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Email

r.mcnair@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Principal Fellow)
Department of General Practice and Primary Care
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Post Graduate Diploma
Royal College of Anaesthetists
Post Graduate Diploma
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
ORCID

0000-0002-4738-8781

A/Prof Ruth McNair

Honorary (Principal Fellow)
Department of General Practice and Primary Care

110 Scholarly works
21 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Sexual Violence and Mental Health Among a National Australian Sample of Bisexual and Pansexual Cisgender Women
    DOI: 10.1177/10778012261429097
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Drinking, risk, and care: a narcofeminist analysis of lesbian, bisexual, and queer women’s alcohol consumption and safety practices in Australia
    DOI: 10.1080/0966369X.2025.2552695
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The Role of Medical and Legal Gender Affirmation in Shaping Positive Mental Health Outcomes for Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Australia
    DOI: 10.1089/trgh.2024.0007
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Development of an SMS-based alcohol intervention program for same sex attracted women using an intervention mapping framework
    DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102690
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Optimising the Role and Impact of Mental Health and AOD Services and Programs Delivered by LGBTIQ+ Community-Controlled Organisations in Australia
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Alcohol and Tobacco Use Among Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Identifying Women
  • 2017

    Research Grant

    Developing a LGBTI Safe Housing Network to Prevent Homelessness and Build Social Connection and Resilience
Ruth McNair

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2019
2017
Victorian Honour Roll of Women
2010
Ten Years Long Service award as an RACGP Examiner Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
2006
Alan Chancellor Medal for Best First time presenter of a research paper Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Perceptions and Cultural Practices of Vaping Among Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women in Australia
    DOI: 10.1007/s13178-024-01047-7
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Queering vaping: A qualitative analysis of lesbian, bisexual, and queer women's E-cigarette use in Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104853
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Psychological, social and cultural influences on smoking among lesbian, bisexual and queer women
    DOI: 10.1136/tc-2024-059039
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Health service experiences of LGBTQA adults in Australia with psychotic disorders, common mental disorders and physical health conditions: Findings from the Private Lives 3 national survey
    DOI: 10.1177/00048674251387877
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Social ecologies of vaping: a pattern oriented longitudinal qualitative analysis of lesbian, bisexual, and queer women’s changing e-cigarette use
    DOI: 10.1080/09687637.2025.2606254
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Anti-Queer Violence in Australia: An Intersectional Analysis of Victimization Among LGBTQA Adults
    DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2025.2530133

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2019

    Research Contracts

    Health Assessments for Permanent Carers
  • 2018

    Research Contracts

    Development of LGBTI Inclusive Practice Guidelines for Australian Housing and Homelessness Sectors.

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