Editorial Structure
Editorial Committee
Acceptance of papers for Sexual Health is controlled by the Editors-in-Chief and Special Issue Editor, working with the Associate Editors and supported by an international Editorial Board. The Associate Editors and Editorial Board are international in scope and will be strengthened by addition of new members from time to time.
Our journal editors are expected to work within the framework of the Core Practices, and according to the CSIRO Publishing Editorial Board Conduct Policy.
Editors-in-Chief
- Jason Ong
Associate Professor, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Professor Doctor Jason Ong is a sexual health physician and academic based at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre.
ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-7403
Keywords: health economics, HIV, sexually transmitted infections, health preference research - Joseph D. Tucker
Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Joseph Tucker is Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina, and Professor of Global Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2804-1181
Keywords: syphilis, crowdsourcing, public engagement, China, Nigeria, sexual health
Special Issues Editor
- Jason Ong
Associate Professor, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Professor Doctor Jason Ong is a sexual health physician and academic based at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre.
ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-7403
Keywords: health economics, HIV, sexually transmitted infections, health preference research
Associate Editors
Sexual Health is seeking Associate Editors to join the editorial committee.
- Heather Armstrong
Lecturer, University of Southampton, UK
Heather Armstrong, PhD, is a Lecturer in Sexual Health at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1071-8644
Keywords: LGBTQ+, sexual motivation, sexual function, bisexuality, sexual diversity - Benjamin Bavinton
Senior Research Fellow, Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Australia
Benjamin R. Bavinton (PhD, MPH, BA Psyc) is group leader of the Biobehavioural Prevention Research Group within the HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney.
ORCID: 0000-0001-5834-8278
Keywords: HIV, HIV prevention, PrEP, men who have sex with men, LGBTQ+ - Julia Brotherton
Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Australia
Julia Brotherton, B Med (Hons), MPH (Hons), Grad Dip App Epi, FAFPHM, PhD, GAICD, is Professor of Cancer Prevention Policy and Implementation at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, and Professorial Fellow, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, Australia.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2304-3105
Keywords: cervical screening, human papillomavirus, immunisation, cancer prevention, implementation science - Edmond P. H. Choi
Associate Professor, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Edmond Choi, PhD, RN, FRSPH, FHEA, FAAN, is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Master of Science in Nursing Programme at the University of Hong Kong.
ORCID: 0000-0001-9062-3540
Keywords: nursing, sexual health, epidemiology, health promotion, LGBTQ+ - Eric Chow
Professor, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Monash University, Australia
Eric Chow, PhD, MScMed(ClinEpid), MBiostat, MPH, MApplSc(Bioinf), FRSPH, FRSN, is Head of the Health Data Management and Biostatistics Unit, and Co-Head of HIV/STI Clinical Trial Unit at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre; and Professor at School of Translational Medicine, Monash University.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1766-0657
Keywords: gonorrhoea, HPV, biostatistics, epidemiology, behavioural science - Jacqui Coombe
University of Melbourne, Australia - Vincent Cornelisse
Sexual Health Physician, NSW Health, Australia
Vincent Cornelisse, MBBS, PhD, FAChSHM, FRCP, is the Medical Director of North Coast HIV and Sexual Health Services, NSW Health, and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Sexual Health Program at The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney.
ORCID: 0000-0003-0657-9677
Keywords: gonorrhoea, Mpox, HIV, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), Doxy-PEP - Alissa Davis
Associate Professor, Columbia School of Social Work, Columbia University, USA
Alissa Davis, PhD, is an epidemiologist and Associate Professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work.
Keywords: HIV, STIs, substance use, mental health, adolescents - Somesh Gupta
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India - Matthew Hogben
Research and Innovations Officer, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
Matthew Hogben is the senior Research and Innovations Officer for the Division of STD Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
ORCID: 0000-0003-3416-345X
Keywords: health care accessibility, health care use, prevention interventions, STI/HIV partner services - Martin Holt
Professor, Centre for Social Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Australia
Martin Holt is a Professor at the Centre for Social Research in Health at UNSW Sydney. He is also Associate Dean, Research Quality and Culture in the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture at UNSW Sydney.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2586-8274
Keywords: HIV prevention, gay and bisexual men, survey research, qualitative research, community-based research - Phillip Keen
University of New South Wales, Kirby Institute, Australia - Angela Kelly-Hanku
Professor, Deputy Asia and Pacific Health Program, Kirby Institute, Australia
Angela Kelly-Hanku, PhD, is Head of Global Health Equity and Justice Group and Deputy Asia and the Pacific Health Program at the Kirby Institute.
ORCID: 0000-0003-0152-2954
Keywords: HIV/STIs, women, key popukations, qualitative methods, Asia Pacific - Jami Leichliter
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA - Chunyan Li
Postdoctoral Fellow, Tokyo College, University of Tokyo, Japan
Chunyan Li, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Tokyo College, part of the Institute for Advanced Study of the University of Tokyo, Japan.
