Rate My Professor Linda Bennett

Throughout her career, Bennett has held prestigious appointments, including an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (2010-2014) for 'Compromised Fertility in Contemporary Indonesia', a VicHealth Victorian Public Health Fellowship (2004-2009), an ARC Discovery Grant (2006-2009) for 'Ambivalent Adolescents in Indonesia', and a La Trobe University Postdoctoral Fellowship (2002-2004). She serves as Head of Education and Learning in the Maternal, Sexual and Reproductive Health unit and as an expert advisor on WHO Technical Advisory Groups for Action Plans for Cervical Cancer Elimination in the South-East Asian and Western Pacific Regions. Key publications include the co-edited book 'Cancer and the Politics of Care: Inequalities and Interventions in Global Perspective' (2023); 'Mother-daughter relationships as a health asset in Indonesia’s pilot HPV vaccination programme: a cross-sectional study' (2025); 'Unpacking cervical cancer stigma in healthcare: lessons learnt from Indonesian patients and health professionals' (2025); 'Indonesian Mothers’ Experience of Their Daughter’s HPV Vaccination' (2024); and 'Infertility in the Pacific: A crucial component of the sexual and reproductive health and rights agenda' (2024). She has collaborated with DFAT/AusAID, UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, and governments, contributing to policy, capacity building, and grants such as the Australia-Indonesia Institute Grant. Bennett supervises postgraduate students on SRHR and GBV in Asia and the Pacific, advancing global health equity through research training and interdisciplinary projects.