School of Psychology
Faculty of HMNBS
| Prof. John Toumbourou | ||
| Position | Chair in Health Psychology | |
| john.toumbourou@deakin.edu.au | ||
| Area | School of Psychology | |
| Phone | +61 3 522 78278 | |
| Campus | Waterfront | |
| Role and Profile | Professor Toumbourou is the Chair in Health Psychology within the School of Psychology. He is an active researcher and social advocate in areas related to child and adolescent health promotion and the prevention of alcohol and drug problems. He assists in developing research capacity within the School and Faculty. He teaches at postgraduate level and also supervises higher degree students | |
| Teaching Responsibilities |
Unit Chair HPS767, HPS787, HPS785, HPS792 and HPS947 3 PhD students |
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| Research Interests | Professor Toumbourou is an active researcher and his interests include positive youth development, drug abuse prevention and treatment, evaluation, and the role of community, family and peer groups in adolescent health promotion. He has published around 200 articles and 70 referred journal papers. | |
| Service to the University, discipline or community |
Professor Toumbourou participates in a range of Departmental, Faculty and University committees: • Academic Board • Faculty Board • Research Cluster Management He is a founding member and the ex-Chair of the College of Health Psychologists within the Australian Psychological Society. |
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| Awards | In 2009 Professor Toumbourou received the Award of Distinction by the College of Health Psychologists within the Australian Psychological Society. His research was cited by the National Health and Medical Research Council in their decision to amend Australian guidelines to recommend that adolescents abstain from alcohol use prior to age 18. In 2007 he was invited by the Lancet (a high impact medical journal) to lead an international expert review of interventions to reduce harmful youth alcohol and drug use. In 2006 he received the award for International Collaborative Research from the Society for Prevention Research. In 2005 he was awarded a 5-year VicHealth Senior Research Fellowship for his research program focusing on healthy youth development. He retains an honorary appointment as a Senior Research Fellow within the Murdoch Children's Research Institute at the Centre for Adolescent Health (Royal Children’s Hospital). | |
| Memberships | Australian Psychological Society | |
| Conferences |
• In 2009 he made prominent national media appearances, featuring on the ABC “Whatever the Science of Teens” series and other television, radio and print media. • Achieving cultural change through local community. Victorian Alcohol and Drug Prevention Council, Melbourne. 24th March 2009. • Communities That Care in Australia: Encouraging evidence-based crime and violence prevention within local communities? Invited key-note address. Brisbane Violence Prevention Forum, Griffith University. 10th July 2008. • Acceptance of an alcohol culture: Some solutions. Invited key-note address. Melbourne Town Hall. Alcohol After Dark. Victorian Safe Communities Network. 16th May 2007. • Does age matter: How and when to introduce children to alcohol. Invited address. Melbourne. Thinking Drinking: From Problems to Solutions - Australian Drug Foundation National Conference. 27th February 2007. |
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| Publications | 1. Toumbourou, J.W., Stockwell, T., Neighbours, C., Marlatt, G.A., Sturge, J., & Rehm, J. (2007) Interventions to reduce harm associated with adolescent substance use. The Lancet, 369(9570), 1391–1401. 2. Lubman, D. I., Hides, L., Yücel, M., & Toumbourou, J.W. (2007) Intervening early to reduce developmentally harmful substance use among youth populations. Medical Journal of Australia. 187(7), S22–S25. 3. Tressider, J. & Toumbourou, J.W. (2007) Evidence-based options for reducing alcohol-related harm: comment on Jørgensen et al. Addiction, 102, 512–513. 4. Hemphill,S., Herrenkohl, T.I., LaFazia, A.N., McMorris, B.J., Toumbourou, J.W., Arthur, M.W., Catalano, R.F., Hawkins, J.D., Bond, L. (2007) Comparison of the structure of adolescent problem behavior in the United States and Australia. Crime and Delinquency. 53(2), pp. 303–321. 5. Patton, G.C., Hemphill, S.A., Beyers, J.M., Bond, L., Toumbourou, J.W., McMorris, B.J., Catalano, R.F. (2007) Pubertal stage and deliberate self-harm in adolescence. The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 46(4), pp. 508–514. | |
| Research Link | View Deakin Associated Research Data | |
| Highest Qualification | Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne Completed: 14-SEP-95 | |
