Biography
Julie Riddell graduated in 2005 with a MA (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Aberdeen and went on to do the MRes in Research Methods in Psychology at the University of Strathclyde, graduating in 2007.
On graduating Julie worked within Glasgow City Council's Education Services on a variety of research projects, ranging from school based evaluations to citywide initiatives.
Joining SPHSU in March 2013 as a Research Assistant for the Sexual Health programme, Julie worked within the Social Relationships and Health Improvement programme until the units closure in June 2025.
Julie joined the University of St Andrews in July 2025 as a Research Fellow working on the 'Mainstreaming sustainable and effective support to people undertaking emotionally demanding research' grant. Previously Julie worked within the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU) at the University of Glasgow.
Julie has a particular interest in the practical application of research findings to shape and change policies and individual behaviours. Julie has also been involved in developing guidelines to support researchers conducting emotionally demanding research and is one of the co-ordinators of the Scottish Emotionally Demanding Research Network.
She has most recently been involved in the creating the UK's first research agenda for PMDD and has a particular interest in the impact of hormones and menstruation on health.
Selected publications
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Methods for interventions using networks to improve health: a narrative synthesis of methodological research on network data collection, visualisation and intervention
Riddell, J., Letina, S., Skivington, K., Archambault, D., Wells, V., Long, E., Hunter, R., McCann, M. & the MINI team, 1 Jan 2026, In: Social Networks. 84, p. 202-219 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of painful sexual and reproductive health procedures: lived experiences and priorities for change
Purcell, C., Riddell, J. & Greenfield, M., 12 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health. Online firstResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder in online peer support communities: a Reddit case study
Evkoski, B., Letina, S., Kralj Novak, P. & Riddell, J., 1 Oct 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 13 p., 34300.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sexual behaviours and lifestyles associated with poor mental health among British adults during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a large, quasirepresentative, cross-sectional web-panel survey (Natsal-COVID)
Jordan, E., Dema, E., Clifton, S., Copas, A., Riddell, J., Perez, R. B., Mercer, C. H., Mitchell, K. R., Field, N. & Sonnenberg, P., 12 May 2025, In: BMJ Public Health. 3, 1, 14 p., e001443.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inequalities in health and wellbeing of people reporting a minority sexual identity in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Britain: a quasi-representative webpanel survey (Natsal-COVID wave 2)
David, A. D., Perez, R. B., Clifton, S., Field, N., Gibbs, J., Menezes, D., Mercer, C. H., Mitchell, K., Riddell, J., Sonnenberg, P. & Willis, M., 1 Jan 2024, In: Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 51, 1S, p. S96-S97 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract
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Social marketing and mass media interventions to increase sexually transmissible infections (STIs) testing among young people: social marketing and visual design component analysis
Riddell, J., Cleary, A., Dean, J. A., Flowers, P., Heard, E., Inch, Z., Mutch, A., Fitzgerald, L. & McDaid, L., 26 Feb 2024, In: BMC Public Health. 24, 21 p., 620.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Adolescents' interactive electronic device use, sleep and mental health: a systematic review of prospective studies
Dibben, G. O., Martin, A., Shore, C. B., Johnstone, A., McMellon, C., Palmer, V., Pugmire, J., Riddell, J., Skivington, K., Wells, V., McDaid, L. & Simpson, S. A., 1 Oct 2023, In: Journal of Sleep Research. 32, 5, 18 p., e13899.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Methodology of Natsal-COVID Wave 2: a large, quasi-representative, longitudinal survey measuring the impact of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health in Britain
Dema, E., Conolly, A., Willis, M., Copas, A. J., Clifton, S., Blake, M., Riddell, J., Bosó Pérez, R., Tanton, C., Bonell, C., Sonnenberg, P., Mercer, C. H., Mitchell, K. R. & Field, N., 4 Oct 2023, In: Wellcome Open Research. 7, 14 p., 166.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Supporting emotionally demanding research: developing guidance for a university research centre
Smillie, S. & Riddell, J., 28 Jun 2023, Qualitative researcher vulnerability: negotiating, experiencing and embracing. Clift, B. C., Batlle, I. C., Bekker, S. & Chudzikowski, K. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 77-93 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The health and wellbeing of people reporting a minority sexual identity during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Britain: natsal-COVID wave 2
David, A., Clifton, S., Gibbs, J., Menezes, D., Riddell, J., Willis, M., Perez, R. B., Sonnenberg, P., Mercer, C. H., Mitchell, K. & Field, N., 20 Jun 2023, In: Sexually Transmitted Infections. 99, Suppl 1, p. A1 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract