Dr Katinka van de Ven

Senior Lecturer , Criminology - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Phone: +61 (02) 6773 5002

Email: K.vandeVen@une.edu.au

Twitter: @KatinkavandeVen

Biography

Dr Katinka van de Ven is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology, UNE, and a Visiting Fellow as part of the Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP), UNSW. She conducts research in relation to alcohol and other drug treatment services systems, amongst others around procurement arrangements, workforce, client outcomes and COVID-19. Katinka also specialises in the use and supply of performance and image enhancing drugs (PIEDs), and its regulation, which includes projects focused on improving health services for people who use non-prescribed steroids and other enhancement drugs, harm reduction policies, and organised crime groups.

Katinka is an Editor-in-Chief of Performance Enhancement & Health and the Director of the Human Enhancement Drugs Network (HEDN). She also regularly acts as an advisor for government bodies in Australia and internationally such as for the NSW Coroners Court, the UK Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority.

Qualifications

PhD, Doctorate in Cultural and Global Criminology (DCGC), Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate: University of Kent/University of Hamburg/Utrecht University/Eötvös Loránd University (2016)
MA Criminology, Utrecht University, NL (2011)
MSc Clinical and Health Psychology, Utrecht University, NL (2010)

Awards

The Ian Potter Foundation, Knowledge and Learning/Travel grant (Reference: 20180387) (2018)
Postgraduate Research Prize, University of Kent (2016)
Young visiting scholars programme at the Aarhus University, Centre for Idraet (2014)
University of Kent 50th Anniversary Scholarship Scheme, University of Kent, Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) (2012-2015

Primary Research Area/s

Alcohol and other drugs; Performance and image enhancing drugs ; Doping and sport; Drug use and supply; Treatment service systems ; Drugs policy; Harm reduction; Translational research; Qualitative methods

Research Interests

Investigator on "Demand Study for Alcohol Treatment Services in the Northern Territory". Awarded by Northern Territory Department of Health (Australia) (2018-2019).
Investigator on "Development of a National Treatment Framework for the drug and alcohol system". Awarded by Commonwealth Department of Health (Australia) (2018-2019).
Principle Investigator on "Healthcare professionals and performance and image enhancing drugs (PIED) use: improving the quality and delivery of PIED e-learning programs". Awarded by UNSW-USyd Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Comorbidity Seed Funding (2018-2019).
Investigator on "Towards quality anti-doping education in recreational sports". Awarded by European Commission, ERASMUS+ Sport (2018-2020) .
Investigator on "Scoping Project National Treatment Framework". Awarded by Commonwealth Department of Health (Australia) (2017).

My research activities

Demand study for alcohol treatment services in the Northern Territory (2018-2019)
The Horizons Project: an empirical analysis of alcohol and other drug treatment funding, purchasing and workforce mechanisms (2017-2020)
Healthcare professionals and performance and image enhancing drug (PIED) use: improving the quality and delivery of PIED e-modules (Doping e-Learning Tools (DELTS) project) (2017-2020)
Development of a National Treatment Framework for the alcohol and other drug treatment system (2018-2019)
Steroid use and public health: the power of visual communication (2016-2017)

Research Supervision Experience

I am available for Honours, Masters, and PhD supervision in areas relating to performance and image enhancing drugs, alcohol and other drug treatment systems, drug use and supply, harm reduction and drug education. Please feel free get in touch if your specific interest does not fall under these umbrella categories; fresh and exciting research directions are always welcomed.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

