Dr Erin Lalor AM

Chief Executive Officer at Alcohol and Drug Foundation

Dr Lalor was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Alcohol and Drug Foundation in 2017.

Erin has over 20 years of leadership experience in the health sector, working in clinical, academic and executive roles, and was previously CEO of the National Stroke Foundation.

She sits on a number of advisory committees in relation to public health, clinical improvements and evidence-based approaches to healthcare delivery.

Erin has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech and Hearing Science) and completed her PhD in 1997.

Qualifications
  • BAppSci (Hons) (Speech and Hearing)
  • GCCM
  • PhD
  • Erin was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2019 for significant service to community health through not-for-profit organisations.
Topics
  • Adverse events
  • Alcohol and drug related harm
  • Alcohol and other drugs
  • Cannabis
  • COVID-19
  • Drug use and mental ill-health
  • Mental ill-health
  • Methamphetamine (ICE)
  • Policy
  • Populations
  • Prevention
  • Research
  • Stigma
Industries
  • Workforce
  • Regional and remote communities
  • Lived experience
  • Emergency services
  • Media
  • Medical
Demographics
  • Children/youth
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  • Men
  • Women
  • Veterans
  • Older persons
  • Carers
  • Families
  • LGBTIQ+ people

Recent Media Commentary

Alcohol and other drug use during Covid-19

Pregnancy warning labels on alcoholic products

Tips for parents to talk to their children about alcohol and other drugs

Contact Details

Phone
0430 948 380

Social media

Organisation
Alcohol and Drug Foundation

Contact notes
Media team

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