Rate My Professor Lesley Kuliukas

Dr. Lesley Kuliukas is a Lecturer and Course Coordinator for the Master of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University. She holds a PhD from Curtin University (completed 2017), a Master of Arts in Midwifery from Thames Valley University, England, a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCEA), Advanced Diploma in Midwifery (ADM), and is a Registered Midwife (RM) and Registered Nurse (RN). With more than 35 years of clinical experience across maternity settings including hospitals, birth centres, and community practices, Kuliukas serves as a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) supervisor and research leader, particularly focused on continuity of midwifery care. Her career at Curtin University dates back to at least 2009.

Kuliukas's research interests include midwifery education, maternal health, prenatal diagnosis, fetal growth restriction, fetal development, and women's maternity experiences, with significant contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic and on breastfeeding in public. Key publications feature 'Experiences of receiving and providing maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: A five-cohort cross-sectional comparison' (2021, PLOS ONE), 'Australian women's experiences of receiving maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional national survey' (2022, Birth), 'Women's experiences with breastfeeding in public: An integrative review' (2021, Women and Birth), and 'Women's experience of intrapartum transfer from a Western Australian birth centre' (2016, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth). Her work has garnered over 1,200 citations on Google Scholar. She received the Australian College of Midwives (ACM) National Education Award in 2018 and has participated in public podcasts on birthing practices.