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DR MAGGIE KIRKMAN
Positions
- Psychosocial aspects of women's reproductive health (Infertility, assisted reproduction, donor-assisted conception, fertility after cancer diagnosis)
Overview
Affiliation
Member of
- Fertility Society of Australia. FSA 2000 -
- Public Health Association of Australia. PHA 1996 -
- Australian Psychological Society. MAPS 1994 -
Publications
Selected publications
2013
Journal Articles Refereed
- Despite the best intentions: a reflection on low client numbers for a pilot telemedicine sexual health service. Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care. 39:144-146. 2013
- Fertility management after breast cancer diagnosis: A qualitative investigation of women's experiences of and recommendations for professional care. Health Care for Women International. 34:50-67. 2013
2012
Other Refereed Contribution to Refereed Journals
- Clients' views on a piloted telemedicine sexual health service for rural youth. Sexual Health. 9:192-193. 2012
2011
Journal Articles Refereed
- Abortion is a difficult solution to a problem: A discursive analysis of interviews with women considering or undergoing abortion in Australia. Women's Studies International Forum. 34:121-129. 2011
- HIV-positive women in Australia explain their use and non-use of antiretroviral therapy in preventing mother-to-child transmission. AIDS Care. 23:578-584. 2011
- Young people’s views on the potential use of telemedicine consultations for sexual health: results of a national survey. BMC Infectious Diseases. 11. 2011
2010
Journal Articles Refereed
- "Are we moving again this week?" Children's experiences of homelessness in Victoria, Australia. Social Science & Medicine. 70:994-1001. 2010
- Reasons women give for contemplating or undergoing abortion: A qualitative investigation in Victoria, Australia. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. 1:149-155. 2010
- Violence against women during pregnancy in some Asian countries: a review of the literature. Italian Journal of Public Health. 7:6-11. 2010
2009
Journal Articles Refereed
- Being an XY female: An analysis of accounts from the website of the Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group. Health Care for Women International. 30:428-446. 2009
- Considering abortion: a 12-month audit of records of women contacting a Pregnancy Advisory Service. Medical Journal of Australia. 190:69-72. 2009
- Reasons women give for abortion: a review of the literature. Archives of Women's Mental Health. 12:365-378. 2009
- Shaping Pregnancy: Representations of Pregnant Women in Australian Women’s Magazines. Australian Feminist Studies. 24:359-371. 2009
Major Reports and Working Papers
2008
Journal Articles Refereed
- Being a 'real' mum: Motherhood through donated eggs and embryos. Women's Studies International Forum. 31:241-248. 2008
- Disciplinary Discourses: Rates of cesarean section explained by Medicine, Midwifery, and Feminism. Health Care for Women International. 29:448-467. 2008
- Some 'Grimm' Reflections on mothers and daughters. A fairy tale for our times.. Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering. 10:192-210. 2008
Journal Articles Unrefereed Letters or Notes
- Women and technologies of reproduction. Editor's Introduction.. Women's Studies International Forum. 31:241-248. 2008
2007
Authored Books Other
- Telling it your way. A guide for parents of donor-conceived adolescents. Infertility Treatment Authority. 2007
Journal Articles Refereed
- Families working it out: Adolescents’ views on communicating about donor-assisted conception.. Human Reproduction. 22:2318-2324. 2007
2006
Journal Articles Unrefereed Letters or Notes
- Clone being: Exploring the psychological and social dimensions Book review. Sociology of Health and Illness. 28:989-999. 2006
Minor Reports and Working Papers
2005
Edited Books
- Sperm wars: The rights and wrongs of reproduction. ABC Books. 2005
Book Chapters Other
- Going home and forgetting about it: Donor insemination and the secrecy debate. Sperm wars: The rights and wrongs of reproduction.. ABC Books. 153-169. 2005
- I'll never be the same again. Sperm wars: The rights and wrongs of reproduction.. ABC Books. 153-169. 2005
- Introduction: Genesis and generation. Sperm wars: The rights and wrongs of reproduction.. ABC Books. 1-5. 2005
Journal Articles Refereed
- Being open with your mouth shut: the meaning of 'openess' in family communication about sexuality. Sex Education. 5:49-66. 2005
Journal Articles Unrefereed
- Embedded in the sperm wars.. On Line Opinion: Australia's e-journal of social and political debate. Thu 26 May 2005. 2005
- Regulating reprogenetics: A psychological perspective. South Australian Council on Reproductive Technology Quarterly Bulletin. 27:1-1. 2005
Other Refereed Contribution to Refereed Journals
- Public health and the challenge of genomics. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 29:163-165. 2005
Conference Papers Unrefereed
2004
Journal Articles Refereed
