8D. ASRH Abstracts Session: Epidemiology, prevention & public health: Prevention interventions and behavioural data
Tracks
Track 4
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Speaker
Ms Jordan Murray
Senior Program Manager
NSW Health (STI Programs Unit)
Developing a digital tool that *actually* tells people where they can get an STI test
Biography
Jordan Murray is a Senior Program Manager at the NSW STI Programs Unit and brings more than 10 years of marketing and communications experience to her public health practice. Jordan has a passion for infectious diseases, health promotion and really good post campaign evaluation reports.
Dr Sylvia Kauer
Research Fellow
Australian Research Centre In Sex, Health And Society, La Trobe University
Hard-to-have conversations: Parent-adolescent communication about sex and relationships.
Biography
Dr. Sylvia Kauer's research interests include youth sexual and mental health. Since 2019, her role has involved analysing data from the Australian Survey of Secondary Student and Sexual Health (SSASH) to improve sex education, sexual health practices, and respectful relationships for young people in Australia.
Dr Cathy Watson
Senior Research Fellow
University Of Melbourne
Differences in reported sexual activity between adolescents attending general practice in metropolitan and rural/regional areas of Victoria
Biography
Dr Cathy Watson is the project manager of the RAd Health cluster randomised controlled trial (Rebate for Adolescent Health) at the University of Melbourne. She also works as a nurse practitioner at The Women's and loves the intersection between clinical work and research.
Ms Jordan Murray
Senior Program Manager
NSW Health (STI Programs Unit)
‘Not PALMing it off’: A collaborative approach to addressing the sexual health needs of PALM Scheme workers in NSW
Biography
Jordan Murray is a Senior Program Manager at the NSW STI Programs Unit and brings more than 10 years of marketing and communications experience to her public health practice. Jordan has a passion for infectious diseases, health promotion and really good post campaign evaluation reports.
Miss Bernadette Ryan
Research Assistant
Burnet Institute
'A game-changer': Evaluating preferences and acceptability of novel active syphilis self-testing modalities among gay and bisexual men in Australia
Biography
Bernadette works with Burnet Institute as a qualitative research assistant in the STI and HIV prevention group.
Ms Kate Whitford
Research Officer
Kirby Institute
Incentives for STI Testing? Impact and challenges in remote communities in central Australia
Biography
Kate Whitford is a Research Officer and PhD candidate at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney. Kate (BA Psych, MPH) has 10 years’ experience in public health research, surveillance, and a range of intervention and qualitative studies exploring strategies to reduce the impact of STIs in Australia, Fiji and Indonesia.
Ms Cherie Bennett
Nursing Policy and Advocacy Lead
ASHM
Nurses at the Frontline: Scaling Up STI Screening Through Walk-in Urgent Care Clinics
Biography
Cherie is a passionate healthcare professional and educator who has been working in the HIV, Sexual Health, and Viral Hepatitis sector for over a decade. Her portfolio of work spans a range of government, non-government, research and healthcare settings.
Ms Nicola Brandon
Clinical Education Team manager
SHINE SA
Taking sexual and reproductive health services inside: Embedding best practice care in South Australia prisons
Biography
Nikki is manager of the clinical and community education team where she coordinates and provides clinical education. She has been working as a sexual and reproductive health nurse for over 30 years and continues to work for SHINE SA’s outreach clinic within correctional facilities.
