaldsUK @MatthewEvison1 1) There is consistent evidence that #tobacco content in the media has an effect on #smoking uptake in young people. The inclusion of this content with your happy meals is irresponsible. It does not matter what context the tobacco use is portrayed in, the effect is the same

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

11 months

Loved @sexeducation @netflix @Miss_SassyAlex raising the issue of difficulties for #deaf students in #highereducation . If you’re interested in this, @DrChrisBarnes and I have a pre print on this.

(PDF) A reflexive qualitative meta-synthesis of the barriers to higher education for people with...

PDF | Draft 4 05/05/2023 - this has not been accepted for publication and does not reflect the final version Students with hearing loss may face... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

www.researchgate.net

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

11 years

Psychological Interventions for Multiple Sclerosis http://t.co/yA0SMn9sRF

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

6 months

Well done for speaking up! @HazelCheeseman @AshOrgUK

IAS

@InstAlcStud

6 months

. @HazelCheeseman of @AshOrg explains to the @CommonsHealth Committee why alcohol industry self-regulation won't work. "The tobacco industry was absolutely not part of the solution" in reducing harm from smoking. "Only by keeping them at arm's length have we seen progress."

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@abbarkerpsych

2 years

@drvicclarke @ginnybraun Are we talking strictly fictional? Tasha on this years ‘Love Island’ had a cochlear implant

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

6 years

It was a pleasure to present research on #tobacco and #alcohol in the media at the #UKCTAS 10 year anniversary conference.

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

7 months

@InstAlcStud Yes... because I've never seen a stern or angry looking bird in a children's film...

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Dr Alex Barker

@abbarkerpsych

3 years

This bar has a great selection of a single brand of whiskey... 14 bottles, all of them open with various amounts left - is this #productplacement ? @E4Chelsea @Ofcom #alcohol #marketing

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@abbarkerpsych

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(6/10) Also, research (and legislation) focuses on advertisements NOT the actual programmes. So, does the 9pm watershed ban on adverts goes far enough? (When its actually brought in #ChildHealthUTurn ). Will brands start appearing in programmes to bypass the ban on adverts?…

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