By Dr Elena Jaclyn Cama

Journal articles

Fileborn B; Cama E; Young A, 2022, 'Perceptions of Safety Among Taxi and Rideshare Service Patrons: Gender, Safekeeping And Responsibilisation', International Journal for Crime Justice and Social Democracy, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/IJCJSD.2085

Cama E; Brener L; Broady T; Hopwood M; Treloar C, 2021, 'Australian health and medical workers’ concerns around providing care to people living with hepatitis B', Health and Social Care in the Community, 29, pp. e431 - e439, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13368

Brener L; Broady T; Cama E; Hopwood M; Byrne J; Treloar C, 2021, 'Positive effects of community attachment on internalised stigma and wellbeing among people who inject drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103323

Broady TR; Brener L; Vuong T; Cama E; Treloar C, 2021, 'Online interventions to reduce stigma towards population groups affected by blood borne viruses in Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103292

Stardust Z; Treloar C; Cama E; Kim J, 2021, '‘I Wouldn’t call the cops if i was being bashed to death’: Sex work, whore stigma and the criminal legal system', International Journal for Crime Justice and Social Democracy, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/IJCJSD.1894

Treloar C; Stardust Z; Cama E; Kim J, 2021, 'Rethinking the relationship between sex work, mental health and stigma: a qualitative study of sex workers in Australia', Social Science and Medicine, 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113468

Drysdale K; Cama E; Botfield J; Bear B; Cerio R; Newman CE, 2020, 'Targeting cancer prevention and screening interventions to LGBTQ communities: a scoping review', Health and Social Care in the Community, 29, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13257

Brener L; Murphy DA; Cama E; Murray J; Fraser N; Ellard J, 2020, 'HCV knowledge, disclosure practices, and risk perceptions among gay and bisexual men who do and do not engage in group sex while using drugs', AIDS Care Psychological and Socio Medical Aspects of AIDS HIV, 32, pp. 1258 - 1261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2020.1757023

Broady TR; Brener L; Hopwood M; Cama E; Treloar C; Holt M, 2020, 'HIV stigma by association among Australian gay and bisexual men.', AIDS, 34 Suppl 1, pp. S53 - S62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000002565

Brener L; Broady T; Cama E; Hopwood M; de Wit JBF; Treloar C, 2020, 'The role of social support in moderating the relationship between HIV centrality, internalised stigma and psychological distress for people living with HIV', AIDS Care Psychological and Socio Medical Aspects of AIDS HIV, 32, pp. 850 - 857, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2019.1659914

Brener L; Murphy DA; Ellard J; Cama E; Fraser N; Murray J, 2020, 'Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to hepatitis C among gay and bisexual men in the era of direct-acting antivirals: implications for treatment and prevention', Culture Health and Sexuality, 22, pp. 551 - 567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2019.1615125

Broady TR; Brener L; Cama E; Hopwood M; Treloar C, 2020, 'Stigmatising attitudes towards people who inject drugs, and people living with blood borne viruses or sexually transmissible infections in a representative sample of the Australian population', Plos One, 15, pp. e0232218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232218

Hopwood M; Cama E; de Wit J; Treloar C, 2020, 'Stigma, Anxiety, and Depression Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Mixed-Orientation Marriages', Qualitative Health Research, 30, pp. 622 - 633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732319862536

Brener L; Cama E; Broady T; Hopwood M; de Wit J; Treloar C, 2019, 'Predictors of health care workers’ support for discriminatory treatment and care of people who inject drugs', Psychology Health and Medicine, 24, pp. 439 - 445, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2018.1546018

Brener L; Bryant J; Cama E; Pepolin L; Harrod ME, 2018, 'Patterns of Peer Distribution of Injecting Equipment at an Authorized Distribution Site in Sydney, Australia', Substance Use and Misuse, 53, pp. 2405 - 2412, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2018.1480039

Broady TR; Cama E; Brener L; Hopwood M; de Wit J; Treloar C, 2018, 'Responding to a national policy need: development of a stigma indicator for bloodborne viruses and sexually transmissible infections', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42, pp. 513 - 515, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12809

Larance B; Gisev N; Cama E; Nelson EC; Darke S; Larney S; Degenhardt L, 2018, 'Predictors of transitions across stages of heroin use and dependence prior to treatment-seeking among people in treatment for opioid dependence', Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Gisev N; Larance B; Cama E; Nielsen S; Roxburgh A; Bruno R; Degenhardt L, 2018, 'A nationwide study of the extent and factors associated with fentanyl use in Australia', Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 14, pp. 303 - 308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2017.04.002

