LaTrobe University, Victoria

Dr Leesa Hooker is a nurse/midwife academic and Senior Research Fellow at the La Trobe Rural Health School and the Judith Lumley Centre, leading the Child, Family and Community Health research stream within the Centre. She has established expertise in the epidemiology of family violence, women’s mental and reproductive health and parenting. Her research includes intervention trials, observation studies and systematic reviews with a focus on improving maternal and child health outcomes, and the healthcare service response to abused women and children. Leesa is currently involved in research exploring the influence of geographic location on Australian women’s reproductive health.