Joanne Bryant is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture. She is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow (2023 -2026).
Joanne leads research on young people’s substance use and sexual health, aiming to improve treatment experience and outcomes by focusing on how social conditions rather than individual attributes shape their opportunities. Joanne has published over 100 peer...view more
My Grants
Selected Projects
Australian Research Council Future Fellowship 2023-2026 “Reimagining strengths approaches to drug and alcohol care for young people” Bryant. $1,115,000
Australian Research Council Discovery Grant 2020-2023 “Aftercare for young people: A sociological study of resource opportunities” Bryant, MacLean, Skattebol, Hallam, Ferry. $308,000
Australian Research Council Linkage Grant 2018-2020 “Fostering the sexual well-being of Aboriginal young people by building on social, cultural and personal strengths.” Bryant, Bell, Bolt, Graham, Doyle, Murphy, Treloar, Browne, Aggleton. $211,000
NSW Health COVID-19 Research Grants Round 1 Existing Projects 2020-2021 “A rapid qualitative assessment of COVID-19 health needs in an urban Aboriginal community.” Bryant, Bolt, Beetson, Doyle, Graham, Bell, Murphy, Newman, Gardner, Wilms, Penning, with partner organisations South Western Sydney Local Health District, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. $152,092
Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies NADA 2019-2020 “Access and Equity Project: research enquiry into the current barriers and enablers associated with access and equity in NGO alcohol and other drug treatment in NSW.” Bryant, Brener, Horwitz, Lafferty. $77,000
NSW Health NGO Evaluation Grants. 2017-2019 “Evaluation of the Ted Noffs Street University Program.” Bryant, Ferry, Noffs, Palmer, Mao, Treloar $150,000
National Health and Medical Research Council Synergy Grant, 2020-2025 “Eliminating endemic sexually transmissible infections in remote Australia using targeted multidisciplinary strategies.” Ward, Guy, Kaldor, Bryant, Liu, Whiley, Donovan. $5M.
Australian Research Council Discovery Grant, 2016-2018 Critical perspectives on serodiscordance in family life. Newman, Persson, valentine, Hamilton, Bryant, Wallace. $355,000
My Qualifications
My Awards
UNSW Arc Outstanding Postgraduate Supervisor Award 2020
UNSW Arc Postgraduate Supervisor Award 2018
My Research Supervision
Areas of supervision
Joanne supervises postgraduate students with an interest in the social construction of youth, critical studies of illicit drug use, harm reduction, sexuality and sexual health. She supervises research projects that draw on qualitative and mixed methods approaches.
Doctoral Graduates:
Sujith Kumar (2021) Sexual citizenship among minority ethnic LGBTQ youth in Australia
Kristy Gardner (2021) The role of technology in facilitating access to sexual health education and services for Aboriginal youth in an urban setting
Naveed Noor (2019) The social logic of sexual risk taking among homeless young people in Pakistan
Hannah Wilson (2014) Exploring the potential role of tattooists delivering harm reduction to at risk clients
Maude Frances (2014) Consuming information about hepatitis C: Reflexivity, sociality and practice
Dana Paquette (2011) The role of respondent-driven sampling in the behavioural surveillance of people who inject drugs
Currently supervising
Kacey Martin, Understanding Maori experiences of eating disorders in Aotearoa/New Zealand and Australia: A sociological inquiry into Mauiui Kai across the Maori diaspora.
Teneale Lavender, Learning from Aboriginal models of AOD care to improve treatment for young people
Brandon Bear, Salutogenic behaviours in sexuality and gender diverse individuals
Theresa Caruana, Stigma, health worker attitudes and client outcomes in drug treatment
Ellen Finlay, Longevity, Commonality and Difference. The historical, sociopolitical & biomedical aspects of longevity and population ageing in Australia among Aboriginal people
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