Rate My Professor Catina Adams

Adams' research interests encompass maternal and child health nursing, enhanced home visiting, family violence, domestic violence, neurodivergence, and family-centred care. She has authored or co-authored 22 publications, including 'The Enhanced Maternal and Child Health nursing program in Victoria: a cross-sectional study of clinical practice' (2019, Journal of Clinical Nursing), 'Maternal, child and family nursing in the time of COVID-19: the Victorian Maternal and Child Health Service experience' (2020), 'Threads of Practice: Enhanced Maternal and Child Health Nurses Working With Women Experiencing Family Violence' (2021, Journal of Primary Care & Community Health), and 'Maternal and child health nurse screening and care for mothers experiencing domestic violence (MOVE): A cluster randomised trial' (2015, BMC Medicine). Recent works include 'Women's insights into choice, empowerment, and control in a subsequent pregnancy following a negative birth experience: A multimethod study' (2025, Women and Birth) and systematic reviews on home-visiting nurses' roles in family violence (2023) and father experiences in child health services (2025). Adams received the Churchill Fellowship in 2014 to investigate enhanced maternal-child health nursing practices internationally and the Faculty of Health Sciences Postgraduate Coursework Award for Excellence. She contributes to public engagement through webinars on nursing programs and lectures on inclusive child and family health practices.