By Professor Lisa Maher

Journal articles

Brookfield SJ; Selvey L; Maher L; Fitzgerald L, 2021, '“It Just Kind of Cascades”: A critical ethnography of methamphetamine-related pleasure among people in recovery', International Journal of Drug Policy, 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103427

Brookfield S; Fitzgerald L; Selvey L; Maher L, 2021, '“We're supposed to be a family here”: An ethnography of preserving, achieving, and performing normality within methamphetamine recovery', Ssm Population Health, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100969

Iversen J; ul H Qureshi S; Zafar M; Busz M; Maher L, 2021, 'HIV incidence and associated risk factors in female spouses of men who inject drugs in Pakistan', Harm Reduction Journal, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00497-1

Bardwell G; Austin T; Maher L; Boyd J, 2021, 'Hoots and harm reduction: a qualitative study identifying gaps in overdose prevention among women who smoke drugs', Harm Reduction Journal, 18, pp. 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00479-3

Lafferty L; Smith K; Causer L; Andrewartha K; Whiley D; Badman SG; Donovan B; Anderson L; Tangey A; Mak D; Maher L; Shephard M; Guy R; Bastian L; Ward J; Kaldor J; Comerford C; Bushby T; Moore L; Gunathilake M; Johnson D; Gallant D, 2021, 'Scaling up sexually transmissible infections point-of-care testing in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: healthcare workers’ perceptions of the barriers and facilitators', Implementation Science Communications, 2, pp. 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s43058-021-00232-8

Philpot SP; Holt M; Murphy D; Haire B; Prestage G; Maher L; Bavinton BR; Hammoud MA; Jin F; Bourne A, 2021, 'Qualitative Findings on the Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Australian Gay and Bisexual Men: Community Belonging and Mental Well-being', Qualitative Health Research, 31, pp. 2414 - 2425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10497323211039204

van Santen DK; Boyd A; Matser A; Maher L; Hickman M; Lodi S; Prins M, 2021, 'The effect of needle and syringe program and opioid agonist therapy on the risk of HIV, hepatitis B and C virus infection for people who inject drugs in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: findings from an emulated target trial', Addiction, 116, pp. 3115 - 3126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15503

Iversen J; Qureshi SUH; Zafar M; Busz M; Maher L, 2021, 'Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV positive men who inject drugs in Pakistan', International Journal of Drug Policy, 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103281

Geddes L; Iversen J; Darke S; Dietze P; Maher L, 2021, 'Prevalence and correlates of multiple non-fatal opioid overdoses among people who inject drugs who utilise needle syringe programs in Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 96, pp. 103245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103245

Jaffe K; Nosova E; Maher L; Hayashi K; Milloy MJ; Richardson L, 2021, 'Income generation and the patterning of substance use: A gender-based analysis', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 226, pp. 108862, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108862

Palmer AY; Wilkinson A; Aitken C; Dietze P; Dore GJ; Maher L; Sacks-Davis R; Stoove M; Wilson D; Hellard M; Scott N, 2021, 'Estimating the number of new hepatitis C infections in Australia in 2015, prior to the scale-up of direct-acting antiviral treatment', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Australia, 36, pp. 2270 - 2274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgh.15485

Van Den Boom W; del Mar Quiroga M; Fetene DM; Agius PA; Higgs PG; Maher L; Hickman M; Stoové MA; Dietze PM, 2021, 'The Melbourne Safe Injecting Room Attracted People Most in Need of Its Service', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 61, pp. 217 - 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2021.02.018

Haire B; Murphy D; Maher L; Zablotska-Manos I; Vaccher S; Kaldor J, 2021, 'What does PrEP mean for 'safe sex' norms? A qualitative study', Plos One, 16, pp. e0255731, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255731

Iversen J; Peacock A; Price O; Byrne J; Dunlop A; Maher L, 2021, 'COVID-19 vaccination among people who inject drugs: Leaving no one behind', Drug and Alcohol Review, 40, pp. 517 - 520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13273

