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Research Interests
Prof Percy is a quantitative criminologist engaged in the study of adolescent development, in particular, the emergence of risk-taking behaviours (such as alcohol, drug use and crime, which all peak in the teenage years).
His research has three core themes: a) examining the origins and outcomes of adolescent risk-taking, b) testing interventions to prevent and reduce the immediate and long-term harms associated with risk-taking behaviours, and c) applying innovative quantitative methods and statistics to the study of adolescent development.
The objective of his research activity is to promote positive healthy development in teenagers.
Teaching
Current teaching:
- Psychological perspectives on crime (CRM3005);
- Data visualisation (SQM1001);
- Advanced statistics (SQM3002 & SQM3004)
- Victim surveys (CRM1001)
- Self Control Theory (CRM2001):
Previous teaching
- Youth Crime and Criminal Justice
- Quantitative research design and methods
- Advanced quantitative research
- Research Ethics in Social Research
- Developmental psychopathology
Research Focus
Alcohol, drug use, delinquency, adolescent development, longitudinal research, social statistics, psychometrics, criminology, adolescents, teenagers, prevention, interventions, evaluation, RCTs
Interests
Cycling, board-games, comics, Scandinavian death metal, wine and Belgium beer
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- HA Statistics
- Longitudinal methods
- latent variable models
- multivariate analysis
- psychometrics
- H Social Sciences (General)
- Criminology
- alcohol
- Drugs
- Adolescence
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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R4781SES: Using the voluntary sector to provide services to children and families with complex needs - revised
Butler, M. (PI), Hayes, D. (CoI), McLaughlin, A. (CoI) & Percy, A. (CoI)
08/12/2016 → …
Project: Research
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R4749CHC: Promoting resilience in children and young people affected by parental substance misuse (PSM): a feasibility study of the Pharos group work programme
McLaughlin, A. (PI), Hayes, D. (CoI), Higgins, K. (CoI), Macdonald, G. (CoI), McLaughlin, K. (CoI), O'Neill, T. (CoI) & Percy, A. (CoI)
18/02/2016 → 30/11/2016
Project: Research
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R2173SSP: Improving Family Relations: Evaluation of the Family Matters Programme at HMP Maghaberry
Butler, M. (PI), Devaney, J. (CoI), Hayes, D. (CoI) & Percy, A. (CoI)
12/12/2014 → 31/03/2015
Project: Research
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R2024SSP: QMQ Quantitative Methods at Queen's
Percy, A. (PI), Calvert, E. (CoI), Garry, J. (CoI), Marshall, A. (CoI) & Phinnemore, D. (CoI)
01/08/2013 → …
Project: Research
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Interplay Between Sensation Seeking and Parental Rules in the Emergence of Heavy Episodic Drinking
Percy, A., McKay, M. T. & Cole, J. C., Dec 2019, In: Journal of Research On Adolescence. 29, 4, p. 814-821 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Recanting of previous reports of alcohol consumption within a large-scale clustered randomised control trial
Percy, A., Agus, A., Cole, J., Doherty, P., Foxcroft, D., Harvey, S., McKay, M., Murphy, L. & Sumnall, H., 14 Jan 2019, (Early online date) In: Prevention Science. 20, p. 844Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Designing Prison Based Parenting Programs to Maximise their Outcomes
Butler, M., Percy, A., Hayes, D. & John Devaney, 2019, In: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 63, 7, p. 975-992 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Belfast Youth Development Study (BYDS): a prospective cohort study of the initiation, persistence and desistance of substance use from adolescence to adulthood in Northern Ireland
Higgins, K., McLaughlin, A., Perra, O., McCartan, C., McCann, M., Percy, A. & Jordan, J.-A., 23 May 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 5, 18 p., e0195192.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Steps Towards Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programme (STAMPP): a school-based and community-based cluster randomised controlled trial
McKay, M., Agus, A., Cole, J., Doherty, P., Foxcroft, D., Harvey, S., Murphy, L., Percy, A. & Sumnall, H., 09 Mar 2018, In: BMJ Open. 8, 3, 10 p., e019722.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile18 Citations (Scopus)288 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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STAMPP (Clustered RCT) Primary Outcome analysis dataset
Percy, A. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 10 Jul 2017
DOI: 10.17034/72e99568-ff75-4a0c-be5c-3b316bacea7e
Dataset
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A network analysis of alcohol-related harms: An exploratory study in United Kingdom adolescents (dataset)
Percy, A. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 09 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.17034/50bcd812-52a7-4d66-a601-fa2fbd6e8d90
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Temporal relationship between alcohol-related attitudes and heavy episodic drinking in adolescents: A random intercept cross lagged panel model
Percy, A. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 11 Dec 2023
DOI: 10.17034/498b761c-0051-45c0-a92b-4398f8fa501c, https://osf.io/bmhak/?view_only=67d2dc1013af46a880662a2c8067635a
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Prizes
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Nominated for a Staff Excellence Award (QUB)
Percy, A. (Recipient), 29 Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Nomination for Supervisory Excellence Award (QUB)
Percy, A. (Recipient), May 2017
Prize: Other distinction
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QUB Annual Fund to Enrich Students Experience
Degenhardt, T. (Recipient), Percy, A. (Recipient) & Moore, S. (Recipient), Apr 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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STAR Performance Award 2018/19
Percy, A. (Recipient), 26 Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Research Grants Council (External organisation)
Percy, A. (Reviewer)
Mar 2019Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Nuffield Research Student Placements
Percy, A. (Recipient)
Jul 2019 → Aug 2019Activity: Other activity types › Hosting a delegation or group
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Steps Towards Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programme (STAMPP): A test of long term effectiveness
Percy, A. (Invited speaker)
19 Jun 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Q-Step at Queen's
Percy, A. (Invited speaker)
05 Sept 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (External organisation)
Percy, A. (Reviewer)
20 Sept 2019Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
Press/Media
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Open letter regarding concerns with the NHSX contract tracing application
28/04/2020 → 30/04/2020
8 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment