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Ms. Kristen Graham

Lecturer, Midwifery

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Biography

Kristen Graham is a lecturer in Midwifery and Course Coordinator of the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery. She is a midwife and registered nurse with postgraduate qualifications and experience spanning public health, professional education and community and child health. Kristen has worked in midwifery, nursing, education and research roles in Australia and internationally, including England, Thailand, Timor‑Leste and Sierra Leone. 

Kristen's research focuses on midwifery education and midwifery practice in resource‑limited settings, with particular emphasis on workforce capacity building and rural and remote practice. She is passionate about supporting students and clinicians to develop research capability and evidence‑based practice skills. 

Kristen’s PhD research at the Australian National University focuses on strengthening the birth preparedness and complication readiness capacity of primary care midwives working in rural and remote, resource‑limited settings, with the aim of informing policy, research, education and practice.  

Kristen’s current research project working with Australian and international partners aims to identify Papua New Guinea’s midwifery research priorities, barriers and enablers.  

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Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Nursing, Flinders University 
  • Master of Nursing, Flinders University 
  • Graduate Diploma of Midwifery, The University of Newcastle 
  • Graduate Diploma of Community Health Science, Monash University  
  • Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University 
  • Master of Professional Education and Training, Deakin University

Areas of interest

  • Midwifery 
  • Midwifery education  
  • Primary health care in resource limited settings 
  • Rural and remote workforce strengthening in LMIC 
  • International maternal, neonatal and child health 

Areas of expertise

Kristen has expertise in midwifery education and curriculum development and rural and remote midwifery workforce strengthening in low- and middle-income countries. 

Grants

  • Carter, A. Sweet, L. Gray, M. Fleming, T, Graham, K. and Dooley, D. 2020. ‘Critical Thinking Development in Undergraduate Midwifery Students: An Australasian validation study’. ANZAHPE Research Grant. ($14,875) 
  • Graham, K. and Sweet, L. 2017. ‘Strengthening Indonesian community and primary service complication readiness’. DFAT Australia Awards Fellowship grant.  ($209,600) 
  • Graham, K. and Sweet, L. 2016. ‘Improving MNCH outcomes in Indonesia through research and education’. DFAT Australia Awards Fellowship grant. ($156,000) 
  • Saeki, P. and Graham, K. 2014. ‘Building research and clinical education capacity for health professionals in Indonesia’. DFAT Australia Awards Fellowship grant. ($215,000) 
  • Abigail, W. Sweet, L. and Graham, K. 2014. ‘The Smart Mom project’. ($5,000) 
  • Sweet, L. and Graham, K. (2013). ‘The personal cost of the Continuity of Care Experience for midwifery students. Flinders University ($5,000) 

Awards

  • 2021: Australian Government Research Training Program scholarship, Australian National University  
  • 2017: Flinders University: Vice President and Executive Dean’s Award – Education, Academic Staff Level C/D/E, College of Nursing and Health Sciences 

Past

  • Master’s student, Federation University, ‘Current knowledge and practices regarding neonatal diaper care and diaper dermatitis among special care nurses and midwives in a regional Victorian hospital’, principal supervisor. 
  • Master’s student, Flinders University, ‘What is the perception of maternity care in Kumdi area, rural Papua New Guinea? A community perspective’, principal supervisor. 
  • Master’s student, Flinders University, ‘Time, fatigue, money: Understanding the personal cost of Continuity of Care Experiences on midwifery students’, associate supervisor.  
  • Master’s student, Flinders University, ‘Health professionals’ knowledge and attitudes about determinant factors of neonatal mortality in Papua’, associate supervisor.  
  • Master’s student, Flinders University, ‘Women’s attitudes and beliefs to using acupuncture during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period’, associate supervisor.  
  • Master’s student, Flinders University, ‘What factors influence midwives’ practice in relation to women’s oral intake during labour?’, associate supervisor.  
  • Master’s student, Flinders University, ‘Sub Saharan African women’s experiences of maternity care in their home countries and in Adelaide’, associate supervisor.
  • Master’s student, Flinders University, ‘Perceived knowledge and attitudes towards emergency contraception among undergraduate third year midwifery students at Flinders University: a case study’, associate supervisor.  
  • Master’s student, Flinders University, ‘Knowledge, Practice and Perceptions of Family Planning by Women of Childbearing Age amongst High School and College Students in the Southern highlands Province of Papua New Guinea’, associate supervisor.  

  • Midwifery professional and clinical practice 
  • Public health 
  • Evidence-based midwifery practice 

Specialist roles

  • Graduate Diploma of Midwifery Course Coordinator 
  • Member of IHW Interprofessional Education Committee 

Professional association memberships

  • Australian College of Midwives 
  • Victorian Midwifery Academics (MIDAC)