Rate My Professor Jennifer Eustace

Jennifer Eustace serves as a Lecturer in Midwifery within the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Griffith University, under Griffith Health. Located at the Logan Campus in L05 3.17, she is actively involved in the Bachelor of Midwifery program, convening key courses such as Knowing Midwifery (1551NRS) and Life Science for Midwives (1556NRS). These courses provide foundational knowledge and scientific understanding essential for midwifery students pursuing their undergraduate degree. Her teaching contributions support the development of competent midwives through structured on-campus mixed-mode delivery.

Eustace's research centers on midwifery education, clinical skill development, self-determined learning, and violence prevention, with a particular emphasis on training programs for routine antenatal enquiry into domestic and intimate partner violence. She has authored or co-authored eight key publications, including "Learning to learn: Commencing midwifery students' experiences of self-determined learning in an undergraduate midwifery program" (2022), "A teddy and a cardboard box: Developing midwifery skills during COVID-19 utilising innovative online learning activities" (2022), "Facilitating midwifery clinical skill development online: A case study" (2022), "Longitudinal evaluation of a training program to promote routine antenatal enquiry for domestic violence by midwives" (2018), "Effectiveness of training to promote routine enquiry for domestic violence by midwives and nurses: A pre-post evaluation study" (2017), "Midwives’ experiences of routine enquiry for intimate partner violence in pregnancy" (2016), "Australian midwives’ understanding and experience of routine enquiry for intimate partner violence during pregnancy" (2015), and "An exploration of Australian midwives’ knowledge of intimate partner violence against women during pregnancy" (2015). These works, featured in journals such as Women and Birth, highlight her expertise in enhancing midwives' preparedness, knowledge, and online learning innovations during challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic. Her research profile on ResearchGate reports over 200 citations, underscoring her influence in the field of midwifery practice and education.