Rate My Professor Jacqueline Hendriks

Dr. Jacqueline Hendriks is an Associate Professor in the Curtin School of Population Health within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. She serves as the Sexology Courses Coordinator in the Discipline of Health Promotion and Sexology. Hendriks holds a BSc, Postgraduate Diploma in Health Promotion (2001), Postgraduate Diploma in Sexology (2005-2008), and PhD (2009-2014, part-time), all from Curtin University. Her career at the university began in 2014 as a Research Associate and Lecturer, advancing to Senior Research Fellow and currently Associate Professor. She manages the RSE Project, contributes to the SiREN management team, and leads in professional organizations as Vice President of the Australian Association for Adolescent Health and National Accreditation Officer for the Society of Australian Sexologists. Her professional memberships include the World Association for Sexual Health, Society of Australian Sexologists, Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine, and Australian Health Promotion Association.

Hendriks specializes in relationships and sexuality education for young people, comprehensive sexuality education, adolescent sexual health, sexually explicit media literacy, ovulatory-menstrual health literacy, intimate partner violence in LGBTIQA+ populations, and sexual violence prevention in male-dominated industries. Her key publications include "Online health survey research during COVID-19" (The Lancet Digital Health, 2021, 225 citations), "Perceptions and experiences of first sexual intercourse in Australian adolescent females" (Journal of Adolescent Health, 2008, 102 citations), "Teacher training organisations and their preparation of the pre-service teacher to deliver comprehensive sexuality education in the school setting: A systematic literature review" (Sex Education, 2021, 96 citations), "Sexuality and relationship education training to primary and secondary school teachers: an evaluation of provision in Western Australia" (Sex Education, 2018, 75 citations), "Parental opposition to comprehensive sexuality education in Australia: associations with religiosity and school sector" (Frontiers in Psychology, 2024), and "Implementation of a Whole-School Relationship and Sexuality Education Project in Western Australian Schools" (2025). Her research informs school-based programs, public health policy, and professional training in sexual health.