Amy is a final year PhD student at Glasgow Caledonian University. Her PhD research focuses on exploring the lived experience of Hepatitis C reinfection amongst people who inject drugs, and the opinions of Healthcare Professionals in relation to Hepatitis C reinfection. She is a member of the Substance Use Research Group (@SubMisuseGcu) and also the Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Research Group at GCU. Twitter: @amykmce

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