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Learn about Sarah and her research in this short video snapshot.
Dr Sarah Ireland is a post-doctoral researcher at the Molly Wardaguga Research Centre, Charles Darwin University. Her research focuses on women’s reproductive health, health literacy, two-way learning and knowledge translation, First Nations research methodolgies, and the influence of culture. Sarah enjoys innovating non-traditional outputs to communicate research findings and is one of the filmmakers behind the international award winning documentary DJÄKAMIRR.
Sarah is a medical anthropologist, nurse and midwife; and is trained in community development. She has a clinical background in nursing and midwifery with extensive experience delivering healthcare in collaboration with First Nations health practitioners and communities in remote areas of the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
Since completing First Class Honours and a PhD in medical anthropology, she has held academic positions at Charles Darwin University. In these roles she has collaborated with First Nations co-researchers to undertake and complete research projects and commissioned evaluations on a diverse range of First Nations topics. Much of Sarah’s most recent work deals with the cultural interface of First Nations knowledge systems and Western midwifery practice. She is an Associate Editor of the Health Promotion Journal of Australia.
Sarah and her team are currently seeking passionate Masters and Doctorate students to undertake a range of projects as part of the study To Be Born Upon a Pandanus Mat Yothuw gayatha dhäwal guyaŋa' nharaw
If you are interested in research student opportunities reach out and email sarah.ireland@cdu.edu.au
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2021 Rainmaker Co-investment - To Be Born Upon a Pandanus Mat (Yothuw gayatha dhäwal’ guyaŋa’nharaw)
Roe, Y., Kildea, S., Maypilama, E., Lowell, A., Gao, Y., Connors, C., Ireland, S. & Moore, S.
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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RISE SAFELY: Birthing on Country: Rise Safely in rural, remote and very remote Australia
Roe, Y., Kildea, S., Maypilama, E., West, R., Ireland, S., Gao, Y., Campbell, S., Leisa, M., Kruske, S., Moore, S. & Muir, L.
15/06/22 → 15/05/27
Project: Research
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GNT2020289 - To Be Born Upon a Pandanus Mat (Yothuw gayatha dhäwal’ guyaŋa’nharaw)
Roe, Y., Kildea, S., Maypilama, E., Lowell, A., Gao, Y., Connors, C., Ireland, S. & Moore, S.
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Impact of an innovative model of care for women from a refugee background
Kildea, S., Gao, Y., Steel, M., Dube, M., Ireland, S. & Bromley, A.
26/06/20 → 26/11/24
Project: Research
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Birthing on country for First Nations women and families
Ireland, S., Hickey, S. & Roe, Y., 2023, Complete Australian Guide to Pregnancy and Birth. Walker, S. & Wilson, J. (eds.). Sydney: Allen & Unwin, p. 76-78 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Nhaltjan dhu ḻarrum ga dharaŋan dhuḏi-dhäwuw ŋunhi limurr dhu gumurrbunanhamirr ga waŋanhamirr, Yolŋu ga Balanda: How we come together to explore and understand the deeper story of intercultural communication in a Yolŋu (First Nations Australian) community
Armstrong, E., Maypilama, Ḻ., Bukulatjpi, Y., Gapany, D., Fasoli, L., Ireland, S., Baker, R. D., Hewat, S. & Lowell, A., 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: AlterNative. p. 1-11 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Birthing on Country for the best start in life: Returning childbirth services to Yolŋu mothers, babies and communities in North East Arnhem, Northern Territory
Ireland, S., Roe, Y., Moore, S., Maypilama, E. Ḻ., Bukulatjpi, D. Y., Bukulatjpi, E. D. & Kildea, S., 4 Jul 2022, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 217, 1, p. 5-8 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Birthing on Country services centre First Nations cultures and empower women in pregnancy and childbirth
Hickey, S., Ireland, S. & Roe, Y., 23 Mar 2022, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Effect of an Australian community-based caseload midwifery group practice service on maternal and neonatal outcomes for women from a refugee background
Dube, M., Gao, Y., Steel, M., Bromley, A., Ireland, S. & Kildea, S., 4 Nov 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Women and Birth. p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Paperbark and pinard: a cultural and historical exploration of female reproduction in one remote northern-Australian Aboriginal town
Author: Ireland, S., Aug 2015Supervisor: Belton, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - CDU
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