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Jake Rance is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Research in Health (CSRH) at the University of New South Wales. He obtained his BA (Hons) Class 1 from the University of Sydney in 1991 and later completed his PhD at Utrecht University in the Netherlands in 2018. His research interests focus on harm reduction services, particularly for people who inject drugs and are affected by hepatitis C or incarceration. Rance employs qualitative methods and social theory, particularly Foucauldian new materialist approaches, to investigate the complexities of lived experiences in drug use. He has played a significant role in outreach work with various organizations, including the Kirketon Road Centre and the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre. His editorial work includes contributions to the International Journal of Drug Policy and his active involvement with Harm Reduction Australia and the NSW Users and AIDS Association. Currently, Rance is involved in Australia's first-ever trial of injectable opioid treatment alongside other research initiatives concerning hepatitis C and drug use in marginalized communities.
Centre for Social Research in Health • Sydney
Conducts research on harm reduction services and the health impacts of drug use.
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