van de Ven, K., Ritter, A., Chalmers, J., Berends, L. & Lancaster, K. (2020). Perceptions of funding and commissioning models for alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment services in Australia: a qualitative study of service providers and policymakers. Drug and Alcohol Review, 39(2), 189-197.
Van de Ven, K., Ritter, A., & Roche, A. (2020). Does workforce matter? Examining the relationship between workforce characteristics and client treatment outcomes in the alcohol and other drug field. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 27(1), 1-14. DOI: 10.1080/09687637.2019.1622649.
Thomas, N., van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2019). Barriers to harm reduction in rural contexts: a multi-dimensional exploration of rural risk environments. International Journal of Drug Policy. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.11.015
Van de Ven, K., Zahnow, R. McVeigh, J., & Winstock, A. (2020). The modes of administration of anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) users: are non-injecting users an overlooked population in health services? Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 27 (2), 131-135.
Kiepek, N., van de Ven, K., Dunn, M., & Forlini, C. (2019). Seeking legitimacy for broad understandings of substance use. International Journal of Drug Policy, 73, 58-63. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.07.014
Belackova, V., Roubalova, M., & van de Ven, K. (2019). Overview of “home” cultivation policies and the case for community-based cannabis supply. International Journal of Drug Policy, 71, 36-46. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.05.021
Mulrooney, K.J.D., van de Ven, K., McVeigh, J., & Collins, R. (2019). Steroid Madness- has the dark side of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) been over-stated? Performance Enhancement & Health, 6 (3–4), 98-102. DOI: 10.1016/j.peh.2019.03.001
Corazza, O., Simonato, P., Santacroce, R., Mooney, R. Rácmolnár, L., De Luca, I., Cinosi, E., van de Ven, K., Marini, M., Wellsted, D., Sullivan, K., Demostrovics, Z., Bersani, G., Martinotti, G. (2019). The Emergence of Exercise Addiction, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and other psychopathological correlates in Fitness Settings. PLOS One, 14(4). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213060
Ritter, A., & van de Ven, K. (2019). Is health or social welfare the right question? Response to commentaries. Drug and Alcohol Review, 38(2), 129-130. DOI: 10.1111/dar.12900
Ritter, A., & van de Ven, K. (2019). Alcohol and other drug treatment commissioning and purchasing: Is it health care or social welfare? Drug and Alcohol Review, 38(2), 119-122. DOI: 10.1111/dar.12871.
Van de Ven, K., Dunn, M., & Mulrooney, K. (2018). Performance and image enhancing drug (PIED) producers and suppliers: a retrospective content analysis of PIED-provider cases in Australia from 2010-2016. Trends in Organized Crime, 1-11. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12117-018-9348-5.
Van de Ven, K., Maher, L., Memedovic, S., Jackson, E., & Iversen J. (2018). Health risk and health seeking behaviours among people who inject performance and image enhancing drugs (PIEDs) who access needle syringe programs in Australia. Drug and Alcohol Review, 37(7), 837-884.DOI: 10.1111/dar.1283.
Coomber, R., Moyle, L. Belackovac, V., Decorte, T., Hakkarainen, P., Hathaway, A, Laidler, K.J., Lenton, S., Murphy, S., Scott, J., Stefunkova, M., van de Ven, K., Vlaemynck, M., Werse, B. (2018). The burgeoning recognition and accommodation of the social supply of drugs in international criminal justice systems: An eleven-nation comparative overview. International Journal of Drug Policy, 58, 93-10. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.05.010.
Van de Ven, K., & R.M. Koenraadt (2017). Exploring the relationship between online buyers and sellers of image and performance enhancing drugs (IPEDs): Quality issues, trust and self-regulation. International Journal of Drug Policy, 50, 48-55. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.09.004.
Koenraadt, R.M. & van de Ven, K. (2017). The Internet and lifestyle drugs: an analysis of demographic characteristics, methods, and motives of online purchasers of illicit lifestyle drugs in the Netherlands. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 25(4), 1-11. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2017.1369936.
Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2017). Social Suppliers: Exploring the cultural contours of the performance and image enhancing drug (PIED) market amongst bodybuilders in the Netherlands and Belgium. International Journal of Drug Policy, 40, 6-15.
Van de Ven, K. (2016). Markten, cultuur en prestatie- en uiterlijkbevorderende middelen (PUBM): de eigenschappen van dealers die opereren in België en Nederland (Markets, culture and performance and image enhancing drugs (PIEDs): the characteristics of dealers operating in Belgium and the Netherlands). Tijdschrift voor Cultuur en Criminaliteit, 2(6), 26-47.
Van de Ven, K. (2016). ‘Blurred lines’: Anti-Doping, national policies, and the performance and image enhancing drug (PIED) market in Belgium and the Netherlands. Performance Enhancement & Health, 4(3), 94-102.
Fincoeur, B., van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2015). The Symbiotic Evolution of Anti-Doping and Supply Chains of Doping Substances: How criminal networks may benefit from anti-doping policy. Trends in Organized Crime, 18(3), 229-250.

