Suzanne is a senior lecturer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Monash University. She joined Monash University Nursing and Midwifery in 2011 to develop and coordinate Refugee Health and Wellbeing education within the Master of Advanced Nursing. Suzanne also teaches undergraduate midwifery studies. She has an extensive clinical background as a Midwife, Maternal and Child Health Nurse and Refugee Health Nurse in Primary Health Care. Suzanne recently completed her PhD studies at the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI), Monash University. Her research evaluated the implementation of a perinatal mental health screening program for women of refugee background from both the women’s and health professionals’ perspective and through extensive health record audit. This evaluation led to a commitment by the health service to implement the program across the broader maternity service. Suzanne remains actively involved in research, and is currently co-leading an evaluation of the Victorian statewide Refugee Health Program.
