Senior research fellow, Charles Sturt University
Julaine is National Research Manager at Lives Lived Well, Honorary Senior Research Fellow at University of QLD and conjoint academic at the National Drug And Alcohol Research Centre at UNSW.
Julaine is a researcher-practitioner in substance use with a background in social work specifically human rights. . She has worked in mental health, child protection and vocational education. Her current research investigates the implementation of psycho-social interventions for substance dependence and the provision of drug and alcohol services.
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