School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Fredrik has a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Mid Sweden University. After graduation he worked for 8 years as a research assistant for the National Institute for Working Life in Sweden where he conducted work in the fields of health promotion, organizational development, professional development and alcohol and other drug policies. In 2005 he joined the National Drug Research Institute at Curtin University, WA as project coordinator for a community development project in rural Western Australia, in the city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Within the scope of that project he worked with community assessment, social marketing for normative change, focus groups, and a range of community interventions to address excessive alcohol use.

Prior to joining CSU in 2010 Fredrik was a member and chairperson of a number of community committees such as management committee member of Goldfields Men???s Health Inc. and the Eastern Goldfields Halfway House Inc., expert advisor to the Sobering-Up Shelter, Bega Garnbirringu Aboriginal Health Services, reviewer of the Curtin University Human Research Ethics Committee, chair of the Goldfields Alcohol & Other Drug Reference Group, vice chair of the Kalgoorlie Local Drug Action Group, treasurer of the Eastern Goldfields Sexual Assault Resource Centre and management committee member of the Goldfields State Emergency Services.

Research

In 2009 he received his PhD from Curtin University. His thesis investigated facilitators and obstacles of best practice when preventing alcohol-related harm in the workplace. Research interests include:

• Prevention from a holistic perspective and the human/environment interaction and how that affects individual health and lifestyle patterns.
• Organisational and professional development
• Best practice research and intervention development

Selected Publications

• Velander, F, Schineanu, A., Liang W. and Midford, R. (2010) Digging for gold and coming up blue: a health survey in the mining industry, Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 26(5):pp 
  
• Velander, F., Schineanu, A. and Midford, R. (2010) Attitudes and knowledge of alcohol related harm minimisation initiatives in a rural Australian city: a baseline survey; Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 17(4): 354-369  
  
• Schineanu, A., Velander, F., and Saggers, S. (2010) "Don't wake up angry no more" - The evaluation of the Norseman Voluntary Liquor Agreement, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia. 
• Velander, F., Schineanu, A. and Saggers, S. (2010) Kalgoorlie Alcohol Action Project: 2006-2009 Evaluation; National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia.
• Schineanu, A., Velander F. and Midford, R. (2007) Kalgoorlie Alcohol Action Project Baseline Report; National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia.
• Velander, F (1999) A trainee program - a tool for working life development, Experiences from the first phase of a trainee program at the National Institute for Working Life, ??stersund, Sweden. Arbetslivsrapport 1999: 6.

Book chapters

• Midford R., Velander, F. & Allsop, S., (2005)Alcohol and Other Drugs in the Workplace in Stockwell, T., Gruenewald, P.J., Toumbourou, J.W., & Loxley, W. (Eds.), Preventing Harmful Substance Use: The Evidence Base for Policy and Practice. John Wiley & Sons.

Conference presentations

• Velander, F. (2008) Digging deep and coming up blue - results from a comprehensive health screening in a mining company. Rural & Remote Mental Health Conference, 11-13 November 2009, Kalgoorlie, WA.
• Velander, F., (2008) The Use of Social Marketing to Change Attitudes to Alcohol. The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference (APSAD) November 2008, Sydney Convention Centre, Sydney
• Velander, F., (2008) Prevention of alcohol related harm in the workplace - an exploratory study investigating the obstacles to and facilitators of best practice. Centre for International Health Doctoral Forum 2008, 3 rd July 2008, Perth, WA.
• Velander, F., (2008) Working Together for Success. Drug and Alcohol Office Annual Workshop, 12 March 2008, Perth.
• Velander, F., (2007) Kalgoorlie Alcohol Action Project - preventing alcohol related harm in an outback community of Western Australia. 18 th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm. 13-17 May 2007, Warsaw, Poland.
• Velander, F., (2007) Current Alcohol Trends in the Region - results of a baseline study. Local Drug Action Groups Inc., Goldfields Regional Forum. 22-23 June 2007, Kalgoorlie.
• Velander, F., (2007) Investigating a Community's Readiness for Changing the Way it Deals with Alcohol. Free public seminar at the National Drug Research Institute, Thursday 19 th June, 2007.
• Velander, F., (2006) Investigating a Community's Readiness for Change the Way it Deals with Alcohol: Findings from the West Australian Community of Kalgoorlie. The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference (APSAD) 2006. Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns Queensland, Sunday 5 - Wednesday 8 November 2006.

Abstract Review Commitment:

• 19th National Australian Health Promotion Association Conference , The Sebel, Albert Park, Melbourne, 2010.
• Rural and Remote Mental Health Conference, Western Australian Schoolof Mines, 11-13 November 2009, Kalgoorlie, WA.