Dr Lise Lafferty is a Senior Research Fellow with a co-appointment across the Centre for Social Research in Health and the Surveillance Evaluation and Research Program, The Kirby Institute. Her research interests include people who inject drugs (including those in prison and in the community), blood-borne viruses (particularly hepatitis C), sexual health, and Aboriginal health. She has a community background working with diverse disadvantaged communities including people with disabilities, young people at risk of entering the criminal justice system, and Aboriginal communities.