Professor Hannah Dahlen AM

Hannah Dahlen is the Professor of Midwifery and Associate Dean (Research and Higher Degree Research) in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University. She has been a midwife for more than 33 years. She is one of the first midwives in Australia to gain Eligibility and access to a Medicare provider number and prescribing rights following government reforms in 2010 and worked for nearly 10 years following this as a Privately Practising Midwife. Hannah has over 300 papers and book chapters and has strong national and international research partnerships.

In 2019 Hannah was awarded a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia (General Division) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for her significant services to midwifery, nursing and medical education and research. In November 2012 Hannah was named in the Sydney Morning Herald’s list of 100 “people who change our city for the better” and named as one of the leading “science and knowledge thinkers” for 2012.

Dr Julie Fleet

Julie Fleet is a member of the Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre (RBRC) at the University of South Australia. Julie is an experienced clinical researcher specialising in women's health and midwifery care, and part of the research team to evaluate the midwifery model of care, at both the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, and Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network. The primary aim of these evaluations were to inform the effectiveness of implementation, acceptability and sustainability for these regions.

Julie’s commitment to lifelong learning has resulted in her completing a PhD in 2015 that has led to the development and implementation of protocols to introduce options for less invasive forms of pain relief for women in labour. Julie’s passion is to ensure midwifery practice is informed by the best available evidence, and that knowledge translation enables women to make informed choices about their care options.

Professor Jenny Fereday

Jenny Fereday is the Clinical Professor of Midwifery at the University of South Australia. She has previously held Executive Director and Director level roles in Nursing and Midwifery spanning the areas of clinical, management, education and research in both the public and private sectors. Jenny is involved in leading and contributing to decision making for midwifery and nursing at a State and National level. Her role at UniSA includes research and teaching, primarily in the post-graduate program.

Jenny’s research interests include woman-centred care, consumer voice and experience, models of care, professional scope of practice and advanced practice roles, leadership, workforce and service development and evaluation. She is skilled in a range of qualitative methodologies and enjoys collaborative research.