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A/Prof. Matthew Dunn

STAFF PROFILE

Position

Associate Professor

Faculty

Faculty of Health

Department

School of Health & Social Dev

Campus

Melbourne Burwood Campus

Qualifications

Graduate Certificate of Higher Education, Deakin University, 2014
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney, 2006
Graduate Certificate in Population Health, University of Newcastle, 2006
Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology, University of Wollongong, 2000

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Biography

Dr Dunn attended the University of Wollongong from 1997-2000 where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology. Having completed a Certificate III in Fitness, and combined with his interests in physical activity and sport, he undertook a PhD at the University of Sydney (2002-2006), where his dissertation looked at the influence of drug use, exercise, and sexual orientation on body image concerns in men. He taught undergraduate psychology at the University of Sydney and at ACU during this time.

In 2005 he commenced as a research officer at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at the University of NSW, working on a project investigating trends in substance use and harm. In 2008 he became an Associate Lecturer when he led a world-first project investigating illicit substance use issues among elite athletes. He became a Lecturer in 2009.

In 2011 he commenced at Deakin University as a Lecturer in Health Sciences, and became a Senior Lecturer in Public Health in 2012. During this time he has taught into the undergraduate and postgraduate health courses, and is also course leader for the Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion. He sits on various committees and working groups, such as the Faculty of Health Faculty Board, and has been a member of the School of Health and Social Development Teaching and Learning Committee and Advisory Board.

Dr Dunn retains a strong research profile. His research interests are broadly focused on substance use and harm, and specifically include performance and image enhancing drugs, emerging/novel psychoactive substance use, and monitoring trends in substance use and harm. He currently holds an ARC Discovery Grant, awarded in 2012, investigating the non-medical use of prescription substances among university students. Dr Dunn has supervised seven Honours students and 16 Masters students.

Outside of his normal role, Dr Dunn is engaged with a range of organisations and professional societies. Dr Dunn sits on the Geelong Drug Action Plan Committee; is a member and the Victorian Representative for the Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD); a member of the Public Health Association Australia (PHAA); a member of Sports Medicine Australia (SMA); a member of Male Health Victoria; and a member of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA). He has provided peer-review for 27 national and international journals and served as an external grant reviewer for Category 1 grants.

Dr Dunn has postgraduate qualifications in population health, higher education, and alcohol/tobacco/other drug studies. He has presented at a number of national and international conferences and made multiple media appearances. He has received citations for excellence in teaching and research.

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Research interests

Dr Dunn has a diverse range of research interests, including:

  • The use of performance- and image-enhancing drugs, including anabolic-androgenic steroids
  • The use of novel/emerging psychoactive substances, such as synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic stimulants
  • Monitoring illicit drug markets
  • Reducing problematic substance use
  • Issues pertaining to illicit drug and alcohol use among elite athletes
  • Harms related to substance use
  • Exercise, sport and physical activity

Affiliations

Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD)

Sports Medicine Australia (SMA)

Public Health Association Australia (PHAA)

International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH)

Male Health Victoria

Teaching interests

Dr Dunn teaches at the undergraduate and postgraduate level, and has been awarded citations for teaching excellence. He has been or is chair for such undergraduate units as HSH111 Introduction to Public Health and Health Promotion and HSH302 Politics, Policy and Health and such postgraduate units as HSH725 Research Literacy for Health Practice and HSH712 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Studies. He teaches into a range of other units, including HSH212 Professional Practice. He has provided guest lectures for units based on his expertise in substance use and harm research, such as HSH313 Contemporary Health Issues, HSH739 International Perspectives on Health Policy and Planning, HSH701 Principles and Practices in Public Health, and HSO206 Occupation Across The Lifespan.

Dr Dunn has a strong interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning, and is interested in the student transition into university, constructive alignment, and blended learning.

Knowledge areas

Dr Dunn specialises in researching substance use and harm, specifically monitoring trends in use and harm, as well as researching the use and harms associated with performance and image enhancing drugs, emerging/novel psychoactive drugs, and ecstasy and related drugs. His areas of interest with regards to the scholarship of teaching and learning include constructive alignment, enhancing student support, and blended learning.