- Genetic connection and relationships in narratives of donor-assisted conception. . Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society. 2:2-20. 2004
- Saviours and satyrs: ambivalence in narrative meanings of sperm provision. Culture, Health and Sexuality. 6:319-335. 2004
2003
Journal Articles Refereed
- Egg and embryo donation and the meaning of motherhood. Women and Health. 38:1-18. 2003
- Infertile women and the narrative work of mourning: barriers to the revision of autobiographical narratives of motherhood. Narrative Inquiry. 13:243-262. 2003
- Parents contributions to the narrative identity of offspring of donor-assisted conception. Social Science & Medicine. 57:2229-2242. 2003
Journal Articles Unrefereed
- Narrative research into infertility, assisted reproductive technology, donor-assisted conception, teenage motherhood, adolescent sexuality. Narrative Network News. 25:36-37. 2003
2002
Edited Books
- The fertile imagination: narratives of reproduction. La Trobe University. 2002
Research Book Chapters
- "I'm going to be a mother when I grow up". Always a part of me: Surviving childbearing loss. ABC Books. 256-256. 2002
- Talking to a tiger: Fathers reveal their difficulties in communicating about sexuality with adolescents. Talking sexuality: Parent-Adolescent Communication: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. Jossey-Bass. 57-74. 2002
Journal Articles Refereed
- Moving on, living in the subjunctive mode: Revising autobiographical narratives after infertility. . Meridian. 18:59-82. 2002
- Sister-to-sister gestational "surrogacy" thirteen years on: A narrative of parenthood. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. 20:135-147. 2002
- Whats the Plot? Applying Narrative Theory to Research in Psychology. Australian Psychologist. 37:30-38. 2002
Journal Articles Unrefereed
- Teenage Mothers: 'It's not what people think; it's how you feel yourself'. Echo: Journal of the Victorian Home Economics & Textile Teachers' Association. 41:15-23. 2002
Journal Articles Unrefereed Letters or Notes
- Book review of Becker, G The elusive embryo . Culture, Health and Sexuality. 4:371-373. 2002
- Out of our minds: Reason and madness in the exploration of Central Africa. By Johannes Fabian. Culture, Health and Sexuality. 4:365-377. 2002
Conference Papers Unrefereed
2001
Research Book Chapters
- Infertile women and radical feminism: Conflicting narratives of assisted reproductive technology. Technologies and health: Critical compromises. Oxford University Press. 75-88. 2001
Journal Articles Refereed
- Freeing up the subject: tension between traditional masculinity and involved fatherhood through communication about sexuality with adolescents. Culture, Health and Sexuality. 3:391-411. 2001
- I know I am doing a good job: canonical and autobiographical narratives of teenage mothers. Culture, Health and Sexuality. 3:279-294. 2001
- Thinking of something to say: public and private narratives of infertility. Health Care for Women International. 22:523-534. 2001
Other Refereed Contribution to Refereed Journals
- Inducing lactation: A personal account after gestational ' surrogate motherhood' between sisters. Breastfeeding Review. 9:5-11. 2001
Research
Investigator on
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Contract
- UNDERSTANDING THE HOMELESSNESS EXPERIENCE OF CHILDREN IN TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES IN A LARGE URBAN CONTEXT awarded by SALVATION ARMY 2008 - 2009
- SUPPORTING PARENTS IN TELLING ADOLESCENT CHILDREN ABOUT THEIR DONOR-ASSISTED CONCEPTION: RESEARCH, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, AND PUBLIC INFORMATION awarded by INFERTILITY TREATMENT AUTHORITY 2006 - 2007
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Grant
- What matters to women diagnosed with breast cancer during their reproductive years (Project Grants) awarded by NHMRC 2011 - 2012
- Breast cancer and fertility: Contributing to General Practitioners; management and support of their patients (Research Grants) awarded by HELEN MACPHERSON SMITH TRUST 2009 - 2010
- HOW DOES A PERSONAL OR FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER INFLUENCE WHAT WOMEN DO TO TRY TO DETECT BREAST CANCER? (Cancer Aust Priority-Driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme) awarded by CANCER AUSTRALIA 2008 - 2011
- Reproductive lives in the technological age: Feasibility of method (Melbourne Research Grants Scheme) awarded by UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
Awards
Education and training
- PhD, La Trobe University 1998
- BA (Hons), University of Melbourne 1980
- Cert. for Teach. Deaf PS Ch, University of Sydney 1970
- DipKTC, Melbourne Kindergarten Teachers College 1968
Supervision
Available for supervision
- Y
- Contact Details
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m.kirkman@unimelb.edu.au
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+613 8344 0759
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fax: +613 9347 9824
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Location
- Level: 02 Room: 220, 723 Swanston St., Parkville
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