Rate My Professor Sheena Mcchlery

Dr Sheena McChlery serves as Senior Lecturer and National Midwifery Professional Development Coordinator in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle campus. She holds a PhD from Murdoch University, a Graduate Certificate in University Teaching (GCUT), a Bachelor of Social Science (First Class Honours), and is registered as both a Nurse and Midwife. Her clinical expertise stems from senior positions in public and private health organizations across South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia, encompassing metropolitan, rural, and remote settings. With over fourteen years of teaching at Notre Dame Australia, she has delivered courses in the Bachelor of Nursing and Graduate Diploma of Midwifery programs. She contributed to the initial development of the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery, participated in its two re-accreditations, and served as Program Coordinator for eight years. Currently, she supervises a PhD student and a Master of Nursing Research student, teaches on midwifery, feminist and social justice explorations of women's health, and a short course on perimenopause for nurses and midwives. Additionally, she acts as a midwife assessor for the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council.

McChlery's research centers on feminist explorations of women's health, including her PhD investigation into women's experiences of perimenopause guided by van Manen's phenomenological approach. She co-led a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Seed Grant in 2021 titled 'The Art of Cultural Safety: Decolonising Pedagogy,' awarded $5,000 by the University of Notre Dame Australia. Her scholarly output includes peer-reviewed articles such as 'Induction of labour in nulliparous women with an unfavourable cervix: A randomised controlled trial comparing double and single balloon catheters and PGE2 gel' (2009, British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) and 'The perioperative care of a super morbidly obese pregnant woman: A case study' (2007, Journal of Perioperative Practice). Recent co-authored publications feature 'Midwifery students' experiences of learning to be 'with woman': a scoping review' (2024), 'Phenomenography: A useful methodology for midwifery research' (2023, Journal of Advanced Nursing), 'Nurses’ and midwives’ job satisfaction and retention during COVID-19: a scoping review' (2025), 'The role of general practice nurses in the postnatal care of women with diabetes' (2026), and ''Learning to sip tea intelligently': A phenomenographic exploration of midwifery students' perceptions of emotional intelligence' (2026). She has delivered conference presentations on topics including cultural safety in midwifery education, perioperative care challenges, and sustainable development goals in midwifery assessments, contributing to advancements in midwifery practice and pedagogy.