David Moore is a Professorial Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University. He has published extensively in key sociological, health and drug journals on youth, gender, alcohol and other drug use, addiction concepts and drug policy. Helen Keane is a Professor of Sociology at the Australian National University. Her research focuses on social and cultural aspects of drug and alcohol use and she has a particular interest in addiction studies. She also works in the areas of feminist theory and gender. She is the coauthor of Habits: Remaking Addiction with Suzanne Fraser and David Moore (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014). This work builds on her earlier work What’s Wrong with Addiction? (New York University Press, 2002).

Michala is a current Scientia PhD candidate studying alcohol policymaking and alcohol policy effects in nightlife settings. Michala is a researcher at the Drug Policy Modelling Program. Other research interests also include cryptomarkets, harm reduction, treatment initiatives, cannabis policy and recreational spaces.

Sarah Clifford is a research assistant and PhD student at Menzies School of Health Research. Her PhD examines the impact of recent alcohol policy changes on violence against women using both quantitative and qualitative methods.

My research is in bioethics, philosophy of medicine, and personal identity. I am developing research in ethical issues related to drug and alcohol policy, aiming to draw on resources from feminist public health ethics to contribute to understanding and reducing drug and alcohol-related harm.