She is a Clinical Associate Professor in Medicine at the University of Melbourne. Her clinical, teaching and research interests are in early intervention in alcohol and drug use and she has published book chapters and peer reviewed papers in the areas of addiction and adolescent medicine. Her experience includes work at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, the Youth Substance Abuse Service, Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre and Western Hospital Drug Health. She is Board Member of the Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS), past Member of the Board of the Australian Drug Foundation and she has also filled a number of roles at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) including Chair of Education and President of the Chapter of Addiction Medicine.