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Keelin O'Reilly is a Research Officer at the Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP), located within the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) at Â鶹Éçmadou. Since 2022, Keelin has contributed to a diverse range of projects focused on alcohol and other drug policy, including treatment planning through the Drug and Alcohol Services Planning Model (DASPM), and analyses of drug laws, diversion programs, and decriminalisation.

With experience across both qualitative and quantitative methods, Keelin has worked on both government-commissioned projects and competitive research grants. Keelin's expertise spans quantitative data analysis, policy analysis, and qualitative interviews and focus groups including with people with lived experience of alcohol and other drug use.

In 2021, Keelin completed an Honours thesis at DPMP examining recommendations from government inquiries into drug law reform and decriminalisation, and in 2022, was selected to represent Australia at the UNODC Youth Forum.