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Jennifer Power

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Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University

Jennifer Power is a sociologist who specialises in research related to sexuality and sexual health. She is currently working on projects exploring quality of life among people living with HIV and wellbeing among LGBTIQA+ people, with a focus on the impact of religious conversion practices. Her work in the area of sexual health is focused on the role of new technologies in people's sexual and intimate lives, digital sexual literacy and sexual health promotion and education. Her previous research has focused on parenting and fertility among LGBTIQA+ people.

Experience

  • 2014–present
    Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University

Education

  • 2007 
    Australian National University , PhD (Sociology)

Publications

  • 2011
    Movement, Knowledge, Emotion: gay activism and HIV/AIDS in Australia , ANU epress (http://epress.anu.edu.au/gay_activism_citation.html)

Research Areas

  • Sociology (1608)
  • Family And Household Studies (160301)
  • Culture, Gender, Sexuality (200205)
  • Public Health And Health Services (1117)
  • Mental Health (111714)