Molly Wardaguga Research Centre

Emily Armstrong
- Faculty of Health, Molly Wardaguga Research Centre - Post Doc Research Fellow
Person: Research and Teaching
20182025
Catherine Austin
- Faculty of Health, Molly Wardaguga Research Centre - Senior Research Fellow/Associate Professor Maternal & Child Health Reseach
Person: Research
20252025
Anneka Bowman
- Faculty of Health, Molly Wardaguga Research Centre - Senior Research Fellow, Translational Research
Person: Research
20192025
Yu Gao
- Faculty of Health, Molly Wardaguga Research Centre - Professor, Health Services Redesign (Maternal,Infant and Child Health)
Person: Research
20072026
Isabella Garti
- Faculty of Health, Molly Wardaguga Research Centre - Research Fellow
Person: Research
20182025
Rosemary Gundjarraŋbuy
- Faculty of Health, Molly Wardaguga Research Centre - Senior Yolngu Research Fellow
Person: Research
20182024
Sarah Ireland
- Faculty of Health, Molly Wardaguga Research Centre - Associate Professor Innovation and Impact
Person: Research
20092025
Kelsie Kahl
- Faculty of Health, Molly Wardaguga Research Centre - Research Associate
- Faculty of Health, Midwifery - Other
Person: Research
20252025
Sarah Khaw
- Faculty of Health, Molly Wardaguga Research Centre - Research Fellow
Person: Research
20192024
Haohui Lu
- Faculty of Health, Molly Wardaguga Research Centre - Research Fellow
Person: Research
20242025
Associate Professor Elaine Ḻäwurrpa Maypilama
- Faculty of Health, Molly Wardaguga Research Centre - Deputy Director First Nations [Yolngu] Research Methodologies
Person: Research
20062025
Doctor Res McCalman, BMid, PhD
- Faculty of Health, Molly Wardaguga Research Centre - Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Research Assistant
Person: Research
20222025
Suzanne Moore
- Faculty of Health, Molly Wardaguga Research Centre - Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Person: Research
20092024
Yvette Roe
- Faculty of Health, Molly Wardaguga Research Centre - Director Molly Wardaguga Institute for First Nations Birth Rights
Person: Research
20092025
Roianne West
- Faculty of Health, Molly Wardaguga Research Centre - Adjunct Professor
Person: Research
20192024

1 Finished
12 Active

2022 RART BOC TRC: 2022 Rainmaker Co-Investment Application: Birthing on Country Translational Research Centre
Roe, Y. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Kildea, S. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Kruske, S. (Chief Investigator C), Gao, Y. (Chief Investigator D), Campbell, S. (Chief Investigator E), West, R. (Chief Investigator F), Ireland, S. (Chief Investigator G), Maypilama, E. Ḻ. (Chief Investigator H), Hurst, C. (Chief Investigator I), Allen, J. (Chief Investigator J), Hartz, D. (Chief Investigator J), McCalman, R. (Chief Investigator J), Lindeman, M. (Chief Investigator J), Muir, L. (Other) & Tafe, A. E. (Other)
1/01/24 → 21/05/29
Project: Research
2022 Rainmaker Start Up: True preterm birth rate for First Nations in Alice Springs: insights from a data linkage study
Gao, Y. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Kildea, S. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Roe, Y. (Chief Investigator C), Campbell, S. (Chief Investigator D), Hurst, C. (Chief Investigator E), Ireland, S. (Chief Investigator F), Kruske, S. (Chief Investigator G), Tafe, A. E. (Chief Investigator H) & Spring, B. (Chief Investigator I)
18/11/22 → 30/11/25
Project: Research
RISE SAFELY: Birthing on Country: RISE SAFELY in rural, remote and very remote Australia
Roe, Y. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Kildea, S. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Maypilama, E. Ḻ. (Chief Investigator C), West, R. (Chief Investigator D), Ireland, S. (Chief Investigator E), Gao, Y. (Chief Investigator F), Kruske, S. (Chief Investigator G), Moore, S. (Chief Investigator H), Allen, J. (Chief Investigator I), Kowalenko, S. (Chief Investigator J), McCalman, R. (Chief Investigator J), Muir, L. (Other) & Garti, I. (Project Manager)
15/06/22 → 15/05/27
Project: Research
WIU: Birthing on Country Workforce Innovation Unit
Kildea, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Roe, Y. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Allen, J. (Chief Investigator C), Maypilama, E. Ḻ. (Chief Investigator D), Ireland, S. (Chief Investigator E), Gao, Y. (Chief Investigator F), Muir, L. (Other) & Kowalenko, S. (Other)
1/04/22 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
CAAHSN Grant - Arlwekere (Alukura) by the Grandmothers' Law
Austin, C. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Roe, Y. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Kildea, S. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Kruske, S. (Chief Investigator C), Gao, Y. (Chief Investigator D), Allen, J. (Chief Investigator E), Kahl, K. (Other), Tafe, A. E. (Other) & Thomson, B. (Business Manager)
9/10/25 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
Collaborating hand-in-hand with three First nations remote communities and policymakers to fortify food security resilience amidst the challenges of climate change in remote Australia
Brimblecombe, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Maypilama, E. Ḻ. (Chief Investigator F) & Thomson, B. (Business Manager)
6/05/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
DIMP: Digital Innovation for the Transformation of Midwifery Pedagogy
