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Amy Pennay

@amypennay.bsky.social
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sociologist, alcohol researcher, animal lover

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Sarah Callinan @sarahcallinan.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
New from @meganpcook.bsky.social, @amypennay.bsky.social and myself in @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social - we talk about the current focus on how women's consumption influences their risk of assault. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A response to Weatherburn et al. (2025) ‘Risky alcohol use and violence against women: cause or consequence?’
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Drugs: education, prevention and policy @deppjournal.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Open access: Risk versus pleasure: understanding changing attitudes of non- and light-drinking young people as they age by @amypennay.bsky.social @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social @megancook.bsky.social @michaellivingston.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Risk versus pleasure: understanding changing attitudes of non- and light-drinking young people as they age
There have been significant declines in alcohol use for adolescents in high-income countries since the mid-2000s. Research suggests key factors are driving this, including: (1) negative attitudes t...
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Gabriel Caluzzi @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Nice to have this out in popNAD. It summarises key ideas around declines in youth drinking that we explore in our book. Worth a read for overview of this body of work! @amypennay.bsky.social @soc-researcher.bsky.social @jholmessheff.bsky.social @capraustralia.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdzajx8c
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Young people, alcohol and risk: A Culture of Caution
A recent book by an international team of authors theorises the social, cultural and economic shifts accompanying the decline in youth alcohol consumption observed in many high-income countries since ...
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Amy Pennay @amypennay.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Excited to be starting work to better understand the Alcohol Harm Paradox in Australia; thanks to the Conversation for their interest in this work @theconversation.com theconversation.com/why-alcohol-...
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Why alcohol policies miss those at the highest risk from drinking
Campaigns designed to help us cut back on alcohol don’t always reach those most at risk of harm. Here’s what we should be doing instead.
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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 29/07/2025
We have to avoid attempts by the alcohol industry or policymakers to reverse the trend of young people drinking less. 🎙️If you haven't listened to our podcast on the decline in youth drinking with @jholmessheff.bsky.social and @amypennay.bsky.social, listen here today! ias.org.uk/podcast/why-...
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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 17/07/2025
Do we know if the decline in youth drinking follows through into people's 20s? Learn all you need to know about the decline in youth drinking in our latest podcast with Prof @jholmessheff.bsky.social and Dr @amypennay.bsky.social Listen here: www.ias.org.uk/podcast/why-...
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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 10/07/2025
How much has youth drinking declined in England? 📉 Prof @jholmessheff.bsky.social and Dr @amypennay.bsky.social discuss the decline in youth drinking in our latest podcast. Links to listen here: ias.org.uk/podcast/why-...
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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 27/06/2025
Why is youth drinking in decline? Listen to our latest podcast to hear why it's more than any one cause, and needs to be understood from a broader sociological position of generational change. Ft. @jholmessheff.bsky.social and @amypennay.bsky.social Listen here: www.ias.org.uk/podcast/why-...
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Why are young people drinking less? - Institute of Alcohol Studies
On this month’s podcast we spoke to Professor John Holmes, University of Sheffield, and Amy Pennay, La Trobe University, about their new book: Young People, Alcohol, and Risk: A Culture of Caution. W...
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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 28/05/2025
Written by @amypennay.bsky.social, @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social, @soc-researcher.bsky.social, @jholmessheff.bsky.social, Michael Livingston, Jonas Raninen and Jukka Törrönen
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Amy Pennay @amypennay.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
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Matt Field @fieldmatt.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Great commentary on a great paper. Bravo!
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Megan Cook @meganpcook.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Thrilled to have our systematic review of the differences in the way women and men have been studied in alcohol research over the past decade up online at IJDP - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....
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Examining gender in alcohol research: A systematic review of gender differences in how men and women are studied in alcohol research
This systematic review examined differences in the way women and men have been studied in alcohol research over the past decade. In particular, it exp…
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Ian Logan @ianlogan.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
cc: @meganpcook.bsky.social @alcoholandmedia.bsky.social
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Amy Pennay @amypennay.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Coming in April 2025, we are very excited about this! @soc-researcher.bsky.social @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social @jholmessheff.bsky.social www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
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Young People, Alcohol, and Risk | A Culture of Caution | Amy Pennay, G
Young People, Alcohol, and Risk theorises the social, cultural, and economic shifts that have underpinned significant declines in young people’s drinking in
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Alcohol, media, and emerging technology research (CAPR) @alcoholandmedia.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
We finally have enough CAPR members on BlueSky for a CAPR starter pack! More of us will probably be migrating over soon. go.bsky.app/6pYdqn3
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