Ruth is an honorary Associate Professor in the Department of General Practice, and a general practitioner in an inner urban clinic in Melbourne. She has clinical and research interests in lesbian and bisexual women’s mental health, sexual health, same-sex parenting, health care access, health care provider cultural competence training, and cultural issues related to alcohol and smoking, and homelessness in the LGBT communities.
She currently leads the LGBTI homelessness projects at the University of Melbourne. She has published 12 chapters and 68 peer-reviewed papers and has an H-index of 17 on Publons/Web of Science. She chaired the Human Research Ethics Group at the Department of General Practice in the past and has undertaken training in ethical research methods. She is the Co-Chairperson of the Victorian LGBTI Health and Human Services Working group and a member of the LGBTI Taskforce (2015-2019), advising on LGBTI health policy and practice. She has been on successive Victorian Ministerial Advisory Committees on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Health and Wellbeing from 2000 to 2014. This role included the development of a guide for publicly funded health services on LGBTI inclusive practice, Well Proud, which has been revised as an online resource in 2016. She is a founding member and previous Convener of the Australian Lesbian Medical Association, and is Chairperson of the Pride Foundation Australia. Ruth became a Member of the Order of Australia at the Queen’s Birthday Honours in June 2019, for significant service to medicine, and as an advocate for the LGBTIQ community. She was inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2017 in recognition of her national and international standing in research, education and community advocacy.
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FEATURED Journal article
Effectiveness of a culturally tailored SMS alcohol intervention for same-sex attracted women: protocol for an RCT
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Project Types
12
Research Grant
7
Research Contracts
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Member of the Order of Australia
Ten Years Long Service award as an RACGP Examiner
Alan Chancellor Medal for Best First time presenter of a research paper
Primary Health Care Research Scholarship
Cultural Diversity Award, Academic Staff
FRACGP - Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Credentials
Positions
Honorary - Supervisor
General Practice
Professional Membership
Australian Lesbian Medical Association
Professional Membership
Australian Medical Association
Fellow Of The College
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Melbourne
Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Diploma of Anaesthetics UK
Royal College of Anaesthetists
Diploma of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynae
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Bachelor of Science
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Medicine
University of Melbourne