Professor Julia Sinclair MB, BS, FRCPsych, MSc, DPhil, FHEA
Professor of Addiction Psychiatry, Honorary Consultant in Alcohol Liaison in the NHS

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Julia Sinclair is Professor of Addiction Psychiatry within Medicine at the University of Southampton and Honorary Consultant in Alcohol Liaison in the NHS.
We still think about alcohol like we thought about smoking 30 years ago – we need to change that
Professor Sinclair was appointed as Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry and Honorary Consultant in Addiction Psychiatry in 2007. Having graduated from St George's Hospital Medical School, London in 1994, she trained in Psychiatry in the Wessex region and at Oxford. In 2002 she was awarded an MRC Training Fellowship in Health Services Research, during which time she was awarded a distinction for an MSc in Health Services Research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2004) and a D.Phil from Christ Church, Oxford (2006).
Professor Sinclair's primary research aim is to conduct clinically relevant research in the harms of alcohol use. Specifically, to investigate how biological, psychological and social mechanisms interact, and their impact on clinical outcomes in terms of prevention, engagement and response to treatment.
Qualifications
B.Sc. (Hons), Psychology with Biomedical Sciences, University of London (1990)
M.B. B.S., St. George's Hospital Medical School, London (1994)
MRCPsych, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London (1999)
M.Sc., (Distinction), Health Services and Systems Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (2004)
D.Phil., Christ Church, University of Oxford (2006)
PG Dip.LaTHE. University of Oxford (2006)
FHEA, Higher Education Academy (2008)
Appointments held
MRC Fellow in Health Services Research, University Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Health Sciences, Oxford (2004-2007)
Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, University of Southampton 2007-2014
Associate Professor of Psychiatry 2014- 2018
Professor of Addiction Psychiatry 2018 – present
Visiting Professor at Shandong University (Mental Health Centre), Jinan, China 2017- 2020
Honorary Consultant in Alcohol Liaison, University Hospital Southampton, NHS Foundation Trust.
National Specialty Advisor for Alcohol Dependence NHS England & NHS Improvement