Staff profile
Ms Marina Carman
Research Fellow-Strategic Projects
Faculty of Health Sciences
Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and SocietyMelbourne (City)
Qualifications
BA(Hons), MA
Brief Profile
Marina has over ten years of experience in the field of Australian and international responses to HIV, specialising in programs for health workforce capacity-building, health systems strengthening, policy analysis and evidence-based policy development. From 2008-2011, she was Program Director for a $13 million AusAID-funded program for capacity building of civil society organisations in the healthcare, research and community sectors involved in national and regional responses to HIV in Asia and the Pacific. Her areas of research specialisation are health and education service delivery and government policy related to sexuality education, treatment and care of HIV and sexually transmissible infections, and mental health in non-heterosexual populations.
Research specialisation
- Global health
- Health Services and policy reform
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
Recent Publications
Journal articles
Carman, M., Corboz, J., Dowsett, G. ‘Falling through the cracks: the gap between evidence and policy in responding to depression in gay, lesbian and other homosexually active people in Australia’. Australia and New Zealand Journal for Public Health, 2012, 36(1), pp. 76-83.
Carman, M., Mitchell, A., Schlichthorst, M., and Smith, A. Editorial: ‘Teacher training in sexuality education in Australia: how well are teachers prepared for the job?’/ Sexual Health, 2011, 8(3), pp. 269-271.
Carman, M., Grierson, J., Hurley, M., Pitts, M., and Power, J. ‘Trends in the location of the HIV-positive population in Australia: Implications for access to healthcare services and delivery’, Sexual Health, 2010, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 154-158.
Monographs and reports
Carman, M., Wessel, A., Dowsett, G. ‘Community engagement, partnerships and research into policy and practice: A literature review’, Australian Policy Online, 2011. Available at: http://apo.org.au/node/27388
Mitchell, A., Smith, A., Carman, M., Schlichthorst, M., Walsh, J. and Pitts, M. Sexuality Education in Australia in 2011, Monograph Series Number 81, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, Melbourne, 2011.
Carman, M., Grierson, J., Hurley, M., Pitts, M., and Power, J. HIV Populations in Australia: Implications for access to services and delivery, Monograph Series Number 71, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, Melbourne, 2009.
Carman, M., Mitchell, A. and Walsh, J. Chlamydia prevention: How to reach young people outside of school settings, Report prepared for the Department of Human Services, Victoria, 2009.
Carman, M., Mitchell, A. and Walsh, J. Sexuality education: How are Victorian teachers trained?, Report prepared for the Department of Human Services, Victoria, 2009.
Carman, M. ‘Australia’s role: Supporting HIV prevention, treatment and care in the Asia Pacific region’, HIV Matters: Discussions on the Global Pandemic, Feb 2007, No. 2, p. 8-12.
