Rate My Professor Julie Hennegan

Hennegan has developed consensus definitions of menstrual health, mid-level theory via the integrated model of menstrual experience, and core measures for research and monitoring. She leads the Adolescent Menstrual Experiences and Health Cohort (AMEHC) Study in Bangladesh, prospectively following 2,000 adolescent girls to quantify menstrual health influences on life outcomes. Her work spans monitoring menstrual health interventions in East Africa, East Asia, and the Pacific, alongside studies on diverse Australian populations and reusable menstrual technologies. Key publications include 'Menstrual health: a definition for policy, practice, and research' (2021, Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters), 'Women’s and girls’ experiences of menstruation in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis' (2019, PLOS Medicine), 'Measurement in the study of menstrual health and hygiene: a systematic review and audit' (2020, PLOS ONE), and 'The Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS-36): development and validation' (2020, BMJ Open). Her contributions shape global policy and evidence-based practice in menstrual health.