Meet the Health TG Co-Convenors:

Renae Fomiatti is a Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University. She conducts qualitative research on alcohol and other drug use, health, gender and recovery. Her research is informed by contemporary feminist theory and Science and Technology Studies.

Adrian Farrugia is an ARC DECRA Fellow in the Drugs, Gender and Sexuality program at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University. His research focuses on the sociology of health initiatives such as take-home naloxone for opioid overdose, hepatitis C treatment and drug education. Adrian has published on young men’s drug consumption and understandings of drug education, gender and drug education, experiences of take-home naloxone and, most recently, young people’s use of online sexual health information.

Ann Lawless is an independent scholar.

Linda Marsden is a final stages doctoral candidate at the Young & Resilient Research Centre, Western Sydney University, Institute of Culture and Society. Linda’s research project is interested in young people’s health, wellbeing and digital cultures and employs qualitative and participatory methods. Linda has held several research assistant roles at Western Sydney University, Griffith University and Queensland University of Technology, across a variety of Cultural Studies, Digital Media, Education and Health related projects. Linda holds a Bachelor of Applied Science and is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.