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Dr George Economidis

Dr George Economidis

Adjunct Associate Lecturer

B Psych (Hons), PhD (UNSW)

 

Medicine & Health
National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre

Dr Economidis joined the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre in 2018, after completing a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at the University of New South Wales. His PhD focused on the evaluation of the implementation of family-based therapy programs to enhance government responses to reduce child physical abuse and neglect in New South Wales, Australia. He has worked on a range of projects in community health and child protection, including the Australian kava implementation pilot program in contexts of drug and alcohol policy.
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Asare-Doku W; Peacock A; Settumba S; Abbott T; Wilson K; Craig A; Ravulo J; Economidis G; Meo-Sewabu L; D'Este C; Thapa P; Doran C; Nathan S; Waller E; Satour T; Tulele L; Farrell M; Shakeshaft A, 2025, 'Assessing the Early Impact of the Change in the Kava Importation Policy in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 1827 - 1830, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70039
    Journal articles | 2025
    Deans E; Economidis G; Gates P; Zocco A; Stirling R; Nathan S; Hudson S; Farnbach S, 2025, 'A scoping review of program evaluations in non-profit alcohol and other drugs service settings: Considerations for service and research partnerships', Evaluation and Program Planning, 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102614
    Journal articles | 2025
    Deans E; Yuen WS; Economidis G; Shakeshaft A; Farnbach S, 2025, 'A mixed methods evaluation of an alcohol and other drug psychoeducation program for clients with complex support needs', Evaluation and Program Planning, 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102578
    Journal articles | 2025
    Economidis G; Lynch M; Taylor S; Asare-Doku W; Macpherson G; Degenhardt L; Farrell M; Santo T, 2025, 'Global Perspectives on Kava: A Narrative Systematic Review of the Health Effects, Economic and Social Impacts and Policy Considerations', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 1601 - 1640, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.14080
    Journal articles | 2023
    Barboutis I; Kamperidou V; Economidis G, 2023, 'Handcrafted Reproduction of a 17th Century Bema Door Supported by 3D Digitization and CNC Machining', Applied Sciences Switzerland, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app132111690
    Journal articles | 2023
    Economidis G; Eades AM; Shakeshaft A; Farnbach S, 2023, 'Improving the pragmatic usefulness of the scoring matrix for the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). A proposal for a more frequency-based approach: The CFIR-f', Plos One, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295204
    Journal articles | 2023
    Economidis G; Farnbach S; Eades AM; Falster K; Shakeshaft A, 2023, 'Enablers and barriers to the implementation of Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect (MST-CAN) into the routine delivery of child protection services in New South Wales, Australia', Children and Youth Services Review, 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107297
    Journal articles | 2023
    Economidis G; Farnbach S; Falster K; Eades AM; Shakeshaft A, 2023, 'Identifying enablers and barriers to the implementation of Functional family Therapy – Child Welfare (FFT-CW®) into the routine delivery of child protection services in New South Wales, Australia', Children and Youth Services Review, 149, pp. 106927, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106927
    Journal articles | 2023
    Economidis G; Pilkington R; Lynch J; Dobbins T; Shakeshaft A; Powell M; Eades AM; Falster K, 2023, 'The effect of family-based therapy on child physical abuse and neglect: a narrative systematic review', International Journal on Child Maltreatment Research Policy and Practice, 6, pp. 633 - 674, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42448-023-00170-z
    Journal articles | 2020
    Kampouris TE; Koutsoubas D; Milenkova D; Economidis G; Tamvakidis S; Batjakas IE, 2020, 'New data on the biology and fisheries of the threatened palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) (Decapoda, achelata, Palinuridae) from the north-west Aegean sea, Greece', Water Switzerland, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/W12092390
    Journal articles | 2020
    Tran A; Larance LB; Santo T; Economidis G, 2020, 'PDG62 HEALTH STATE UTILITIES OF PEOPLE WHO USE OPIOIDS REGURLARLY IN NEW SOUTH WALES, VICTORIA AND TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA: ARE THEY RELATED TO DRUG HISTORY AND OPIOID SUBSTITUTION THERAPY?', Value in Health, 23, pp. S140 - S140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2020.04.348
    Journal articles | 2006
    Kagalou I; Economidis G; Leonardos I; Papaloukas C, 2006, 'Assessment of a Mediterranean shallow lentic ecosystem (Lake Pamvotis, Greece) using benthic community diversity: Response to environmental parameters', Limnologica, 36, pp. 269 - 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.limno.2006.08.002
  • Conference Posters | 2024
    Deans E, 2024, 'Understanding the unique goals of complex support clients accessing alcohol and other drug treatment', Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney NSW, presented at 2024 NDARC Annual Research Symposium, Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney NSW, 20 September 2024
    Reports | 2023
    Asare-Doku W; Stolk S; Peacock AMY; Shakeshaft A; Waller E; Nathan S; Economidis G; Ravulo J; Meo-Sewabu L; D'Este C; Thapa P; Abbott T; Satour T; Tulele L; Wilson K; Doran C; Mhey-Rivas T; Macpherson G; Lynch M; Taylor S; Santo T; Graham D; Baillie G; Tran A; Aiken A; Harwood E; Turner A; Reeve R; Degenhardt L; Farrell M, 2023, Monitoring and Evaluation of the Kava Pilot Program, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, https://www.odc.gov.au/resources/publications/monitoring-and-evaluation-kava-pilot-program
    Conference Abstracts | 2023
    Asare-Doku W, 2023, 'Community-wide alcohol and other drug intervention with Norfolk Island', in Community-wide alcohol and other drug intervention with Norfolk Island, presented at APSAD 2023 Conference, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13749
    Conference Abstracts | 2023
    Gates P; Shakeshaft A; Asare-Doku W; Economidis G; Stolk SS; Trudgett S; Tran A; Garden J; Farnbach S, 2023, 'Community-wide alcohol and other drug intervention with Norfolk Island', in Community-wide alcohol and other drug intervention with Norfolk Island, presented at APSAD 2023 Conference, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13749
    Reports | 2020
    Farnbach S; Economidis G; Aiken A; Mithilesh D; Shakeshaft A, 2020, A randomised stepped-wedge evaluation of the impact of a guideline-driven process for improving the cultural competence of non-Aboriginal drug and alcohol treatment services., NDARC, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28305
    Reports | 2020
    Shakeshaft A; Economidis G; D'Este C; Oldmeadow C; Dam Anh T; Nalukwago S; Jopson W; Farnbach S, 2020, The application of Functional Family Therapy-Child Welfare (FFT-CW®) and Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect (MST-CAN®) to NSW: an early evaluation of processes, outcomes and economics., NDARC, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28306