Christopher Fisher, PhD, MA, AA, BS

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Emeritus Director, Midlands Sexual Health Research Collaborative
Department of Health Promotion, Social & Behavioral Health
University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Public Health

Professional Summary

• 2022-present, Associate Professor, Academic Course Coordinator & Director of Teaching and Learning, Victoria University Online (www.online.vu.edu.au).
• 2017-2022, Associate Professor & Principle Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
• 2015-present, Emeritus Director, Midlands Sexual Health Research Collaborative, UNO
• 2015-present, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion, UNMC
• 2015-2017, Senior Lecturer, Health Promotion, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
• 2009-2014, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social & Behavioral Health, UNMC
• 2011-2014, Director (founding), Midlands Sexual Health Research Collaborative
• 2006-2009, Research Coordinator, Center for Sexual Health Promotion
• 2006-2009, Associate Instructor, Indiana University
• 2005-2006, Instructor, San Francisco State University

Education

• 2009, PhD in Health Behavior, Indiana University
• 2008, MA in Human Sexuality Studies, San Francisco State University
• 2003, AA in LGBT Studies, City College of San Francisco
• 1995, BS in Business & Marketing, Indiana University

Research Interests

• Adolescent sexual health
• Relationships and sexuality education
• Survey methodology
• Sexual literacy
• Sexual behaviour
• Community-based participatory research (CBPR)
• Mixed-methods and qualitative methods

Selected Publications

• Fisher, C.M., Kauer, S., Singleton, A. & Walsh-Buhi (2022). An examination of sexual health information sources, knowldge and behaviours among Australina teens: A latent class analysis. Sexuality Research & Social Policy. doi: 10.1007/s13178-021-00679-3 [full text here] [rdcu.be]
• Connor, S., Edvardsson, K., Fisher, C.M., & Spelten, E. (2021). Perceptions and interpretation of contemporary masculinities: A systematic review. American Journal of Men’s Health. November. doi: 10.1177/15579883211061009
• Kerr, L., Jones, T. & Fisher, C.M. (2021). Alleviating gender dysphoria: A qualitative study of perspectives of trans and gender diverse people. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy. doi: 10.1177/13558196211013407
• Ezer, P., Fisher, C.M., Jones, T. & Power, J. (2021). Changes in sexuality education teacher training since the release of the Australian Curriculum. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-020-00520-3 [doi.org]
• Waling, A., Fisher, C.M., Ezer, P., Kerr, L.,  Bellamy, R., & Lucke, J. (2020). “Please teach students that sex is a healthy part of growing up.”: Australian students’ desires for sexuality and relationships education. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. doi: 10.1007/s13178-020-00516-z
• Waling, A., Bellamy, R., Ezer, P., Kerr, L., Lucke, J., & Fisher, C.M. (2020). “It’s kinda bad, honestly.”: Australian students’ experiences of sex education. Health Education Research, 35(6), 538-552. doi: 10.1093/her/cyaa032
• Mullholland, M., Robinson, K. & Fisher, C.M. (2020). Parent-child communication, sexuality and intergenerational conflict in multi-cultural multi-faith communities. Sex Education. doi: 10.1080/14681811.2020.1732336
• Ezer, P., Fisher, C.M., Waling, A., Kerr, L., Bellamy, R., & Lucke, J. (2020). School-based relationship and sexuality education: What has changed since the release of the Australian Curriculum? Sex Education. doi: 10.1080/14681811.2020.1720634
• Fisher, C.M., Kerr, L., Kneip Pelster, A.D., Ezer, P., Coleman, J.D., & Tibbits, M.K. (2019). Adolescent perspectives on addressing teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections in the classroom and beyond. Sex Education, 20(1), 90-100. doi:10.1080/14681811.2019.1618257
• Fisher, C.M., Mikolajczak, G., Ezer, P., Kerr, L., Bellamy, R., Brown, G., Waling, A., & Lucke, J. (2019). Study protocol: 6^th national survey of Australian secondary students and adolescent sexual health, 2018. Frontiers in Public Health, 7(217). doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00217
• Ezer, P., Jones, T., Fisher, C.M., & Power, J. (2019). A critical discourse analysis of sexuality education in the Australian Curriculum. Sex Education 19(5), 551-567. doi: 10.1080/14681811.2018.1553709
• Ezer, P., Kerr, L., Fisher, C.M., Heywood, P., Mikolajczak, G., & Lucke, J. (2019). Australian students’ experiences of sexuality education at school. Sex Education 19(5), 597-613. doi: 10.1080/14681811.2019.1566896
• Fisher, C.M. & Kauer, S. (2019). National survey of Australian secondary students and sexual health 1992 – 2018: Trends over time, (ARCSHS Monograph Series No. 118), Bundoora; Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University.
• Fisher, C.M., Kauer, S., Waling, A., Bellamy, R., Ezer, P., Kerr, L., Brown, G., & Lucke, J. (2019). Western Australian survey of secondary students and sexual health 2018, (ARCSHS Monograph Series No. 115), Bundoora; Australia Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University.
• Fisher, C. M., Waling, A., Kerr, L., Bellamy, R., Ezer, P., Mikolajczak, G., Brown, G., Carman, M. & Lucke, J. (2019). 6th National Survey of Australian Secondary Students and Sexual Health 2018, (ARCSHS Monograph Series No. 113), Bundoora: Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University.
• Pounds, L., Fisher, C.M., Lueshen, M.P., Barnes-Josiah, D., Coleman, J.D., & Lefebvre, R.C. (2017). The Role of Early Maternal Support in Balancing Full-Time Work and Infant Exclusive Breastfeeding: A Qualitative Study. Breastfeeding Medicine, 12(1), 33-38. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2016.0151
• Su, D., Irwin, J.A., Fisher, C.M., Ramos, A., Kelley, M., Rogel-Mendoza, D.A., & Coleman, J.D. (2016). Mental health disparities within the LGBT population: A comparison between transgender and nontransgender individuals. Transgender Health, 1(1), 12-20. doi: 10.1089/trgh.2015.0001
• McCarthy, M.A., Fisher, C.M., Zhou, J., Zhu, H., Kneip Pelster, A.D., Schober, D.J., Baldwin, K., Fortneberry, J.D. & Goldsworthy, R. (2015). A qualitative exploration of community-based organizations’ programs, resources, and training to promote adolescent sexual health. American Journal of Sexuality Education, 10(4), 316-332. doi: 10.1080/15546128.2015.1091759
• Gupta, N., Chandak, A., Gilson, G., Kneip Pelster, A.D., Schober, D.J., Goldsworthy, R., Baldwin, K., Fortenberry, J.D., & Fisher, C.M. (2015) Discovering sexual health conversations between youth and youth development professionals. American Journal of Sexuality Education, 10(1), 21-39. doi: 10.1080/15546128.2015.1009596

Professional Affiliations

• International Academy of Sex Research
• Australasian Sexual Health Alliance
• Sexual Health Society of Victoria
• Society for Australian Sexologists