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Kerryn has a long work history in the promotion of health equity. She started out as a clinician working with individuals before moving onto addressing systems and structures that cause social inequities and make people sick in the first place.
Kerryn's PhD study was a realist evaluation of a doula support program for women experiencing socioeconomic adversity. She now works remotely (from Melbourne) with CDU as a Senior Research Fellow for the Realist Evaluation, Research and Learning Initiative in the Northern Institute, on commisioned realist evaluations, and methodological development.
External positions
Honorary Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
30 Mar 2023 → 30 Mar 2028
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Projects
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Developing the methods for a Transdisciplinary Research review for ACIAR
14/07/23 → 30/05/24
Project: Research
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Evaluation of Health Justice Australia
Westhorp, G., Meggetto, E., O'Rourke, K., Mathias, J. & Williams, E.
25/10/22 → 31/08/24
Project: Research
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A qualitative study on community-based doulas’ roles in providing culturally-responsive care to migrant women in Australia
Khaw, S. M. L., Homer, C. S. E., Dearnley, R. E., O'Rourke, K., Akter, S. & Bohren, M. A., Sept 2023, In: Women and Birth. 36, 5, p. e527-e535 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Collaborative relationships between doulas and maternity care providers when supporting migrant women during labour and birth
Khaw, S. M. L., Homer, C. S. E., Dearnley, R., O'Rourke, K., Akter, S. & Bohren, M. A., Oct 2023, In: Midwifery. 125, p. 1-9 9 p., 103791.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Community-based doulas for migrant and refugee women: A mixed-method systematic review and narrative synthesis
Khaw, S. M. L., Zahroh, R. I., O'Rourke, K., Dearnley, R. E., Homer, C. & Bohren, M. A., 28 Jul 2022, In: BMJ Global Health. 7, 7, p. 1-16 16 p., e009098.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Cross-cultural realist interviews: An integration of the realist interview and cross-cultural qualitative research methods
O'Rourke, K., Abdulghani, N., Yelland, J., Newton, M. & Shafiei, T., Mar 2022, In: Evaluation Journal of Australasia. 22, 1, p. 5-17 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How and when doula support increases confidence in women experiencing socioeconomic adversity: Findings from a realist evaluation of an Australian volunteer doula program
O'Rourke, K., Yelland, J., Newton, M. & Shafiei, T., Jun 2022, In: PLoS One. 17, 6, p. 1-21 21 p., e0270755.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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