Lisa Charmer

Lisa Charmer serves as a Lecturer in Allied Health and Midwifery within Southern Cross University's Faculty of Health, where she coordinates the Bachelor of Midwifery (BMid) Program. With 20 years of clinical experience across tertiary, rural, and remote settings as a registered midwife/nurse, she has held roles including Clinical Midwifery Educator and management positions. She actively contributes to national midwifery through the Australian College of Midwives (ACM) editorial committee for 'Australian Midwifery News'.

Her educational credentials include a Diploma in Nursing (University of Salford), Graduate Diploma in Midwifery (University of Technology Sydney), and Master of Midwifery Studies (University of Newcastle), establishing her clinical and academic foundation.

Research focuses intensely on women's health, obstetrics, and midwifery with specialization in birth trauma, maternity care decision-making, and practitioner mental well-being. Current HDR work investigates trauma impacts on care provision, while her scholarship bridges rural service delivery, psychosocial birth aspects, and evidence-based policy advocacy. She champions women's access to informed maternity choices through clinical guideline reforms.

Publication analysis (2021-2024) reveals dominant themes in primary birth trauma among Australian midwives, examining severity factors, phenomenological experiences, and correlational impacts. Pandemic service adaptations and scoping reviews of provider trauma experiences demonstrate her commitment to translating research into resilient maternity systems.

No scientific awards are documented in available sources.

As HDR supervisor under Professor Julie Jomeen and Doctor Elaine Jefford, she cultivates future midwifery leaders while driving community engagement through policy implementation and ACM contributions. Her advocacy centers on empowering women's maternity decisions through evidence-based practice transformation.