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Articles in refereed journals

Thorpe, R., Petersen, K., Pitts, M. K., & Baker, H. W. G. (2011). New Assisted Reproductive Technology Laws in the Australian State of Victoria: a Genuine Overhaul or Just a Cut and Paste? Journal of Law and Medicine, 18(4), 835-850.

Lyons, A., Pitts, M. K., Grierson, J., Thorpe, R., & Power, J. (2010). Ageing with HIV: health and psychosocial well-being of older gay men. AIDS Care, 22(10), 1236-1244.

Guy, R., Goller, J., Leslie, D., Thorpe, R., Grierson, J., Batrouney, C., Kennedy, M., Lewis, J., Fairley, C., Ginige, S., Zablotska, I., & Hellard, M. (2009). No increase in HIV or sexually transmissible infection testing following a social marketing campaign among men who have sex with men. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 63(5), 391-396.

Thorpe, R. (2009). 'Doing' chronic illness? Complementary medicine use among people living with HIV/AIDS in Australia. Sociology of Health and Illness, 31(3), 375-389.

Falster, K., Gelgor, L., Shaik, A., Zablotska, I., Prestage, G., Grierson, J., Thorpe, R., Pitts, M. K., Anderson, J., Chuah, J., Mulhall, B., Petoumenos, K., Kelleher, A., & Law, M. (2008). Trends in antiretroviral treatment use and treatment response in three Australian states in the first decade of combination antiretroviral treatment. Sexual Health, 5(2), 141-154.

Prestage, G., Ferris, J. A., Grierson, J., Thorpe, R., Zablotska, I., Imrie, J., Smith, A. M. A., & Grulich, A. (2008). Homosexual men in Australia: population, distribution and HIV prevalence. Sexual Health, 5(2), 97-102.

Thorpe, R., Grierson, J., & Pitts, M. K. (2008). Gender differences in patterns of HIV service use in a national sample of HIV-positive Australians. AIDS Care, 20(5), 547-552.

Thorpe, R. (2008). Integrating biomedical and CAM approaches: The experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS. Health Sociology Review, 17(4), 410-418.

Grierson, J., Pitts, M. K., & Thorpe, R. (2007). State of the (positive) nation: findings from the fourth national Australian HIV futures survey. International Journal of STD and AIDS, 18(9), 622-625.

Reports

Grierson, J., Power, J., Pitts, M. K., Croy, S., Clement, T., Thorpe, R., & McDonald, K. (2009). HIV Futures 6: Making Positive Lives Count. Monograph Series Number 74. Melbourne, Australia: Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University. ARCSHS Monograph.

Grierson, J., Thorpe, R., Pitts, M. K., Hughes, A., Saxton, P., Smith, J., Smythe, E., & Thomas, M. (2008). HIV Futures New Zealand 2 [Mate āraikore a muri ake nei (Tuarua)]. Monograph Series Number 66. Melbourne, Australia: Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University. ARCSHS Monograph.

Thorpe, R., McDonald, K., & Grierson, J. (2007). HIV Futures 5: Life as women know it. Monograph Series Number 63. Melbourne: Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University. ARCSHS Monograph.

International conferences

Grierson, J., Thorpe, R., Pitts, M. K., Hughes, T., Saxton, P., Smith, J., Smythe, E., & Thomas, M. (2008). Being HIV Positive in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A Two study comparison 2001-2007. ASHM Conference. Perth, Australia, 17-20 September 2008.

Grierson, J., Thorpe, R., Pitts, M. K., Hughes, T., Saxton, P., Smith, J., Smythe, E., & Thomas, M. (2008). Living with HIV in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A two study comparison 2001-2007. Poster at XVII International AIDS Conference. Mexico City, 3-8 August 2008.

Couch, M., Grierson, J., Swaminathan, S., Thorpe, R., Pitts, M. K., & Abraham, K. (2007). Living with HIV in a Tamil Nadu district: Indian-Australian capacity sharing in community research. Poster at 8th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP). Colombo, Sri Lanka, 19-23 August 2007.

Grierson, J., Thorpe, R., & Pitts, M. K. (2007). Trends in antiretroviral uptake, experience and interruption in Australia 1997-2005. 8th International AIDS Impact Conference. Marseille, France, 1-4 July 2007.

Pitts, M. K., Grierson, J., & Thorpe, R. (2007). Living and working with HIV: Results from HIV Futures Surveys, 1997-2005. Poster presentation at 8th International AIDS Impact Conference. Marseille, France, 1-4 July 2007.

Thorpe, R., Grierson, J., & Pitts, M. K. (2007). Gender differences in HIV service use in a national sample of HIV positive Australians. 8th International AIDS Impact Conference. Marseille, France, 1-4 July 2007.

National conferences

Croy, S., Thorpe, R., Petersen, K., & Pitts, M. K. (2010). The Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) in South Australia. Invited presentation at The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference. Sydney, December.

Presentations to meetings

Grierson, J., Thorpe, R., Pitts, M. K., Hughes, T., Saxton, P., Smith, J., Smythe, E., & Thomas, M. (2009). HIV Futures NZ2: Comparison of data collected in 2001 and 2007. HIV clinical update meeting, Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand, 19-21 February 2009.

Pamphlets

Thorpe, R. (2007). Reflexive Practice: Ways of using Complementary Medicine by people living with HIV/AIDS. Melbourne: ARCSHS, La Trobe University. Brochure.