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Dr Nathanael Wells

Dr Nathanael Wells

Research Associate
Medicine & Health
The Kirby Institute

Nathanael is a medical anthropologist and research associate at the Kirby Institute. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork (physical and digital), Nathanael's PhD research explored the use of PrEP among MSM in Melbourne, Australia. His PhD examined how through shifting perceptions of sexual risk and safety, PrEP enabled users new possibilities for experiencing sexual pleasure and intimacy. Nathanael has a particular interest in understanding sexual health beyond the prevention of STIs. Prior to his PhD, Nathanael's honours thesis examine racial stereotypes among self-identified Asian gay men and how these stereotypes affect interactions with the broader gay community.

Nathanael's research interest include: sexual health; HIV prevention; HIV-related stigma; LGBTIQ health, sexuality and gender.
E-mail
nwells@kirby.unsw.edu.au
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Saliba B; Kang M; Wells N; Mao L; Prestage G; Hammoud MA, 2024, 'Hiding in Plain Sight: Highlighting the Research Gap on Access to HIV and other Sexual Health Services for Underrepresented Gay Men in Developed Western Countries – Insights from a Scoping Review with a Focus on Arab Men.', Sexual Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH23131
    Journal articles | 2024
    Wells N; Murphy D; Ellard J; Howard C; Keen P; Fairley C; Donovan B; Prestage G, 2024, 'Requesting HIV Results Be Conveyed in-Person: Perspectives of Clinicians and People Recently Diagnosed with HIV', Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 21, pp. 364 - 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-023-00827-x
    Journal articles | 2024
    Wells N; Ong JJ; Stackpool-Moore L; Warner M; Carter DJ; McGoldrick R; Wlodek A; Riley B; Holland J; Heath-Paynter D; Stratigos A; Murphy E; Haerry D; Parczewski M; Poonkasetwattana M; Medland N; Wade S; Allan B, 2024, 'Key findings from the 2023 ‘ACT NOW on Global HIV Migration, Mobility and Health Equity’ community forum', Sexual Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh24006
    Journal articles | 2024
    Wells N; Richman B; Grace D; Riley B; Hui C; Vojnov L; Stackpool-Moore L; Ong JJ; Dowell-Day A; Allan B, 2024, '2023 Undetectable = Untransmittable global policy roundtable report: a multistakeholder perspective on Undetectable = Untransmittable research and policy priorities', Sexual Health, 21, pp. SH24017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh24017
    Journal articles | 2023
    Drysdale K; Wells N; Smith AKJ; Gunatillaka N; Sturgiss EA; Wark T, 2023, 'Beyond the challenge to research integrity: imposter participation in incentivised qualitative research and its impact on community engagement', Health Sociology Review, 32, pp. 372 - 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14461242.2023.2261433
    Journal articles | 2023
    Philpot SP; Murphy D; Chan C; Haire B; Wells N; Fraser D; Grulich AE; Bavinton BR, 2023, 'Identifying Patterns of Discontinuing and Recommencing Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in the Context of Sexual Behavior Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia', AIDS and Behavior, 27, pp. 2891 - 2901, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-023-04013-3
    Journal articles | 2023
    Wells N; Murphy D; Ellard J; Philpot S; Prestage G, 2023, 'Experiences of, and motivations for, disclosing HIV to social and familial networks: considering the social and relational domains of HIV disclosure', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 25, pp. 1483 - 1497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2022.2161638
    Journal articles | 2023
    Wells N; Murphy D; Ellard J; Philpot S; Prestage G, 2023, '‘It’s like I have this weird superpower’: experiences of detectable and undetectable viral load among a cohort of recently diagnosed people living with HIV.', Sexual Health, 20, pp. 95 - 201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH23044
    Journal articles | 2023
    Wells N; Murphy D; Ellard J; Philpot SP; Prestage G, 2023, 'HIV Diagnosis as Both Biographical Disruption and Biographical Reinforcement: Experiences of HIV Diagnoses Among Recently Diagnosed People Living With HIV', Qualitative Health Research, 33, pp. 165 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10497323221146467
    Journal articles | 2023
    Wells N, 2023, 'U=U, PrEP and the unrealised promise of ending HIV-related stigma', Sexual Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh23045
    Journal articles | 2022
    Hammoud MA; Wells N; Holt M; Bavinton B; Jin F; Maher L; Philpot S; Haire B; Degenhardt L; Bourne A; Saxton P; Keen P; Storer D; Prestage G, 2022, 'COVID-19 Testing in a Weekly Cohort Study of Gay and Bisexual Men: The Impact of Health-Seeking Behaviors and Social Connection', AIDS and Behavior, 27, pp. 948 - 956, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03831-1
    Journal articles | 2022
    Peart A; Wells N; Yu ML; Brown T, 2022, '‘It became quite a complex dynamic’: The experiences of occupational therapy practice educators' move to digital platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic', Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 69, pp. 38 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12767
    Journal articles | 2022
    Philpot SP; Murphy D; Prestage G; Wells N; On B, 2022, 'Using social media as a platform to publicly disclose HIV status among people living with HIV: Control, identity, informing public dialogue', Sociology of Health and Illness, 44, pp. 881 - 898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13469
    Journal articles | 2022
    Wells N; Philpot SP; Murphy D; Ellard J; Howard C; Rule J; Fairley C; Prestage G; Brown G; Jin J; Kaldor J; Guy R; Grulich A; Mao L; Donovan B; Persson A; Medland N; Clifton B; Hilton P; Hammoud M; Malhotra S; Bastian L, 2022, 'Belonging, social connection and non-clinical care: Experiences of HIV peer support among recently diagnosed people living with HIV in Australia', Health and Social Care in the Community, 30, pp. e4793 - e4801, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13886
    Journal articles | 2022
    Wells N; Prestage G; Murphy D; Medland N; Mao L; Howard C; Fairley C; Brown G; Philpot SP, 2022, 'Patient-centred approaches to providing care at HIV diagnosis: perspectives from healthcare and peer-support workers', Sexual Health, 19, pp. 448 - 455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh22052
  • Reports | 2023
    Murphy D; Wells N; Ellard J; Prestage G, 2023, Experiences of HIV seroconversion, diagnosis, and linkage to care: Report on findings from a qualitative study of people recently diagnosed with HIV, UNSW Sydney (Kirby Institute), Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/jmy5-gy97
    Conference Abstracts | 2022
    Wells N; Philpott S; Murphy D; Ellard J; Prestage G, 2022, 'Experiences of viral detectability, undetectability, and stigma among recently diagnosed people living with HIV in Australia', in JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY, JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD, Vol. 25, pp. 145 - 145, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000834867400273&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Gunatillaka N; Russell G; Nielsen S; O'Donnell R; Lam T; Skouteris H; Ball L; Barton C; Jacka D; Tam M; Mazza D; Rowe C; Wells N; Sturgiss L, 2020, 'A qualitative study of clinicians and patients exploring how alcohol brief interventions can be better embedded in routine general practice', in AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. XVI - XVI, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000556425700036&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1