PhD candidate

Eliana’s research focuses on experiences of  alcohol and other drug addiction, treatment and recovery within the Australian criminal justice system. Prior to undertaking her PhD, Eliana  was employed as a social worker supporting individuals  with a range of needs resulting from homelessness, mental illness, alcohol and other drug use issues, and history of offending and incarceration.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Social Work (Hons), Victoria University

Graduate Certificate in AOD, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre

Research Interests

Addiction, drug treatment and service provision, drug use and the law, drugs and civil conflict, migration studies