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ProfessorRachel Skinner

Conjoint Professor

Faculty of Medicine and Health

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  • Conjoint Professor
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

Research projects & supervision summary

Project Opportunities

 

Title: Adolescent Sexual Behaviours

 

Summary of opportunity:

We are looking to supervise students who have honours or a masters degree in the Social Science (Psychology or Sociology) or Health Sciences, to undertake research studies leading to a PhD with the Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health

Opportunity synopsis:

The research aims to use qualitative methods to:

  1. Understand Australian adolescents' sexual behaviours
  2. Understand how Australian adolescents conceptualise sexual activity and rationalise sexual   behaviour choices
  3. Explore adolescent relationships and relationship dynamics

 

----------Current Research Projects----------

1. Online and offline social networks and the development of sexual agency

2.Identifying and addressing gaps in Australia’s adolescent HPV vaccination program

3. Centre for Research Excellence in Adolescent Health: making health services work for adolescents in a digital age

4. Randomised controlled trial of depression prevention in adolescents: the Future Proofing trial

5. Usability and acceptablity of the Microprojection Array Patch applicator delivery system for vaccination

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    A longitudinal study of mental health in gender and sexuality diverse adolescents
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Assessing the effectiveness of an education program for reducing the negative effects of pornography exposure amongst young people
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of the Arabic speaking community in Australia towards the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Optimising Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination for Adolescents: Findings from a Cluster Randomised Trial in Australian Schools
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Safety, usability, and acceptability of microarray patches for vaccination
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Social networks of adolescents and sexual behaviours
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The effects of father absence on risky sexual behaviour in adolescents: A meta-analysis and findings from an Australian birth cohort study
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The Impact of Post-Vaccination Fever and Antipyretic Use Upon Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine Immunogenicity in Children
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Young people’s perceptions and experiences of social media for social support and sexual interactions