Dr Caitlin Douglass
Senior Research Officer
Working groups
Background
Caitlin is a Senior Research Officer in the Disease Elimination program, with a specific focus on using qualitative research techniques to explore the social determinants of health and solve complex problems. She currently works on the QuickStart evaluation and projects that aim to reduce stigma in healthcare settings. She also has expertise in conducting participatory research with young people from migrant backgrounds and coordinating surveys at music festivals. She has worked collaboratively with multiple organisations including the Centre for Culture Ethnicity and Health, the Centre for Multicultural Youth, Green Crescent Australia and Vanessa.
In 2015, Caitlin was awarded a Bachelor of Health Science with honours at Monash University and Burnet Institute. Her project focused on investigating sexual health outcomes among young people recruited from online settings. In 2022, Caitlin completed her PhD with the University of Melbourne and Burnet Institute. Her project explored alcohol and other drug use among young people from migrant backgrounds.
Qualifications
- 2022: PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia
- 2015: Bachelor of Health Science (Honours), Monash University, Australia
Awards
- 2024: Miller Foundation Public Health Travel Fellowship
- 2020: Harold Mitchell Postgraduate Travel Fellowship
- 2019: University of Melbourne Population Health Investing in Research Student’s Training Scheme
- 2018: Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship
Positions
- 2023–current: Senior Research Officer, Burnet Institute
- 2023–current: Honorary (Fellow), The University of Melbourne
- 2022–2023: Research Officer, Burnet Institute
- 2015–2021: Research Assistant, Burnet Institute
- 2016–2021: Teaching Associate, Monash University
Burnet publications
View 24 moreCoping with COVID-19: a prospective cohort study on young Australians' anxiety and depression symptoms from 2020–2021
Archives of Public Health
Ana Lucia Orozco et al
Mild structure, low pressure: how might we increase young people’s social connection in the COVID-19-era
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
Megan S. C. Lim et al
Same-visit hepatitis C testing and treatment to accelerate cure among people who inject drugs (the QuickStart Study): a cluster randomised cross-over trial protocol
BMJ Open
Joseph Doyle et al
Current projects
Young people’s health in Australia: statistics from the Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll survey
Every year, we survey young people about their sexual health, drug use, mental health and wellbeing. That data informs public health policies and programs.
Understanding the needs of multicultural communities (VOICE partnership)
Working with communities and service providers to meet public health needs.
Pornography and young people
Our work focuses on pornography use among young people in the Australian context.
Past projects
Coping with COVID-19: Young people’s health and wellbeing in Australia
The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented disruption. We’re engaging with young people to design public health solutions that help this group and others in uncertain times.
Exploring alcohol and other drug use among migrant communities in Victoria
The project explored alcohol and other drug use among culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Wyndham.
SRH survey of Chinese-speaking international students
We conducted a survey of international students living in Australia aged 16 years and over.
