Dr Aaron Akpu Philip
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Visiting Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
Aaron is a Public Health Practitioner with over a decade of experience researching and working in health and not-for-profit settings. He has worked with vulnerable and priority groups (orphans and vulnerable children, injecting drug users, persons with disabilities, and sex workers) as well as culturally and linguistically diverse people.
His interest focuses on sexual health, infectious diseases (HIV) and disability inclusion in health and organisational settings. As a qualitative researcher, Aaron applies his expertise to explore research areas focusing on donor behaviour, inclusion, and diversity in blood donation.
Aaron holds a PhD in public health from Queensland University of Technology.
Awards
- Queensland University of Technology - Nomination for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award (2023)
- Co-investigator: Carla Paterson Memorial Grant for Community Consultation and Co-design of a Peer Worker and Nurse Partnership Model of care for People Living and Ageing with HIV (2023)
- Queensland University of Technology Postgraduate Research Award (2019)
Leadership
- Peer reviewer for journals including Social Science and Medicine (SSM), Health Policy OPEN (HPOPEN), International Journal for Equity in Health.
- Professional Memberships: International AIDS Society (IAS), Public Health Association Australia (PHAA), Australasian Society of HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Medicine (ASHM), Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH), Queensland Positive People (QPP), Sexual Health Society of Queensland.
Key publications
* This research was completed prior to starting with Lifeblood
