The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs

Past Award winners

APSAD Early to Mid-Career Researcher Award for the most cited paper in Drug and Alcohol Review

This annual award was launched in 2018 for early career researchers by the APSAD Early to Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) subcommittee. In 2019 this Award was broadened to be inclusive of mid-career researchers.

YEAR NAME PAPER TITLE
2025 Dr Timothy Piatkowski ‘My mind pretty much went to mush’: A qualitative exploration of trenbolone in the performance and image enhancing drug community
2024 Dr Gabriel Caluzzi Beyond 'drinking occasions': Examining complex changes in drinking practices
during COVID-19
2023 Dr Sarah Callinan Purchasing, consumption, demographic and socioeconomic variables associated
with shifts in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Stephanie Colbert COVID-19 and alcohol in Australia: Industry changes and public health impacts​.​
2021 Dr Briony Larance Pharmaceutical opioid use and harm in Australia: The need for proactive and
preventative responses
2020 Dr Monica Barratt Pill testing or drug checking in Australia: acceptability of service design features
2019 A/Prof Nicola Newton A systematic review of combined student and parent-based programs to 
prevent alcohol and other drug use among adolescents
2018 Dr Katrina Champion Patterns and correlates of new psychoactive substance use in a sample of
Australian high school students

For further information about this award visit the DAR Paper Award webpage