Key staff

Heather Worth

Head International Program, Associate Professor, PhD Sociology

Social impact, globalisation, politics of HIV, sexuality and gender and socio-economic well-being, development and HIV, social theory, and qualitative research.

Catherine Spooner

Senior Research Fellow, BA (Hons Psych) MPH, PhD (Public Health)

Mixed-method research, evaluation, research translation, peer/participatory research methods, social epidemiology, injecting drug use, youth.

Angela Kelly

Research Fellow (PNG IMR Based), PhD Anthropology and Sociology

Social impact of HIV, mental health and HIV; community responses to HIV; rollout of ART; development and HIV; gender and HIV; mixed method research; training and social research capacity building. Speaks Tok Pisin.

Karen McMillan

Research Associate, Sociologist

Qualitative research methods and social theory, gender issues, inequality, wellbeing and culture, sex work, user experiences of treatment services; HIV and the Pacific.

Christina Rofe

Project Manager

Administrative support: financial reporting, management of financial delegation, credit cards, international and domestic travel, accommodation and international events. Liaise with Grants Managemement Office and other senior staff regarding grant contracts and provide high level support to the Chief Investigators. Manage the creation, development and updates of the IHRG website.

Secretariat for Medical and Community Human Research Ethics Advisory Panel.

Jim Rock

Development Manager

National strategic and action plans, Global Fund project design and management, grant rescue, health systems management, HIV in Asia, prevention among MARG, technical support for HIV programs.