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Dr. Karen Wynter is an Honorary Fellow at Deakin University's School of Nursing & Midwifery within the Faculty of Health. Her work focuses on perinatal mental health, father involvement in healthcare, healthcare workforce well-being, and diabetes care in vulnerable populations. Active in multidisciplinary research collaborations, she has supervised multiple doctoral and master’s students.
Key research areas include:
- Fathers' roles in pregnancy/postnatal care
- Psychosocial aspects of diabetes in motherhood
- Healthcare workforce mental health during pandemics
- Intimate partner violence prevention
- Health literacy among fathers
Recent grants include evaluations of healthcare programs at Western Health and Relationships Australia, totaling over $500k in funding. She has co-authored over 200 publications, with notable work on paternal engagement barriers and pandemic impacts on clinical staff well-being.
Current supervision includes studies on men's mental health help-seeking and father-focused health behavior interventions. Her work bridges clinical practice and policy with a focus on marginalized groups in maternal/family healthcare systems.
