Overview
Background
I am a public health sociologist with research interests in the health and wellbeing of people experiencing marginalisation and the social determinants of (sexual) health. I am the course coordinator of PUBH7033 Foundations of Public Health and PUBH7003 Qualitative Research Methods. I am engaged in social research projects related to HIV, sexual health, young people, LGBTIQ+ health, sex worker health and the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Availability
- Associate Professor Lisa Fitzgerald is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of Canterbury
- Masters (Coursework), University of Canterbury
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Otago
Research interests
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Qualitative Longitudinal Research
Using qualitative methodologies that use time as a major component e.g. life history, qualitative longitudinal research and visual methods.
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Social determinants of (sexual) health
HIV social research, ageing, young people, LGBTIQ+, gender variant and sexually diverse, regional/rural
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Community and participatory research methods/co-design
Exploring the health and well being of people experiencing marginalisation. Working in partnership, collaboratively with community/key stakeholders in research that has direct application to the community.
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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
• Threshold concepts in Public Health, Student as partners, Teaching and learning of the social determinants of health, Intergration in Public Health curriculum design, technology enhanced learning and teaching
Research impacts
I am am a member of a highly productive research team at UQ SPH whose goal is to develop and contribute to innovative multidisciplinary approaches to sexual health and HIV social research, forge and foster collaborations to reduce HIV and STI prevalence and, above all, improve the lives of people. I have lead innovative qualitative research projects and have contributed to the translation of research to policy and practice through active engagement with and membership of government and non-government committees and agencies. I work collaboratively and in partnership with community/key stakeholders in research, to have direct application to community, government and non-government organisations. My research has had direct education, service provsion and policy impact in (sexual) health, HIV services, and sex work policy, both locally and internationally.
Works
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2006
Conference Publication
Decriminalsation of the new Zealand Sex Industry: Reflections on stigma, pleasure and practice post-Prostitution Reform Act
Fitzgerald, L. and Abel, G. (2006). Decriminalsation of the new Zealand Sex Industry: Reflections on stigma, pleasure and practice post-Prostitution Reform Act. 9th Social Research Conference on HIV, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 19-21 April, 2006.
2006
Other Outputs
Successful public health methodologies for working with 18-24 year olds in problem gambling prevention
Fitzgerald, L. (2006). Successful public health methodologies for working with 18-24 year olds in problem gambling prevention. Christchurch: Department of Health and General Practice, University of Otago.
2006
Conference Publication
Young People as Researchers: Finding out what we need to Know
Hessell, Megan, Alderslade, Lea and Fitzgerald, Lisa (2006). Young People as Researchers: Finding out what we need to Know. 10th Australasian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Wellington, New Zealand, 14-16 February, 2006.
2006
Other Outputs
The impact of the Prostitution Reform Act on the health and safety practices of sex workers: Report 1: Key informant focus groups
Weir, T., Abel, G., Fitzgerald, L. and Brunton, C. (2006). The impact of the Prostitution Reform Act on the health and safety practices of sex workers: Report 1: Key informant focus groups. Christchurch, New Zealand: Department of Public Health and General practice, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago.
2006
Other Outputs
Finding out what we need to know: Developing a participatory research methodology with young people who have exited statuatory care and protection
Fitzgerald, L., Mortlock, B., Jeffs, L., Hessel, M., Alderslade, L. and Abel, G. (2006). Finding out what we need to know: Developing a participatory research methodology with young people who have exited statuatory care and protection. Christchurch: The Collaborative for Research and Training in Youth Health and Development.
2006
Other Outputs
Localising health: Space, class, gender and the lives of young people
Fitzgerald, L. (2006). Localising health: Space, class, gender and the lives of young people. PhD Thesis, University of Otago.
2006
Other Outputs
Aranui Primary Care Nursing Project (2003-2006) Evaluation Report
Fitzgerald, L., Barnett, P. and Abel, G. (2006). Aranui Primary Care Nursing Project (2003-2006) Evaluation Report. Christchurch: Department of Public Health and General Practice, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
2006
Journal Article
'When you come to it you feel like a dork asking a guy to put a condom on': is sex education addressing young people's understandings of risk?
Abel, Gillian and Fitzgerald, Lisa (2006). 'When you come to it you feel like a dork asking a guy to put a condom on': is sex education addressing young people's understandings of risk?. Sex Education, 6 (2), 105-119. doi: 10.1080/14681810600578750
2005
Other Outputs
Lyttelton Harbour Basin Youth Report: Evaluation of Kia Piki te Ora O te Taiamariki in the Lyttelton Community
Fitzgerald, Lisa (2005). Lyttelton Harbour Basin Youth Report: Evaluation of Kia Piki te Ora O te Taiamariki in the Lyttelton Community. Christchurch, NZ: Department of Public Health and General Practice, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago.
2005
Conference Publication
A collaborative conversation
Abel, G., Bagshaw, S., Fitzgerald, L., Jeffs, L., Locke, A., McAlvevy, F. and Schroder, R. (2005). A collaborative conversation. The 4th Annual Australian and New Zealand Adolescent Health Conference, Melbourne, 2005.
2005
Other Outputs
Study of young people and rear seatbelt use: Study commissioned by the Land transport Safety Authority of New Zealand
Mortlock, B., Jeffs, L. and Fitzgerald, L. (2005). Study of young people and rear seatbelt use: Study commissioned by the Land transport Safety Authority of New Zealand. The Collaborative for Research and Training in Youth Health and Development.
