Dr Leah East

• Biography
• Areas of Research/Teaching Expertise
• Thesis
• Selected Publications
• Presentations
• Contact Details

Biography

Dr Leah East is a Registered Nurse and Lecturer at the University of Western Sydney. Leah completed her Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) in 2005 and was awarded first class honours, receiving a full-time scholarship for her PhD candidature. Leah completed her PhD in 2009. Dr East continues to work casually as a Registered Nurse in women's health.

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Areas of Research/Teaching Expertise

Research interests

Women's health
Adolescent health
Sexual health
Community nursing
Public health

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Thesis

A feminist exploration of women's experiences of having a sexually transmitted infection

PhD Candidate, School of Nursing and Midwifery

Supervisors: Professor Debra Jackson, A/Prof Louise O'Brien, Dr Kath Peters

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Selected Publications

East. L. (2010). Coping with STI diagnosis. Primary Times, 8, 12.

East, L., Jackson, D., Peters, K., O'Brien, L. (2010). Disrupted sense of self: young women and sexually transmitted infections. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 19(13-14), 1995-2003.

East, L., Jackson, D., O'Brien, L., & Peters K (2010). Storytelling: an approach that can help to develop resilience. Nurse Researcher, 17(3), 17-25.

East, L., Jackson, D., O'Brien, L., & Peters, K. (2008). The benefits of computer-mediated communication in nursing research. Contemporary Nurse, 30(1), 83-88.

East, L., Jackson, D., O'Brien, & Peters, K. (2008). Effects of having a sexually transmitted infection of women's sexuality, Sexual Health, 5(4), 394.

East, L., Peters, K., O’Brien, L., & Jackson, D. (2007). A feminist exploration of women’s experiences of having a sexually transmitted infection [Abstract]. Sexual Health, 4(4), 309.

East, L., Jackson, D., O’Brien, L., & Peters, K. (2007). Exploring women’s experiences of STIs. Australian Nursing Journal, 15(3), 33.

East, L., Jackson, D., & O’Brien, L. (2007). "I don’t want to hate him forever": Understanding daughters' experiences of father absence. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 24(4), 14-18.

East, L., Jackson, D., O’Brien, L. & Peters, K. (2007). Use of the male condom by heterosexual adolescents and young people: Literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 59(2), 103-110.

East, L., Jackson, D., & O’Brien, L. (2006). Disrupted relationships: Adult daughters and father absence. Contemporary Nurse, 23(2), 252-261.

East, L., Jackson, D., & O’Brien, L. (2006). Father absence and adolescent development: A review of the literature. Journal of Child Health Care, 10(4), 283-295. (This has been identified as a key article and was the second most read article in this journal for the month of May 2007).

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Presentations

Factors that limit women's ability to practice safer sex: A feminist perspective. Royal College of Nursing, The Sage Gateshead UK. 11-13 May 2010

A feminist exploration of women’s experiences of having a sexually transmitted infection. Australasian Sexual Health Conference, Gold Coast. 8-10 October 2007.

Barriers and perceptions: Condom use in adolescents and young people. The Adolescent and Young People’s Health Research Forum. 20 July 2007.

A feminist study of women’s experiences of having a sexually transmitted infection: Thesis update and recruitment (Part One). UWS College of Health and Science Research Futures Postgraduate Forum. June 2007.

Barriers and perceptions: Use of the male condom among heterosexual adolescents and young people (Part Two). UWS College of Health and Science Research Futures Postgraduate Forum. June 2007.

Romantic love and safer sex: Use of the male condom in adolescents and young people (Poster Presentation). 18th Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health, Sydney. 15-19 April 2007. 

"I don’t want to hate him forever": Understanding daughters' experiences of father absence. 16th International Council on Women’s Health Congress, Sydney. 16-18 November 2006.

Women’s experiences with sexually transmitted infections: A feminist perspective. School of Nursing.

Women’s experiences of growing up without a father: A phenomenological study. UWS Research Colloquium for School of Nursing, Family, and Community Health. September 2005.

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