Government Reports and Other Submissions

Australian Government Department of Health (2019). National Framework for Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Treatment 2019–29. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Department of Health.
Barrett, L., Hughes, C., Ritter, A., van de Ven, K., Barratt, M., & Kowalski, M. (2019, May). DPMP submission to the NSW Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug ‘ice’. Available here: https://www.iceinquiry.nsw.gov.au//assets/scii/response-submissions/057-Drug-Policy-Modelling-Program-UNSW.pdf
Stephens, D., Clifford, S., Mellor, R., van de Ven, K., Ritter, A., Smith, J.A., D’Abbs, P., Stevens, M., Dyall, D. & Christie, B. (2019). Demand Study for Alcohol Treatment Services in the Northern Territory. Darwin, Menzies School of Health Research. Northern Territory Government: Department of Health. Available here: https://www.menzies.edu.au/page/Research/Projects/Alcohol/Demand_Study_for_Alcohol_Treatment_Services_in_the_Northern_Territory/
Ritter, A., & van de Ven, K. (2017). Phase 1 of the development of a National Treatment Framework for drug and alcohol treatment services. Australian Government: Department of Health. Not available for public.
Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Drug Law Reform: Van de Ven, K., & Zahnow, R. (2017). Why Australia should stop ramping up their steroid laws and help users instead. Submission into the Victorian parliamentary inquiry into drug law reform, Sydney, Drug Policy Modelling Program, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. (Submitted 17 March 2017). Available here: https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/lrrcsc/inquiries/article/2810

Books

Van de Ven, K., Mulrooney, K.J.D., & McVeigh, J. (2019). Human Enhancement Drugs. UK: Routledge. ISBN: 978-1-13-855279-1

Book Chapters

Van de Ven, K., & de Zeeuw, T. (forthcoming). Illicit Performance and Image Enhancing Drug Markets in Belgium and the Netherlands. In D. Siegel & H. Nelen (eds.), Contemporary organized crime: developments, challenges and responses. 2th edition. New York: Springer.
Van de Ven, K., Mulrooney, K.J.D., & Townshend, H. (forthcoming). Image and performance enhancing drug (IPED) dealers and their motives. In T. Ayres, C. Ancrum, & S. Rolls (eds.), Understanding Drug Dealing and Illicit Drug Markets: National and International Perspectives. London: Routledge.
Belackova, V., van de Ven, K., & Roubalova, M. (2020). “Not just one policy” – laws on home cannabis cultivation and approaches to their evaluation. In Tom Decorte, Simon Lenton & Chris Wilkins, (eds.), ), Legalizing cannabis. Experiences, lessons and scenarios. UK: Routledge.
Van de Ven, K., Mulrooney, K., McVeigh, J. (2019). An Introduction to Human Enhancement Drugs. In K. van de Ven, K. Mulrooney, & J. McVeigh (eds.), Human Enhancement Drugs. UK: Routledge.
Mulrooney, K., Van de Ven, K., McVeigh, J., & Collins, R. (2019). Steroid Madness - Has the dark-side of AAS been over-stated? In K. van de Ven, K. Mulrooney, & J. McVeigh (eds.), Human Enhancement Drugs. UK: Routledge.
Mulrooney, K.J.D., & Van de Ven, K. (2019). ‘The fittest on earth’: Deviant Leisure and the use of performance and image enhancement drugs within CrossFit communities. In O. Smith, & T. Raymen (eds.), Deviant Leisure: Contemporary Perspectives on Leisure and Harm. UK: Palgrave.
Van de Ven, K. (2017). Illicit Performance and Image Enhancing Drug Markets. In D. Siegel & H. Nelen (eds.), Contemporary organized crime: developments, challenges and responses. 1^st edition. New York: Springer.
Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2017). Drug testing high school athletes and fitness. In D.E. Newton (ed.), Steroids and Doping in Sports [second edition]. US: ABC-CLIO.

