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Dr George Economidis

Dr George Economidis

Adjunct Associate Lecturer

 Bachelor of Psychology (Honours, Class 1) (2017)

 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (2023)

 

 

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 specialises in mixed-methods responses to understanding the intersection of research, policy and practice and has worked on a range of projects in drug policy, community health and child protection. Outside his PhD, George has also evaluated child protection programs aiming to provide placement stability for children in out-of-home care; a range of government-funded intensive preservation and restoration programs using linked administrative data; and the Australian kava implementation pilot program in contexts of drug and alcohol policy.
  • 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 | 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
    Conference Abstracts | 2023
    Asare-Doku W; Peprah P; Santo T; Weatherburn D, 2023, 'Global coverage and retention factors of criminal justice-related drug and alcohol treatment programs among offenders: A systematic review', in Global coverage and retention factors of criminal justice-related drug and alcohol treatment programs among offenders: A systematic review, presented at APSAD 2023 Conference, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13749
    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

Shakeshaft A, Reeve R, Peacock A, Farnbach S, Doran C, Tran DA, Abbott T, Craig A, Economidis G.  Monitoring and evaluation of the Australian Government’s Kava importation program, 2021-2023.  Australian Government Department of Health ($1,619,609.50).

Shakeshaft A, Harwood E, Foley C, Farnbach S, Economidis G, Clare P, Tran DA. Evaluation of the OurSPACE Out of Home Care (OOHC) support service. ($149,600.00).

Farnbach S, Economidis G, Snowdon N, Trudgett S, Tran DA, Asare-Doku W, Stolk SS, Harwood E, Shakeshaft A. Increasing our understanding of alcohol and other drug use and harms on Norfolk Island ($97,950.00).

Farnbach S, Economidis G, Shakeshaft A. Evaluation of the implementation of a psychoeducation program into Rendu House. ($20,000.00).

Kevin Rozzoli Award (2021):

The NDARC Kevin Rozzoli Community Impact Award is to acknowledge the achievements of NDARC researchers, containing evidence of public health impact (such as resulting in a change in practice or in policy) and  transfer of research findings for the wider benefit of the community.

Project: Evaluation of two Family Preservation & Restoration programs: Functional Family Therapy – Child Welfare (FFT-CW®) and Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect (MST-CAN®)