Kate Manlik
Projects
1
Publications
7
Awards
2
Biography
Kate Manlik researches and teaches in Social Science and Cultural Studies. Their doctoral dissertation sought to problematise lesbian and queer women's place in the Australian HIV landscape and AIDS epidemic. She has also (co-)authored publications on inclusive sex education curriculum, PrEP for HIV prevention, HDR students' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, and sexual violence on higher education campuses. In 2025, Kate joined the editorial collective for Lilith: A Feminist History Journal.
Research
Projects
Teaching
Taught Modules
[SY1001] Australian Society: An Introduction to SociologyCoordinator, Lecturer
2026
[CU1010] Effective WritingCoordinator, Lecturer
2026
Current JCU Research Students
Swimming Upstream: A narrative exploration of the lived experience of older LGBT people and how social work professionals can support and advocate for their community.
Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
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Other Activities
Education
Bachelor of Social Science, Macquarie University
2014 - 2016
Master of Research, Macquarie University
2017 - 2018
PhD, Macquarie University
2019 - 2025
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Awards
Output
Manlik, Kate; Matthews, Nicole (2024) 'Eliciting Narratives of Disorientation: A Methodological Expl. a/b: Auto/Biography Studies, 39 (1):55-72. [DOI] ...
MacPhail, Catherine; Manlik, Kate; Dews, Hannah; Mao, Limin; Rutherford, Alison (2024) 'Ending HIV T. AIDS and B, 28 :3038...
Ferfolja, Tania; Manlik, Kate; Ullman, Jacqueline (2024) 'Parents’ Perspectives on Gender and Sexual. Sex Education, 24 (5):632-647. [DOI] ...
Ullman, Jacqueline; Manlik, Kate; Ferfolja, Tania (2024) 'Supporting the Inclusion of Gender and Sex. 51 :2049-2068. [DOI] ...
Manlik, Kate; Simon, Jane; Matthews, Nicole (2023) 'The Fabric of Resistance: Care, Domestic Objects. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 48 (3):683-707. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Allies or At-Risk Subjects?: Sexual Minority Women and the “Problem” of HIV in Lesbians on the Loose
2022
Manlik, Kate (2022) 'Allies or At-Risk Subjects?: Sexual Minority Women and the “Problem” of HIV in . Feminist Media Studies, 22 (1):104-119. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Queer Rage
2024
Manlik, Kate; Whitehouse, Kayson; Barnes, Susan; Jackson, Emma F.; Crone, Cassandra (2024) Queer Rag. [Origi...
Creative Works
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