Committees: Steering Committee
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Adrienne Gordon
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Adrienne is a senior staff specialist Neonatologist in the RPA centre for newborn care and Clinical Professor in the Discipline of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology at the University of Sydney. She trained in paediatrics prior to specialising in neonatal/perinatal medicine and is passionate about the public health impact of a healthy start to life and…
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Sailesh Kumar
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Professor Kumar is a Maternal and Fetal Medicine Sub-specialist at the Mater Mothers’ Hospital in Brisbane and Head of the Academic Discipline of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of Queensland. He leads an active research group collaborating across specialities both in basic science as well as clinical projects. Professor Kumar is also Visiting Professor…
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Fran Boyle
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Fran Boyle co-leads the Stillbirth CRE’s Care after stillbirth research program. Fran is also a health services researcher at The University of Queensland’s Institute for Social Science Research. With a background in psychology and public health, Fran’s research is focused on ensuring best possible care following stillbirth, neonatal death and other types of pregnancy loss.…
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Caroline Homer
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Professor Caroline Homer AO is the leading midwifery researcher in Australia and has an international reputation as a scholar and leader in maternal and newborn health care and service delivery. She has led research into the development and implementation of innovative models of midwifery care and the development of midwifery practice and education. Professor Homer’s…
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Vicki Clifton
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Professor Vicki Clifton is a National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Research Fellow who is currently the Program leader of Mothers and Babies Theme at Mater Medical Research Institute in Brisbane Australia. Vicki was employed at the Robinson Research Institute, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health at the University of Adelaide from January 2008…
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Emily Callander
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Emily Callander is a health economist and health services researcher specialising in maternal, women’s and child health. Professor, and Head of Discipline for Health Services Management in the School of Public Health. Emily gained a PhD, and Postdoctoral training at the University of Sydney, School of Public Health, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre and Charles Perkins…
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Sue Walker
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Professor Susan Walker is the Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology since 2016 and also the Director of Perinatal Medicine at Mercy Hospital for Women. She was appointed the Sheila Handbury Chair of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Melbourne in 2011. She is currently the Clinical Director of the Victorian Fetal Therapy Service,…
