Jenia Shapochka

Jenia Shapochka is an addiction psychologist. She is currently undertaking a PhD with the aim co-developing a mid-life women-specific alcohol use screening tool for healthcare professionals, that addresses the demographics’ unique needs. 

Jenia's aims

1.      To learn the drives, motives and motivation for drinking in mid-life women

2.      To understand contextual factors influencing alcohol use in mid-life women.

3.      To investigate the unique barriers for mid-life women for changing their alcohol consumption and for seeking professional help.

4.      To develop the screening tool for mid-life women

5.      To conduct a psychometric validation on the tool.