Associate ProfessorMatthew Dunn
Associate Professor
Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development/Institute for Health Transformation
- Associate ProfessorFaculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development/Institute for Health Transformation
- +61 3 522 78372 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Matthew 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
Knowledge Areas
Matthew specialises in researching substance use and harm, specifically performance and image enhancing drugs, monitoring trends in use and harm, as well as emerging/novel psychoactive drugs, and ecstasy and related drugs.
GRANTS
- GRANTPerformance and image enhancing drug use among women: Investigating the role support personnel have in facilitating or preventing use.1 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2026People funded by this grant:
- Dunn M,
- Henning A,
- Andreasson J,
- Lamon S,
- Robertson J
- GRANTBeyond Injury Recovery: How Performance Support Practitioners Collaborate to Facilitate Holistic Athlete Wellbeing During the Return to Play Journey16 Feb 2024 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- CONTRACT RESEARCHReview of quit-vaping apps.6 Apr 2023 - 30 Jun 2024People funded by this grant:
- McKay F,
- Dunn M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHEvaluation of online intervention to prevent student alcohol and other drug harm.3 Apr 2023 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Toumbourou J,
- Bennett C,
- Dunn M,
- Benstead M
- GRANTDeveloping an AW&E Toolkit: A qualitative study of athlete wellbeing and engagement (AW&E) management in Australian high-performance sport.23 Feb 2023 - 30 Nov 2023People funded by this grant:
- CONTRACT RESEARCHExploring young people's participation with alcohol marketing and user-generated promotions in Victoria.15 Dec 2022 - 13 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Dunn M,
- Backholer K,
- Browne J,
- Miller P,
- Lock M
- INTERNAL GRANTBRaVe Preparation Study: Identifying barriers and enablers to engage vulnerable populations with perinatal healthcare servicesInstitute for Health Transformation1 Jun 2021 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Vasilevski V,
- Dunn M,
- McKay F,
- Brennan-Olsen S,
- Vuillermin P
- CONTRACT RESEARCHAlcohol Culture Change in University setting1 Feb 2017 - 30 Jun 2019People funded by this grant:
- Bennett C,
- Dunn M,
- Williams J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHReview of health promoting apps (2016)30 May 2016 - 31 Aug 2016People funded by this grant:
- McKay F,
- Dunn M
- COLLABORATIVE GRANTReview of health promoting apps20 Dec 2013 - 5 Mar 2014People funded by this grant:
- McKay F,
- Dunn M
- COLLABORATIVE GRANTReview of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Foodbank1 Aug 2013 - 30 Jun 2014People funded by this grant:
- McKay F,
- Dunn M
- COLLABORATIVE GRANTPerformance and image enhancing drug use by injection: a rapid review1 Apr 2013 - 28 May 2013People funded by this grant:
- Matthew Dunn
- GRANTMunicipal Public Health and Wellbeing Planning Review and Evaluation Support proposal 2011-2013 - Stage 11 Mar 2011 - 29 Feb 2012People funded by this grant:
- Bennett C,
- Dunn M,
- Leeuw ED