Glenda Hawley

Dr. Glenda Hawley serves as a Lecturer in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, at the University of Queensland. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy from The University of Queensland in 2015, with a thesis titled 'The use of an electronic health record (EHR) in a maternity shared-care environment.' Her additional qualifications include a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Science (Nursing Unit Management) from Charles Darwin University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Promotion from Queensland University of Technology, and a Certificate of Digital Health from RMIT University. With an extensive midwifery and public health background, Hawley has worked internationally and in rural and remote settings in Australia.

Hawley's research specializations include maternity electronic health records with interoperability, perinatal mental health, interprofessional collaboration and technological approaches to simulation, and improving student and new graduate experiences. She lectures in the Bachelor of Midwifery and Dual Degree (Nursing and Midwifery) programs, manages the simulation workspace, and serves as a member of the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council Assessment team. In a Program Lead role, she incorporated curriculum development with external engagement, program planning, and management using an interprofessional approach. Key publications are 'Peripheral intravenous catheter insertion training for undergraduate dual degree nursing and midwifery students: A descriptive qualitative study' (Ball et al., 2025, Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing), 'Nurse practitioner and midwife antibiotic prescribing in Australia' (Hawley et al., 2023, European Journal of Midwifery), 'Consent during labour and birth as observed by midwifery students: a mixed methods study' (Lee et al., 2023, Women and Birth), 'Face-to-face health professional contact for postpartum women: A systematic review' (Brodribb et al., 2019, Women and Birth), and works on sharing clinical data via paper and electronic health records in maternity settings (Hawley et al., 2014-2017). She received funding for the Evaluation of the Digital Pregnancy Health Record (HealthShare NSW, 2019-2020) and is available for higher degree research supervision.

Professional Email: glenda.hawley@mater.uq.edu.au