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Biography
Dr. McArdle's research interests are in women's health research with a particular focus on maternal and child health during the perinatal stages and medical education research particularly within a rural setting.
Dr. Adelle McArdle completed her PhD in 2009 from the Department of Physiology at Monash University with a dissertation entitled 'The effect of a mild and moderate model of maternal hypertension on placental development'. This research was concerned with the role of hypertension on the developmental origins of health and adult disease, specifically the physiological mechanisms that may be implicated to confer these developmental changes.
Since her PhD, Dr McArdle’s research is aimed at improving assessment, treatment and patient and clinician education around the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the lactating breast (mastitis) and to investigate and understand the relevant enablers and barriers to successful breastfeeding for Australian women. Dr McArdle’s overarching research vision is to utilise evidence to support Australian breastfeeding women and the clinicians who provide care for them in (rural/regional) Australia, to improve the rates of breastfeeding in Australia, and ensure that the benefits of breastfeeding to the health of both mother and baby as well as the economic and environmental benefits of breastfeeding are realised.
Research interests
- Breastfeeding and issues surrounding breastfeeding including lactational mastitis
- Developmental origins of health and adult disease
- Maternal and child health
- Medical education research
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
University Associate, Curtin University
31 Jul 2018 → …
Research area keywords
- Health care evaluation
- Health education
- Maternal and child health
- Population health
- breastfeeding
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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Health Evaluation - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Services
Bullock, S., Ward, B., Mitchell, E., McArdle, A. & Leach, M.
8/11/22 → 1/02/25
Project: Research
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Transforming pre‐vocational medical training to optimise the rural healthcare workforce
McArdle, A., Willems, J., Simmons, M., Tare, M., Knott, C., Reser, D., Palaniswamy, V., Atkinson, S. & Haigh, C.
3/05/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Natural disasters and perinatal mental health: what are the impacts on perinatal women and the service system?
Hine, R. H., Mitchell, E. K. L., Whitehead-Annett, L., Duncan, Z. & McArdle, A., 2024, In: Journal of Public Health. 32, p. 805–812 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Toward Sustainable Teaching: Staff Perceptions of the Delivery of a Rural Medical Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Willems, J., Haigh, C., Tare, M., Simmons, M., Reser, D. H., McArdle, A. M. & Bullock, S., 2 Jan 2023, Higher Education - Reflections from the Field. Waller, L. & Waller, S. (eds.). 1st ed. In-Tech, p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research
Open Access -
Adaptation of a clinical reasoning model for use in inflammatory conditions of the lactating breast: a retrospective mixed-methods study
Heron, E., McArdle, A., Cooper, M., Geddes, D. & McKenna, L., Jul 2022, In: PeerJ. 10, 18 p., e13627.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Australian Aboriginal techniques for memorization: Translation into a medical and allied health education setting
Reser, D., Simmons, M., Johns, E., Ghaly, A., Quayle, M., Dordevic, A. L., Tare, M., McArdle, A., Willems, J. & Yunkaporta, T., 18 May 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 5, 17 p., e0251710.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Construct validity and internal consistency of the breast inflammatory symptom severity index in lactating mothers with inflammatory breast conditions
Heron, E., McArdle, A., Karim, M. N., Cooper, M., Geddes, D. & McKenna, L., 16 Nov 2021, In: PeerJ. 9, 18 p., e12439.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 External HDR Supervision
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Physiotherapy treatment for women with inflammatory conditions of the lactating breast
Leanda McKenna (Fellow), Adelle McArdle (Fellow) & Donna Geddes (Fellow)
1 Apr 2020 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › External HDR Supervision