Esther Shackleton

Esther Shackleton is a Research Fellow at the School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, specializing in public health and rural healthcare advocacy. She holds a Master of Public Health (2022) and Graduate Certificate of Social Policy and Practice (2020) from the University of Western Australia, along with a Bachelor of Arts (2019) from Swinburne University of Technology.

Research Focus:

• Public health interventions in rural regions
• Maternal healthcare access disparities
• Community-driven health policy development
• Qualitative analysis of birthing experiences
• Health advocacy frameworks

Selected Publication: Shackleton et al. (2023) analyzed birthing narratives from Western Australia's Wheatbelt region, highlighting systemic gaps in rural maternity care and advocating for community-led policy solutions.