James MacGibbon

Dr. James MacGibbon is a social and behavioural scientist at UNSW Sydney's Centre for Social Research in Health, focusing on sexual health and wellbeing among gay, bi+, and queer men who have sex with men (MSM). He collaborates with community and public health stakeholders to advance HIV/STI prevention research, including studies on PrEP, Doxy-PEP, and mpox.

• Position: Researcher at Centre for Social Research in Health
• Key Projects: HIV treatment as prevention, mpox behavioral studies, male circumcision and bodily autonomy

Research Interests

• HIV/STI prevention technologies (PrEP, Doxy-PEP)
• Behavioral trends in sexual practices
• Intersection of human rights and public health
• Community engagement in health research
• Impact of digital health systems on marginalized populations

Scientific Awards

• Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship

Grants & Supervision

• Non-therapeutic male infant circumcision research (Australian Human Rights Institute Seed Funding)
• Available to co-supervise social research in HIV prevention
• Currently guiding research on migration-related HIV barriers and sero-different partnering