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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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.
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
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
Examining the feasibility of a place-based social inclusion program for people experiencing housing insecurity in Australia and Canada.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Katherine Morley, Professor Sheleigh Lawler
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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
Enhancing harm reduction programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who inject drugs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gail Garvey, Dr Andrew Smirnov
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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
The role of lived experience, intersectionality, and sociocultural attitudes toward menstruation and healthcare in rethinking premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) care and public health strategies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nina Lansbury
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Master Philosophy
Promoting sexual health through LGBTQIA+ inclusion in primary care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Megan Ross
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
'The Unknown Warriors' continuing the fight of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker and Practitioner workforce in urban South East Queensland
Principal Advisor
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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
More Human: An Ethnographic Study of Methamphetamine Recovery
Principal Advisor
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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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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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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating HIV prevention knowledge, attitudes, and practices: Insights to inform PrEP access for 'at risk' young Queenslanders
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Amalie Dyda, Associate Professor Judith Dean
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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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