Belinda is a doctor at the Royal Hospital for Women with a passion for health literacy education, particularly relating to sexual health, pelvic inflammatory disease and its long-term impacts on fertility and reproductive health. In addition to her clinical work in obstetrics and gynaecology, Belinda volunteers as the lead medical advisor for the not-for-profit consent and sexual education organisation Consent Labs. She is a fertility researcher with first-authored publications in international journals such as Human Reproduction, and also teaches as a Conjoint Associate Lecturer in Women’s Health at the University of New South Wales.
As a Fulbright Scholar, Belinda plans to complete a Master of Science in Media, Medicine, and Health, with the aim to develop a multimedia platform that can connect, engage and empower Australian youth with evidence-based health information to become lifelong advocates for their wellbeing.