Background

Ms. Anna Wilkinson is an early career public health researcher, with interests in epidemiology, biostatistics, maximising the use of data, and evaluating public health policy.

Anna completed a PhD in 2016, which focussed on HIV epidemiology, and followed this with a post-doctoral position at Cancer Council Victoria, expanding not only her public health content knowledge but quantitative analysis skills. To further build her theoretical knowledge, Anna commenced a Master of Biostatistics in 2017, Australia’s leading qualification in biostatistics, demonstrating a commitment to ongoing learning and a career in biostatistics.

Ms. Wilkinson has an extensive clinical background including working as a research nurse at the Alfred Hospital and Burnet Institute. Previously Anna has worked in diverse clinical settings, including in rural and remote Australia and in the UK. This breadth of clinical work has provided an important foundation for her public health research career.

Appointments

• 2018 - present: Honorary Fellow, Burnet Institute, Melbourne
• 2017 - present: Adjunct Lecturer, Monash University, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Melbourne

Positions

• 2018 - present: Research Fellow, Burnet Institute, Melbourne
• 2017 - 2018: Research Fellow, Cancer Council Victoria
• 2016 - 2017: Postdoctoral Bridging Fellow, Monash University
• 2012 - 2015: PhD Candidate, Burnet Institute and Monash University
• 2012 - 2015: Research Assistant, Burnet Institute

Qualifications

• 2016: Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University, Melbourne
• 2001: Bachelor of Nursing, Griffith University, Brisbane

Awards

• 2014: Highly Commended Oral presentation, International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections Asia-Pacific Conference, Bangkok, Thailand
• 2012: Poster Prize, Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference, Melbourne, Australia

Projects (1)

Current (1)

• EC Partnership: Eliminate Hepatitis C Partnership
  Informing the elimination of HCV through a community-based nurse-led model of care and treatment.

Publications (21)

2019 (3)

• Assessment of service refinement and its impact on repeat HIV testing by client's access to Australia's universal healthcare system: a retrospective cohort study.
  Ryan KE, Wilkinson AL, Asselin J, Leitinger DP, Locke P, Pedrana A, Hellard M, Stoové M
  J Int AIDS Soc. 2019 Aug; 22(8):e25353
• A comparative, retrospective analysis of HIV testing among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Melbourne, Australia.
  Ryan KE, Wilkinson AL, Chow E, Read T, Chen M, Locke P, Leitinger D, Bradshaw C, Pedrana A, Hellard M, Fairley CK, Stoové M
  Aust N Z J Public Health. 2019 May; Epub ahead of print
• Estimating the syphilis epidemic among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Australia following changes in HIV care and prevention.
  Wilkinson A, Scott N, Tidhar T, Luong P, El-Hayek C , Wilson D, Fairley C, Zhang L, Leslie D , Roth N , Tee BK , Hellard M , Stoové M
  Sex Health. 2019 Feb; Epub ahead of print

2018 (6)

• Geo-spatial analysis of individual-level needle and syringe coverage in Melbourne, Australia.
  O'Keefe D, Wilkinson A, Aitken C, Dietze P
  PLoS One. 2018 Dec; 13(12):e0209280
• Indexation of Tobacco Excise and Customs Duty and Smoking Prevalence Among Australian Adults, 2001-2010: A Serial Cross-sectional Study.
  Wilkinson AL, Scollo M, Durkin SJ, Bayly M, Spittal MJ, Chaloupka FJ, Wakefield MA
  Nicotine Tob Res. 2018 Oct; Epub ahead of print
• Measuring and understanding the attitudes of Australian gay and bisexual men towards biomedical HIV prevention using cross-sectional data and factor analyses.
  Wilkinson AL, Draper BL, Pedrana AE, Asselin J, Holt M, Hellard ME, Stoové M
  Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Jun; 94(4):309-3014
• Implications of survey labels and categorisations for understanding drug use in the context of sex among gay and bisexual men in Melbourne, Australia.
  Ryan KE, Wilkinson AL, Pedrana A, Quinn B, Dietze P, Hellard M, Stoové M
  Int J Drug Policy. 2018 May; 55:183-186
• Comfort Relying on HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and Treatment as Prevention for Condomless Sex: Results of an Online Survey of Australian Gay and Bisexual Men.
  Holt M, Draper BL, Pedrana AE, Wilkinson AL, Stoové M
  AIDS Behav. 2018 Mar; 22(11):3617-3626
• Acceptability and HIV prevention benefits of a peer-based model of rapid point of care HIV testing for Australian gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.
  Leitinger D, Ryan KE, Brown G, Pedrana A, Wilkinson AL, Ryan C, Hellard M, Stoové M
  AIDS Behav. 2018 Jan; 22(1):178-189