Treloar C; Hopwood M; Cama E; Saunders V; Jackson LC; Walker M; Ooi C; Ubrihien A; Ward J, 2018, 'Evaluation of the Deadly Liver Mob program: Insights for roll-out and scale-up of a pilot program to engage Aboriginal Australians in hepatitis C and sexual health education, screening, and care', Harm Reduction Journal, 15, pp. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-018-0209-y

Cama E, 2018, 'Sexual violence in a digital age, by Anastasia Powell and Nicola Henry, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017, 317 pp., €114.99 (hardback), €95.19 (e-Book), ISBN 978-1-137-58046-7 (hardback), ISBN 978-1-137-58047-4 (e-Book)', Australian Journal of Human Rights, 24, pp. 134 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1323238x.2018.1438034

Brener L; Cama E; Hull P; Treloar C, 2017, 'Evaluation of an online injecting drug use stigma intervention targeted at health providers in New South Wales, Australia', Health Psychology Open, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2055102917707180

Treloar C; Cama E; Brener L; Hopwood M; Dewit J; Madden A; Neale J, 2017, 'O11 Hepatitis C: stigma indicators and patient reported outcome measures for DAA treatment', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 4 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30894-3

Cama, E ; Brener L; Slavin, S ; de Wit J, 2017, 'The relationship between negative responses to HIV status disclosure and psycho-social outcomes among people living with HIV', Journal of Health Psychology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105317722404

Larney S; Cama E; Nelson E; Larance B; Degenhardt L, 2016, 'A cross-sectional study of correlates of imprisonment in opioid-dependent men and women in New South Wales, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 35, pp. 686 - 692, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12357

Cama E; Brener L; Wilson H; von Hippel C, 2016, 'Internalized Stigma Among People Who Inject Drugs', Substance Use and Misuse, 51, pp. 1664 - 1668, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2016.1188951

Degenhardt L; Gisev N; Cama E; Nielsen S; Larance B; Bruno R, 2016, 'The extent and correlates of community-based pharmaceutical opioid utilisation in Australia', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 25, pp. 521 - 538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.3931

Gisev N; Nielsen S; Cama E; Larance B; Bruno R; Degenhardt L, 2016, 'An ecological study of the extent and factors associated with the use of prescription and over-the-counter codeine in Australia.', Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 72, pp. 469 - 494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00228-015-1995-8

Peacock A; Bruno R; Cama E; Kihas I; Larance B; Lintzeris N; Hordern A; White N; Ali R; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Jurisdictional differences in opioid use, other licit and illicit drug use, and harms associated with substance use among people who tamper with pharmaceutical opioids', Drug and Alcohol Review, 34, pp. 611 - 622, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12279

Larance B; Lintzeris N; Bruno R; Peacock A; Cama E; Ali R; Kihas I; Hordern A; White N; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'The characteristics of a cohort who tamper with prescribed and diverted opioid medications', Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 58, pp. 51 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2015.06.001

Cama E; Brener L; Slavin S; De Wit J, 2015, 'The impact of HIV treatment-related stigma on uptake of antiretroviral therapy', AIDS Care Psychological and Socio Medical Aspects of AIDS HIV, 27, pp. 739 - 742, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2014.998614

Cama EJ; Wilson H; Mackenzie A; Brener L, 2015, 'Hepatitis C Stigma and Empowerment Through Positive Speaking in Sydney, Australia', Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 25, pp. 418 - 431, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/casp.2222

Brener L; Murphy DA; Cama EJ; Ellard J, 2015, 'Hepatitis C risk factors, attitudes and knowledge among HIV-positive, HIV-negative and HIV-untested gay and bisexual men in Australia', Sexual Health, 12, pp. 411 - 417, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14239

Peacock A; Degenhardt L; Larance B; Cama E; Lintzeris N; Ali R; Bruno R, 2015, 'A typology of people who tamper with pharmaceutical opioids: responses to introduction of a tamper-resistant formulation of controlled-release oxycodone.', Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf, 24, pp. 1321 - 1333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.3883

Peacock A; Degenhardt L; Hordern A; Larance B; Cama E; White N; Kihas I; Bruno R, 2015, 'Methods and predictors of tampering with a tamper-resistant controlled-release oxycodone formulation.', Int J Drug Policy, 26, pp. 1265 - 1272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.05.023

