CURTIN PROJECT
TEAM

Project Manager

Principal Investigator

roanna.lobo@curtin.edu.au

Roanna (she/her) is a Senior Lecturer in the Curtin School of Population Health with a focus on Indigenous and cross-cultural psychology. Roanna holds a Doctorate in Public Health – Health Promotion and has over 20 years’ experience conducting exploratory, intervention, and evaluation research in a range of settings using participatory approaches. Her research is particularly focused on increasing access to and utilisation of health services by marginalised groups to improve health outcomes.

Dr Belinda D'Costa

Research Associate

Project Coordinator

belinda.dcosta@curtin.edu.au

Belinda is a Senior Research Officer at the WA Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Applied Research and Evaluation Network (SiREN). She holds a Doctorate in Psychology, specialising in community psychology. Belinda’s professional experience has largely centered on research pertaining to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing. More recently, her work at SiREN has focused on evaluating interventions that aim to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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Mr Adrian Simpson

Project

Officer

adrian.simpson@curtin.edu.au

Adrian has been a Project Officer at the WA Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Applied Research and Evaluation Network (SiREN) at Curtin University since November 2021. He is a Wirradjuri man from NSW and has extensive expertise in the drug and alcohol field through personal lived experience as well as professional experience as a drug and alcohol counsellor within various Indigenous and non-Indigenous agencies in the Perth metropolitan area. Adrian has a Diploma in Community Services/Mental Health.

The Curtin Project Team is composed of researchers from the Curtin School of Population Health.

The group is responsible for the day-to-day running and direction of the research project.

A/Prof Gemma Crawford

Chief

Investigator

g.crawford@curtin.edu.au

Gemma is a health promotion and public health practitioner, academic, advocate, consultant, and leader with more than 20 years of experience across a range of sectors, including sexual health and BBVs. She is currently an Associate Professor, researcher, and course coordinator in the Curtin School of Population Health. Gemma is an applied, social, and mixed methods researcher with a focus on participatory approaches across ‘challenging’ issues and topics. She is the Immediate Past and National Vice-President of the Australian Health Promotion Association.

Dr Jacqui Hendriks

Chief

Investigator

jacqui.hendriks@curtin.edu.au

Jacqui (she/her) is a Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow based at Curtin University, and a Board of Director for the Australian Association for Adolescent Health. Her grandmother was a Yued and Whadjuk woman. Jacqui is passionate about working alongside young people and other marginalised groups, to understand and address sensitive health issues.

Dr Linda Portsmouth

Chief

Investigator

l.portsmouth@curtin.edu.au

Linda is a Senior Teaching and Research Academic at Curtin University teaching undergraduate and postgraduate units in public health communication, media and health promotion strategies/methods. She is the coordinator of fieldwork placements for undergraduate and postgraduate health promotion and public health. Linda undertakes research (and supervises student research) in the areas of: health communication media; media impact on health; social marketing; health behaviour change communication; and health promotion in Aboriginal communities.

Ms Roisin Glasgow-Collins

Research

Assistant

roisin.glasgow-collins.@curtin.edu.au

Roisin has a Masters of Sexology from Curtin University, where she employed qualitative research methods to explore young peoples' experiences of sexual health testing. Her main areas of interest are STIs and BBVs, as well as relationships and sexuality education. Roisin works across a range of sexual health projects and is continually broadening her knowledge of priority populations.

Ms Nidhi

Rao

Project

Officer

nidhi.rao.@curtin.edu.au

Nidhi is a Project Officer at the WA Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Applied Research and Evaluation Network (SiREN) at Curtin University. Nidhi is a final year Master of Public Health student. With experience in community engagement and health promotion, Nidhi's interests include equity in health and improving health outcomes for marginalised communities.

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