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Prof

Robin Room

Honorary
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
humans
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
alcohol drinking
substance abuse
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adult
alcohol
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Robin Room.

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EXPOSURE TO ALCOHOL ADVERTISING AND SPONSORSHIP IN AUSTRALIAN TELEVISED SPORT: ASSOCIATION WITH EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT ALCOHOL COGNITIONS AND DRINKING

The project will examine whether alcohol advertising and sponsorship in televised sport is related to positive alcohol-related thoughts and ..

2012 - 2015
Completed
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ALCOHOL'S HARM TO OTHERS: A CROSS-NATIONAL STUDY

Alcohol causes harms to drinkers, and others around them, including spouses, children, family, friends, workmates and strangers. Australian ..

2014 - 2015
Completed
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BETTER METHODS TO COLLECT SELF-REPORT DATA ON ALCOHOL USE BEHAVIOURS FROM ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER AUSTRALIANS

This project will develop, refine and trial a tablet computer tool for assessing drinking among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Austra..

2015 - 2015
Completed
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ALCOHOL AND CAFFEINATED ENERGY DRINKS: EXPLORING PATTERNS OF CONSUMPTION AND ASSOCIATED HARMS

Very little research has been conducted on the functions, contexts, effects and harms associated with combining energy drinks and alcohol, d..

2012 - 2015
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Drinking Patterns, Regulation and Market Influences In Australia: The International Alcohol Control Survey

2012 - 2014
Completed
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DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY TO MODEL THE IMPACT OF INTERVENTIONS THAT TARGET HIGH-RISK DRINKERS AMONG YOUNG AUSTRALIANS

Alcohol use is a major contributing factor to social and health problems among young Australians. The project will inform the development of..

2011 - 2014
Completed
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THE ROLE OF TAXES AND SUBSIDIES IN PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES: AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

This project will look at two critically important policy relevant questions in public health terms - obesity prevention and changing consum..

2012 - 2014
Completed
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UNDERSTANDING AND REDUCING ALCOHOL-RELATED HARM AMONG YOUNG ADULTS IN URBAN SETTINGS: OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERVENTION

Alcohol use is a major contributing factor to injury and death, with 2634 young Australians dying from alcohol-related causes in the decade ..

2010 - 2014
Completed
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International Alcohol Control study

2014 - 2014
Completed
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UNDERSTANDING AND REDUCING ALCOHOL-RELATED HARM AMONG YOUNG ADULTS IN URBAN SETTINGS: OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERVENTION

Alcohol use is a major contributing factor to injury and death, with 2634 young Australians dying from alcohol-related causes in the decade ..

2010 - 2014
Completed

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Projects

Project Types

11

Research Grant

3

Research Contracts

1

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Robin Room.

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Frames and benefits of alcohol-related harm to others research: a response to Strizek

AM Laslett, R Room, S Kuntsche

Journal article  |  2021  |  Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

To understand alcohol’s harm to others, research is needed measuring and analysing harms like family violence and traffic injuries..

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The Development of Empirically Derived Australian Low-Risk Gambling Limits

Nicki A Dowling, George J Youssef, Christopher Greenwood, Stephanie S Merkouris, Aino Suomi, Robin Room

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

This study derived a set of Australian low-risk gambling limits and explored the relative and absolute risk associated with exceed..

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Acceptability and feasibility of a computer-based application to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians describe their alcohol consumption.

Ks Kylie Lee, James H Conigrave, Mustafa Al Ansari, Scott Wilson, Jimmy Perry, Catherine Zheng, Bradley Freeburn, Robin Room, Sarah Callinan, Noel Hayman, Tanya Chikritzhs, Tim Slade, Dennis Gray, Katherine M Conigrave

Journal article  |  2021  |  J Ethn Subst Abuse

We examined acceptability and feasibility of a tablet application ("App") to record self-reported alcohol consumption among Aborig..

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Industry Submissions on Alcohol in the Context of Australia's Trade and Investment Agreements: A Content and Thematic Analysis of Publicly Available Documents

Mia Miller, Claire Wilkinson, Robin Room, Paula O'Brien, Belinda Townsend, Ashley Schram, Deborah Gleeson

Journal article  |  2021  |  Drug and Alcohol Review

Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability, responsible for 3 million deaths in 2016. The alcohol industry is a..

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Purchasing, consumption, demographic and socioeconomic variables associated with shifts in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sarah Callinan, Yvette Mojica-Perez, Cassandra JC Wright, Michael Livingston, Sandra Kuntsche, Anne-Marie Laslett, Robin Room, Emmanuel Kuntsche

Journal article  |  2020  |  DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW

INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Restrictions introduced to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have had major impacts on the living circumstances..

