Lynne Magor-Blatch, MAPS, MCFP Lynne is a forensic psychologist and an Associate Professor at the University of Canberra. She commenced her training in TCs in the United Kingdom in 1974, working at both Alpha House in Portsmouth and the Ley Community in Oxford. In 1979 she returned to Australia to take up a position with the Victorian Government in Community Education and later, with the Victorian Health Department, working in drug education and prevention at school and community level. She has more than 36 years experience within the Alcohol and Other Drug field, in both the non-government and Government sectors, as a program and clinical director, policy officer, lecturer, researcher and consultant. She has worked within Mental Health as Secretariat Manager to the National Mental Health Working Group and the National Comorbidity Taskforce, in crisis counselling and forensic services. Lynne has extensive experience in program planning and development, particularly in the area of diversion initiatives for offenders and in the establishment of therapeutic community programs for women and families. Lynne is the primary author of a number of publications, training programs and treatment interventions and has presented at both national and international conferences. Lynne is the National Convener of the Australian Psychological Society's Psychology and Substance Use Interest Group and the Chair of the Illicit Drugs in Sports Initiative. She is also a member of the ADCA Board, APSAD Scientific Committee and the IGCD Expert Reference Group. She is undertaking a PhD with the University of NSW with a study entitled: Intervention for Amphetamine-type Stimulant (ATS) use in the Therapeutic Community. In 2010, Lynne was inducted into the National Drug and Alcohol Awards Honour Roll.