Associate Professor Anna Olsen

She is an experienced qualitative researcher in the field of public health. Employing empirical data and theory to practice and policy, Anna facilitates effective collaborative efforts between researchers, communities and government. Her interdisciplinary program of research includes: pill testing; opioid overdose prevention; drug use and motherhood; domestic and family violence; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing; and ethical practice in social research.

Anna teaches and supervises post-graduate students across anthropology, medicine, public health and psychology. She is also a journal editor and active member of ethics and government committees.