Conferences

Nhlanhla, M. & Dunn, M. (November, 2015). The role of the workplace in workers seeking treatment for alcohol and other drug use: The workers’ perspective. Perth: Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD).

Dunn, M., Henshaw, R. & McKay, F. (October, 2015). Exploring the decision to use performance and image enhancing drugs. Gold Coast: Australian Psychological Society.

Dunn, M. & McKay, F. (February 2015). The challenges that performance and image enhancing drug use has for the alcohol and other drug sector. Melbourne: Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association.

McKay, F.H. & Dunn, M. (February 2015). Food security among asylum seekers in Melbourne. India: 14th World Congress on Public Health.

Dunn, M., Henshaw, R. & McKay, F. (November 2014). Understanding health service use and needs of performance and image enhancing drug users in regional Queensland. Adelaide: Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD).

Busutill, E. & Dunn, M. (November 2014). Supplement use among male university students. Adelaide: Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD).

Dunn, M. (October 2014). Understanding athlete wellbeing: the views of national sporting and player associations. Canberra: Combined Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, National Physical Activity Conference and National Sports Injury Prevention Conference.

Dunn, M., McKay, F.H. & Miller, P. (September 2014). Paracetamol presentations to an Australian regional hospital emergency department. Perth: Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA). 

Cheng, C., Dunn, M. & McKay, F. (September, 2014). Health literacy and the Internet: A study on the readability of Australian online health information. Alice Springs: 22nd National Australian Health Promotion Association Conference & 18th Chronic Diseases Network Conference.

Incerti, L., Dunn, M. & Henderson-Wilson, C. (November, 2013). Does a person’s problematic substance use impact upon their sibling relationships? Brisbane: Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD).
Note: Was awarded the Early Career Poster Prize for the conference

Dunn, M., Bruno, R. & Roxburgh, A. (November 2013). Understanding emerging psychoactive substance use in Australia. Brisbane: Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD).

McKay, F. & Dunn, M. (November 2013). Evaluating a school- based drug and alcohol program: The WARP experience. Brisbane: Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD).

Dunn, M., Cooper, A. & Farrell, M. (November 2013). Performance and image enhancing drug users: The forgotten injectors?  Brisbane: Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD).

Dunn, M., McKay, F. & McKenzie, H. (September 2013). Education where you are – literally. Using technology to blur located and cloud learning. Melbourne: Council of Academic Public Health Institutions of Australia Teaching and Learning Forum.

Dunn, M., McKay, F.H. & Iversen, J. (September 2013). Do steroid users pose unique challenges for needle and syringe program (NSP) staff? Melbourne: Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA).

Media appearances

Dr Dunn has made numerous media appearances, including print, radio, and television. His most recent television appearance was on the Channel 10 program The Project, discussing steroid use among teenage boys.

Awards

Matthew Dunn, Fiona McKay, Amy Cooper, Sarah Slykerman, Elizabeth Sheehan & Erin Hoare (2014). Deakin University School of Health and Social Development Award for Excellence in Teaching for HSH111 Introduction to Public Health and Health Promotion.

Matthew Dunn. (2013). Deakin University School of Health and Social Development Special Commendation for Excellence in Research.

Matthew Dunn, Fiona McKay, Amy Cooper, Erin Hill & Elizabeth Sheehan (2013). Deakin University School of Health and Social Development Special Commendation for Excellence in Teaching for HSH111 Introduction to Public Health and Health Promotion.

Fiona McKay, Berni Murphy, Andrea Neale, Patricia Ritchie & Matthew Dunn. (2013). Deakin University School of Health and Social Development Special Commendation for Excellence in Teaching for HSH212 Professional Practice 2.

Teresa Capetola, Rebecca Stockdale, Trish Ritchie, Diane Kelly, Matthew Dunn & Norma Barrett. 2012 Deakin University School of Health and Social Development Special Commendation for Excellence in Teaching for HSH302 Politics, Policy and Health.

Matthew Dunn. 2010 University of New South Wales Faculty of Medicine Dean's Rising Star Award - Significant Contributions to Research

Matthew Dunn. 2009. Highly Commended for Ian Webster Research Achievement Award. National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW.