Arum C; Fraser H; Artenie AA; Bivegete S; Trickey A; Alary M; Astemborski J; Iversen J; Lim AG; MacGregor L; Morris M; Ong JJ; Platt L; Sack-Davis R; van Santen DK; Solomon SS; Sypsa V; Valencia J; Van Den Boom W; Walker JG; Ward Z; Stone J; Vickerman P; Cherutich P; Debeck K; Dietze P; Dumchev K; Hayashi K; Hellard M; Hickman M; Hope V; Judd A; Kåberg M; Kurth AE; Leclerc P; Maher L; Mehta SH; Page KA; Prins M; Todd CS; Strathdee SA, 2021, 'Homelessness, unstable housing, and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Lancet Public Health, 6, pp. e309 - e323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00013-X

Palmer A; Higgs P; Scott N; Agius P; Maher L; Dietze P, 2021, 'Prevalence and correlates of simultaneous, multiple substance injection (co-injection) among people who inject drugs in Melbourne, Australia', Addiction, 116, pp. 876 - 888, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15217

Bavinton BR; Hammoud MA; Holt M; Saxton P; Bourne A; MacGibbon J; Jin F; Maher L; Prestage GP, 2021, 'Changes in Sexual Behaviour Following PrEP Initiation Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men in Relationships: Results from a Prospective Observational Study.', AIDS Behav, 25, pp. 3704 - 3711, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03232-w

Cutts JC; Quinn B; Seed CR; Kotsiou G; Pearson R; Scott N; Wilson DP; Harrod ME; Maher L; Caris S; Thompson AJ; Farrell M; Pink J; Hellard ME, 2021, 'A Systematic Review of Interventions Used to Increase Blood Donor Compliance with Deferral Criteria', Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, 48, pp. 118 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000509027

Maher L; Harrod M; Farrell M; Wilson D, 2021, 'A Systematic Review of Interventions Used to Increase Blood Donor Compliance with Deferral Criteria', Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000509027

Geddes L; Iversen J; Wand H; Maher L, 2021, 'Incidence and factors associated with discontinuation of opioid agonist therapy among people who inject drugs in Australia', Addiction, 116, pp. 525 - 535, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15168

Evans JL; Couture MC; Carrico A; Stein ES; Muth S; Phou M; Aynar L; Song N; Chhit S; Neak Y; Maher L; Page K, 2021, 'Joint effects of alcohol and stimulant use disorders on self-reported sexually transmitted infections in a prospective study of Cambodian female entertainment and sex workers', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 32, pp. 304 - 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462420964647

Maher L, 2021, 'Joint effects of alcohol and stimulant use disorders on self-reported sexually transmitted infections in a prospective study of Cambodian female entertainment and sex workers', International Journal of STD and AIDS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462420964647

Iversen J; Maher L, 2021, 'Commentary on Hamilton White et al. : Receptive syringe-sharing among people who inject drugs in rural settings', Addiction, 116, pp. 337 - 338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15301

Hammoud MA; Grulich A; Holt M; Maher L; Murphy D; Jin F; Bavinton B; Haire B; Ellard J; Vaccher S; Saxton P; Bourne A; Degenhardt L; Storer D; Prestage G, 2021, 'Substantial decline in use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) following introduction of COVID-19 physical distancing restrictions in Australia: Results from a prospective observational study of gay and bisexual men.', J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 86, pp. 22 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000002514

Bell S; Aggleton P; Lockyer A; Ferguson T; Murray W; Silver B; Kaldor J; Maher L; Ward J, 2021, 'Working with Aboriginal young people in sexual health research: a peer research methodology in remote Australia', Qualitative Health Research, 31, pp. 16 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732320961348

Couture MC; Evans JL; Draughon Moret J; Stein ES; Muth S; Phou M; Len A; Ngak S; Sophal C; Neak Y; Carrico AW; Maher L; Page K, 2020, 'Syndemic Psychosocial Health Conditions Associated with Recent Client-Perpetrated Violence Against Female Entertainment and Sex Workers in Cambodia', Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49, pp. 3055 - 3064, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01705-y

Iversen J; Sabin K; Chang J; Morgan Thomas R; Prestage G; Strathdee SA; Maher L, 2020, 'COVID-19, HIV and key populations: cross-cutting issues and the need for population-specific responses', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 23, pp. e25632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25632

Iversen J; Dore GJ; Starr M; Catlett B; Cunningham P; Geddes L; Maher L, 2020, 'Estimating the Consensus hepatitis C Cascade of Care among people who inject drugs in Australia: Pre and post availability of direct acting antiviral therapy', International Journal of Drug Policy, 83, pp. 102837, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102837