Editorials

Van de Ven, K., Dunn, M., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2020). Human enhancement drugs and new(?) research directions. Performance Enhancement & Health, 7(3-4). DOI: 10.1016/j.peh.2020.100160
Dunn, N., McKay, F.H., & van de Ven, K. (2019). There’s a (drug policy) storm coming. Performance Enhancement & Health, 6(3-4), 95-97. DOI: 10.1016/j.peh.2019.05.001
Henning, A., & van de Ven, K. (2017). ‘Counting your steps’: The use of wearable technology to promote employees’ health and wellbeing. Performance Enhancement & Health, 5(4), 123-124.

Other Published Articles

Van de Ven, K., Mulrooney K.J.D., & Thomas, N, (2019). As drug deaths rise in rural Australia, we must do more to prevent overdoses [online publication]. AUS: The Conversation.
Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney K.J.D. (2019). It’s not all gym junkies and ‘roid rage’ – people use steroids for a variety of reasons [online publication]. AUS: The Conversation.
Van de Ven, K., & Corazza, O. (2019). Do you plan your life around your fitness schedule? You could be addicted to exercise [online publication]. AUS: The Conversation.
Mulrooney, K.J.D., & van de Ven, K. (2017). Doping among amateur athletes like CrossFitters is probably more common than you’d think. AUS: The Conversation
Van de Ven, K, & Zahnow, R. (2017). Australia should stop beefing up its steroid laws – that won’t help users [online publication]. AUS: The Conversation.
Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney K.J.D. (2016). Doping controls in gyms – ineffective, costly and more common than you think [online publication]. UK: The Conversation.
Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney K.J.D. (2016). In a bid for the perfect profile pic, young men are increasingly turning to steroids [online publication]. UK: The Conversation.
Van de Ven, K. (2016, October). The 25 best/worst drugs for men. UK: Men’s Health.
Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2016, April). CrossFit: a lifestyle of optimal health? UK: CHALK CrossFit Magazine.
Van de Ven, K. (2016, May). Anabolen op de zwarte markt [steroids on the black market]. NL: Muscle and Fitness.
Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2015). Safety of contaminated vitamins and nutritional supplements can’t be left to consumers [online publication]. UK: The Conversation.
Mulrooney, K.J.D., & van de Ven, K. (2015). Why organised crime should not be used to shape anti-doping policy [online publication]. UK: The Conversation.
Mulrooney, K.J.D., & van de Ven, K. (2015). ‘Muscle Profiling’: Anti-doping policy and deviant leisure [commentary]. UK: Deviant Leisure Network.
Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney K.J.D. (2014). Anti-Doping “on Steroids”: Bigger, stronger and faster [commentary]. DK: International Network of Doping Research.
Van de Ven, K. (2012, May). Dopingdealer of sportmaatje [doping dealer or sports buddy?]. NL: Crimelink.

MEDIA

Profoundly Pointless (2019, August). Steroid and PED Researcher Dr. Katinka van de Ven. Invited as guest speaker. Available here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/52eedqaA7cHn2hvPwv9gTa?si=Vl-ftmTXSCyrVXKAXcbxVw
Northern Daily Leader (2019, December). Rural Drug use: Rural drug users, like Tamworth, die at twice the rate. Available here: https://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/6555611/rural-drug-users-die-at-twice-the-rate-due-to-lack-of-services/?cs=159 Expert comments.
ABC News (2019, July). Discussing doping case of Shayna Jack [live TV]. AUS: ABC News. Invited as one of the guest speakers.
UTS Central News and 2SER Radio Sydney (2019, June). Exercise Addiction: what happens when healthy becomes unhealthy [video]. Available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgFWKsxbaXI&feature=youtu.be. Invited as one of the guest speakers.
The Ticket, ABC News (July, 2018). Steroids and organized crime [radio]. Invited as one of the guest speakers.
Triple J Hack, ABC News (2018, April). The rise of backyard steroids labs [radio]. Invited as one of the guest speakers.
Contributed to three doping-related science media stories of the Australian Academy of Science including: ‘What are anabolic androgenic steroids? ‘Human growth hormone: Wonder drug, or not worth the risk?’, and; ‘Erythropoietin (EPO): An endurance athlete’s drug of choice’ (2018, February).

External Profiles

Further Information

Katinka regularly act as an advisor regarding PIED policy for the Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, the Police, and the Health Care Inspectorate in the Netherlands, and for the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in the UK. She also provides PIED-related workshops to healthcare professionals.