2017 (5)

• Trial and error: evaluating and refining a community model of HIV testing in Australia.
  Ryan KE, Pedrana A, Leitinger D, Wilkinson AL, Locke P, Hellard ME, Stoové M
  BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 Oct; 17(1):692
• Wilkinson et al. Respond to "Latent Transition Analyses in Clinical Cohorts".
  Wilkinson AL, El-Hayek C, Fairley CK, Roth N, Tee BK, McBryde E, Hellard M, Stoové M
  Am J Epidemiol. 2017 Apr; 185(8):639-640
• Utility of risk-based chlamydia testing in primary care: analysis of retrospective surveillance data among women in Melbourne, Australia.
  Wilkinson AL, McNamee K, El-Hayek C, Chow EP, Bradshaw CS, Roth N, Tee BK, Stoové M, Hellard M
  Sex Health. 2017 Apr; 14(3):268-273
• Measuring transitions in sexual risk among Men Who Have Sex With Men: The novel use of latent class and latent transition analysis in HIV sentinel surveillance.
  Wilkinson AL, El-Hayek C, Fairley CK, Roth N, Tee BK, McBryde E, Hellard M, Stoové M
  Am J Epidemiol. 2017 Mar; 185(8):627-635
• Comparing non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis drug regimens for HIV: insights from a linked HIV surveillance system.
  Pierce AB, El-Hayek C, McCarthy D, Armishaw J, Watson K, Wilkinson A, Price B, Wright EJ, Hoy JF, Stoové MA
  Sex Health. 2017 Feb; 14(2):179-87

2016 (3)

• A 'test and treat' prevention strategy in Australia requires innovative HIV testing models: a cohort study of repeat testing among 'high-risk' men who have sex with men.
  Wilkinson AL, El-Hayek C, Spelman T, Fairley CK, Leslie D, McBryde ES, Hellard M, Stoové M
  Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Sep; 92(6):464-466
• Characteristics of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men testing and retesting at Australia’s first shop-front rapid point-of-care HIV testing service.
  Ryan KE, Wilkinson AL, Leitinger D, El-Hayek C, Ryan C, Pedrana A, Hellard M, Stoové M
  Sex Health. 2016 Aug; 13(6):560-567
• The Impact of a Social Marketing Campaign on HIV and Sexually Transmissible Infection Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Australia.
  Wilkinson AL, Pedrana AE, El-Hayek C, Vella AM, Asselin J, Batrouney C, Fairley CK, Read TR, Hellard M, Stoové M
  Sex Transm Dis. 2016 Jan; 43(1):49-56

2015 (2)

• "Seek, Test, Treat" Lessons from Australia: A Study of HIV testing patterns from a cohort of men who have sex with men.
  Wilkinson AL, El-Hayek C, Spelman T, Fairley C, Leslie D, McBryde E, Hellard M, Stoové M
  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Mar; 69(4):460-465
• Paying the price in an era of HIV treatment as prevention: a retrospective study of the cost burden of HIV treatment for people living with HIV in Victoria, Australia.
  Wilkinson AL, McMahon J, Cheah Y, Bradshaw CS, El-Hayek C, Stoové M
  Sex Health. 2015 Jan; 12(1):34-38

2013 (1)

• Is rectal gonorrhoea a lead indicator of HIV transmission among men who have sex with men in Victoria, Australia?
  Wilkinson AL, Lim MS, Stoové M, Fairley CK, Chen M, El-Hayek C, Denham I, Hellard M
  Sex Health. 2013 Jan; 10(2):188-189

2012 (1)

• Incidence and risk factors associated with chlamydia in men who have sex with men: a cohort analysis of Victorian Primary Care Network for Sentinel Surveillance data.
  Wilkinson A, El-Hayek C, Fairley CK, Leslie D, Roth N, Tee BK, Hellard ME, Stoové M
  Sex Transm Infect. 2012 Feb; 88(5):319-324