Current NDARC students

Student name  

Project title  

Primary supervisor

Masako Araki 

Evaluating the quality use and safety of benzodiazepines and z-drugs for reproductive age women, pregnant women and their offspring, using big data. 

Associate Professor Alys Havard

Kendall Chidwick

Maximising the use of real-world data to answer policy relevant questions on prescription opioid use and harms.

Scientia Professor Louisa Degenhardt

Christopher Eassey

Re-Thinking Harm Reduction Strategies in Sydney's Night Time Economy: A Cross-National Comparative Analysis

Professor Michael Farrell

Khine Wut Yee Kyaw 

Tracking Health Service Utilisation Patterns and Engagement with Criminal Justice System to Identify Key Intervention Points in Drug-induced Death Prevention: A Data-Driven Approach 

Scientia Associate Professor Natasa Gisev

Stassi Kypri

Anecdotal reporting system for emerging drugs of concern

Professor Nadine Ezard

Madeleine Powell

Transforming the health system response to parents with drug and alcohol misuse and mental health problems to prevent child maltreatment: a population data linkage study.

Dr Kathleen Falster

Olivia Price 

Preventing infectious disease and associated harms among people who inject drugs

Scientia Professor Louisa Degenhardt

Craig Rodgers

The implementation of time-limited parenteral hydromorphone in people with treatment-resistant injecting opioid use disorder: feasibility, safety and cost.

Dr Krista Siefried

Shivanjali Singh

Cannabis and its Acceptance by Patients and Health Professionals (CAPH)

Professor Michael Farrell

Emily Symes

Exploration of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and mental health among people of trans experience in Australia

Scientia Professor Louisa Degenhardt

Lucy Tran

How does methamphetamine use, mental health and treatment interventions affect one another?

Scientia Professor Louisa Degenhardt

Paige Webb

The impact of methamphetamine use on the families of users

Associate Professor Rebecca McKetin

Amelia Woods

A retrospective analysis of treatment provision and needs for incarcerated patients with Alcohol Use Disorders in NSW

Professor Michael Farrell

  • Student name  

    Masako Araki 

    Project title  

    Evaluating the quality use and safety of benzodiazepines and z-drugs for reproductive age women, pregnant women and their offspring, using big data. 

    Primary supervisor

    Associate Professor Alys Havard

  • Student name  

    Kendall Chidwick

    Project title  

    Maximising the use of real-world data to answer policy relevant questions on prescription opioid use and harms.

    Primary supervisor

    Scientia Professor Louisa Degenhardt

  • Student name  

    Christopher Eassey

    Project title  

    Re-Thinking Harm Reduction Strategies in Sydney's Night Time Economy: A Cross-National Comparative Analysis

    Primary supervisor

    Professor Michael Farrell

  • Student name  

    Khine Wut Yee Kyaw 

    Project title  

    Tracking Health Service Utilisation Patterns and Engagement with Criminal Justice System to Identify Key Intervention Points in Drug-induced Death Prevention: A Data-Driven Approach 

    Primary supervisor

    Scientia Associate Professor Natasa Gisev

  • Student name  

    Stassi Kypri

    Project title  

    Anecdotal reporting system for emerging drugs of concern

    Primary supervisor

    Professor Nadine Ezard

  • Student name  

    Madeleine Powell

    Project title  

    Transforming the health system response to parents with drug and alcohol misuse and mental health problems to prevent child maltreatment: a population data linkage study.

    Primary supervisor

    Dr Kathleen Falster

  • Student name  

    Olivia Price 

    Project title  

    Preventing infectious disease and associated harms among people who inject drugs

    Primary supervisor

    Scientia Professor Louisa Degenhardt

  • Student name  

    Craig Rodgers

    Project title  

    The implementation of time-limited parenteral hydromorphone in people with treatment-resistant injecting opioid use disorder: feasibility, safety and cost.

    Primary supervisor

    Dr Krista Siefried

  • Student name  

    Shivanjali Singh

    Project title  

    Cannabis and its Acceptance by Patients and Health Professionals (CAPH)

    Primary supervisor

    Professor Michael Farrell

  • Student name  

    Emily Symes

    Project title  

    Exploration of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and mental health among people of trans experience in Australia

    Primary supervisor

    Scientia Professor Louisa Degenhardt

  • Student name  

    Lucy Tran

    Project title  

    How does methamphetamine use, mental health and treatment interventions affect one another?

    Primary supervisor

    Scientia Professor Louisa Degenhardt

  • Student name  

    Paige Webb

    Project title  

    The impact of methamphetamine use on the families of users

    Primary supervisor

    Associate Professor Rebecca McKetin

  • Student name  

    Amelia Woods

    Project title  

    A retrospective analysis of treatment provision and needs for incarcerated patients with Alcohol Use Disorders in NSW

    Primary supervisor

    Professor Michael Farrell