Projects

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.

Publications

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2024

Barriers and enablers to antenatal care attendance for women referred to social work services in a Victorian regional hospital: A qualitative descriptive study

V Vasilevski, K Graham, F McKay, M Dunn, M Wright, E Radelaar, P Vuillermin, L Sweet

(2024), pp. S1871-5192(24)00018-0-, Women and Birth, Netherlands, C1

journal article
2023

Polysubstance use practices among women using anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS)

Timothy Piatkowski, Jonathan Robertson, Matthew Dunn

(2023), pp. 1-7, Performance Enhancement & Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Exploring the experiences of general practitioners working with patients who use performance and image enhancing drugs

M Dunn, T Piatkowski, B Whiteside, B Eu

(2023), Vol. 11, pp. 1-6, Performance Enhancement and Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

'My mind pretty much went to mush': A qualitative exploration of trenbolone in the performance and image enhancing drug community

T Piatkowski, D Neumann, M Dunn

(2023), Vol. 42, pp. 1566-1576, Drug and Alcohol Review, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Impact of harm reduction practice on the use of non-prescribed performance and image-enhancing drugs: The PUSH! Audit

J Dawe, M Dunn, K Lee, S Griffiths, M Bloch, D Baker, C Tuck Meng Soo, F Bisshop, M Stoové, B Eu

(2023), Vol. 52, pp. 197-202, Australian journal of general practice, Melbourne, Vic., C1-1

journal article

Investigating the capacity of Australian drug information systems to detect changes in anabolic-androgenic steroid use and harms

M Dunn, B Whiteside

(2023), Vol. 11, pp. 1-6, Performance Enhancement and Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Gendered perspectives on women's anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) usage practices

T Piatkowski, J Robertson, S Lamon, M Dunn

(2023), Vol. 20, pp. 1-11, Harm Reduction Journal, London, Eng., C1

journal article

"Am I Really Living or Just Getting by?" Financial Security and Health-Related Decisions among International Students in Australia

Bettina Backman, Matthew Dunn, Neetu George, Bianca Whiteside, Fiona McKay

(2023), pp. 1-18, Journal of Studies in International Education, London, Eng., C1

journal article

"They sent it away for testing and it was all bunk": Exploring perspectives on drug checking among steroid consumers in Queensland, Australia

T Piatkowski, C Puljevic, C Francis, J Ferris, M Dunn

(2023), Vol. 119, pp. 1-8, International Journal of Drug Policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Is the use of performance and image enhancing drugs (PIEDs) in women an issue of concern? The findings from a stakeholder consultation

Matthew Dunn, Timothy Piatkowski, Jonathan Robertson, Severine Lamon

(2023), pp. 1-6, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

"I Feel Like I'm Walking the Line; One Side It's Manageable, the Other Side It's F**king prison": exploring the Dual Nature of User-Manufacturers of Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs

T Piatkowski, N Gibbs, M Dunn

(2023), pp. 1-18, Deviant Behavior, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Investigating the methods and characteristics of the trafficking of performance and image enhancing drugs in Australia

M Dunn, D Bright, P Fletcher

(2023), pp. 1-5, Drug and Alcohol Review, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Voices represented and voices silenced: Represented voices in the media coverage of the implementation of a supervised injecting facility

B Whiteside, M Dunn

(2023), Vol. 121, International Journal of Drug Policy, C1

journal article

How, why and for whom does a basic income contribute to health and wellbeing: a systematic review.

