Professor Victoria Manning
Head of Research and Workforce Development, Turning Point and Professor in Addiction Studies, Monash University
Overview
Victoria is the Head of Research and Workforce Development. She holds a PhD in neurocognition and co-occurring disorders and was a chartered psychologist (UK). Over the past 25 years, she has worked as a clinical researcher in addiction treatment services in the UK, Asia and Australia. Her research portfolio includes clinical trials, prevalence studies and clinical guideline development, with a strong translational focus.
Background
Previously, she worked at the National Addiction Centre (Institute of Psychiatry), King's College London, the National Addictions Management Service (Institute of Mental Health) and Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore. Victoria is currently a Board Director and Science Director of the Association of Cognitive Bias Modification and a Board Director of SMART Recovery Australia. She was formerly a Board Director of the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA), the peak body representing the alcohol and other drug sector, and is group facilitator for SMART Recovery Australia.
Research interests
Her passion lies in trialling neurocognitive, psychological, pharmacological and novel digital interventions to optimise treatment effectiveness for people with substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders, as well as examining the role of peer support in promoting recovery. Beyond research, she oversees a Master of Addictive Behaviours course at Monash University, on which she also lectures.
Contact details
You can contact Victoria at [email protected]
More information
View Vic's staff profile on the Monash University website. You can explore Vic’s work via Google Scholar.