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Careers and study

Drinking and alcohol issues and problems are entwined in Australian daily life. Our team currently work on a wide range of exciting projects, collaborating with a wide network of researchers both in Australia and around the world. We are a world class research institute that produces research that impacts policy and attracts attention globally. This research is often multi-disciplinary, as alcohol research is a neglected area of academia, we are often at the cutting edge in a range of areas.

We are always willing to talk to our students about assisting on research projects. Our strong research capabilities and capacity for research allow us to excel in both qualitative and quantitative research.

We are eager to work with Honours, Masters or PhD students interested in any topic related to alcohol consumption and harms, policy or drinking cultures. We can work with people working in a wide range of disciplines including; Anthropology, Criminology, Economics, Epidemiology, Psychology, Public Health, Sociology, and Statistics.

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Current PhD Projects

  • Natalie Cerocchi: From mainstream to margins: The de-normalization of underage heavy drinking (quantitative component).
  • Klaudia Kepa: From the mainstream to the margins: Investigating the de-normalization of underage heavy drinking in Australia (qualitative component).
  • Yvette Mojica Perez: Understanding the short and long term impacts of COVID-19 on alcohol consumption.
  • Alexander Torney: The role of low-cost alcoholic beverages on drinking trends in Australia.
  • Gedefaw Alen: Prevalence of alcohol on digital media and its potential effect on drinking behaviours.
  • Filip Djordjevic: Opportunities for, and barriers to, community participation in alcohol licensing in Australia and the UK.
  • Maree Patsouras: Mothers' Little Helper: Alcohol use in working mothers
  • Cassandra Hopkins: Children, alcohol-related harm from others drinking, and Australian public policy
  • Amany Sabry Basaly Tanyos: Alcohol-related family and intimate partner violence in Australia: its extent, change over time and cost.
  • Jack Delmenico: Are Athletes Alcohol Influencers, too? Estimating the Prevalence of Alcohol Posts from Australia’s Top Athletes and the Impact they can have on Alcohol Use.

Recently completed PhD projects

  • Gabriel Caluzzi: Teenagers are drinking less: An examination of the factors shaping recent developments in youth drinking cultures (qualitative component)
  • Kelly van Egmond: Transdermal alcohol measurement technology validation
  • Geoffrey Leggat: Alcohol consumption and the role of interpersonal and household influences within Australian households
  • Rakhi Vashishtha: Teenagers are drinking less: An examination of the factors shaping recent developments in youth drinking cultures (quantitative component)
  • Christopher Cheers: Attitude towards non-drinkers in Australia and the relationship to problematic alcohol use
  • Megan Cook: What do they know and how do they know it? An Investigation of Alcohol Expectancies, Norms and Alcohol-Related Knowledge in Childhood