Contacts

Caitlin Douglass

PhD student and Research Assistant

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 (7)

Current (6)

  • Coping with COVID-19: Young people’s health and wellbeing in Australia

  • Evaluation of the Multicultural Drug and Alcohol Service

  • Exploring alcohol and other drug use among migrant communities in Victoria

  • Sex, Drugs, and Rock'n'Roll (Big Day Out Study)

  • SRH survey of Chinese-speaking international students

  • The QuickStart Study

Publications (18)

2023 (3)

2022 (3)

2021 (1)

2020 (4)

2018 (4)

2017 (2)

2016 (1)

News Articles (11)

2020 (4)

2019 (2)

2018 (2)

2017 (2)

2016 (1)