Dr Mao has mastered sophisticated public health, social research and statistical skills. She has extensive research experiences in the following domains:
promoting better clinical and self-management for people living with chronic infections and co-morbidity (e.g., HIV and HCV treatment initiation, uptake, refusal, and adherence, beliefs and practices in relation to treatment as prevention).
adapting established behavioural surveillance in priority populations (gay and other men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, people from Cultural and Linguistic Diverse (CALD) background) to inform prevention, diagnosis, treatment, care and support for people with blood-borne viral infections (e.g., HIV, HCV); and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).