Working groups
Alexandra is currently leading and supporting several studies that focus on menstrual health in Australia and Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Pacific. Her projects include a systematic review of menstrual health interventions in East Asia and the Pacific, a longitudinal cohort study on menstrual practices in Bangladesh and an Australia-based study on reusable menstrual product use.
Alexandra's has always specialised in gender and social inclusion, working with several NGO's and INGO's that support disadvantaged and marginalised groups. Before coming to Burnet, Alexandra was based in Cambodia working across the Asia Pacific region as a Gender and Social Inclusion specialist, working on programs and policies to bring about gender equality, diversity and inclusion within organizational structures as well as for the people they serve.
Key achievements have been:
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Amy Kirwan, Alexandra Head, Megan S. C. Lim, Ana Isabel Blanco Orozco, Laura Dunstan, Julie Hennegan, Laura Dunstan, Alexandra Head, Megan S. C. Lim, Ana Isabel Blanco Orozco
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Amy Kirwan, Alexandra Head, Megan S. C. Lim, Ana Isabel Blanco Orozco, Laura Dunstan, Julie Hennegan, Laura Dunstan, Alexandra Head, Megan S. C. Lim, Ana Isabel Blanco Orozco
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Amy Kirwan, Alexandra Head, Megan S. C. Lim, Ana Isabel Blanco Orozco, Laura Dunstan, Julie Hennegan, Laura Dunstan, Alexandra Head, Megan S. C. Lim, Ana Isabel Blanco Orozco
The AMEHC study responds to the urgent need for better data and evidence to understand adolescent girls' menstrual health and quantify the impact this has on girls' lives.
This project will generate evidence on how to improve hepatitis C prevention and care for people who inject drugs in low-and middle-income countries.