Fiona McKay, Rebecca Bennett, Matthew Dunn

(2023), Vol. 38, pp. 1-15, Health Promotion International, Oxford, Eng., C1

journal article

Monitoring and reporting of adverse effects of testosterone prescribing for gender affirmation at general practice clinics - Data from the PUSH! Audit

B Eu, J Dawe, M Dunn, J Grace, K Lee, S Griffiths, M Bloch, D Baker, C Soo, F Bisshop, M Stoové

(2023), pp. 1-8, International Journal of Transgender Health, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Beyond the law: Exploring the impact of criminalising anabolic-androgenic steroid use on help-seeking and health outcomes in Australia

T Piatkowski, N Gibbs, M Dunn

(2023), pp. 1-21, Journal of Criminology, London, Eng., C1

journal article
2022

The Experiences of Healthcare Professionals With PIED Consumers and the Experiences of PIED Consumers With Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Literature Review

M Dunn

(2022), Vol. 16, pp. 93-110, Research in the Sociology of Sport, Bingley, Eng., B1

book chapter

'Bali over the Counter': Exploring the Overseas Use and Acquisition of Anabolic-androgenic Steroids

M Dunn, K Mulrooney, D Biddau, F McKay, R Henshaw

(2022), Vol. 43, pp. 447-460, Deviant Behavior, C1

journal article

The print media's construction of the 'drug problem' in Victorian newspapers: The case of North Richmond Community Health's medically supervised injecting room

B Whiteside, M Dunn

(2022), Vol. 41, pp. 818-829, Drug and Alcohol Review, Australia, C1

journal article

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Australia: are there challenges facing sexual health promotion?

Matthew Dunn, Anthony Barnett, Fiona McKay

(2022), Vol. 37, pp. 1-10, Health Promotion International, Oxford, Eng., C1

journal article

Understanding harm reduction perspectives of performance and image enhancing drug consumers and health care providers

T Piatkowski, L Hides, K White, P Obst, M Dunn

(2022), Vol. 10, pp. 100223-100223, Performance Enhancement and Health, C1

journal article
2021

'I'd struggle to see it as cheating': the policy and regulatory environments of study drug use at universities

M Dunn, P Dawson, M Bearman, J Tai

(2021), Vol. 40, pp. 234-246, Higher Education Research and Development, C1

journal article

Testing the boundaries: Self-medicated testosterone replacement and why it is practised

M Underwood, K van de Ven, M Dunn

(2021), Vol. 95, International Journal of Drug Policy, Netherlands, C1

journal article

The pharmaceuticalisation of 'healthy' ageing: Testosterone enhancement for longevity

M Dunn, K Mulrooney, C Forlini, K van de Ven, M Underwood

(2021), Vol. 95, International Journal of Drug Policy, Netherlands, C1

journal article

Exploring the harms arising from polysubstance use among performance and image enhancing drug users among young Australian men

T Piatkowski, M Dunn, K White, L Hides, P Obst

(2021), Vol. 9, pp. 1-6, Performance Enhancement and Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Investigating the impact of COVID-19 on performance and image enhancing drug use

M Dunn, T Piatkowski

(2021), Vol. 18, Harm Reduction Journal, England, C1

journal article
2020

Performance and image enhancing drug (PIED) producers and suppliers: a retrospective content analysis of PIED-provider cases in Australia from 2010-2016

K van de Ven, M Dunn, K Mulrooney

(2020), Vol. 23, pp. 143-153, Trends in organized crime, New York, N.Y., C1

journal article

A focused netnographic study exploring experiences associated with counterfeit and contaminated anabolic-androgenic steroids

E Frude, F McKay, M Dunn

(2020), Vol. 17, Harm Reduction Journal, England, C1

journal article
2019

Persistence and Subtype Stability of ADHD Among Substance Use Disorder Treatment Seekers

S Kaye, J Ramos-Quiroga, G van de Glind, F Levin, S Faraone, S Allsop, L Degenhardt, F Moggi, C Barta, M Konstenius, J Franck, A Skutle, E Bu, M Koeter, Z Demetrovics, M Kapitány-Fövény, R Schoevers, K van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen, P Carpentier, G Dom, S Verspreet, C Crunelle, J Young, S Carruthers, J Cassar, M Fatséas, M Auriacombe, B Johnson, M Dunn, O Slobodin, W van den Brink

(2019), Vol. 23, pp. 1438-1453, Journal of Attention Disorders, United States, C1

journal article

HealthPathways improving access to care

S Gill, S Mansfield, M Mcleod, K Von Treuer, M Dunn, F Quirk

(2019), Vol. 43, pp. 207-216, Australian Health Review, Australia, C1

journal article

The APp Behavior Change Scale: Creation of a scale to assess the potential of apps to promote behavior change

