Daniel Storer

Mr Daniel Storer is a researcher and PhD candidate at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), affiliated with the School of Law, Society and Criminology. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours Class I) and a Master of Public Health from the University of Sydney. His research focuses on the intersection of health and law, particularly examining socio-sexual impacts of pandemics like COVID-19 among marginalized communities such as gay and bisexual men and people living with HIV. He employs qualitative and quantitative methods to address communicable diseases like HIV, mpox, and sexually transmissible infections.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts - Gender Studies, University of Sydney
• Bachelor of Arts, Honours (Class I) - Gender Studies, University of Sydney
• Master of Public Health, University of Sydney
• PhD candidate, UNSW Sydney (on program leave until September 2024)

Research Interests

Daniel’s work spans biomedical social sciences, medical sociology, and critical analysis of communicable diseases. His PhD research explores the socio-sexual impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on LGBTQ+ communities in Australia. He has contributed to projects on vaccine acceptability in priority populations and responses to mpox outbreaks.

Scientific Awards

• Jack Bradley Scholarship (2022) for early-career HIV research
• Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship (2020-2024)
• Student Registrations Scholarship to 2nd Australasian COVID-19 Conference (2022)
• Registrations Scholarship to 25th IUSTI World Congress (2024)

Professional Engagement

Between 2017 and 2020, he worked at the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (now Health Equity Matters). Currently, he serves as a Research Assistant at UNSW, contributing to health law and policy studies.