Garti, I. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/09/24 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
Evidence for Action: Establishing the Northern Territory (NT) Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (DFSV) Research Centre and Knowledge Exchange
Wild, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Roe, Y. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Gao, Y. (Chief Investigator C), Outridge, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), McCallum, T. (Associate Investigator), O'Rourke, K. (Associate Investigator), Fitts, M. (Associate Investigator), Smith, J. A. (Associate Investigator), McCarthy, K. (Associate Investigator), Sawczak, K. (Associate Investigator) & Rogers, S. (Associate Investigator)
13/06/25 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
GO5828 MRFF Rapid Applied Research Translation: Birthing on Country Translational Research Centre
Roe, Y. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Kildea, S. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Kruske, S. (Chief Investigator C), Gao, Y. (Chief Investigator D), Campbell, S. (Chief Investigator E), West, R. (Chief Investigator F), Ireland, S. (Chief Investigator G), Maypilama, E. Ḻ. (Chief Investigator H), Hurst, C. (Chief Investigator I), Allen, J. (Chief Investigator J), Hartz, D. (Associate Investigator), McCalman, R. (Associate Investigator), Lindeman, M. (Associate Investigator), Muir, L. (Other), Tafe, A. E. (Other) & Garti, I. (Project Manager)
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
Implementing and expanding culturally safe continuity of care for women having a First Nations baby in Victoria: a co-design approach to improve outcomes for mothers and babies
McCalman, R. (Chief Investigator D) & Forster, D. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
13/11/25 → 12/10/30
Project: Research
IUIH ISOC 2 Project -Statistical Analysis only
Gao, Y. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Thomson, B. (Other), Lu, H. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B) & Lin, A. (Chief Investigator C)
1/11/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
Meeting the Training and Workforce Needs of Service Providers Responding to Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (DFSV)
Wild, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Roe, Y. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Gao, Y. (Chief Investigator C), Cubillo, C. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Gregory, A. (Associate Investigator), McCallum, T. (Associate Investigator), Lee, I. (Associate Investigator), Woodroffe, T. (Associate Investigator), Stead, A. (Associate Investigator) & Rogers, S. (Associate Investigator)
13/06/25 → 30/12/27
Project: Research
Sharing the number dhäwu (story): exploring quantitative data for First Nations decision-making in a very remote Birthing on Country demonstration site
Ireland, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Davis, J. E. (Student Investigator)
28/03/24 → …
Project: HDR Project › PhD

113 Article
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7 Letter
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Sterile water injections for managing abdominal labour contraction pain: A randomised double blind placebo-controlled trial
Lee, N., Mårtensson, L. B., Gao, Y., Callaway, L., Barnett, B., Hellyer, S., Kearney, L. & Kildea, S., Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 173, p. 1-9 9 p., 105244.
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Are Private Obstetric Services Safer and More Cost Effective Than Midwife-Led Care in Australia?
Hirschhorn-Edwards, N., Dahlen, H., Kildea, S. & Tracy, S. K., Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. p. 1-2 2 p.
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Are we educating the future workforce for interprofessional responses to child maltreatment? An exploratory study
Lines, L. E., Kakyo, T. A., McLaren, H., Hartz, D., Sivertsen, N., Hutton, A., Cooper, M., Zannettino, L. & Grant, J., Dec 2025, In: Collegian. 32, 6, p. 371-380 10 p.
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A “better service” promoting “better experiences”: Midwives' experiences working in a caseload service for women of refugee backgrounds
Dube, M., Bromley, A., Ireland, S., Gao, Y. & Kildea, S., Jul 2025, In: Women and Birth. 38, 4, p. 1-10 10 p., 101910.
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Exposure to prenatal maternal stress is associated with epigenetic age acceleration and altered cell composition in the placenta: The QF2011 Queensland Flood Study
Beraldo, E. O., Inkster, A. M., Peñaherrera, M. S., Price, E. M., Schuetz, J., Portales-Casamar, É., Kildea, S., Vaillancourt, C., King, S. & Robinson, W. P., Nov 2025, In: Placenta. 171, p. 16-25 10 p.
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Identifying High-Risk Bacteria with Active Nasal Swab Surveillance in Intensive Care Units to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Kuramasu, Y., Suzuki, Y., Akaneya, D., Okuma, Y., Tsujimoto, Y., Ishizawa, D., Moriya, K., Hongsing, P., Amarasiri, M., Hurst, C., Higgins, P. G., Shibuya, K., Kicic, A., Shimotai, Y., Hamamoto, H., Wannigama, D. L. & Abe, S., 25 Apr 2025, In: International Journal of Translational Medicine. 5, 2, p. 1-12 12 p., 17.
