11C. ASRH Abstract Session: Social, political & cultural aspects
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| Wednesday, September 16, 2026 |
| 11:20 AM - 12:50 PM |
Speaker
Prof Jennifer Power
Deputy Director
ARCSHS La Trobe
Sexual health education and service access young people with disability or chronic conditions or who are neurodiverse
Biography
Jennifer Power is Deputy Director of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University where she leads a program of research on sexual health and wellbeing.
Prof Jennifer Power
Deputy Director
ARCSHS La Trobe
Zihan Xu
PhD Student
University Of Melbourne
What Are People Saying About DoxyPEP? A Topic-Based Analysis of Reddit Discussions
Biography
Zihan Xu is a PhD student at the University of Melbourne. She received her Master’s in Health Informatics from Weill Cornell Medicine. Her research focuses on natural language processing, multimodal large language models, and digital health, particularly analyzing sexual health discourse to bridge clinical evidence and real-world public perception.
Ms Maddison Stratten
Sexual Health Promotion Officer
ISLHD HIV & Related Programs Unit
Lived experiences On The Couch: bridging a gap & shifting attitudes
Biography
Maddison Stratten is a sexual health promotion officer with the Caddyshack Project in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District HIV and Related Programs (HARP) unit. Maddy is passionate about communicating sexual and reproductive health, consent and relationships content in accessible, engaging ways across digital platforms.
Professor Tinashe Dune
Professor | Head of Department, Psychology
Charles Darwin University
EMPOWERING AGENCY: A YOUTH-DETERMINED MODEL FOR MIGRANT AND REFUGEE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS IN WESTERN SYDNEY
Biography
Professor Tinashe Dune is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Head of the Department of Psychology at Charles Darwin University, and an Adjunct Professor at Western Sydney University. Her research spans clinical, social, and cultural psychology, with a focus on sexual and reproductive health, equity, and the wellbeing of marginalized populations.
Dr Julie-Anne Carroll
Lecturer
Queensland University Of Technology
Trust, Heat, and Smell: Findings from a Qualitative Investigation into Acceptability of Preventative Doxy-PrEP for STIs and Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviours in a Queensland Cohort.
Biography
Julie-Anne Carroll, PhD, is a Lecturer in the School of Public Health & Social Work (SPHSW, QUT). She lectures in Gender Equity, Social Determinants of Health, and Sociology and Health. She is currently PI on a project investigating the acceptability of Doxy-PREP as STI Preventative Treatments in at-risk social groups.
Mr Jonathan Weiss
Principal Planner
ACON
Doxy-PEP: Do it after you do it – igniting a national conversation about syphilis prevention
Biography
Jonathan Weiss is the Principal Planner for HIV and Sexual Health campaigns at ACON. He manages Ending HIV as well as Emen8, leading his team to produce campaigns and content across a range of HIV and sexual health topics.