Christy E. Newman (they/them) is Professor at the Centre for Social Research in Health, and Deputy Dean Research at UNSW Arts, Design and Architecture. They are a qualitative sociologist of health, gender and sexuality, with a particular focus on LGBTQIA+ health and communities.

As Deputy Dean Research, Christy is a passionate advocate for the distinctive contributions that the social sciences, humanities, creative and performing arts, design and built environment disciplines make to understanding and addressing the complex social, environmental, health and geopolitical challenges of our time (see ADA Creating Impact).

At the Centre for Social Research in Health, Christy works in multidisciplinary research teams and in partnership with community, policy and clinical organisations to evidence the experiences of those who are marginalised or mistreated in health and social care systems.

Building on more than two decades of research on engaging 'hard to reach' groups with sexual and reproductive health care, Christy's research is now mainly focused on strengthening models of care for queer and trans communities, and understanding the health and health care experiences of people whose bodies, identities, relationships and family formations sit outside dominant gender and sexuality norms.

Christy's research has been supported by the Australian Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council, Medical Research Future Fund, and public-sector and for-purpose health organisations (>$18 million across 31 collaborative grants). They publish in the health and social sciences (>180 co-authored books, chapters and journal articles to date) and through accessible and specialised resources for communities, clinicians, and policymakers.

Recent publications include:

Current projects include: 

• GCPS+: Improving gender and sexuality inclusivity in HIV behavioral surveillance
• When caring ends: understanding and supporting informal care trajectories
• Interconnect Health Research
• Australian Research Consortium for Trans Youth and Children (ARCTYC)
• Bi+ Sexual Health and HIV Study
• Sage DEM: sexuality and/or gender diverse people living with dementia
• Inclusive mental health care for LGBTQ people in South Australia
• Sociology of health data for sexuality and gender diverse people

Selected past projects and outputs include:

• Vax4Health: co-designing immunisation services with people with disability
• Gender diversity and social change (special collection of Culture, Health & Sexuality)
• my health, our family: documenting stories of family life in the context of HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C
• What we do well: strengths based research about Aboriginal young people's sexual wellbeing 
• Queer families: valuing stories of diversity, adversity and belonging
• Trust in digital health among communities affected by BBVs and STIs in Australia
• Sustaining sexual and reproductive health through COVID-19 pandemic restrictions