F McKay, S Slykerman, M Dunn

(2019), Vol. 7, JMIR mHealth and uHealth, Canada, C1

journal article

Measuring and understanding food insecurity in Australia: A systematic review

F McKay, B Haines, M Dunn

(2019), Vol. 16, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1

journal article

The availability and acquisition of modafinil on the internet

S Dursun, M Dunn, F McKay

(2019), Vol. 38, pp. 699-702, Drug and alcohol review, Chichester, C1

journal article
2018

Exploring the use of drug trend data in the regional alcohol and other drug workforce

M Dunn, R Henshaw

(2018), Vol. 26, pp. 93-97, Australian Journal of Rural Health, Australia, C1

journal article

Food-based social enterprises and asylum seekers: The food justice truck

F McKay, K Lippi, M Dunn, B Haines, R Lindberg

(2018), Vol. 10, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1

journal article

The role of social enterprise in food insecurity among asylum seekers

Bronte Haines, Fiona McKay, Matthew Dunn, Kehla Lippi

(2018), Vol. 26, pp. 829-838, Health and social care in the community, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Experiences of food access for asylum seekers who have ceased using a food bank in Melbourne, Australia

F McKay, M Bugden, M Dunn, C Bazerghi

(2018), Vol. 120, pp. 1708-1721, British food journal, Bingley, Eng., C1

journal article

Non-medical prescription stimulant use to improve academic performance among Australian university students: Prevalence and correlates of use

J Lucke, C Jensen, M Dunn, G Chan, C Forlini, S Kaye, B Partridge, M Farrell, E Racine, W Hall

(2018), Vol. 18, BMC Public Health, England, C1

journal article
2017

Can online participation on issues of asylum seeking lead to action? Understanding the intent to act

F McKay, M Dunn

(2017), Vol. 69, pp. 247-255, Australian Journal of Psychology, C1

journal article

Have prohibition policies made the wrong decision? A critical review of studies investigating the effects of DMAA

M Dunn

(2017), Vol. 40, pp. 26-34, International Journal of Drug Policy, Netherlands, C1

journal article

Post-cycle therapy for performance and image enhancing drug users: a qualitative investigation

S Griffiths, R Henshaw, F McKay, M Dunn

(2017), Vol. 5, pp. 103-107, Performance enhancement and health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Can Giving Clients a Choice in Food Selection Help to Meet Their Nutritional Needs?: Investigating a Novel Food Bank Approach for Asylum Seekers

M Mukoya, F McKay, M Dunn

(2017), Vol. 18, pp. 981-991, Journal of International Migration and Integration, C1

journal article

How well are health information websites displayed on mobile phones? implications for the readability of health information

C Cheng, M Dunn

(2017), Vol. 28, pp. 15-20, Health promotion journal of australia, Clayton, Australia, C1

journal article

Investigating Responses to Food Insecurity Among HIV Positive People in Resource Rich Settings: A Systematic Review

F McKay, K Lippi, M Dunn

(2017), Vol. 42, pp. 1062-1068, Journal of Community Health, Netherlands, C1

journal article

Information sought, information shared: Exploring performance and image enhancing drug user-facilitated harm reduction information in online forums

B Tighe, M Dunn, F McKay, T Piatkowski

(2017), Vol. 14, Harm Reduction Journal, England, C1

journal article

Anabolic steroid use among gay and bisexual men living in Australia and New Zealand: Associations with demographics, body dissatisfaction, eating disorder psychopathology, and quality of life

S Griffiths, S Murray, M Dunn, A Blashill

(2017), Vol. 181, pp. 170-176, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Ireland, C1

journal article
2016

Co-ingestion of energy drinks with alcohol and other substances among a sample of people who regularly use ecstasy

A Peacock, N Sindicich, M Dunn, E Whittaker, R Sutherland, G Entwistle, L Burns, R Bruno

(2016), Vol. 35, pp. 352-358, Drug and Alcohol Review, Australia, C1

journal article

Do performance and image enhancing drug users in regional Queensland experience difficulty accessing health services?

