Jane Mallick has a BSc. (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Tasmania. Her PhD from the University of Surrey Roehampton (UK) was titled Effective drug education: understanding and facilitating effective communication between parents and young people.

In the past 12 years Jane has worked in the United Kingdom in the drug prevention field, based at the University of Surrey, Roehampton. Her role there was diverse. She convened and taught on a Certificate in drug prevention to a range of multidisciplinary professionals including teachers, youth workers, police, health professionals, and policymakers in the drug prevention field. She also conducted a range of research and development projects in community drug and alcohol education. She has published widely for a range of audiences including: reports for key stakeholders and funding bodies, peer reviewed academic journals as well as and youth, parenting and community forums. She has presented her research at national and international drug and alcohol conferences.

Jane has an extensive experience in the development, implementation and management of a diverse range of research and evaluation projects in the drugs and alcohol field.  She has a particular interest in the effective implementation of community drug education and the research, evaluation and dissemination of such initiatives.

Mr Rowland (BTheol.; PGrad Diploma (Psych.); MPsyc.; PhD candidate (Health Psych)) has worked in the health sector for 9 years, including 6 years in health research. He is a registered psychologist and a member of the Australian Psychological Society. Mr Rowland has experience evaluating a number of community health interventions, and has worked on the Good Sports research agenda for the last 3 years. Mr Rowland's PhD is examining how ecological interventions can be used to affect behaviour change and how social capital is linked to the efficacy of community interventions. Mr Rowland has a strong publication record including articles in peer and non-peer reviewed journals. He has also presented at national and international conferences. Mr Rowland's current research interests are health promotion, health related behaviours, and community interventions.

Vanessa Kennedy has a BA (Hons) in Criminology from the University of Melbourne. She examined Australia’s drug policy, and drug prevention and education initiatives in her Honours thesis titled Popular Culture, Popular Drugs and Unpopular Policy; The Value of Popular Culture for Informing Drug Policy.

In 2004 Vanessa undertook research within the Centre for Youth Drug Studies into young peoples recreational drug use: Cultures of Use: Are We Experiencing the Normalisation of Recreational Drug Use in Victoria. Currently she is working as Research Officer on the monitoring and evaluation of the ADF’s Good Sports Program.