ProfessorRachel Skinner
Conjoint Professor
Faculty of Medicine and Health
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- Conjoint ProfessorFaculty of Medicine and Health
RESEARCH INTERESTs
Prof Skinner has current projects and supervised students on the topics of 1) social media use by adolescents and its impact on sexual relationships and health, 2) sexuality and gender diversity in children and adolescents, 3) adolescent health literacy and digital technologies 4) HPV vaccination and 5) adolescent risk-taking behaviour. She is actively seeking students and new collaborations in these fields of work.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTImproving health outcomes via the Australian Research Consortium for Trans Youth and Children (ARCTYC)Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Jul 2024People funded by this grant:
- Morgan H,
- Anderson J,
- Bourne A,
- Furzer B,
- Cooper MM
- GRANTRewarding Research 2024Faculty of Medicine and Health1 Jan 2024People funded by this grant:
- Skinner R
- GRANTEnhancing adolescents health through digital health literacyAustralian Research Council (ARC)8 Apr 2020 - 31 Dec 2025People funded by this grant:
- Scott K,
- Kang M,
- Skinner R,
- Caldwell P,
- McCaffery K
- GRANTShould Medicare fund a rebate for an adolescent and young person's health assessment in general practice A cluster randomised controllled trialNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2020People funded by this grant:
- Ride J,
- Sanci L,
- Lim M,
- Chondros P,
- Sawyer SM
- GRANTUsing practice analytics to understand variation and support reflective practiceNSW Health1 Jan 2020People funded by this grant:
- Skinner R
- GRANTThe health, social and economic implications of risk-taking in adolescence over the life-course: a data linkage study of the Raine cohortNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2019People funded by this grant:
- Doherty D,
- Straker L,
- Skinner R,
- Steinbeck KK,
- Cunich M
- GRANTIMCRC: Project: Manufacture and multi-setting usability study, supply chain impact/disruption assessment and Phase 1 clinical study of an innovative vaccine delivery technology - Innovative Manufacturing CRC Limited and Vaxxas Pty Ltd - Cristyn DaviesInnovative Manufacturing CRC (IMCRC)1 Sep 2018People funded by this grant:
- Fahimnia B,
- Booy R,
- Skinner R
- GRANTCentre of Research Excellence in Adolescent Health ServicesNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2017People funded by this grant:
- Sanci L,
- Dawson A,
- Brooks F,
- Schofield D,
- Skinner R
- GRANTIdentifying and addressing gaps in Australias adolescent HPV vaccination programNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Gidding HF,
- Temple-Smith M,
- Wand H,
- Hocking JS,
- Guy R
- GRANTOnline and offline social networks and the development of sexual agencyAustralian Research Council (ARC)7 Apr 2015 - 30 Jun 2020People funded by this grant:
- Cooper S,
- Lim M,
- Chung K,
- Skinner R,
- Albury K
- GRANTSafe Schools Coalition AustraliaFoundation for Young Australians1 Apr 2015People funded by this grant:
- Davies C,
- Skinner R,
- Ullman J,
- Robinson K
- GRANTRandomised Controlled Evaluation of a Complex Intervention to Promote Uptake of School-based HPV VaccinationNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2015People funded by this grant:
- Zimet G,
- Stoney T,
- Whyte P,
- Regan DG,
- Cooper S
- GRANTAdolescents & Parents Shared Decision-Making about HPV VaccinationBUPA Foundation (Australia) Ltd1 Jan 2011People funded by this grant:
- Cooper S,
- Skinner R,
- McCaffery K
- GRANTChildhood determinants of risky sexual behaviour in adolescence: a prospective cohort studyNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2010People funded by this grant:
- Skinner R,
- Smith AMA,
- Mattes E,
- Cooper S,
- Doherty D
- GRANTInteractive, internet-based education and information for young people about Chlamydia trachomatisCommonwealth Department of Health and Ageing1 Jan 2006People funded by this grant:
- Kang M,
- Skinner R,
- Webb M,
- Sullivan C,
- Mindel A
- GRANTTrans20: A longitudinal cohort study to improve outcomes for transgender children and adolescentsNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)People funded by this grant:
- Cheung AS,
- Pang KC,
- Skinner R