Research Assistant
MPH (Applied Public Health and Public Health Methodology), BSc (Anatomy and Human Biology)
Rigel (they/them) is a recent Master of Public Health graduate with a keen interest in mental health research, especially within the LGBTQIA+ community. They hope to utilise their public health background in their research. For example, epidemiological studies, clinical trials, program development/research translation, and program evaluation.
They are currently involved in many different projects including the trauma burns and wellbeing project, mental health among children with type 1 diabetes and/or their parents, the TikTok and Child health collaboration, and their LGBTQA+ suicide prevention manuscript.
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September 2023
The queers are all right: a content analysis of LGBTQIA + mental health on TikTok
The formation of online communities instils a sense of connectedness which can ameliorate the mental health concerns that result from minority stressors for lesbian, gay, queer, intersex, asexual, and other diverse genders/sexualities (LGBTQIA+). The aim of this study was to explore how LGBTQIA + people communicate social and mental health concerns on TikTok.
Published research Human Development and Community Wellbeing Gender Diversity Youth Mental Health -
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