Dr Anthony K J Smith
PhD, 国民彩票 Sydney
GradCert Human Rights (with distinction), Curtin University.
BA (Hons) English & Creative Writing, Murdoch University.
BA Philosophy and BA Theatre & Drama, Murdoch University.
I specialise in social research in the field of HIV prevention and sexual health. I am a qualitative health researcher and sociologist and have worked at the Centre for Social Research in Health听(CSRH)听since 2018, where I completed my PhD (2018-2022). I am currently employed as Research Fellow (Level B) at CSRH, and I am an Adjunct Research Fellow in the Curtin School of Population Health, and an associate of the Australian Human Rights Institute (国民彩票).
My program of research is primarily focused on how communities and health professionals engage with HIV prevention, care, and surveillance. My research aims to better shape health policy, care, and service delivery that recognises, affirms, and supports individuals and communities to live well. I particularly focus on LGBTQ+ populations, especially gay and bisexual men, along with community-based organisations and professionals serving these populations. I have also led qualitative research on mpox in Australia, and I have an interest in emerging sexual health issues. Beyond a focus on HIV, sexual health, and LGBTQ+ communities, I am interested in the sociology of health and illness, pharmaceutical studies, critical public health, data justice, science & technology studies, and the sociology of gender and sexuality.
I am currently involved in the following projects:
- Straight men who have sex with men and bi+ qualitative study (NHMRC Partnership Project) - Project coordinator of qualitative research, led by Prof Martin Holt
-听Community of Practice for Inclusive Research with Queer, Trans & people with variations听of sex characteristics (Intersex) - Academic co-lead.
-听 - Assistance with project coordination, led by Prof Christy E. Newman
- Edited Collection with Palgrave Macmillan (forthcoming 2025):听Timescapes of Health, Illness and Care - Negotiating Contested Temporalities (with Dr Katherine Kenny and Dr Mia Harrison)
- - Project coordinator of Stigma Qualitative Study, led by Scientia Prof. Carla Treloar
-听GBQ+ Community Periodic Survey NHMRC Partnership Project听- Project coordinator of qualitative arm, led by Prof Martin Holt
-听Evidencing and Implementing Interventions in a Viral Elimination Era听- Project coordinator of PrEP case study
-听 - Associate Investigator
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My past research projects include:
-听Responding to monkeypox virus among gay and bisexual men in Australia (RE:MPXV), Principal investigator of qualitative study
-听, Advisory group member
- '听special issue of听Health Sociology Review听(Guest co-editor)
-听PrEP in Practice: clinician perspectives on prescribing PrEP in Australia,听PhD dissertation project
-听,听Research assistant
-听 special issue of听Health Sociology Review听(Guest co-editor)
-听my health, our family: documenting stories of family life in the context of HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C,听Research assistant
- Enhancing Tasmanian Health Professionals鈥 Capacity for LGBTI-Inclusive Care (University of Tasmania), Research assistant
-听, Research assistant
- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
Co-investigator - $700k Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) -听
Principal Investigator - $75k听Triple I Clinical Academic Group Seed Grant Funding (国民彩票 Medicine & Health) -听Responding to monkeypox virus (RE:MPXV): a qualitative study of community and professional experiences
国民彩票 Scientia PhD Scholarship (2018-2022)
ASHM Early Career Award (2020)
ADA HDR Research Output Award (2020-2022)
- Associate Editor,听
- Editorial Advisory Board,听
- Member,
- Member,听
- Member,
My Research Supervision
Currently supervising:
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Shannon Harvey: Disrupted bodies: Interrogating the gender binary in family violence policy and practice
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Clue Coman:听Experiences of Discrimination and Engagement with Anti-discrimination mechanisms among LGBTQA+ people in Australia