His main research focus is around the area of substance misuse – specifically psychological craving and the long-term psychological effects of recreational drug use. More recently Dr Roderique-Davies has been investigating the notion of craving in the area of extreme sports and its link to sensation seeking. He is also interested in applied Health Psychology research, for example alcohol-related dementia and interventions for pre-diabetic men as well as debunking unsubstantiated “pseudo-psychology” such as NLP.