Hammoud MA; Maher L; Holt M; Degenhardt L; Jin J; Murphy D; Bavinton B; Grulich A; Lea T; Haire B; Bourne A; Saxton P; Vaccher S; Ellard J; Mackie B; Batrouney C; Bath N; Prestage G, 2020, 'Physical distancing due to COVID-19 disrupts sexual behaviours among gay and bisexual men in Australia', JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, Publish Ahead of Print, pp. 309 - 315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000002462

Fleming T; Valleriani J; Ng C; Maher L; Small W; McNeil R, 2020, 'Acceptability of a hypothetical preventative HIV vaccine among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada', BMC Public Health, 20, pp. 1081, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09202-6

Kolstee J; Holt M; Jin J; Hammoud MA; Degenhardt L; Maher L; Lea T; Prestage G, 2020, 'Characteristics of gay and bisexual men who rarely use HIV risk reduction strategies during condomless anal intercourse: Results from the FLUX national online cohort study.', PLoS One, 15, pp. e0233922 - e0233922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233922

Medland NA; Banys P; Baton VP; Nadela J; Maher L; Tac-An I, 2020, 'Responding to expanding HIV epidemics in Cebu, Philippines', Lancet HIV, 7, pp. e380 - e381, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(19)30405-9

Dunlop A; Lokuge B; Masters D; Sequeira M; Saul P; Dunlop G; Ryan J; Hall M; Ezard N; Haber P; Lintzeris N; Maher L, 2020, 'Challenges in maintaining treatment services for people who use drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic', Harm Reduction Journal, 17, pp. 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-020-00370-7

Clackett S; Seed CR; Prestage G; Hammoud MA; Hoad V; Saxton P; Haire B; Holt M; Jin F; Bourne A; Maher L; Kaldor J, 2020, 'Attitudes and willingness to donate blood among gay and bisexual men in Australia', Transfusion, 60, pp. 965 - 973, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/trf.15768

Hammoud MA; Jin F; Maher L; Bourne A; Haire B; Saxton P; Vaccher S; Lea T; Degenhardt L; Prestage G, 2020, 'Biomedical HIV Protection Among Gay and Bisexual Men Who Use Crystal Methamphetamine', AIDS and Behavior, 24, pp. 1400 - 1413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02739-7

Boyd J; Lavalley J; Czechaczek S; Mayer S; Kerr T; Maher L; McNeil R, 2020, '“Bed Bugs and Beyond”: An ethnographic analysis of North America's first women-only supervised drug consumption site', International Journal of Drug Policy, 78, pp. 102733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102733

Brasher NA; Eltahla AA; Underwood A; Boo I; Rizzetto S; Walker MR; Rodrigo C; Luciani F; Maher L; Drummer HE; Tedla N; Lloyd AR; Bull RA, 2020, 'B cell immunodominance in primary hepatitis C virus infection', Journal of Hepatology, 72, pp. 670 - 679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2019.11.011

Quinn B; Pearson R; Cutts J; Seed C; Scott N; Hoad V; Dietze P; Wilson D; Maher L; Thompson A; Farrell M; Harrod M; Caris S; Pink J; Kotsiou G; Hellard M, 2020, 'Blood donation amongst people who inject drugs in Australia: research supporting policy change', Vox Sanguinis, 115, pp. 162 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/vox.12891

Bajis S; Grebely J; Hajarizadeh B; Applegate T; Marshall AD; Ellen Harrod M; Byrne J; Bath N; Read P; Edwards M; Gorton C; Hayllar J; Cock V; Peterson S; Thomson C; Weltman M; Jefferies M; Wood W; Haber P; Ezard N; Martinello M; Maher L; Dore GJ; Peolim L; How-Chow D; Telenta J; Harvey P; Jones S; Dunlop A; Treloar C; Samuel Y; Poeder F; Crawford S; Baxter A; Keats J; Mowat Y; Silk D; Micallef M; Tamaddoni M; Marks P; Lamoury F; Jayasinghe I; Reid H; Cunningham EB; Bartlett S; Jacka B; Erratt A; Jauncey M; Collie P; Lam T; Gilliver R; Hazelwood S; Houlihan N; Burns C; Lewis R; Morris D; Donohue K; Carthew A; Horasak N; Cherry R; Shin S; Peterson D; Sellwood T; McKeown W; Pritchard-Jones J; Smyth F; Adey S; Clark K; Grebely J; Hajarizadeh B; Edwards M, 2020, 'Hepatitis C virus testing, liver disease assessment and treatment uptake among people who inject drugs pre- and post-universal access to direct-acting antiviral treatment in Australia: The LiveRLife study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 27, pp. 281 - 293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13233

