Introduction
Professor in Social Research of Marginalisation. I do research with people who use drugs, are at risk and live with hepatitis C, people in prison, sex workers and Aboriginal people with these experiences. I contribute to large scale evaluations of new models of care for marginalised people; I run a national stigma indicators project for blood borne viruses. I run a Community Reference Panel to provide a way for researchers to consult with people with lived experience. I work in health and social policy via positions on government, health agency and community advisory committees.
Expert
Professor Carla Treloar is Director of the Centre for Social Research in Health and the Social Policy Research Centre at UNSW, Sydney. She graduated with a PhD from the University of Newcastle following undergraduate studies in psychology. Following academic posts at the University of Newcastle and Imperial College, London, she joined UNSW in 2001. Professor Treloar is the leading international social scientist in hepatitis C. Her work crosses disciplines of health psychology, sociology, public health and health services research. Her work covers risk and prevention, chronic illness and treatment and the use of mixed and innovative methods. In particular, her research encompasses the social aspects of drug use in relation to prevention of drug-related harms (particularly hepatitis C), engagement of people who use drugs in health and other services, and critical analysis of the structure and operation of services for people who use drugs. Her expertise lies in the experience of marginalised populations and their negotiation of everyday life and health service access in living with stigmatised conditions, particularly hepatitis C and illicit drug use/dependence. She has published over 180 peer reviewed articles and been awarded more than $25 million in research funding. She has been a member of more than 50 advisory committees for government, health agencies and non-government organisations including the NSW and Australian Ministerial Advisory Committees. Carla is committed to the effective translation of research into policy and practice and to ethical and respectful conduct of research in close collaboration with affected communities.
Fields of expertise: Health and wellbeing