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La Trobe University
Centre for Dialogue

Profile

Dr Christine Siokou

Centre Manager

Centre for Dialogue

Qualifications

  • BA (Melbourne)
  • Hons (La Trobe)
  • PhD (Curtin)

Profile

Christine Siokou has worked for the Centre for Dialogue since its inception in 2005. Christine is the event manager of the Centre, organising local, national and international conferences, seminars and lectures. Christine also manages the day to day running of the Centre office. With an academic background in sociology, Christine’s main research interests include: electronic music and culture; identity formation; youth culture; ethnicity and social and cultural processes of drug use. Christine has authored a number of publications, including journal articles and book chapters, and has presented papers at conferences in Australia, Spain and the United States.

Recent publications

Book Chapters:

Siokou, C., Dwyer, R., Pennay, A., Green, R., Barratt, M.J., Thomson, N. and Moore, D. [In Press] ‘The social contexts and cultural meanings of ATS use and their implications for policy and practice’, in Allsop, S. and Lee, N. (eds.) Understanding and responding to Amphetamine Type Stimulants, I.P Communications.


Journal Articles:

Dray, A., Perez, P., Moore, D., Dietze, P., Bammer, G., Jenkinson, R., Siokou, C., Green, R., Hudson, S. and Maher, L. (2012). 'Are drug detection dogs and mass-media campaigns likely to be effective policy responses to psychostimulant use and related harm? Results from an agent-based simulation model.' International Journal of Drug Policy 23(2), pp. 148-153.


Perez, P., Dray, A., Moore, D., Dietze, P., Bammer, G., Jenkinson, R., Siokou, C., Green, R., Hudson, S. and Maher, L. (2012). 'SimAmph: An agent-based simulation model for exploring the use of psychostimulants and related harm among young Australians.' International Journal of Drug Policy 23(1), pp. 62-71.


Siokou, C., Moore, d. & Lee, H. (2010)."‘Muzzas’ and ‘Old Skool Ravers’: Ethnicity, drugs and the changing face of Melbourne’s dance party/club scene." Health Sociology Review 19(2), pp. 192-204.


Siokou, C., Moore, D., Dray, A., Green, R., Hudson, S., Jenkinson, R., Perez, P., Bammer, G., Maher, L. & Dietze, P. (2009). ‘Extending drug ethno-epidemiology using agent-based modelling’. Addiction 104(12), pp. 1991-1997.


Siokou, C. & Moore, D. (2008). "‘This is not a rave!’: Changes in the commercialised Melbourne rave/dance party scene". Youth Studies Australia 27(3), pp. 50-57.


Siokou, C. (2002). ‘Seeking the vibe’. Youth Studies Australia 21(1), pp. 11-18.


Conferences:

(2011) Paper: 'Party drug use amongst the children of migrants within Melbourne’s dance party/club scene', Forced or Free? Conference, La Trobe Migration Research Network, John Scott Meeting House, LaTrobe University, 16 November.

(2011) Paper: 'Ethnicity, drugs and the changing face of Melbourne’s dance party/club scene', Young people, risk and resilience: The challenges of alcohol, drugs and violence conference, Australian Institute of Criminology, RACV Club, Melbourne, 7-8 March.


(2010) Paper: 'From raves to dance parties: Changes in the Melbourne rave/dance party scene from 1996-2006', Post-Graduate Seminar, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, 15 March.


(2008) Paper: ‘“This is not a rave!” The effects of commodification and commercialisation on the Melbourne rave/dance party and club scene’, Club Health Conference, Ibiza, Spain, 23-25 June.


(2007) Paper: ‘“This is not a rave”- Commodification and commercialisation of Melbourne rave/dance parties’, Fifth Annual Dangerous Consumption Colloquium, Monash University, 26-27 November.