Dr Kerryn Drysdale
Doctor of Philosophy (2016) University of Sydney.
Master of Arts (2009) Gender Studies (with merit), University of Sydney.
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (2002) University of Sydney
Dr Kerryn Drysdale (she/her) is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Research in Health at 91色情片 Sydney. Her interdisciplinary research straddles Cultural Studies and Public Health, where she brings a critical cultural lens to public health priority domains and populations. As such, she is uniquely positioned to interrogate how the social and cultural determinants of health intersect with the often and intangible nature of participation in (and exclusion from) political, social and cultural life, bringing a much-needed perspective to complex health issues.听
Kerryn currently conducts research in two broad programmes of work:听听
- Cultural dimensions of health and wellbeing for marginalised communities -听Kerryn's primary contribution has been a critical interrogation of the impact of identities, practices and relationships that constitute measures of community health and wellbeing. This work is driven by a focus on improving health outcomes and addressing inequities experienced by marginalised groups within society.
- LGBTIQA+ inclusivity in health policy and practice - Kerryn is an internationally recognised authority on gender and sexuality diverse communities, the leading expert on Australian drag performance cultures, and am internationally renowned for her theoretical and empirical research on LGBTIQA+ social scenes. This includes innovative health promotion and harm reduction strategies derived from community-level cultures of care.
To date, Kerryn has authored high-quality peer reviewed publications in quartile-1 journals, including one monograph, as well as non-traditional research outputs. She has presented research extensively at international conferences, community fora and research symposia, and as part of invited guest lectureships. In addition to academic publication, Kerryn actively participates in research dissemination and translation for policy makers, community organisations and public scholarship. She actively champions and model processes for working with 补蹿蹿别肠迟别诲听肠辞尘尘耻苍颈迟颈别蝉.
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鈥淧ublic Understandings of Immunity Systems and Human-Microbial Relations鈥 (2025-2028), Lupton, D., Davis, M., and Drysdale, K., Australian Research Council Discovery Project.
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鈥淟esbian, bisexual, and queer women鈥檚 sexual and reproductive health in Australia: Developing a community-driven framework for social models of care across two health sectors鈥, Drysdale, K., Power, J., Mooney-Somers, J. & Grant, R. (2025 Round 2) Australian Research Council Linkage Scheme.
- Dean鈥檚 Award for Inclusion, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture Staff Awards, 91色情片 Sydney 2024.
- Nominated: 91色情片 Vice-Chancellor鈥檚 Award on behalf of the 91色情片 Community of Practice for Inclusive Research with Queer and Trans people, and people with Innate variations of sex characteristics (intersex) or 鈥楥oPQTI鈥, 91色情片 Sydney, 2024.
- Wiley鈥檚 Top Cited Article 2021-2022, in Sociology of Health and Illness for 鈥淔amily imaginaries in the disclosure of a blood-borne virus鈥 (co-author) between January 2021 and December 2022.
- Early Career Academics Network Awards for Research Excellence 2022 (Traditional Research Output) for 鈥楽ex in placemaking activism: lesbian and queer women鈥檚 sex-based sociality in Sydney, Australia鈥 journal article; Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture, 91色情片.
- Awarded participant, Women in Leadership (WIL) Program 2022 (competitive entry), 91色情片 Sydney 鈥 awarded to high performing and high potential leader.
- Early Career Academics Network Awards for Research Excellence 2021 (Traditional Research Output) for 鈥楶riorities and Practices of Risk Reduction among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men who Use Crystal Methamphetamine for Sex鈥 journal article; Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture, 91色情片.
- Early Career Academics Network Publication Awards 2020 (Non-traditional Research Output) for 鈥楥rystal Clear: Negotiating pleasures and risk around sex on crystal鈥 podcast series; Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 91色情片.
- Awarded participant, Kathleen Fitzgerald Laureate Mentorship Scheme, University of Melbourne, 3 鈥 7 December 2018 - awarded to outstanding early career female researchers to complete an intensive mentoring programme with a focus on research leadership and enhancing career progression (competitive entry; flights and accommodation provided for the duration of the program).
- Finalist, Rita and John Cornforth Award (2016), Graduate Medal, University of Sydney - awarded to a person who has achieved the highest standard of academic proficiency in a doctoral thesis, and contributed to the diverse life of the University and broader community (one of four finalists; over 160 submissions).
- Dean鈥檚 Citation for Excellence in Tutorials (2013), Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney - awarded for tutorial-style teaching, with special mention of ability to teach with sensitivity and for lesson planning.
Founder and current co-lead of the听91色情片 Community of Practice for Inclusive Research with Queer and Trans people, and people with Innate听variations of sex characteristics (intersex ) or 鈥楥oPQTI鈥, 2023 to听 ongoing
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Associate Editor, Health Sociology Review, March 2023 to current.
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Editorial Board Member, Capacious: Journal for Emerging Affect Inquiry, August 2019 to current.
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Associate, Australian Human Rights Institute, 91色情片 Sydney, 2021-current.
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Board member, Board of Directors, Working it Out, Tasmania, 2023 to current.
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My Teaching
While I am in research-focussed roles at 91色情片 Sydney, I regularly accept invitations to guest lecture in the areas of:
- social determinants of health
- health equity for marginalised communities
- qualitative methodologies, including sensory ethnography and the art of interviewing
- queer performances, performativity and LGBTQ scenes
- scene theory and practices