M Dunn, R Henshaw, F McKay

(2016), Vol. 35, pp. 377-382, Drug and Alcohol Review, Australia, C1

journal article

The Role of Food Banks in Addressing Food Insecurity: A Systematic Review

C Bazerghi, F McKay, M Dunn

(2016), Vol. 41, pp. 732-740, Journal of Community Health, Netherlands, C1

journal article

Exploring judicial opinion on the relationship between anabolic-androgenic steroid use and violent offending

M Dunn, J Bartle, F McKay

(2016), Vol. 5, pp. 31-33, Performance enhancement and health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article
2015

Health literacy and the Internet: a study on the readability of Australian online health information

C Cheng, M Dunn

(2015), Vol. 39, pp. 309-314, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, North Melbourne, Vic., C1

journal article

Student reflections in a first year public health and health promotion unit

F McKay, M Dunn

(2015), Vol. 16, pp. 242-253, Reflective practice : international and multidisciplinary perspectives, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Evaluating a school-based alcohol program: the WARP experience

F McKay, M Dunn

(2015), Vol. 53, pp. 216-226, International journal of health promotion and education, Oxford, Eng., C1

journal article

Food security among asylum seekers in Melbourne

F McKay, M Dunn

(2015), Vol. 39, pp. 344-349, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, London, Eng, C1

journal article

Challenges in the family: problematic substance use and sibling relationships

L Incerti, C Henderson-Wilson, M Dunn

(2015), Vol. 96, pp. 29-38, Family matters, Melbourne, Australia, C1

journal article
2014

Steroid users and the unique challenge they pose to needle and syringe program workers

M Dunn, F McKay, J Iversen

(2014), Vol. 33, pp. 71-77, Drug and alcohol review, Chichester, England, C1

journal article

The importance of understanding motives for prescription substance use and misuse in sport

M Dunn

(2014), Vol. 3, pp. 102-104, Performance enhancement and health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Preventing alcohol and drug problems in your community : a practical guide to planning programs and campaigns

M Dunn, F McKay, B Murphy, G Munro, K Hausdorf

(2014), Melbourne, Vic., A6

research report/technical paper
2013

Patterns of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use and related harm in city, regional and remote areas of Australia

A Roxburgh, P Miller, M Dunn

(2013), Vol. 24, pp. 488-491, International journal of drug policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Substance use to enhance academic performance among Australian university students

J Mazanov, M Dunn, J Connor, M-L Fielding

(2013), Vol. 2, pp. 110-118, Performance enhancement and health, Amsterda, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article
2012

A risk profile of elite Australian athletes who use illicit drugs

M Dunn, J Thomas

(2012), Vol. 37, pp. 144-147, Addictive behaviors, Oxford, England, C1

journal article

Elite athletes' estimates of the prevalence of illicit drug use : evidence for the false consensus effect

M Dunn, J Thomas, W Swift, L Burns

(2012), Vol. 31, pp. 27-32, Drug and alcohol review, Oxford, England, C1-1

journal article

Pills and pints : risky drinking and alcohol-related harms among regular ecstasy users in Australia

S Kinner, J George, J Johnston, M Dunn, L Degenhardt

(2012), Vol. 31, pp. 273-280, Drug and alcohol review, West Sussex, England, C1

journal article

Emerging psychoactive substance use among regular ecstasy users in Australia

R Bruno, A Matthews, M Dunn, R Alati, F Mcilwraith, S Hickey, L Burns, N Sindicich

(2012), Vol. 124, pp. 19-25, Drug and alcohol dependence, County Clare, Ireland, C1

journal article
2011

Effectiveness of and challenges faced by surveillance systems

M Dunn, R Bruno, L Burns, A Roxburgh

(2011), Vol. 3, pp. 635-641, Drug testing and analysis, West Sussex, U. K., C1-1

journal article

Staff perspectives of drug use issues among sex-on-premises attendees

M Dunn

(2011), Vol. 18, pp. 140-144, Drugs : education, prevention and policy, London, U. K., C1-1

journal article

Illicit drug knowledge and information-seeking behaviours among elite athletes

J Thomas, M Dunn, W Swift, L Burns

(2011), Vol. 14, pp. 278-282, Journal of science and medicine in sport, Chatswood, N. S. W., C1-1

journal article

Recreational substance use among elite Australian athletes

M Dunn, J Thomas, W Swift, L Burns

(2011), Vol. 30, pp. 63-68, Drug and alcohol review, Oxford, U. K., C1-1

journal article

The epidemiology of anabolic-androgenic steroid use among Australian secondary school students

