workshop session 2 - author bios

Corie Gray (CERIPH, Curtin University) 

Corie works on the WA Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Applied Research and Evaluation Network (SiREN) as the Coordinator for a national Community of Practice for Action on HIV and Mobility (CoPAHM). Corie has a Bachelor’s degree of Science (Health Promotion) and is currently undertaking her doctorate. Her PhD project is working with priority migrant communities to co-design an intervention to increase HIV testing using participatory action research methodology.

 

Karina Reeves (WAAC)

Karina is an IUHPE Registered Health Promotion Practitioner. Karina graduated from a Bachelor of Science, Health Promotion in 2020. She began her career as a Research Assistant at Curtin University where she worked across several sexual health, blood-borne virus and migration related research and evaluation projects. She is currently the Coordinator of Education Services at WAAC, a non-government organisation that works towards improving access to services and reducing transmission of HIV, sexually transmissible infections, and blood-borne viruses.

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Maddi Whittle (Sexual Health Quarters)

Maddi is the Health Promotion Coordinator at Sexual Health Quarters. Maddi graduated from a Bachelor of Psychology in 2014, and completed a Master of Sexology in 2017. She was the Coordinator of the FIFO Sexual Health Project at Sexual Health Quarters (SHQ), a non-profit organisation that works to educate, inform, and empower people to enjoy sexual health and relationship wellbeing.