Steve Allsop has worked in the drug field for over 40 years and been involved in policy, prevention and treatment research and professional development for health, police, education, welfare staff, sporting and community organisations. He is Professor at the National Drug Research Institute at Curtin University having served as Director from 2005-2016. He has previously worked as the A/Executive Director, Drug and Alcohol Office, Western Australia and the Director of the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders University of South Australia. He has an interest in research, prevention, harm reduction, treatment and policy responses to alcohol and other drug problems. His contribution to the field has been recognised with induction into the WA Alcohol and Other Drug Awards Honour Roll, the APSAD senior scientist award in 2015 and the National Alcohol and Other Drugs Honour Roll in 2017.He has diverse professional and community memberships including"
• Chair Alcohol and other Drug Advisory Board, WA
• Member National Suicide Prevention Office Advisory Board
• Australian National Advisory Council on Alcohol and Drugs (Deputy Chair until 2022; Current member)
• Member Mental Health and Wellbing Advisory Group, Australian Defence Force
• Director Board, Australian Drug Foundation
• Member Child Death and Domestic Violence Review Panel, Ombudsman, WA
• Member WA Country Football Commission Community Advisory Panel
• Member National FASD Strategy Advisory Group
• Deputy Regional Editor, Addiction
• Chair, WA Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (until 2022)
