Brendan Quinn
Research Fellow
Public Health
Burnet Institute
Australia
Biography
For the last decade, Brendan has worked in the field of public health research on multidisciplinary projects focusing on licit and illicit drug use and related harms, justice health, and infectious diseases.
Research Interest
In recent years, Brendan has also expanded the focus of his research to international health issues via roles on a number of diverse projects. For example, during late 2015, he spent around three months in the Solomon Islands coordinating a project that examined the use of alcohol and other substances among young people (15-24 years), and attitudes towards gender-based violence among this group.
Publications
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Re-examining blood donor deferral criteria relating to injecting drug use. Quinn B, Seed C, Keller A, Maher L, Wilson D, Farrell M, Caris S, Williams J, Madden A, Thompson A, Pink J, Hellard ME Int J Drug Policy. 2017 Jun; 48:9-17
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"Just not all ice users do that": investigating perceptions and potential harms of Australia's Ice Destroys Lives campaign in two studies. Douglass CH, Early EC, Wright CJC, Palmer A, Higgs P, Quinn B, Dietze PM, Lim MSC Harm Reduct J. 2017 Jul; 14(1):45
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Alcohol and other substance use among a sample of young people in the Solomon Islands. Quinn B, Peach E, Wright CJC, Lim MSC, Davidson L, Dietze P Aust N Z J Public Health. 2017 Aug; 41(4):358-364
