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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 364 3617
Email
rose.crossin@otago.ac.nz
Position
Head of Department, Public Health (Christchurch)
Department
Department of Public Health (Christchurch)
Qualifications
BSc (Massey) BSc (Hons)(Qld) PhD (Melb)
Research summary
I am an alcohol and drug researcher with an interest in drug policy and public health.

Research

I completed my PhD with the University of Melbourne in 2018, which was on the growth and energy balance consequences of adolescent inhalant misuse. I utilised pre-clinical research, epidemiological data analysis, a clinical cohort, and systematic review and meta-analysis to understand the impacts of inhalant misuse during adolescence. Further to that I worked in research, and drug policy and advocacy roles, and developed research interests in harms arising from misuse of phamaceuticals, overdose prevention, alcohol and drug use in vulnerable populations, and drug policy evaluation.

Publications

Kolodziej, J., Judge, M., Leighs, A., Crossin, R., & Baker, M. (2026). Good Samaritan overdose laws can help reduce preventable deaths from accidental drug overdose. The Briefing, (9 June). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/good-samaritan-overdose-laws-can-help-reduce-preventable-deaths-accidental-drug-overdose Journal - Research Other

Kolodziej, J., Judge, M., Baker, M., Crossin, R., & Whelan, J. (2026). Safe drug laws for Aotearoa: Why our 50-year-old drug legislation needs to go. The Briefing, (24 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/safer-drug-laws-aotearoa-why-our-50-year-old-drug-legislation-needs-go Journal - Research Other

Sims, G., Crossin, R., & Fitt, H. (2026). Social influences across vaping trajectories of female tertiary students. Drug & Alcohol Review, 45, e70116. doi: 10.1111/dar.70116 Journal - Research Article

Crépault, J.-F., Russell, C., Asbridge, M., Bonn, M., Chaiton, M., Darnay, K., … Crossin, R., … Rehm, J. (2026). Drug harms in Canada: A multi-criteria decision analysis. Journal of Psychopharmacology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/02698811251409147 Journal - Research Article

Crossin, R., Doak, A., & Winter, O. (2026). Building consensus on drug policy in New Zealand through deliberative workshops. International Journal of Drug Policy, 148, 105128. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105128 Journal - Research Other

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