Newman C; Persson A; Miller A; Cama E, 2014, 'Bridging Worlds, Breaking Rules: Clinician Perspectives on Transitioning Young People with Perinatally Acquired HIV Into Adult Care in a Low Prevalence Setting', AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 28, pp. 381 - 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/apc.2013.0346

Cama E; Brener L; Bryant J, 2014, 'Characteristics and attendance patterns of a fixed-site NSP and nearby SVM: The benefits of 24-hour access to sterile injecting equipment', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 21, pp. 476 - 481, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2014.956051

Rose G; Cama E; Brener L; Treloar C, 2013, 'Knowledge and attitudes towards hepatitis C and injecting drug use among mental-health support workers of a community managed organisation', Australian Health Review, 37, pp. 654 - 659, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH13134

Brener L; Gray RM; Cama EJ; Treloar C, 2013, 'Makes you wanna do treatment: Benefits of a hepatitis C specialist clinic to clients in Christchurch, New Zealand', Health and Social Care in the Community, 21, pp. 216 - 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12009

Brener L; Rose G; Treloar C; Cama EJ; Whiticker M, 2013, 'Mental health support workers' attitudes towards hepatitis C and injecting drug use: Barriers to recovery?', Mental Health and Substance Use, Advance online publication, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17523281.2013.806951

Conference Papers

Brener L; Broady T; Cama E; Treloar C, 2025, 'The Impact of Sources of Stigma and Stigma Sensitivity on Healthcare Avoidance Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. 161 - 161

Brener L; Broady T; Cama E; Treloar C, 2025, 'The Impact of Sources of Stigma and Stigma Sensitivity on Healthcare Avoidance Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING

Lord HL; Newland J; Cama E; Treloar C; Levy MT, 2014, 'Understanding the Phases of Chronic Hepatitis B; the problem and a novel solution using renamed phases, the Hepatitis B Bear and a video (see " Understanding Hepatitis B " on YouTube)', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, MA, Boston, pp. 1001A - 1002A, presented at 65th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases, MA, Boston, 07 November 2014 - 11 November 2014, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000344483804231&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Cama E; Larance B; Nelson E; Degenhardt L, 2014, 'STIMULANT AND OPIOID DEPENDENCE AS PREDICTORS OF ADULT PERPETRATION OF VIOLENCE', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 20 - 20, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000344914800058&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Larance B; Cama E; Nelson E; Degenhardt L, 2014, 'TRANSITIONS FROM HEROIN USE, TO DEPENDENCE AND TREATMENT SEEKING AMONG AN OPIOID-DEPENDENT SAMPLE', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 39 - 39, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000344914800112&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Posters

Broady T; Cama E; Brener L; Caruana T; Treloar C, 2026, 'Differences in stigma towards people living with HIV among healthcare workers and the general public', Melbourne, presented at Australasian HIV & AIDS Conference, Melbourne, 14 September 2026 - 16 September 2026, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/32698

Caruana T; Brener L; Cama E; Gilford C; Crawford S; Capell-Hattam T; Von Hippel C, 2024, 'Stigma by association among alcohol and other drug and harm reduction workers: Implications for workplace outcomes [Poster Presentation]', Portugal, presented at Lisbon Addictions: European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, Portugal, 23 October 2024 - 25 October 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/30547

Conference Presentations

Broady T; Cama E; Brener L; Hopwood M; de Wit J; Treloar C, 2018, 'The National Stigma Indicator Project: Key findings and lessons regarding people living with HCV and people who inject drugs', presented at Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference, Adelaide, 13 August 2018 - 15 August 2018

Treloar C; Cama E; Brener L; Hopwood M; de wit J, 2016, 'Development of a national monitoring system of stigma among people living with HIV in Australia', presented at Australasian HIV & AIDS Conference (26th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine), Adelaide, 16 November 2016 - 18 November 2016

Cama E; Brener L; Hopwood M; Treloar C; de Wit J, 2016, 'Stigma among people living with hepatitis C and people who inject drugs in Australia', presented at 10th Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference, Gold Coast, 29 September 2016 - 01 October 2016

Cama E; Brener L; Hopwood M; Treloar C; de Wit J, 2016, 'Development of a brief indicator of stigma among people living with blood borne viruses and sexually transmitted infections in Australia', presented at 14th Social Research Conference on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Related Diseases, Sydney, 31 March 2016 - 01 April 2016

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