Benjamin Riordan

Benjamin Riordan is a post-doctoral research fellow in the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research (CAPR). His research interests are broad, but predominantly he focuses on using emerging and new technologies to understand and intervene with young adults who use alcohol. At CAPR, he co-leads the research stream on alcohol, media, and emerging technology, which focuses on understanding:

1) How is alcohol depicted or discussed in media (e.g., social media, films, music)?

2) What is the impact of exposure to alcohol-related content in the media?

3) What are the opportunities for policy change or interventions?

Prior to moving to CAPR, he was a post doctoral researcher in Addiction Medicine at the University of Sydney (where he is still an affiliate; 2019-ongoing), he was a Fulbright Fellow at Brown University (2017-2018; Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies) and completed his PhD at the University of Otago (2019; Department of Psychology).