Emma is the President of the Australasian Sexual Health & HIV Nurses Association. She is an endorsed Nurse Practitioner, HIV S100 prescriber and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner working in a regional Sexual Health & BBV service. She is enthusiastic about promoting innovative practice, person-centred care, and nurse-led research.

Michael is undertaking a PhD at the Burnet Institute, with a focus on STI epidemiology and prevention among gay and bisexual men in the era of PrEP. Michael's research involves using sentinel surveillance data to monitor epidemiological trends in HIV and STIs and to evaluate large-scale public health interventions.