Ms Kylie Johnston

Research Officer, HIV Prevention

Faculty of Health Sciences

Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society

Melbourne (City)

 

Qualifications

BSc (Health Prom), PGDip (Int Health), MPH

Area of study

Health Policy
Health Promotion
Public Health

Brief Profile

Kylie is a health promotion and public health professional specialising in HIV, sexual health and sexuality. Kylie has experience in implementing and evaluating HIV prevention programs , communications and governance and strategic planning in Australia and South-East Asia. Kylie has worked in HIV and hepatitis community-based organisations since 2002.

Kylie is currently working with Victorian HIV organisations to develop monitoring and evaluation approaches for HIV prevention programs through Participatory Action Research.

Research specialisation

- Sexuality and Relationships

- Sexually Transmitted Infections

Research projects

REACH: Reinvigorating Evidence for Action and Capacity in Community HIV programs 

A collaborative research and practice initiative to develop evidence building frameworks, capacity, tools and resources with the Victorian HIV community partnership.

Sexually Adventurous Men (SAM) Project Evaluation

The Sexually Adventurous Men (SAM) project is a collaborative project conducted by the Victorian AIDS Council/Gay Men's Health Centre and PLWHA (Victoria) to develop community approaches to engage with sexually adventurous gay men to support the reduction of HIV and STI transmission.