ORCID: 0000-0001-9388-1799
Keywords: digital health, sexual health, participatory research, HIV, migrant health - Megan Lim
Deputy Program Director (Disease Elimination), Burnet Institute, Australia
Megan Lim, PhD, is the Head of Young People's Health research at the Burnet Institute and Deputy Director of the Disease Elimination Program. She holds Associate Professor appointments at Monash University and The University of Melbourne.
ORCID: 0000-0003-3136-6761
Keywords: sexual behaviour, adolescents, young people, pornography, digital media, co-design - Michael Marks
Professor of Medicine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Michael Marks (MRCP DTM&H PhD) is Professor of Medicine at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and an Honorary Consultant in Infectious Diseases at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospital.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7585-4743
Keywords: syphilis, genomics, diagnostics - Ucheoma Nwaozur
Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University, USA
Ucheoma Nwaozuru, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Implementation Science at Wake Forest School of Medicine. She is also an Affiliate Faculty in the Center for Global Health, and the Assistant Director of the Qualitative and Patient-Reported Outcomes Shared Resource of the Comprehensive Cancer Center.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0680-0928
Keywords: youth, co-creation, implementation science, community-engaged approaches, mobile health - Nittaya Phanuphak
Executive Director, Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, Bangkok, Thailand
Nittaya Phanuphak, MD, PhD, is Executive Director of the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI) in Bangkok, Thailand.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0036-3165
Keywords: HIV, sexually transmitted infections, prevention, choice, service delivery model - Tiffany R. Phillips
Research Fellow, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Australia
Tiffany Phillips, PhD, is a Research Fellow at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, School of Translational Medicine, Monash University.
ORCID: 0000-0001-6920-7710
Keywords: priority populations, HIV, STIs, reproductive health - Jennifer Power
Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, LaTrobe University, Australia
Jennifer Power, PhD, Is Lead of the Sexual Health and Wellbeing research program at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University, a program focused on the social dimensions of sexual health and STI prevention.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6566-3214
Keywords: sexual health, STI prevention, young people, social research, qualitative and mixed method research - Darren Russell
Director of Sexual Health, Cairns Sexual Health Service, Australia; Professor, James Cook University, Australia
Professor Darren Russell, FRACGP FAChSHM FRCP is the Director of Sexual Health at Cairns Sexual Health Service and a Professor of Medicine at James Cook University.
Keywords: STI, HIV, PrEP, transgender, men's health - Evgeny Semchenko
Associate Research Leader, Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomis, Griffith University, Australia
Dr Evgeny Semchenko (PhD) is an Associate Research Leader at the Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University. He is a microbiologist and an expert in the field of pathogenic Neisseria. His key interests are characterising glycan-dependent host–pathogen interactions, investigating their role in bacterial colonisation and immune evasion, drug discovery and vaccine development. Dr Semchenko’s current research focuses on solving the urgent problem of multi-drug resistant gonorrhea by discovering new therapeutics and developing a vaccine to curb morbidity and spread of the infection.
ORCID: 0000-0002-5188-7946
Keywords: gonorrhea, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, glycan-binding proteins, vaccines, drug discovery - Ian Simms
Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, United Kingdom Health Security Agency, UK
Ian Simms, MSc, PhD, is an Infectious Disease Epidemiologist who works in the Blood Safety, Hepatitis, STI, and HIV Division, UKHSA.
ORCID: 0000-0003-4519-5684
Keywords: syphilis, shigella, pelvic inflammatory disease, chlamydia, spatial analysis - Anthony K. J. Smith
Research Associate, Centre for Social Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Australia
Anthony K J Smith, PhD, GradCertHumanRights, BA (First Class Hons), is a Research Associate at the University of New South Wales Centre for Social Research in Health.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0005-9542
Keywords: qualitative, sociology, gender, sexuality, HIV - Weiming Tang
Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Weiming Tang, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Co-Director of UNC Project-China.
ORCID: 0000-0002-9026-707X
Keywords: HIV, STI, social innovation, epidemiology, behavior science - Cheng Wang
Dermatology Hospital, Southern Medical University, China - Dan Wu
Professor, Nanjing Medical University, China
Dan Wu, PhD, is a Professor at the Department Head of Social Medicine and Health Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University.
ORCID: 0000-0003-0415-5467
Keywords: HIV, HPV, sexual health, disability, MSM - Kevan Wylie
Honorary Professor (Retired) of Sexual Health, University of Sheffield, UK
Kevan Wylie was Clinical Director, Sexual medicine, Andrology & Gender Medicine NHS (Retired), and Course Director MSc program (Retired).
ORCID: 0000-0003-3805-105X
Keywords: sexual medicine, andrology, gender - Lei Zhang
Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Lei Zhang, PhD, is Director, China-Australia Joint Research Centre for Infectious Diseases.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2343-084X
Keywords: epidemiology, infectious diseases, medical AI, health economics - Huachun Zou
Fudan University, China
Social Media Editor
- Daniel Griffiths
University of Southampton, England
Previous Editors-in-Chief
- Christopher (Kit) Fairley and Roy Chan (2004-2022)
