Matthew Dunn
Role and profile
Dr Matthew Dunn has been a Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Development since March 2010. Prior to joining Deakin, Dr Dunn was at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at the University of NSW for over five years, where he is still a Visiting Fellow. Dr Dunn teaches at the undergraduate level, primarily supporting the delivery of the Bachelor of Health Sciences at the Geelong Waterfront and Geelong Waurn Ponds campuses though also at the Melbourne Burwood campus as required. In addition to his teaching responsibilities in the School, he maintains an active research profile in his areas of interest (see below).
Teaching responsibilities
Dr Dunn teaches into a range of undergraduate units, including:HSH114 – Introduction to Human Services HSH214 – Service Design and Delivery HSH302 – Politics, Policy and Health HBS107 – Understanding Health HSH205 – Epidemiology and Biostatistics 1 Research interests
Dr Dunn has a diverse range of research interests, including:Monitoring illicit drug markets Reducing problematic substance use Issues pertaining to illicit drug and alcohol use among elite athletes Body image in men Harms related to substance use Exercise, sport and physical activity A copy of the EPS survey can be found here Memberships
Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD)Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) Service to the University, discipline or community
Dr Dunn regularly peer-reviews submitted to national and international journals. He has provided comment on a range of issues related to illicit drug use and performance and image enhancing drug use to the print, radio and television media. He has provided consultancy and training on substance use to a range of government and non-government agencies, including the NSW Department of Education, the AIDS Council of NSW (ACON), Swimming Australia, Prince of Wales Hospital, and the National Rugby League. Dr Dunn has helped coordinate a range of alcohol and illicit drug awareness seminars for Swimming Australia.
Conferences
Dunn, M. & Thomas, J.O. (accepted for presentation, November, 2011). Is physical activity a useful intervention for substance use? A systematic review. Hobart: Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD).Dunn, M. & Thomas, J.O. (February, 2011). Alcohol and related-harm among university student athletes: Results from an Australian pilot study. Auckland: 2nd Sport and Alcohol Conference. Dunn, M. (November, 2010). The non-medical use of steroids in Australia: Results from a general population survey. Canberra: Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD). Thomas, J.O. & Dunn, M. (October, 2010). Alcohol and illicit drug use among university athletes. Port Douglas: 2010 ASICS Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport. Roxburgh, A., Dunn, M., Miller, P. (November, 2009). Rural and regional patterns of drug use and related harm in the Australian general population. Darwin: Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD). Dunn, M., Thomas, J., Burns, L., Swift, W., Price, K. & Mattick, R.P. (November, 2009). The perceptions of athlete and support staff regarding policies that regulate drugs in sport. Darwin: Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD). Thomas, J., Dunn, M., Burns, L., Swift, W., Price, K. & Mattick, R.P. (November, 2009). Reasons for and against drug use among elite Australian athletes. Darwin: Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD). Thomas, J., Dunn, M., Burns, L., Swift, W., Price, K. & Mattick, R.P. (November, 2009). Illicit drug education and elite athletes: what do they know, what do they want to know, and how can we tell them? Darwin: Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD). Dunn, M., Thomas, J., Burns, L., Swift, W., Price, K. & Mattick, R.P. (October, 2009). The prevalence and patterns of illicit drug use among elite Australian athletes. Gold Coast: Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, the Seventh National Physical Activity Conference and the Sixth National Sports Injury Prevention Conference. |
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