Who are we?

David Clark, Director of WIRED, is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Wales Swansea. David spent 25 years as a neuroscientist, his research focusing on Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia and drug addiction. He trained with Professor Arvid Carlsson, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine in 2000. David changed "career" six years ago, due to an increasing interest in substance misuse, and set up WIRED at this time.

Sarah Davies, a Psychology graduate, has been a regular research consultant for WIRED for the past two and a half years. She works closely with treatment agencies, clients and their families on awareness raising and engagement projects. In addition to writing research reports, agency profiles and personal stories, Sarah has also prepared the treatment and training manuals for a major UK service provider.

Lucie James recently graduated in Psychology at the University of Wales Swansea, winning the Student of the Year Prize. Lucie conducted qualitative research on the prescribed use of methadone and subutex, and is currently establishing a research project on self-change amongst heroin users. She is also involved in our empowerment programme.

Keith Morgan is the Project Co-ordinator for the DOMINO (Development of Motivation in New Outlooks) project at West Glamorgan Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (WGCADA) in Swansea. He is also a professional rock musician and sound engineer.

Anni Stonebridge is the Drug and Alcohol Development Officer for the Aberdeenshire Alcohol and Drug Action Team. She was previously Performance Manager in the North Wales Drug and Alcohol Forum, at a time that she was working closely with DC on a large national evaluation of treatment services. Anni has also conducted a wide range of consultancy projects.

Ash Whitney of Wired up Wales has been the webmaster for all WIRED sites since their birth, helping us overcome the variety of problems that occur in the virtual world. He designs all sites and plays a key role in the development of our internet strategy.

Jim Young is the Content Editor of Daily Dose and Drugs in Sport. A trained nurse, Jim now works full time in molecular biology research at the Medical School in the University of Wales, Swansea. He is also a freelance medical writer and has a regular monthly column in The Southern Medical Journal, USA.

WIRED has been developed with the assistance of a wide range of professionals, and access to an ongoing programme of support and engagement with users and their families.