Join Maddy and Winnie online as they sit down with Dr Giselle Woodley and Dr Sarah Vrankovich to explore their work in young people’s digital sex education, pornography and strengths-based approaches to understanding and preventing sexual violence.

Dr Giselle Woodley (she/her) is a Lecturer/Research fellow in the School of Arts and Humanities at Edith Cowan University in Australia and is a sexologist with a background in Arts and Media. Giselle explores issues pertaining to sexuality, sexual violence, pornography, sexuality education, intimate communications, AI, image-based abuse, digital censorship and young people.

Dr Sarah Vrankovich (she/her) is a Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University and a leading expert in sexual violence. Sarah’s work is widely recognised for advancing strengths-based approaches to sexual violence prevention, moving beyond risk- and deficit-focused frameworks to centre affirming sexual experiences, agency, and community connection.

Representing Bloom-ED, Giselle (Co-Founder, Activist, Website Manager) and Sarah (Policy and Activism Lead) share a strong passion in evidence-based Respectful Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE). They advocate for creating positive and safe outcomes that ultimately increase individual wellbeing, support healthy relationships, and reduce sexual violence.