Danielle Horyniak
NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow
Public Health
Burnet Institute
Australia
Biography
Danielle Horyniak is an epidemiologist whose research aims to inform the prevention and reduction of harms associated with alcohol and illicit drug use. With a particular focus on migrant and refugee-background populations, Danielle uses a mix of quantitative and qualitative approaches to examine the social and structural factors shaping health and inform evidence-based responses to mitigate health and social inequities.
Research Interest
Danielle recently returned to Burnet Institute after spending two years working with the Division of Global Public Health, University of California San Diego, where she conducted research to improve the health of deported migrants on the US-Mexico border. Danielle holds a Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Hons) and a PhD in Epidemiology, both from Monash University.
Publications
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Trends in reports of driving following illicit drug consumption among regular drug users in Australia, 2007-2013: Has random roadside drug testing had a deterrent effect? Horyniak D, Dietze P, Lenton S, Alati R, Bruno R, Matthews A, Breen C, Burns L Accid Anal Prev. 2017 May; 104:146-155
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Cross-border injection drug use and HIV and hepatitis C virus seropositivity among people who inject drugs in San Diego, California. Horyniak D, Wagner KD, Armenta RF, Cuevas-Mota J, Hendrickson E, Garfein RS J Int AIDS Soc. 2017 Jul; 47:9-17
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The experience of initiating injection drug use and its social context: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis. Guise A, Horyniak D, Melo J, McNeill R, Werb D Addiction. 2017 Jul; 112(12):2098-2111
