This seminar aims to deepen our understanding of the intersection between social structures and healthcare access while advocating for transformative approaches that empower marginalized communities, improve public health policies, and elevate lived experience leadership as a key force in addressing these challenges. Aron has dedicated his academic and professional career to these vital advocacies.
Despite significant advances in healthcare access, many individuals and communities continue to face substantial inequities in obtaining quality care. These disparities stem from power imbalances embedded in complex social, cultural, and political structures that shape the unique experiences of people within their communities and nations. In this seminar, he will examine how these power differentials contribute to the inaccessibility of quality healthcare and overall well-being.
Drawing on insights from interactions with medical professionals, lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the lived experiences of ethnic minority students, people living with HIV, and gay and bisexual men, he will contextualize the structural barriers that perpetuate these inequities. Ultimately, the seminar aims to foster a deeper understanding of the intersection between social structures and healthcare access and to advocate for transformative approaches—empowering marginalized communities, improving public health policies, and recognizing lived experience leadership as a key force in addressing these challenges.
Hosted by the Philippine Australian Association and the ANU Philippines Institute, we warmly invite you to join us at Theatre 2, Hedley Bull Centre (ANU) for an engaging evening of learning, insights, and discussion. In keeping with PSG tradition, the event will commence with snacks at 6:00 pm. The formal program and seminar will begin at or before 7:00 pm.
To confirm your attendance, please RSVP via to to maria.liwag@anu.edu.au.
About the speaker
“Aron” Harold Pamoso (he/his) is a second-year PhD candidate in Psychology at the School of Medicine and Psychology, ANU College of Science and Medicine. With a robust background as a former lecturer, licensed psychometrician and HIV counselor in the Philippines, he has spent the past six years mentoring undergraduate psychology students. Aron holds an MA in Clinical Psychology from the University of San Carlos and an AB in Psychology from the University of Southern Philippines Foundation. He currently focuses on lived experience leadership among Filipino gay and bisexual men, exploring the application of intersectionality and syndemics in health service provision.
Aron has published in journals such as Qualitative Health Research, PLOS Mental Health, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Medical Care Research and Review and others. He is an active member of several scholarly organizations, including the International Association of Critical Health Psychology, the Southeast Asian Indigenous Psychology Network, and the Psychological Association of the Philippines.