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Improving cardiometabolic risk factors in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in northeast Arnhem Land: Single arm trial of a co-designed dietary and lifestyle program
Dissanayake, H., Gurruwiwi, G., Dhurrkay, J., Tynan, J. C., Braat, S., Harrap, B., Trudgen, T., Hanieh, S., Clark, B., Spencer, M., Christie, M., Tonkin, E., Armstrong, E., Harrison, L. C., Wentworth, J. M., Brimblecombe, J. K. & Biggs, B. A., 3 Mar 2025, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 222, 4, p. 183-190 8 p.
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Improving support for successful breastfeeding initiation and duration – Recommendations from mothers of Aboriginal infants
Bowman, A., Glover, K., Cameron, C., Peterson, K., Middleton, P., Rumbold, A., Leane, C., Stuart-Butler, D. & Hawke, K., Sept 2025, In: Women and Birth. 38, 5, p. 1-8 8 p., 101960.
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Lateral violence and lateral empowerment in relation to young Indigenous populations across the CANZUS nations: a scoping review
Clark, Y., Ali, F., Bowman, A., Elovaris, R., Clark, S., Clark, T., Peterson, K. L., Thornthwaite, N., Austin, I. & Hawke, K., 6 Jul 2025, In: Australian Journal of Psychology. 77, 1, p. 1-29 29 p., 2521787.
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Medical Domain Knowledge Collaborative Graph Learning for Healthcare Event Prediction
Naseem, U., Rashid, J., Lu, H., Ng, D., Hussain, Z. & Hussain, A., Dec 2025, In: Expert Systems. 42, 12, p. 1-12 12 p., e70151.
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Perinatal psychiatric emergencies in rural Australia: In urgent need of attention
Cribb, E., Spring, B., Galbally, M., Gardiner, F. & Coleman, M., Feb 2025, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 59, 2, p. 109-114 6 p.
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Public Versus Private Obstetric Care: Methodological and Costing Considerations
Bisits, A., Tracy, M. B., Dahlen, H. & Gao, Y., Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. p. 1-2 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Reducing Methamphetamine Use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities With the “We Can Do This” Web App: Qualitative Evaluation of Acceptability and Feasibility
Sivak, L., Reilly, R., Crumpen, S., Treloar, C., McKetin, R., Butt, J., Roe, Y., Ezard, N., Quinn, B., Nagle, J., Longbottom, W., Warrior, C. & Ward, J., Jul 2025, In: JMIR Formative Research. 9, p. 1-9 9 p., e58369.
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Stakeholder Perspectives of the Adoption and Effectiveness of Digital Learning in Midwifery Education in Africa: A Scoping Review
Garti, I., Tonto, O. S., Shikpup, N. J. & Gray, M., Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: SAGE Open Nursing. 11, p. 1-10 10 p., 23779608251380333.
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Toward fair medical advice: Addressing and mitigating bias in large language model-based healthcare applications
Lu, H., Lin, Y., Li, Z., Yiu, M. L., Gao, Y. & Uddin, S., Oct 2025, In: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. 168, p. 1-14 14 p., 103216.
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Web-Based Application for Reducing Methamphetamine Use Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: Randomized Waitlist Controlled Trial
Reilly, R., McKetin, R., Barzi, F., Degan, T., Ezard, N., Conigrave, K., Butt, J., Roe, Y., Wand, H., Quinn, B., Longbottom, W., Treloar, C., Dunlop, A. & Ward, J., 2025, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 27, p. 1-13 13 p., e58341.
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What are the experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander midwifery students and midwives? A scoping review
Hartz, D. L., Coleman, R., Butcher, S., McGrath, L., Buzzacott, C., Williams, K., Coe, A. & Kosiak, M., Jan 2025, In: Women and Birth. 38, 1, 101856.
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‘Activating Indigenous ways’ – perceptions of how Australian Indigenous health and wellbeing program evaluations are commissioned and future recommendations
Finlay, S. M., Boulton, A., Judd, J., Fredericks, B., Pender, J., Smith, J. A., Simpson, H., Roe, Y., Kerrigan, S., Temby, A. & Cargo, M., Nov 2025, In: International Journal for Equity in Health. 24, 1, p. 1-15 15 p., 303.
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A cost analysis of upscaling access to continuity of midwifery carer: Population-based microsimulation in Queensland, Australia
Hu, Y., Gamble, J., Allen, J., Creedy, D. K., Toohill, J. & Callander, E., 2024, In: Midwifery. 133, p. 1-7 7 p., 103998.
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Adjustment and Coping in Spousal Caregivers of cervical cancer patients in Ghana: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study
Appiah, E. O., Garti, I., Ani Amponsah, M., Frimpong, E., Toure, H. A., Kappiah, J., Menka, M. A. & Kontoh, S., 5 Jul 2024, In: Medicine. 103, 27, p. 1-7 7 p.
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