Kathleen Ryan
PRONTO! Project Manager and PhD Candidate
Public Health
Burnet Institute
Australia
Biography
Kathleen completed her Bachelor of Science, majoring in microbiology and cell biology in 2008 before joining the Department of Microbiology and Immunology to undertake her honours year in 2009. Kathleen researched the impact of genotype on hepatitis B virus immune regulation throughout 2009 and 2010. In 2012 Kathleen began a Masters of Public health at the University of Melbourne, specialising in global health and epidemiology. Kathleen joined the Burnet Institute in 2014, commencing her PhD in the evaluation of Victoria’s first community based, rapid HIV testing service, PRONTO!.
Research Interest
Behaviours and Health Risks Disease Elimination Healthy Ageing Life Sciences. Public Health. International Development Maternal and Child Health
Publications
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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
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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. 2017 Aug; Epub ahead of print
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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
