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Contact Details

Email
doug.sellman@otago.ac.nz
Position
Emeritus Professor
Department
Department of Psychological Medicine (Christchurch)
Qualifications
MB ChB PhD (Otago) FRANZCP FAChAM
Research summary
Addictions: treatments and outcomes

Research

Doug Sellman retired from the University in December 2022, bringing to an end a 34-year academic career.

He was Director of the National Addiction Centre, Christchurch from 1996 to 2017 and Professor of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine within the Department of Psychological Medicine from 2006 to 2022.

He is continuing alcohol law reform advocacy work as a medical spokesperson for Alcohol Action New Zealand, and undertaking a small private clinical practice.

Publications

Sutcliffe, O., Crossin, R., & Sellman, J. D. (2024). A citizens’ wānanga on alcohol policy in Aotearoa New Zealand: An essay on theoretical underpinnings and practical considerations. Contemporary Drug Problems, 51(2), 89-110. doi: 10.1177/00914509241255317 Journal - Research Article

Cridge, B., Broadbent, J., & Sellman, D. (2022, November). Supporting scientists who communicate contentious issues. Panel discussion at the Science Communicators Association of New Zealand (SCANZ) Conference: Communicating through the Noise, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Sutcliffe, O., Crossin, R., & Sellman, J. D. (2021). A citizens' wānanga on alcohol policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. Drug & Alcohol Review, 40(Suppl. 1), (pp. S139). doi: 10.1111/dar.13384 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Sellman, D. (2020). Alcohol is more harmful than cannabis. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1520), 15-18. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal Journal - Research Other

Sellman, D., Adamson, S., Foulds, J., Beaglehole, B., & Mulder, R. (2019). Another government ignores a recommendation to strengthen alcohol regulations. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1498), 7-9. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal Journal - Research Other

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