Miss Danielle Dawson
PhD Student
National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research
Researcher biography
Danielle is a PhD candidate with the University of Queensland’s School of Psychology and National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research. Her clinical experience in the field of psychology has led to a deep interest in addiction, cannabis, public health and stigma. Her research investigates the epidemiology of medicinal cannabis use in Australia and aims to explore changes linked to public health.
Journal Articles
Dawson, Danielle, York, Ashley, Su, Fang-Yi, Hall, Wayne, Lim, Carmen and Stjepanović, Daniel (2024). Is Delta-8-THC use associated with state-level cannabis policies? A content analysis from different jurisdictions in the United States. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. doi: 10.15288/jsad.24-00297
Belete, Habte, Yimer, Tesfa Mekonen, Dawson, Danielle, Espinosa, Dorothy C., Ambaw, Fentie, Connor, Jason P., Chan, Gary, Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2024). Alcohol use and alcohol use disorders in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction, 119 (9), 1527-1540. doi: 10.1111/add.16514
Dawson, Danielle, Stjepanović, Daniel, Lorenzetti, Valentina, Cheung, Christy, Hall, Wayne and Leung, Janni (2024). The prevalence of cannabis use disorders in people who use medicinal cannabis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 257 111263, 111263. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111263
Chiu, Vivian, Dawson, Danielle, Chan, Gary, Hall, Wayne, Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2024). Prevalence and correlates of positive parental attitudes towards cannabis use and use intention in Australia during 2016 and 2019. Addictive Behaviors, 150 107917, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107917
Dawson, Danielle, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Lorenzetti, Valentina, Hall, Wayne D. and Leung, Janni (2024). How much cannabis is used in a joint in Australia? An experimental investigation into use by potency and frequency. Drug and Alcohol Review, 43 (1), 226-232. doi: 10.1111/dar.13747
Leung, Janni, Sun, Tianze, Vu, Giang, Dawson, Danielle and Chan, Gary Chung Kai (2023). Promotions of vaping products near schools and central business district: a descriptive cross‐sectional study. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 35 (3), 835-839. doi: 10.1002/hpja.791
Hall, Wayne, Stjepanović, Daniel, Dawson, Danielle and Leung, Janni (2023). The implementation and public health impacts of cannabis legalization in Canada: a systematic review. Addiction, 118 (11), 2062-2072. doi: 10.1111/add.16274
Leung, Janni, Lim, Carmen C.W., Chiu, Vivian, Chung, Jack, Mekonen, Tesfa, Dawson, Danielle, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary C.K. (2022). Prevalence and correlates of cannabis use for medicinal reasons – an Australian cross-sectional study. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 15 100436, 100436. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100436
Leung, Janni, Stjepanović, Daniel, Dawson, Danielle and Hall, Wayne D. (2021). Do cannabis users reduce their THC dosages when using more potent cannabis products? A review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12 630602, 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.630602
Manchha, Asmita V., Walker, Nicole, Way, Kïrsten A., Dawson, Danielle, Tann, Ken and Thai, Michael (2020). Deeply discrediting: a systematic review examining the conceptualizations and consequences of the stigma of working in aged care. The Gerontologist, 61 (4), e129-e146. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnaa166
Conference Papers
Lim, Carmen C. W., Dawson, Danielle, McClure-Thomas, Caitlin, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Leung, Janni, Chan, Gary Chung Kai, Connor, Jason P. and Hall, Wayne D. (2023). Deciphering the buzz of Delta-8 THC in the USA on Twitter. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 12–15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.13749