Melissa Kang
Professor
Public health
University of Technology Sydney
Australia
Biography
Associate Professor Melissa Kang's passion for working with and for young people has defined her career. She is an academic, a clinician, and an advocate. Melissa's research has taken a population health approach, with major projects exploring access to health care, health system navigation, young people’s sexuality and sexual health (particularly sexually transmitted infections). She has skills in complex mixed method research, and high level project management expertise.
Research Interest
Youth health and wellbeing, Sexuality, sexual and reproductive health and young people, Sex education, Access to health care for young people, Vulnerable and marginalised populations of young people, Youth homelessness, Health literacy and young people, Primary health care and young people
