A5027329095- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Family Support in Illness
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Reproductive Biology and Fertility
- Sex work and related issues
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Ovarian function and disorders
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Gender, Security, and Conflict
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
Translational Research Institute
2017-2025
Western Sydney University
2016-2025
University of Connecticut
2024
ORCID
2021
Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals
2020
WaterNSW
2020
In Australia and Canada, the sexual health needs of migrant refugee women have been increasing concern, because their underutilization services higher rate problems. Previous research on women's has focused risk difficulties, or barriers to service use, rather than construction understanding sexuality health, which may influence use outcomes. Further, few studies pay attention overlapping role culture, gender, class, ethnicity in health. This qualitative study used an intersectional...
Experiences and constructions of menarche menstruation are shaped by the sociocultural environment in which women embedded. We explored experiences among migrant refugee resettled Sydney, Australia, Vancouver, Canada. Seventy-eight semistructured individual interviews 15 focus groups comprised 82 participants were undertaken with from Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, varying American countries. analyzed data using thematic decomposition, identifying overall theme “cycles...
The present study was designed to explore experiences and constructions of fertility control among new migrant refugee women in Sydney, Australia Vancouver, Canada. Seventy-eight individual interviews 15 focus groups (n = 82) were conducted with who had migrated from Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, America. Participants positioned having children as a cultural religious mandate central woman's identity. Many limited knowledge about contraception, contraception forbidden...
There is growing recognition that health care professionals (HCPs) and policy makers are insufficiently equipped to provide culturally competent lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer intersex (LGBTQI) cancer patients their families. We examined HCP attitudes, knowledge, practices regarding LGBTQI using a mixed-methods research design.Surveys were completed by 357 oncology HCPs in nursing (40%), medical (24%), allied (19%), clinical leadership roles (11%); 48 of the surveyed...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or intersex (LGBTQI) people with cancer and their carers report poorer psychological outcomes than the general non-LGBTQI population. There is growing acknowledgement that these health inequities can be explained by minority stress, which buffered social support.
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women is a term that encompasses range of conditions, including endometriosis, vulvodynia, painful bladder syndrome and adenomyosis. Given the impact on penetrative sex, fertility potentially motherhood, CPP may also women's identities as wife or partner, mother, woman. The aim this study was to explore similarities differences experiences with endometriosis non-endometriosis related CPP. A total 17 participants aged between 21 48 years old participated three...
There is a pressing need for greater understanding and focus on cancer survivorship informal caring of trans people (binary non-binary), across tumor types, to inform culturally safe inclusive information care. This qualitative study, part the mixed methods Out with Cancer project, examined experiences embodiment identity after diagnosis treatment. We drew open-ended survey responses from 63 survivors 23 carers, as well interviews photo-elicitation activity subset 22 participants (15...
Abstract Background LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or intersex) communities are increasingly recognized as a vulnerable and high-risk population in oncology. cancer carers, including carers who other of people, experience many the same stressors patients but their support needs often overlooked literature. Method This mixed-methods study examined distress quality life carers. Online surveys were completed by 129 31 took part one-to-one semi-structured interview....
Transgender (trans) women are at higher risk of sexual violence than cisgender women, with trans color reported to be highest risk. This study examined subjective experiences for 31 living in Australia, average age 29 (range 18–54), through in-depth interviews. An additional photovoice activity and follow-up interviews were completed by 19 women. Data analyzed thematic analysis feminist intersectionality theory, identifying the following themes. The first theme, “‘A sexually tinged violation...
Awareness of the specific needs LGBTQI cancer patients has led to calls for inclusivity, cultural competence, safety and humility in care. Examination oncology healthcare professionals' (HCP) perspectives is central identifying barriers facilitators inclusive
Purpose This paper examines the subjective experience of medical interventions on intersex bodies to reduce cancer risk.
Objective Migrant and refugee women experience inequities in sexual reproductive health (SRH) care, reflected the low uptake of SRH services. It is essential for healthcare providers educators to be aware women's preferences information service delivery, provide culturally responsive care. Identifying migrant delivery objective this study.Design This study investigated issue, communities living Australia Canada. Eighty-four individual interviews 16 focus groups comprising 85 participants...
Abstract Background Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) adolescents young adults (AYAs) with cancer report higher levels of depression anxiety lower health related quality life than non-LGBTQI AYAs cancer, LGBTQI cancer. This mixed methods study examined AYAs' experiences care, to understand these disparities. Methods Online surveys were completed by 95 (age 16–39 years); 19 took part in a one-to-one semi structured interview. Reflexive thematic analysis...
To showcase a novel, theoretically informed methodology for conducting scoping reviews by operationalising critical theory. And to advance the field of women's digital health applying this review (CSR) research on menstrual tracking apps (MTAs). 116 articles published in English, between November 2015 and 2023, focusing MTAs, and/or user's experiences were thematically analysed through Foucauldian concept problematisation analytics from psychology. This method examined what was produced as...
Abstract Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people face unique challenges in the context of cancer due to cis-heterocentric constructions sexuality oncological care. This paper explores impacts these for LGBTQ with a cervix, examining embodied sexual changes renegotiation during after cancer, implications people’s access relevant, tailored information support. Semi-structured interviews were conducted 57 cervix 14 intimate partners, representing range types stages. Data...
Background: Sexual dysfunction is prevalent in the Australian population, affecting over half of men regardless age and sexual identity. It can have significant impacts on men's physical health, mental well-being, quality life if left untreated. The present study aimed to examine trends factors associated with help seeking behaviour among a cohort men. Methods: Four waves longitudinal data from Longitudinal Study Male Health (Ten Men) were used analysis. We included adult aged 18 years above...
This study examined lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) cancer patients' sexual well-being post-cancer, the associations between social support, physical concerns, distress, quality of life (QOL), coping. We used a mixed-methods approach, including 430 surveys 103 interviews, representing range tumor types, gender identities, age groups, status. The findings indicated that LGBTQI people with experience declines in following cancer, which are associated reduced...
Objective The purpose of this study was to examine how cancer-related fertility concerns impact on couple relationships from the perspectives people with cancer (PWC) and partners cancer. Methods A qualitative research design used, drawing data open-ended responses a survey in-depth individual interviews. Eight hundred seventy-eight PWC (693 women, 185 men) 144 (82 62 men), across range tumour types age groups, completed survey, 78 (61 women 17 26 (13 13 participated in semi-structured...
Endometriosis, which affects 1 in 10 people assigned female at birth, is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease with high symptom burden and adverse socioemotional impacts. There need for an accessible, cost-effective, low-burden intervention to support individuals managing their endometriosis condition.
There has been a call for research on migrant and refugee women's negotiation of diverse discourses cultural constraints associated with sexual embodiment, including menopause, in order to facilitate reproductive health understand gendered subjectivity. This study examined the construction experience menopause among women who had settled Australia or Canada last 10 years. Eighty-four individual interviews 16 focus groups comprising 85 participants were conducted (total n = 169), aged 18...