Ria Hopkins

(She/Her)
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW

Dr Ria Hopkins is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney.

Her interests include pharmacoepidemiology, public health and health-care policy.

Her current work includes projects aimed at identifying patterns of medicine use and associated outcomes. She is particularly interested in potentially high risk medicines including opioid analgesics and psychotropic medicines, and priority populations including people living with pain or those diagnosed with mental health conditions.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Research Assistant, NDARC, UNSW
  • 2020–present
    PhD Candidate, NDARC, UNSW
  • 2019–present
    Research Officer, CMUS, Monash University

Education

  • 2019 
    Monash University, Master of Public Health
  • 2015 
    Monash University, Bachelor of Health Science (Honours)

Grants and Contracts

  • 2020
    Postgraduate Scholarship
    Role:
    PhD Candidate
    Funding Source:
    National Health and Medical Research Council
  • 2020
    HDR Scholarship
    Role:
    PhD Candidate
    Funding Source:
    National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

Contact Ria for

  • General
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  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision