Cancer
Tracks
Track 1
| Wednesday, April 10, 2024 |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Room 1&2 |
Speaker
Ms Rebecca Ellis
Director Of South Australia Services
Thorne Harbour Health
Session Introduction
11:30 AM - 11:35 AMBiography
Dr Sam Sperring
Research Officer
Western Sydney University
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer women’s experiences of gendered embodiment in the context of cancer
11:45 AM - 11:55 AMBiography
Sam Sperring is a researcher at the Translational Health Research Institute, University of Western Sydney. Here she wrote her dissertation on the cancer experiences of LGBQ women. She is a sessional academic at the University of Technology, Sydney where she teaches in the areas of gender and cultural studies.
Dr Rosalie Power
Research Fellow
Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University
Out with cancer: Challenging intersectional disadvantage and cis-heterosexism in cancer care
11:55 AM - 12:05 PMBiography
Dr Sonja Ellis
Associate Professor Human Development
The University of Waikato, New Zealand
Improving engagement in cervical screening among WSW: Insights from Aotearoa New Zealand
12:05 PM - 12:15 PMBiography
Dr Sonja Ellis is Associate Professor of Human Development at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Over a career of more than 20 years, Sonja has published widely in the field of LGBTIQ+ Psychology. She is lead author of the textbook LGBTIQ Psychology: An introduction.
Chairperson
Rebecca Ellis
Director Of South Australia Services
Thorne Harbour Health