M Dunn, V White

(2011), Vol. 14, pp. 10-14, Journal of science and medicine in sport, Chatswood, N. S. W., C1-1

journal article
2010

Comparing probability and non-probability sampling methods in ecstasy research : implications for the internet as a research tool

P Miller, J Johnston, M Dunn, C Fry, L Degenhardt

(2010), Vol. 45, pp. 437-450, Substance use and misuse, New York, N.Y., C1

journal article

The non-medical use of steroids in Australia: results from a general population survey

M Dunn

(2010), Vol. 34, pp. 531-532, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Richmond, Vic., C1-1

journal article

Transition to and from injecting drug use among regular ecstasy users

M Dunn, L Degenhardt, R Bruno

(2010), Vol. 35, pp. 909-912, Addictive behaviors, Oxford, England, C1-1

journal article

Drug testing in sport : The attitudes and experiences of elite athletes

M Dunn, J Thomas, W Swift, L Burns, R Mattick

(2010), Vol. 21, pp. 330-332, International journal of drug policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Elite athletes' perceptions of the effects of illicit drugs use on athletic performance

J Thomas, M Dunn, W Swift, L Burns

(2010), Vol. 20, pp. 189-192, Clinical journal of sport medicine, New York, N.Y., C1-1

journal article

Contextualising psychological distress among regular ecstasy users : the importance of sociodemographic factors and patterns of drug use

J George, S Kinner, R Bruno, L Degenhardt, M Dunn

(2010), Vol. 29, pp. 243-249, Drug and alcohol review, Oxford, England, C1-1

journal article

Sexual and injecting risk behaviours among regular ecstasy users

M Dunn, C Day, R Bruno, L Degenhardt, G Campbell

(2010), Vol. 35, pp. 157-160, Addictive behaviors, Oxford, England, C1-1

journal article
2009

The use of drug detection dogs in Sydney, Australia

M Dunn, L Degenhardt

(2009), Vol. 28, pp. 658-662, Drug and alcohol review, Oxford, England, C1-1

journal article

Can the Severity of Dependence Scale be usefully applied for 'ecstasy'?

R Bruno, A Matthews, L Topp, L Degenhardt, R Gomez, M Dunn

(2009), Vol. 60, pp. 137-147, Neuropsychobiology, Basel, Switzerland, C1-1

journal article

The epidemiology of ecstasy use and harms in New South Wales, Australia

L Degenhardt, A Roxburgh, M Dunn, G Campbell, R Bruno, S Kinner, J George, B Quinn, N White, L Topp

(2009), Vol. 60, pp. 176-187, Neuropsychobiology, Basel, Switzerland, C1-1

journal article

The substance use profiles of a sample of obligatory and non-obligatory exercisers

M Dunn

(2009), Vol. 33, pp. 495-495, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Richmond, Vic., C1-1

journal article

GHB in Sydney, Australia, 2000-2006 : a case study of the EDRS as a strategic early warning system

M Dunn, L Topp, L Degenhardt

(2009), Vol. 20, pp. 413-417, International journal of drug policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Predicting future anabolic-androgenic steroid use intentions with current substance use : findings from an internet-based survey.

