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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

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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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