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Lexie Young is a Lecturer at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), specialising in public health, child welfare, and adoption policy. Her work focuses on understanding parental decision-making in healthcare contexts, psychosocial support needs after child injury, and intercountry adoption dynamics. She has contributed to studies on vaccine decision-making for children with disabilities, communication barriers in school vaccination programs, and parental experiences during emergency and critical care.
Her research integrates qualitative methodologies to explore resilience factors in families, long-term psychosocial outcomes, and community engagement strategies. She has also authored reports on accelerated entry programs in social work education and learning support in NSW schools.
Key areas of expertise include healthcare communication, pediatric social work, adoption policy analysis, and participatory community development. Her work bridges academic research with practical policy recommendations to improve support systems for vulnerable populations.
