Louisa Degenhardt Explained

Louisa Degenhardt
Known For:Drug and alcohol research
Employer:University of New South Wales
Professor
Website:https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/louisa-degenhardt

Louisa Degenhardt is an Australian drug and alcohol researcher, and a scientia professor.[1] [2] She is also a senior principal research fellow with the National Health and Medical Research Council, part of the Centre for National Drug and Alcohol Research. She was elected as a fellow of the Australian Academy of Sciences in 2024.[3] She received an Order of Australia in 2023.[4]

Education and career

Degenhardt received her PhD in 2003. The topic was examining the comorbidity of mental disorders and drug use in the Australia and the general population. She researches of diverse epidemiological studies. These studies include clinical population surveys, analysis of large-scale community. She also works on data linkage studies, particularly on young people and/or members of the population who have either historical drug dependence or experience chronic pain.

Degenhardt has a number of honorary Professorial appointments. These include appointments at the University of Washington, as well as the University of Melbourne, in the school of Global Health and Population, and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.[2]

Degenhardt is a fellow of numerous academies, including Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, (2017), Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, (2016), and the Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, (2024).

Publications

Degenhardt has over 250,000 citations, an H index of 159, as at May 2024, according to Google Scholar.[5] She has published more than 45 book chapters 530 peer-reviewed papers, three books, and over 10 papers published in The Lancet.[6]

Select publications include:

Media

Degenhardt has published in The Conversation, on topics [7] including the global burden of health due to illicit drugs and mental health, and why these are rising.[8] She has also published on Xanax, and other drugs used to treat anxiety and depression, and why the TGA may make these more difficult to receive.[9]

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NHMRC honours Scientia Professor Louisa Degenhardt Drug and Alcohol Research Connections . 2024-05-25 . www.connections.edu.au.
  2. Web site: Scientia Professor Louisa Degenhardt . 2024-05-25 . UNSW Sites . en.
  3. Web site: Two new UNSW Fellows of Australian Academy of Science . 2024-05-25 . UNSW Sites . en.
  4. Web site: PMC prizes . 2024-05-25 . honours.pmc.gov.au.
  5. Web site: Louisa Degenhardt . 2024-05-25 . scholar.google.com.au.
  6. Web site: Louisa Degenhardt Department of Health Metrics Sciences . 2024-05-25 . en.
  7. Web site: 2013-03-13 . Louisa Degenhardt . 2024-05-25 . The Conversation . en-US.
  8. Web site: Creagh . Sunanda . 2013-08-28 . Global health burden of illicit drugs and mental disorders on the rise . 2024-05-25 . The Conversation . en-US.
  9. Web site: Rintoul . Angela . Degenhardt . Louisa . Nielsen . Suzanne . 2013-03-19 . Why the TGA should make it harder for people to get Xanax . 2024-05-25 . The Conversation . en-US.
  10. Web site: NHMRC .
  11. Web site: Research Honours, Scientia professor .
  12. Web site: ACON Vice President Receives King's Birthday Honours . 2024-05-25 . ACON.

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