Lee JY; Page K; Stein E; Evans JL; Sokunny M; Maly P; Sophal C; Ngak S; Maher L; Carrico AW, 2020, 'Who’s that SMARTgirl? Reaching Cambodian Female Entertainment and Sex Workers with HIV Prevention Services', AIDS and Behavior, 24, pp. 738 - 745, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02532-6

Maher L; Iversen J; Geddes L, 2020, 'Mapping out a research agenda on alcohol and other drug stigma: Commentary on Seear', Drug and Alcohol Review, 39, pp. 114 - 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13030

Keen P; Hammoud MA; Bourne A; Bavinton B; Holt M; Vaccher S; Haire B; Saxton P; Jin F; Maher L; Grulich AE; Prestage G, 2020, 'Use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) associated with lower HIV anxiety among gay and bisexual men in Australia who are at high risk of HIV infection', JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 83, pp. 119 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000002232

Philpot S; Prestage G; Holt M; Haire B; Maher L; Hammoud M; Bourne A, 2020, 'Gay and Bisexual Men’s Perceptions of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in a Context of High Accessibility: An Australian Qualitative Study', AIDS and Behavior, 24, pp. 2369 - 2380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-02796-3

Geddes L; Iversen J; Wand H; Esmaeili A; Tsui J; Hellard M; Dore G; Grebely J; Dietze P; Bruneau J; Prins M; Morris MD; Shoukry NH; Lloyd AR; Kim AY; Lauer G; Cox AL; Page K; Maher L; Lloyd A; Dore G; Dietze P, 2020, 'Sex Discrepancies in the Protective Effect of Opioid Agonist Therapy on Incident Hepatitis C Infection', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 70, pp. 123 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz162

Vaccher SJ; Hammoud MA; Bourne A; Lea T; Haire BG; Holt M; Saxton P; Mackie B; Badge J; Jin F; Maher L; Prestage G, 2020, 'Prevalence, frequency, and motivations for alkyl nitrite use among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 76, pp. 102659 - 102659, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.102659

Bell S; Ward J; Aggleton P; Murray W; Silver B; Lockyer A; Ferguson T; Fairley CK; Whiley D; Ryder N; Donovan B; Guy R; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2020, 'Young Aboriginal people's sexual health risk reduction strategies: a qualitative study in remote Australia', Sexual Health, 17, pp. 303 - 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh19204

Bell S; Aggleton P; Ward J; Murray W; Silver B; Lockyer A; Ferguson T; Fairley CK; Whiley D; Ryder N; Donovan B; Guy R; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2020, 'Young Aboriginal people’s engagement with STI testing in the Northern Territory, Australia', BMC Public Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08565-0

Maher L; Neale J, 2019, 'Adding quality to quantity in randomized controlled trials of addiction prevention and treatment: a new framework to facilitate the integration of qualitative research', Addiction, 114, pp. 2257 - 2266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.14777

Walker MR; Leung P; Eltahla AA; Underwood A; Abayasingam A; Brasher NA; Li H; Wu BR; Maher L; Luciani F; Lloyd AR; Bull RA, 2019, 'Clearance of hepatitis C virus is associated with early and potent but narrowly-directed, Envelope-specific antibodies', Scientific Reports, 9, pp. 13300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49454-w

Ward J; Guy RJ; Rumbold AR; McGregor S; Wand H; McManus H; Dyda A; Garton L; Hengel B; Silver BJ; Taylor-Thomson D; Knox J; Donovan B; Law M; Maher L; Fairley CK; Skov S; Ryder N; Moore E; Mein J; Reeve C; Ah Chee D; Boffa J; Kaldor JM; Han A, 2019, 'Strategies to improve control of sexually transmissible infections in remote Australian Aboriginal communities: a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial', Lancet Global Health, 7, pp. e1553 - e1563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30411-5

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