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Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Cristiana Abbafati, Kaja M Abbas, Mohammad Abbasi, Mitra Abbasifard, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Hedayat Abbastabar, Foad Abd-Allah, Ahmed Abdelalim, Mohammad Abdollahi, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Aidin Abedi, Parisa Abedi, Kedir Hussein Abegaz, Hassan Abolhassani, Akine Eshete Abosetugn, Victor Aboyans, Elissa M Abrams, Lucas Guimaraes Abreu, Michael RM Abrigo, Abdulaziz Khalid Abu Haimed, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  LANCET

The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 provides a rules-based synthesis of the available evide..

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Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Cristiana Abbafati, Kaja M Abbas, Mohammad Abbasi, Mitra Abbasifard, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Hedayat Abbastabar, Foad Abd-Allah, Ahmed Abdelalim, Mohammad Abdollahi, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Aidin Abedi, Parisa Abedi, Kedir Hussein Abegaz, Hassan Abolhassani, Akine Eshete Abosetugn, Victor Aboyans, Elissa M Abrams, Lucas Guimaraes Abreu, Michael RM Abrigo, Abdulaziz Khalid Abu Haimed, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  LANCET

Background In an era of shifting global agendas and expanded emphasis on non-communicable diseases and injuries along with communi..

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Who or what do young adults hold responsible for men's drunken violence?

Sarah MacLean, Jakob Demant, Robin Room

Journal article  |  2020  |  Int J Drug Policy

BACKGROUND: Men are more likely than women to perpetrate serious violence when they have consumed alcohol, but alcohol does not af..

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Long waves of consumption or a unique social generation? Exploring recent declines in youth drinking

Ludwig Kraus, Robin Room, Michael Livingston, Amy Pennay, John Holmes, Jukka Törrönen

Journal article  |  2020  |  Addiction Research & Theory

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Taking Account of Third Parties in the Path to Treatment

R Room, J Storbjörk, AM Laslett

Journal article  |  2020  |  Sucht

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Keyword Analysis

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Public Health
Policy and Administration
Epidemiology
Evaluation of Health and Support Services
Health Services and Systems
Sociology
Political Science
Anthropology
Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)

News

Displaying the 8 most recent news articles by Robin Room.

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Could new trade rules mean a lack of health warnings on alcohol?

Paula O'Brien, Deborah Gleeson, Robin Room, Claire Wilkinson

New trade rules for wine and spirits that are likely to be incorporated into international trade agreements may mean it is harder to get hea..

August 28, 2017
pursuit Article
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Quick fixes aren't the answer, alcohol and violence have a complex relationship

Kate Seear, Julia Quilter, Luke McNamara, Robin Room

The effects of alcohol vary considerably between different people. Mario Antonio Pena Zapater/Flickr, CC BY-SAThe NSW Sentencing Council is ..

August 17, 2015
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Harper makes case for competition overhaul: experts react

Joe Dimasi, Allan Fels, Bruce Baer Arnold, Graeme Samuel, Ian McAuley, Robin Room

The removal of restrictions on retail trading hours, pharmacies and parallel imports, and a controversial “effects test” on existing misuse ..

March 31, 2015
conversation Article
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Could a regulated cannabis market help curb Australia's drinking problem?

Robin Room

Australia has strong cultural barriers to looking at the legal status of cannabis and alcohol in the same frame. Elvert BarnesAlcohol is a s..

July 17, 2013
conversation Article
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Fact check: only drugs and alcohol together cause violence

Robin Room, Michael Livingston

Australian studies show alcohol is considerably more likely than other drugs to be involved in violence. Aviva West On ABC TV’s Four Corners..

February 26, 2013
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My drinking, your problem: alcohol hurts non-drinkers too

Robin Room

In decisions about alcohol policy, the effects on others, and not just on the drinker, need to be taken into account. Gaby AvDrinking a lot ..

February 25, 2013
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The government has it wrong on alcohol's role in chronic diseases

Robin Room

Excess alcohol consumption is one of the leading risk factors for death and disease globally. Martin CathraeThe Commonwealth government look..

October 24, 2012
conversation Article
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Cheers to health warning labels for alcoholic drinks

Robin Room

Alcohol is currently exempt from the labelling requirements that all other products we eat and drink have to follow. Klearchos KapoutsisDesp..

August 17, 2011
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Credentials

Positions

Honorary

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - Sociology

University of California - Berkeley

Master of Arts - Sociology

University of California - Berkeley

Master of Arts - English

University of California - Berkeley

Ars Baccalaureum

Princeton University