Professor Christy E Newman

Christy Newman (they/them) is Professor at the UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health and Associate Dean Engagement and Impact for UNSW Arts, Design and Architecture. 

Christy is a social researcher of health, sexuality, and gender, with a particular focus on bloodborne virus prevention and care, sexual and reproductive health, and LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing.

With a background in cultural studies and sociology, they draw on social theory and participatory methods to understand and strengthen the lived experience of diverse communities and the professionals who care and advocate for them, particularly sexuality and gender diverse communities, and the populations framed as most 'at risk' of HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmissible infections.

As a collaborative, community-based researcher, Christy has also had the opportunity to work across the intersecting fields of mental health, Aboriginal health, harm reduction, cancer prevention, disability studies, violence prevention, child and family wellbeing, and gender and sexuality studies. They have authored >120 peer reviewed publications, received >20 research grants totaling $6 million, and they regularly contribute research-informed perspectives to media, professional and community discussions of diverse identities, relationships, and families.