Sandra Kuntsche

Sandra directs the research program at the Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University since September 2023. She graduated with a PhD in Health Medicine and Life Sciences from the University of Maastricht (Netherlands) in 2011 and has over 20 years of experience in quantitative alcohol research. She is one of the world leading researchers on the impact of social roles on alcohol use. Her research centers on the social determinants of alcohol use with a focus on the impact gender, societal factors and cultural differences have on the interplay between the individual’s social role and personal alcohol use. She has repeatedly developed and evaluated health promotion and prevention programs in collaboration with end users, most recently addressing the increasing alcohol use of middle-aged women in Australia. Other central topics of her recent work are the impact parents have on the alcohol cognitions of their children as well as what role alcohol plays in the work-life balance of parents.