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Dr Julia K. Moore [MBBS (Hons), FRANZCP, Cert Child Adol Psychiatry] is the Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist for the Gender Diversity Service (GDS), Perth Children’s Hospital, since its commencement in 2015. Julie is a graduate of the University of Western Australia, and trained in the Western Australian training program of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, after previous experience in hospital medicine, anaesthesia and occupational health. She is a member of the Australian Professional Association for Transgender Health and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, and contributed to the development of the Australian Standards of Care and Treatment Guidelines for Trans and Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents (Telfer M and colleagues, 2018). She provides professional development education for clinicians, and supervises students and trainees in clinical placements in gender health care. She advocates for supporting trans and gender diverse youth at school and in health care, and maintains positive and constructive relationships with organisations supporting the trans community. She has ensured that clinical research has been embedded in the everyday practice of the GDS since its commencement, and together with PCH colleagues and the Telethon Kids Institute team has developed the GENTLE (Gender Identity Longitudinal Experience) research project, a continuously recruited longitudinal cohort of gender diverse young people in Western Australia aiming to report on the health and quality of life of young people attending the GDS, and follow them in to adulthood. She has co-authored reviews of puberty suppression, hormone treatment and surgical treatment in trans health care, as well as a study of autism spectrum disorder and mental health symptoms in gender diverse youth. She has also published as lead author about clinical skills and approaches for this population. In addition to her work with the GDS, Julie also practices as a general and consultation-liaison child and adolescent psychiatrist at PCH, seeing children, adolescents and families presenting with all kinds of problems. Her other professional interests include the treatment of depression in adolescence, mental health in young people who have autism, family therapy, infant mental health and breastfeeding support. Julie coordinates medical student placements and teaches child and adolescent psychiatry for the University of Western Australia.
Education/Academic qualification
Psychiatry, FRANZCP, Cert Child Adol Psych, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Medicine, MBBS (Hons), The University of Western Australia
External positions
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescent Health Service - WA Health
Industry keywords
- Children and Young People
- Health
- Social and Welfare Issues
Research expertise keywords
- Gender dysphoria
- Transgender health
- Child and adolescent mental health
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A critical discussion of pediatric gender measures to clarify the utility and purpose of “measuring” gender
Strauss, P., Ball, J., Bonney, S., Costanza, M., Cavve, B. S., Hird, K., Saunders, L. A., Bickendorf, X., Thomas, C. S., Mahfouda, S., Fitzgerald, M., Moore, J. K. & Lin, A., 2026, In: International Journal of Transgender Health. 27, 1, p. 97-121 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A therapeutic exercise program for adolescents engaged in gender diversity services: study protocol for a non-randomised clinical trial
Austin, F., Lin, A., Wright, K., Jackson, B., Moore, J. K., Saunders, L. A., Ferguson, G., Skeldon, S., Simpson, A. & Furzer, B., 5 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Translational Exercise Biomedicine. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cass Review does not guide care for trans young people
Moore, J. K., Rayner, C., Skinner, S. R., Wynne, K., Cavve, B. S., Fraser, B., Ganti, U., McAllister, C., Meyerowitz-Katz, G., Nguyen, T., Ravine, A., Ross, B., Russell, D. B., Saunders, L. A., Siafarikas, A. & Pang, K. C., 6 Oct 2025, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 223, 7, p. 331-337 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Mental health assessment of transgender youth - Should standardised psychological measures be scored by norms of birth-registered sex?
Saunders, L. A., Cavve, B. S., Thomas, C. S., Strauss, P., Mahfouda, S., van Hall, H. W., Chaplyn, G., Moore, J. K. & Lin, A., Feb 2025, In: Journal of Psychiatric Research. 182, p. 513-521 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Plasma testosterone concentration is correlated with circulating immune cell abundance in transgender young people on gender-affirming hormone treatment
White, A., Leffler, J., Pearce, T., Coenen, I., Bickendorf, X., Moore, J. K., Strauss, P., Saunders, L. A., Chaplyn, G., Siafarikas, A., Lin, A., French, M., Tjiam, C. & Strickland, D., 10 Jul 2025, In: Frontiers in Immunology. 16, 13 p., 1608543.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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