6D. ASRH Abstracts Session: Social, political & cultural aspects: Young people: Services, support, sexuality, and sexual health
Tracks
Track 4
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 |
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Speaker
Prof Jennifer Power
Principal Research Fellow
Australian Research Centre In Sex, Health And Society, La Trobe University
Young people’s experience of unwanted sex: complexities and change over time in the Australian Secondary Students and Sexual Health Survey
Biography
Prof Jennifer Power is a Principal Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, health and Society at la Trobe University
Mrs Tegan Jefferies
Student
Flinders University
Providing Safer Sexual and Relationship Health Services for People with Disability: Best Practice Recommendations for SHINE SA
Biography
Tegan Jefferies is a Master's of Public Health Student at Flinders University. She has previously completed her Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health Promotion). She is currently undertaking a placement with SHINE SA as a capstone in her coursework. She is passionate about advocating for sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Prof Jennifer Power
Principal Research Fellow
Australian Research Centre In Sex, Health And Society, La Trobe University
Beyond dental dams: a critical review of recent research on lesbian, bisexual and queer women’s sexual health
Biography
Prof Jennifer Power is a Principal Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, health and Society at La Trobe University
Ms Jordan Murray
Senior Program Manager
NSW Health (STI Programs Unit)
Case study: How Play Safe utilised peer-led creative to effectively engage young people in STI prevention messages through social marketing
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.
Mr Joseph Ronfeldt
MD Student Researcher
University Of Melbourne, Department Of General Practice And Primary Care
Engaging young men in sexual health through a dedicated Men's Sexual and Reproductive Health service
Biography
Joseph is a Doctor of Medicine Research Scholar student in the Melbourne Medical School at The University of
Melbourne undertaking their research project in the Department of General Practice and Primary Care.
Ms Lia Jacqueline Burns
Phd Student
Deakin University/Burnet Institute
How Tay adolescent girls and their female carers navigate social norms and sexual and reproductive health information in Vietnam.
Biography
A 3rd year PhD candidate and emerging researcher in adolescent sexual and reproductive health, building on 20 years of international development practice primarily in Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar. Interested in implementation research focusing on the sexual and reproductive health of women and girls in fragile and failing state settings.
Dr Alexandra James
Research Fellow
Australian Research Centre In Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University
The impact of silence: Young Chinese-Australians' Experience of Navigating Sex and Relationships
Biography
Jana Ventura is a Research Officer at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University. She is a public health researcher who works in the fields of multicultural health and sexual wellbeing, with a particular interest in the health of women and young people.
Dr Anthony Smith
Research Fellow
Centre for Social Research In Health, UNSW Sydney
Sexuality non-disclosure and concealment as functional: A qualitative study of multi-gender attracted men and non-binary people
Biography
Dr Anthony K J Smith (he/him) is a sociologist of health, gender, and sexuality specialising in HIV, sexual health, and LGBTQ+ communities. He is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, and a Lecturer at Curtin University.
