PhD project on young adults’ drinking cultures

Kia ora! My name is Ellan and I’m a PhD student keen to understand Dunedin’s drinking cultures and young adults’ (18-22) perspectives and experiences of drinking. And I am currently working towards analysing my data collection, which involved hanging out with groups of friends for a couple of hours at the start of your alcohol-related activities and asking about their views on drinking in non-commercial places and RTD drinking. The role that alcohol may have in life transition and understanding how young adults ‘learn’ to drink are areas that I am keen to explore. I intend to help make the voices of young adults louder in the conversation on alcohol in Aotearoa.