She drives evidence‑based research and curriculum innovation, builds multidisciplinary community and industry partnerships, and mentors the next generation of research‑ready rural midwives and doctors, allied health practitioners.

Drawing on extensive rural and remote clinical practice, she brings expertise in qualitative and mixed‑methods research, health sociology and public health. Her work focuses on women’s and maternal health, breastfeeding, respectful maternity care, birth trauma, mistreatment and maternity service reform, with a strong emphasis on rural disparities, community‑based co-designed interventions and culturally safe care. She uses arts health and co-created approaches to disseminate and translate research, has secured externally funded research across national competitive, government and industry schemes, holds editorial roles with Women & Birth and the International Breastfeeding Journal, serves as an ARC, and MRFF NHMRC expert assessor, and maintains a strong record of high‑impact publications.