I joined the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences in 2004 and am involved in the teaching of chemistry courses across various programs. My research activities are focussed on analytical techniques, with particular emphasis on extraction, chromatographic methods and sample analysis using mass detectors.
About me
I joined the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences in 2004 and am involved in the teaching of chemistry courses across various programs. My research activities are focussed on analytical techniques, with particular emphasis on extraction, chromatographic methods and sample analysis using mass detectors.
About me
Doctorate in Chemistry University of Pretoria
Masters in Chemistry University of Port Elizabeth
Bachelor in Chemistry University of Port Elizabeth
Bachelor of Chemistry/BioChemistry University of Port Elizabeth
My current interest is to develop methods for the detection of compounds in wastewater. Through this application, trends in population substance (ab)use over time can be measured. The comparitive levels of use of illicit substances is a good indicator of the scale of drug problems in a population, which are in turn linked to mental health. The prevalence and changes of use of pharmaceutical compounds can also be measured on a population scale to show how prescribing practices change and the effect of policy changes on drug use. The stability and factors affecting stability of target compounds are areas which require investigation for wastewater analysis as it continues to become a routine screening... Read more
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Waste water sampling, OZ Minerals Prominent Hill Pty Ltd, 15/05/2022 - 31/12/2022
Daily sampling at an agreed South Australian regional wastewater treatment plant, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, 15/03/2021 - 30/06/2021
Prison Wastewater Sampling and Analysis, SA Dept for Correctional Services, 11/08/2020 - 07/02/2021
Tracking use of novel psychoactive substances in Australia, Thyne Reid Foundation, 20/06/2017 - 31/01/2020
National Waste Water Analysis Pilot, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, 01/01/2017 - 30/12/2019
Waste water analysis to test methamphetamine usage levels, Western Australia Police, 01/08/2015 - 02/08/2018
Waste water analysis to test metabolites of a variety of drugs, Southern Adelaide Health Service, 01/10/2015 - 18/12/2017
Determination of population rates of drug use through analysis of wastewater samples, Central Adelaide Local Health Network Incorporated, 01/10/2011 - 01/10/2015
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Open access
27
22
3
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| 2018 |
Open access
11
9
2
|
| 2018 |
39
35
3
|
| 2016 |
107
92
55
|
| 2016 |
31
27
10
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
6
|
| 2023 |
|
| 2023 |
Open access
35
|
| 2023 |
Open access
2
94
|
| 2023 |
1
|
| 2022 |
15
10
104
|
| 2022 |
Open access
3
2
6
|
| 2022 |
Open access
9
5
4
|
| 2022 |
Open access
4
|
| 2022 |
1
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
2
2
1
|
| 2022 |
4
2
18
|
| 2022 |
Open access
7
7
4
|
| 2021 |
3
4
2
|
| 2021 |
Open access
47
40
26
|
| 2021 |
17
11
40
|
| 2021 |
Open access
9
8
5
|
| 2021 |
25
21
127
|
| 2021 |
8
5
2
|
| 2021 |
11
8
1
|
| 2021 |
4
3
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
30
23
7
|
| 2021 |
Open access
6
2
1
|
| 2020 |
Open access
4
3
15
|
| 2020 |
43
36
3
|
| 2020 |
Open access
21
18
1
|
| 2020 |
Open access
6
4
5
|
| 2020 |
Open access
29
24
78
|
| 2020 |
Open access
9
7
|
| 2020 |
Open access
|
| 2020 |
Open access
3
2
1
|
| 2020 |
28
22
3
|
| 2020 |
16
17
1
|
| 2020 |
14
13
|
| 2019 |
6
5
|
| 2019 |
Open access
9
7
3
|
| 2019 |
Open access
28
25
4
|
| 2019 |
Open access
27
22
3
|
| 2019 |
Open access
51
41
1
|
| 2019 |
Open access
125
117
383
|
| 2019 |
Open access
52
50
|
| 2019 |
Open access
12
10
1
|
| 2019 |
28
24
|
| 2019 |
13
13
18
|
| 2018 |
Open access
11
9
2
|
| 2018 |
39
35
3
|
| 2018 |
Open access
53
48
6
|
| 2018 |
5
5
1
|
| 2018 |
Open access
8
7
1
|
| 2018 |
Open access
67
60
6
|
| 2017 |
4
3
|
| 2017 |
Open access
11
11
|
| 2017 |
Open access
7
8
1
|
| 2017 |
Open access
8
3
|
| 2017 |
Open access
77
66
2
|
| 2016 |
107
92
55
|
| 2016 |
31
27
10
|
| 2015 |
Open access
13
11
|
| 2015 |
27
25
|
| 2015 |
33
32
1
|
| 2014 |
107
94
|
| 2014 |
Open access
51
44
19
|
| 2014 |
6
9
|
| 2013 |
Open access
272
244
25
|
| 2012 |
265
237
|
| 2011 |
27
25
|
| 2011 |
21
17
|
| 2011 |
8
9
|
| 2011 |
28
26
|
| 2011 |
Open access
302
258
|
| 2010 |
8
9
|
| 2010 |
5
4
|
| 2010 |
12
12
|
| 2010 |
10
10
|
| 2009 |
19
18
|
| 2008 |
10
9
|
| 2008 |
50
49
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
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| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2021 |
