Katrin is a clinical-academic with extensive clinical and leadership experience within the alcohol and other drug (AOD) sector. As a lecturer with the Hamilton Centre, Statewide Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Turning Point and Monash University, Katrin is primarily responsible for the preparation and delivery of the professional learning and engagement program for the integrated care workforce. 

Within the boundaries of her primarily educational-focused role, Katrin is interested in exploring innovative teaching and learning methods designed to build integrated care workforce capacity. Katrin is also keen to contribute to the broad research vision of the Hamilton Centre, including exploring integrated care, novel interventions, and the implementation and translation of care. 

Katrin's strengths lie in her unique blend of clinical social work AOD and mental health expertise, clinical leadership within community settings, design and delivery of health education, and qualitative research skills. Her doctoral research exploring place-based influences on AOD recovery sparked an ongoing interest in environmental effects on health and wellbeing.