La Trobe University, Victoria

Jess is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at SPHERE CRE with interests in sexual and reproductive health and rights. Her doctoral studies at Monash University and SPHERE involved codesigning a nurse-led model of care aimed at improving access to medication abortion and long-acting reversible contraception in rural and regional general practice settings. Jess also holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Melbourne, specialising in gender and global health. She worked as a Policy Officer for family violence workforce development for the Victorian Department of Education and Training and in client services at MSI Australia before joining SPHERE in 2020.