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Dr. Paul Leslie Simpson is a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney, and affiliated with the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Offender Health. His work focuses on health, marginalization, and ethics among justice-involved populations, with specific interests in violence, sexual health, infectious diseases in prisons, and prison alternatives.
- BSc (Psychology), PhD
Dr. Simpson is a leading expert in justice health, conducting both quantitative and qualitative research to address systemic inequities in prisoner healthcare. His work extends to deliberative research methods, engaging stakeholders such as the public, incarcerated individuals, and policymakers to shape health policies.
Key research areas include:
- Prison health and infectious diseases
- Transgender and gender-diverse healthcare access
- Ethical considerations in justice system research
- Deliberative forums for policy development
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equity
- Alternatives to traditional incarceration
His publications span diverse methodologies, including text mining studies, cross-sectional analyses, and qualitative stakeholder evaluations. Recent work explores HIV policies in prisons, domestic violence electronic monitoring programs, and transformative trans incarceration research.
Dr. Simpson supervises PhD candidates Helene Smith and Patricia Taflan, focusing on areas like post-prison care for psychosis and healthcare for trans and gender-diverse individuals. His email contact is p.simpson@unsw.edu.au.