Open access
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| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
Open access
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| 2017 |
Open access
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| 2017 |
Open access
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| 2017 |
Open access
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| 2017 |
Open access
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Research
My current interest is to develop methods for the detection of compounds in wastewater. Through this application, trends in population substance (ab)use over time can be measured. The comparitive levels of use of illicit substances is a good indicator of the scale of drug problems in a population, which are in turn linked to mental health. The prevalence and changes of use of pharmaceutical compounds can also be measured on a population scale to show how prescribing practices change and the effect of policy changes on drug use. The stability and factors affecting stability of target compounds are areas which require investigation for wastewater analysis as it continues to become a routine screening method. So too the pharmacokinetic parameters relating the the metabolism of drugs to distinguish between consumed and disposed drugs in wastewater.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Allwater | AUSTRALIA |
| Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | GREECE |
| Arizona State University | UNITED STATES |
| Chuulangun Aboriginal Corporation | AUSTRALIA |
| CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
| Dalian Maritime University | CHINA |
| Drug and Alcohol Services SA | AUSTRALIA |
| ESR - Christchurch Science Centre | NEW ZEALAND |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Forensic Science SA | AUSTRALIA |
| Grenoble Alpes University | FRANCE |
| Institute of Environmental Science and Research | NEW ZEALAND |
| Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri | ITALY |
| Jaume I University | SPAIN |
| King's College London | UNITED KINGDOM |
| KWR Water Research Institute | NETHERLANDS |
| Lyell McEwin Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Neuroscience Research Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Norwegian Institute for Water Research | NORWAY |
| NSW Users and AIDS Association | AUSTRALIA |
| Queensland Health | AUSTRALIA |
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| SA Police | AUSTRALIA |
| St Vincent's Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology | AUSTRALIA |
| Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology | SWITZERLAND |
| Universitat Jaume I | SPAIN |
| Universiteit Antwerpen | BELGIUM |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Antwerp | BELGIUM |
| University of Athens | GREECE |
| University of Puget Sound | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Santiago de Compostela | SPAIN |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Tasmania | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Valencia | SPAIN |
| Women's and Children's Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| - Non target and suspect screening of compounds of concern in influent and effluent wastewater | Current |
| Characterisation and potential new treatments of colistin resistant Chryseobacterium spp.isolated from healthcare facilities | Current |
| Detecting chemical biomarkers of human activity using wastewater-based epidemiology | Current |
| Development of a pH-responsive implant for the targeted control of feral cats and the protection of native mammals | Current |
| Spatiotemporal study of stress biomarkers and benzodiazepines in Australian wastewater | Current |
| Addressing the challenges for measuring population biomarkers and cannabinoids by wastewater-based epidemiology | Completed |
| An investigation of potential biomarkers in children with autism spectrum disorder | Completed |
| Chemical and pharmacological investigation of Dodonaea polyandra | Completed |
| Development of injectable hydrogels for the delivery of therapeutic agents | Completed |
| Discovery of novel inhibitors of MAPK-interacting kinases as anti-tumour agents | Completed |
| Evaluation of drug transfer in human breast milk | Completed |
| Examining the role of melanin in disease states through its adsorption characteristics and their mechanisms | Completed |
| Investigations into selected aspects of the chemistry of illicit drugs | Completed |
| Population-scale drug use in Adelaide, South Australia, by wastewater analysis | Completed |
| The role of fatty acids on dicarbonyl- induced protein glycation, receptor expression and inflammatory biomarkers | Completed |
| Understanding the fate of drugs of addiction through wastewater treatment processes | Completed |
