Ruby Grant

(she/her)
  • Senior Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University

Dr Ruby Grant (she/her) is a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex Health and Society at La Trobe University. Dr Grant is a qualitative health sociologist specialising in lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) community health and wellbeing, whose research agenda encompasses mental health, gender affirmation, and alcohol, nicotine and other drug use.

Experience

  • 2025–present
    Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society
  • 2022–2024
    Research fellow in Public Health, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society
  • 2021–2022
    Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Tasmania
  • 2022–2022
    Policy Officer, Department of Health, Tasmania
  • 2019–2020
    Lecturer in Sociology, University of Tasmania

Education

  • 2018 
    University of Tasmania, PhD
  • 2014 
    University of Tasmania, Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Women's and Gender Studies Association
  • The Australian Sociological Association

Research Areas

  • Sociology (1608)
  • Gender Specific Studies (169901)
  • Public Health And Health Services (1117)
  • Health Promotion (111712)

Contact Ruby for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration