Background

In 2015, Caitlin completed her honours project at Burnet Institute using data from the ‘Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll’ study. Since then she has worked as a research assistant on multiple projects focused on the surveillance of sexually transmissible infections, treatment and prevention of hepatitis C, and sexual behaviours among young people.

Caitlin commenced her PhD in 2018 at the University of Melbourne. Her project explores alcohol and other drug use among migrant communities in Victoria. She also works as a research assistant for Burnet’s Young People’s Health team and teaches public health research at Monash University.

Qualifications

2015: Bachelor of Health Science (Honours)

Awards

• 2015: Monash Jubilee Honours Scholarship. Monash University. Awarded scholarship based on outstanding academic achievement.
• 2013: Year Three Prize Health Science. Monash University. For achieving the highest aggregate mark in Year Two of Bachelor of Health Science.
• 2011: Year One Prize Health Science. Monash University. For achieving the highest aggregate mark in Year One of Bachelor of Health Science.

Projects (6)

Current (5)

• Coping with COVID-19: Young people’s health and wellbeing in Australia
  Investigating the effect of social isolation during COVID-19 on young people’s health.
• Evaluation of the Multicultural Drug and Alcohol Service
  Formative and outcome evaluations of a new alcohol and drug service for South Sudanese youth, their families and communities.
• Exploring alcohol and other drug use among migrant communities in Victoria
  A qualitative study supported by the Wyndham City Council.
• Sex, Drugs, and Rock'n'Roll (Big Day Out Study)
  A landmark study since 2005 of young people's risk behaviours including sex, drug use and alcohol.
• SRH survey of Chinese-speaking international students
  A survey of international students' sexual behaviors, knowledge of STIs, sexual education and pornography.

Past (1)

• TAP: Treatment and Prevention Hep C study
  Does treating people who inject drugs for their hep C reduce transmission and prevalence?

Publications (9)

2020 (2)

• Gaps in the HIV diagnosis and care cascade for migrants in Australia, 2013-2017: A cross-sectional study.
  Marukutira T, Gray RT, Douglass C, El-Hayek C, Moreira C, Asselin J, Donovan B, Vickers T, Spelman T, Crowe S, Guy R, Stoové M, Hellard M
  PLoS Med. 2020 Mar; 17(3):e1003044
• Trends in late and advanced HIV diagnoses among migrants in Australia; implications for progress on Fast-Track targets: A retrospective observational study.
  Marukutira T, Gunaratnam P, Douglass C, Jamil MS, McGregor S, Guy R, Gray RT, Spelman T, Horyniak D, Higgins N, Giele C, Crowe SM, Stoove M, Hellard M
  Medicine. 2020 Feb; 99(8):e19289

2018 (4)

• Pathways to ensure universal and affordable access to hepatitis C treatment.
  Douglass CH, Pedrana A, Lazarus JV, 't Hoen EFM, Hammad R, Leite RB, Hill A, Hellard M
  BMC Med. 2018 Oct; 16(1):175
• Social media use for nutrition outcomes in young adults: a mixed-methods systematic review.
  Klassen KM, Douglass CH, Brennan L, Truby H, Lim MSC
  Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2018 Jul; 15(1):70
• Correlates of in-person and technology-facilitated sexual harassment from an online survey among young Australians.
  Douglass CH, Wright CJC, Davis AC, Lim MSC
  Sex Health. 2018 Jun; 15(4):361-365
• Features of successful sexual health promotion programs for young people: findings from a review of systematic reviews.
  Bowring AL, Wright CJC, Douglass C, Gold J, Lim MSC
  Health Promot J Austr. 2018 Apr; 29(1):46-57

2017 (2)

• "Just not all ice users do that": investigating perceptions and potential harms of Australia's Ice Destroys Lives campaign in two studies.
  Douglass CH, Early EC, Wright CJC, Palmer A, Higgs P, Quinn B, Dietze PM, Lim MSC
  Harm Reduct J. 2017 Jul; 14(1):45
• Correlates of sexually transmissible infection testing among a sample of at-risk young Australians.
  Douglass CH, Vella AM, Hellard ME, Lim MSC
  Aust J Prim Health. 2017 Apr; 23(3):272-277

2016 (1)

• "I am yet to encounter any survey that actually reflects my life": a qualitative study of inclusivity in sexual health research.
  Carrotte ER, Vella AM, Bowring AL, Douglass C, Hellard ME, Lim MS
  BMC Med Res Methodol. 2016 Jul; 16(1):86

News Articles (9)

2020 (2)

• Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Survey live
• HIV diagnosis and treatment for migrants lagging in Australia

2019 (2)

• 2019 Sex, Drugs and Rock'n'Roll Survey live
• Burnet at Midsumma

2018 (2)

• Sexting trends a feature of Sex, Drugs & Rock'n'Roll survey
• Sex, Drugs and Rock’n’Roll survey

2017 (2)

• World Health Day focus on depression
• 2017 Sex, Drugs, and Rock'n'Roll survey

2016 (1)

• Survey reveals pornography's mixed impacts