2004
Conference Publication
Building supportive connections: A case study of Lyttelton
Fitzgerald, L. (2004). Building supportive connections: A case study of Lyttelton. Australian, New Zealand Adolescent Health and Development Biennial Conference, Auckland, 2004.
2002
Journal Article
Performing Coolness: Smoking Refusal and Adolescent Identities
Plumridge, E. W., Fitzgerald, L. J. and Abel, G. M. (2002). Performing Coolness: Smoking Refusal and Adolescent Identities. Health Education Research, 17 (2), 167-179. doi: 10.1093/her/17.2.167
2002
Conference Publication
Class differences in young people's social capital and health behaviours
Fitzgerald, Lisa (2002). Class differences in young people's social capital and health behaviours. Sociological Association of Aotearoa, New Zealand Conference, Christchurch, NZ, December 2002.
2002
Conference Publication
Children's cultural practices and social capital formation
Fitzgerald, Lisa (2002). Children's cultural practices and social capital formation. XV World Congress of Sociology, Brisbane, Australia, 7-13 July 2002.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Lisa Fitzgerald is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Social determinants of (sexual) health
Can discuss research opportunities that examine the social determinants of health using mixed methods or qualitative research methods- HIV social research, LGBTIQ+, young people, regional/rural
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Projects that use qualitative methods to examine 'lived experiences' of inequalities
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
An exploration of young, Queer people's experiences of place, belonging and health in rural Australia.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Allyson Mutch
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Doctor Philosophy
Newly Arrived Asian-born Gay Men in Queensland, Australia: A Decolonial Qualitative Exploration of Sexual Health Literacy as Social Practices Embedded within Migrant Networks
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Allyson Mutch, Associate Professor Judith Dean
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Doctor Philosophy
Where is the Indigenous in Indigenous Public Health?
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Understandings, opportunities, and challenges to the implementation of comprehensive, positive, pleasure-based approaches to sexuality education and sexual and reproductive health promotion in Queensland, Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Allyson Mutch
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Doctor Philosophy
An exploration of young, Queer people's experiences of place, belonging and health in rural Australia.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Allyson Mutch
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Doctor Philosophy
Recognition of the 'work' and understanding concepts of 'health' and 'health care' of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners in urban South East Queensland
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Where is the Indigenous in Indigenous Public Health?
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
'The Unknown Warriors' continuing the fight of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Worker and Practitioner workforce in urban South East Queensland
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Newly Arrived Asian-born Gay Men in Queensland, Australia: A Decolonial Qualitative Exploration of Sexual Health Literacy as Social Practices Embedded within Migrant Networks
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Allyson Mutch, Associate Professor Judith Dean
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Doctor Philosophy
Where is the Indigenous in Indigenous Public Health?
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Triple Complexities in Black Queer Migration to Queensland, Australia: Advocacy, Settlement and Refugeehood
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lisa McDaid, Dr Charlotte Young
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Doctor Philosophy
Examining the feasibility of a place-based social inclusion program for people experiencing housing insecurity in Australia and Canada.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kim-Huong Nguyen, Professor Sheleigh Lawler
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Doctor Philosophy
Enhancing harm reduction programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who inject drugs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Andrew Smirnov
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Master Philosophy
Promoting sexual health through LGBTQIA+ inclusion in primary care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Megan Ross
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Doctor Philosophy
HIV prevention knowledge, attitudes and practices among Australian youth and young adults: establishing a potential need for PrEP access for those under 18 years of age
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Amalie Dyda, Associate Professor Judith Dean
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Doctor Philosophy
Older women in the oldest profession: An exploration of the careers and work experiences of cisgender women 50 years and older engaged in sex work in Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Judith Dean
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Doctor Philosophy
Co-designing an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation to better meet the needs of Aboriginal young people in Western Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Judith Dean
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Doctor Philosophy
HIV prevention knowledge, attitudes, and practices among young Queenslanders: Informing PrEP Access for `at risk¿ youth
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Amalie Dyda, Associate Professor Judith Dean
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Doctor Philosophy
Queering healthcare: Developing LGBTQIA+ competencies among Australasian health professionals
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Megan Ross
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Newly Arrived Asian-born Gay Men in Queensland, Australia: A Decolonial Qualitative Exploration of Sexual Health Literacy as Social Practices Embedded within Migrant Networks
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Allyson Mutch, Associate Professor Judith Dean
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
The sexual and reproductive health of women living with HIV in Banten Province Indonesia: Integrating qualitative and quantitative methods
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Judith Dean
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
More Human: An Ethnographic Study of Methamphetamine Recovery
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Ageing with HIV: A Qualitative Longitudinal Study of the Lived Experience of Older Homosexual Men in Regional Queensland
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Social Support Networks of People Recently Diagnosed with HIV in Queensland: A Qualitative Exploration
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Allyson Mutch, Associate Professor Judith Dean
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Living with HIV in regional Queensland: social ties, care and support in managing a long-term complex chronic illness
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
The Psychosocial Impact of Fatal Child Drowning in Queensland and the Availability and Use of Support
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Older women in the oldest profession: An exploration of the careers and work experiences of cisgender women 50 years and older engaged in sex work in Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Judith Dean
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Using drama-based research and practice to understand intimate partner violence with young people in Samoa: Exploring an intersectionality informed approach to health promotion
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Allyson Mutch
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Hereditary endometrial cancer: Improving identification and referral of patients with suspected Lynch syndrome
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andreas Obermair, Honorary Professor Amanda Spurdle
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Devolution in Pakistan: Implications for District Health System
Associate Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Engaging communities in malaria elimination in the south-west Pacific
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Gail Williams
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