معرفی
Dr. Adelle McArdle is a Senior Lecturer at Monash University's Rural Health Churchill, with a PhD in Physiology from Monash University (2009). Her research focuses on women's health, particularly maternal and child health during the perinatal period, breastfeeding challenges, and medical education in rural settings. She is a Chief Investigator on projects addressing rural medical workforce development, disaster impacts on perinatal mental health, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder services. She collaborates with Curtin University as a University Associate and actively supervises PhD students.
Research Interests:
- Breastfeeding support and lactational mastitis
- Developmental origins of health and disease
- Rural medical education and training
- Disaster impact on healthcare systems
Recent Projects:
- Transforming pre-vocational medical training to optimize the rural healthcare workforce (2021–2021)
- Health Evaluation of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Services (2022–2025)
Publications: Over 17 peer-reviewed articles, focusing on breastfeeding interventions, disaster healthcare resilience, and medical education innovations. Key themes include clinical reasoning models for mastitis, pandemic-era rural medical program adaptations, and Indigenous knowledge integration into healthcare training.
Grants/Advising: Active in securing research funding and supervising HDR students. Current roles include mentoring on projects like physiotherapy treatments for mastitis.
