Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Professor Dan Lubman AM has worked across mental health and drug treatment settings in both the UK and Australia. He is Director of Turning Point, Australia's leading national addiction treatment, research and education centre, inaugural Director of the Monash Addiction Research Centre and Professor of Addiction Studies and Services at Monash University. Dr Lubman's research is wide-ranging and includes investigating the harms associated with alcohol, drugs and gambling, the impact of alcohol and drug use on brain function, the relationship between substance use, gambling and mental disorder, as well as the development of targeted telephone, online and face-to-face intervention programs within community, school, primary care, mental health and drug treatment settings.
Dr Lubman has published over 500 major reports, peer-reviewed scientific papers and book chapters, and was Chair of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists' (RANZCP) Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry for over a decade. He is regularly contacted for policy advice and community comment, and sits on multiple government expert committees. He has received numerous awards, including the Senior Scientist Award from the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs, as well as the RANZCP Senior Research Award.
Research interests
Mapping trends and harms related to alcohol, presciption and illicit drugs and gambling
Improving help-seeking for alcohol, drug and gambling issues
Neurobiology of addiction and neurocognitive interventions
The impact of alcohol and drugs on adolescent brain development
Comorbid mental health, gambling and substance use disorders
School-based interventions and clinical treatment trials for problem alcohol, drug and gambling issues
Recovery and the role of social networks
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- alcohol
- drugs
- gambling
- addiction
- imaging
- cognition
- psychosis
- depression
- treatment
- epidemiology
- Intervention Studies
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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LAIB Clinicians: Australian clinicians’ views, knowledge and experiences of long-acting injectable buprenorphine: How can care be optimised in the future?
Lubman, D., Barnett, T., Savic, M. & Lintzeris, N.
14/06/23 → 13/06/24
Project: Research
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AAT-APP Trial: A RCT of alcohol approach-avoidance training to reduce heavy drinking in people with alcohol use disorders
Manning, V., Verdejo-Garcia, A., Lubman, D., Staiger, P. K., Garfield, J., Reynolds, J., de New, S., Wiers, R., Argent, A. & Clancy, C.
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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A randomised controlled trial of cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of cannabis dependence
Lintzeris, N., Lubman, D., Doyle, M., Dunlop, A., Mills, L., Harrod, M., Arunogiri, S., Malouf, P., Haber, P., Freeman, T., Solowij, N., Graham, R., Childs, S., Ella, S., Montebello, M., Nean, M., Galettis, P., Reeves, P., Monds, L. & Jefferies, M.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/07/22 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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“AAT-App”: Smartphone-delivered Approach Avoidance Training to prevent relapse and treatment re-admission among patients leaving residential alcohol treatment.
Manning, V., Hopwood, M. J., Lubman, D., Garfield, J., Barnett, T., Rajnarayan, M., Maloney, M., Piercy, H. & Clancy, C.
Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
1/04/22 → 29/02/24
Project: Research
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A Brief Intervention for Improving Alcohol Literacy and Addressing Harmful Alcohol Use Among Women Attending an Australian Breast Screening Service (Health4her): Protocol for a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial
Grigg, J., Manning, V., Lockie, D., Giles, M., Robin, B., Peta, S., Bernard, C., Volpe, I., Greenwood, C. J., Smith, L., Bragge, P. & Lubman, D. I., 2023, In: JMIR Research Protocols. 12, 15 p., e44867.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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A brief intervention for improving alcohol literacy and reducing harmful alcohol use by women attending a breast screening service: a randomised controlled trial
Grigg, J., Manning, V., Lockie, D., Giles, M., Bell, R. J., Stragalinos, P., Bernard, C., Greenwood, C. J., Volpe, I., Smith, L., Bragge, P. & Lubman, D. I., Jun 2023, In: The Medical Journal of Australia. 218, 11, p. 511-519 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Adverse outcomes of GHB use: Analysis of ambulance attendances in metropolitan and regional Victoria
Ogeil, R. P., Faulkner, A., Beard, N., Killian, J. J., Arunogiri, S., Phan, V., Wilson, J., Smith, K., Lubman, D. I. & Scott, D., Jan 2023, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 111, 8 p., 103932.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A Latent Class Analysis of Perceived Barriers to Help-seeking Among People with Alcohol Use Problems Presenting for Telephone-delivered Treatment
Grigg, J., Manning, V., Cheetham, A., Youssef, G., Hall, K., Baker, A. L., Staiger, P. K., Volpe, I., Stragalinos, P. & Lubman, D. I., 9 Jan 2023, In: Alcohol and Alcoholism. 58, 1, p. 68-75 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Approach bias modification during alcohol withdrawal treatment: Results from a multi-site double-blind randomised controlled trial
Manning, V. C., Garfield, J. B. B., Staiger, P. K., Lubman, D. I., Piercy, H., Reynolds, J. & Verdejo-Garcia, A., 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
Prizes
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APSAD Senior Scientist Award
Lubman, Dan (Recipient), 14 Nov 2017
Prize: National/international honour
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Excellence in Prevention and Education. National Alcohol and Drug Awards
Lubman, Dan (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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ISAM Outstanding Achievement Award
Lubman, Dan (Recipient), Nov 2018
Prize: National/international honour
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Member of the Order of Australia
Lubman, Dan (Recipient), 26 Jan 2021
Prize: National/international honour
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RANZCP Organon Young Psychiatrist Award
Lubman, Dan (Recipient), 2006
Prize: National/international honour
Activities
- 1 Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Parliament of Victoria Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee: Inquiry into the use of cannabis in Victoria
Dan Lubman (Fellow) & Christine Grove (Fellow)
21 Apr 2021Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries