Harms & Harm Reduction
| Thursday, September 1, 2022 |
| 12:00 AM - 11:00 PM |
| Digital Posters |
Speaker
Ms Bianca Whiteside
Phd Candidate/ Research Assistant
Deakin University/Burnet Institute
Voices represented and voices silenced: Case study of North Richmond Community Health medically supervised injecting room
Biography
Bianca Whiteside is an early career researcher, graduating from Deakin University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion with first-class honours. Bianca's passion lies in strengthening the health independence and well-being of populations experiencing marginalisation and vulnerability with a keen focus on Alcohol and Other Drugs.
Ms Daisy Gibbs
PhD candidate
NDARC
Understanding Gender Differences in Injecting Risk Behaviour Among an Australian Sample of People Who Inject Drugs
Biography
Daisy's primary research interests include illicit drug surveillance and improving the well-being of vulnerable populations through evidence based, targeted service delivery. Daisy commenced a PhD in 2019, working to improve the evidence base for services working with people who are at high risk of re-offending after release from prison.
Mr Chris Eassey
PhD Candidate
National Drug And Alcohol Research Centre
A systematic review of interventions to reduce harms associated with alcohol and other drug use in licensed entertainment settings and outdoor music festivals
Biography
Chris joined the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) in 2018 as a research assistant. In 2019 he started his PhD research in the Drug Policy Modelling Program. The focus of Chris’s thesis is centred around a cross national comparative analysis of harm reduction strategies in night-time economies.