M Dunn, J Mazanov, G Sitharthan

(2009), Vol. 19, pp. 222-227, Clinical journal of sports medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., C1-1

journal article

Factors associated with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs among an Australian sample of regular ecstasy users

A Matthews, R Bruno, J Johnston, E Black, L Degenhardt, M Dunn

(2009), Vol. 100, pp. 24-31, Drug and alcohol dependence, Shannon, Ireland, C1-1

journal article
2008

The epidemiology of GHB and ketamine use in an Australian household survey

L Degenhardt, M Dunn

(2008), Vol. 19, pp. 311-316, International journal of drug policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article
2006

A survey of regular ecstasy users' knowledge and practices around determining pill content and purity : implications for policy and practice

J Johnston, M Barratt, C Fry, S Kinner, M Stoové, L Degenhardt, J George, R Jenkinson, M Dunn, R Bruno

(2006), Vol. 17, pp. 464-472, International journal of drug policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Funded Projects at Deakin

Other Public Sector Funding

Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Planning Review and Evaluation Support proposal 2011-2013 - Stage 1

Prof Catherine Bennett, A/Prof Matthew Dunn, Prof Evelyne de Leeuw

DH VIC - Grants Department of Health Victoria

  • 2011: $26,696

Review of health promoting apps

A/Prof Fiona McKay, A/Prof Matthew Dunn

VicHealth Grant - Research

  • 2015: $22,373
  • 2014: $21,314

Review of health promoting apps (2016)

A/Prof Fiona McKay, A/Prof Matthew Dunn

VicHealth Grant - Research

  • 2016: $29,290

Alcohol Culture Change in University setting

Prof Catherine Bennett, A/Prof Matthew Dunn, Prof Jo Williams

VicHealth Grant - Research

  • 2019: $65,000
  • 2018: $185,000
  • 2017: $150,000

Evidence gaps advice on loneliness, social isolation and chronic conditions.

Prof Sharon Brennan-Olsen, Prof Vicki White, Prof Beth Crisp, A/Prof Steve Bowe, Prof Adrienne O'Neil, Prof Lana Williams, Dr Patrick Owen, Dr Lidia Engel, A/Prof Matthew Dunn, A/Prof Fiona McKay, Dr James Lucas, Dr Sharon Horwood, Mrs Frances Beard

National Health and Medical Research Council

  • 2021: $32,128

Developing an AW&E Toolkit: A qualitative study of athlete wellbeing and engagement (AW&E) management in Australian high-performance sport.

Dr Jonathan Robertson, A/Prof Steve Swanson, A/Prof Katie Rowe, Dr Lisa Olive, A/Prof Severine Lamon, A/Prof Matthew Dunn, Dr Timothy Piatkowski

AIS Grant - Research - Australian Institute of Sport

  • 2023: $44,400

Exploring young people's participation with alcohol marketing and user-generated promotions in Victoria.

A/Prof Matthew Dunn, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Dr Jennifer Browne, Prof Peter Miller, Dr Mark Lock, Dr Florentine Martino

VicHealth

  • 2023: $230,000

Review of quit-vaping apps.

A/Prof Fiona McKay, A/Prof Matthew Dunn

Cancer Institute NSW

  • 2023: $22,143

The coach-athlete wellbeing nexus: A qualitative study of wellbeing in Australian high-performance sport

A/Prof Steve Swanson, Dr Jonathan Robertson, Dr Lisa Olive, A/Prof Severine Lamon, A/Prof Katie Rowe, A/Prof Matthew Dunn, Dr Tim Piatkowski

AIS Grant - Research - Australian Institute of Sport

  • 2024: $35,798

Industry and Other Funding

Performance and image enhancing drug use by injection: a rapid review

A/Prof Matthew Dunn

The Sax Institute

  • 2013: $22,000

Review of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Foodbank

A/Prof Fiona McKay, A/Prof Matthew Dunn

Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

  • 2013: $12,095

Engaging the community in prevention campaigns and programs

A/Prof Matthew Dunn, A/Prof Fiona McKay, Ms Berni Murphy

Aust Drug Foundation Grant - Research

  • 2014: $4,000

Evaluation of online intervention to prevent student alcohol and other drug harm.

Prof John Toumbourou, Prof Catherine Bennett, A/Prof Matthew Dunn, Dr Michelle Benstead

Bendigo Bank

  • 2023: $14,545

Supervisions

Associate Supervisor
2022

Nicholas Taylor

Thesis entitled: Modelling how liquor supply restrictions impact alcohol-related harm in entertainment precincts

Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology