Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
Dr Fiona Robards has experience as a lecturer, researcher, policy analyst, health service manager and psychologist. She is a Senior Research Fellow in Child and Adolescent Health and supervises Higher Degree by Research students (PhD) and MD research students. Fiona coordinates three public health units of study in the Masters of Sexual and Reproductive Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health. Fiona is also an Associate Editor for the Health Promotion Journal of Australia.
Fiona has a strong interest in public health advocacy to achieve equity, health and wellbeing for marginalised young people. Her PhD explored ‘How marginalised young people navigate the Australian healthcare system’. As part of her national public health advocacy, Fiona is and a member of the Australian Child Rights Taskforce Leadership Group and Policy Working Group and the Public Health Association of Australia’s Child and Youth Health Special Interest Group Committee. In her international advocacy, Fiona is Co-chair of the Women, Children and Youth Health Working Group, World Federation of Public Health Associations.