Jenny, with a background in primary education, transitioned into community health education at the Port Kembla Sexual Health Education Unit, fearlessly tackling topics like condom use with teenagers and individuals on probation. As a senior member of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health, and Society at La Trobe University, she spent two decades translating research into educational materials for children and adolescents. Notable projects include the internationally acclaimed “The Practical Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships for Years 7-10,” featuring engaging videos on relationship skills, pornography, sexual consent, and gender. Collaborating with organisations like the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and the Centre for Excellence in Rural Sexual Health, Jenny developed sex education resources for families. Commissioned by the Department of Education and Training in 2012, she created “Catching On Early,” a primary school teaching resource. Passionate about promoting respectful relationships, Jenny focuses on age-appropriate education, addressing body autonomy, safety, and fostering positive expectations for ethical, mutual, consensual, and pleasurable sexual relationships to prevent sexual abuse, unplanned pregnancies, and STIs/HIV.
Jenny was a contributor to the identity section (Gender, Identity, Inclusivity, Stereotypes and Diversity).