Monika Dzidowska

Monika Dzidowska holds the position of Research Fellow at the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney, and is an adjunct research fellow at La Trobe University’s Centre for Alcohol Policy Research. Her work bridges public health research with practical solutions in healthcare settings, focusing on reducing harms from alcohol and other drug use. She also contributes to teaching introductory statistics, data management, and public health modules at the Sydney Pharmacy School.

Education includes a Master of Public Health (2001) and a PhD completed in 2022, which centered on preventing alcohol-related harm in Aboriginal communities. Prior to her PhD, she conducted health research across disciplines for over 20 years, collaborating with organizations like WHO’s Neglected Diseases Initiative, the Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group, and the ARDC National Poisoning Databank project.

Her research interests emphasize community-focused interventions for alcohol/drug use, software development for health risk mitigation, consumer participation in research, and continuous quality improvement in primary care. Recent projects include creating digital tools (e.g., the ‘Grog Survey App’) to aid Aboriginal Australians in reflecting on drinking habits and evaluating strategies for alcohol screening in community pharmacies.

Publications from 2010–2024 highlight her evolving focus: early work (2010–2016) addressed oncology social work and cancer patient care, while recent studies concentrate on alcohol harm reduction in Indigenous populations and global community settings. Her work integrates digital health, cultural factors, and evidence-based practices.

No scientific awards are listed in her profile. Her advisory and grant activities are not explicitly detailed beyond teaching roles, though she has contributed to large-scale collaborative projects involving multiple institutions. She collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and has affiliations with centres such as the Translational Australian Clinical Toxicology program and the Centre of Research Excellence in Medicines and Ageing.