Dr Cassandra Wright

Program Lead, Alcohol and other Drugs team

Qualifications:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Public health/Epidemiology, Monash University, 2018
BHSc (Hons) – Major in Health Promotion, Monash University, 2011

Approved level of HDR supervision at Charles Darwin University:

PhD

Location:

Darwin - Royal Darwin Hospital campus

Biography:

Dr Cassandra Wright is a public health researcher specialising in alcohol and drugs research and leads the Alcohol and other Drugs Program at Menzies. 

Dr Wright's team focuses on the intersection of alcohol and other drugs with other social issues. Her team studies the impact of alcohol policies on health and social outcomes, the relationship between alcohol and domestic, family and sexual violence outcomes, alcohol and drug harms in nightlife and event spaces, the impact of alcohol and social issues on road deaths, drivers of NT alcohol policy and the commercial determinants of health.

Dr Wright has held four competitive fellowships including a National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship and an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award.

Dr Wright is committed to developing the capacity of Territorians to undertake high-quality alcohol and drug research. The team partners with national and international research groups to ensure that all projects have the combination of local input and capacity building with the highest quality expertise and methodology. The team also partners with NT clinicians and AOD services, people with lived experience and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations to enhance research impact.