Committees: Coordinating Team
Kate Jarrett
Kate is a senior Research Manager of the Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth and Genesis Maternal Fetal Medicine Research Group. Kate assists with operations within the Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth. She aims to work closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure our research and outputs are feasible, ethically sound and embedded within…
Tasmin Vey
Tasmin completed a Bachelor’s Degree with Honours in Occupational Therapy at Griffith University in 2023. Following this, Tasmin worked as a clinical Occupational Therapist, mostly in the paediatric field, gaining experience in healthcare delivery before commencing with Stillbirth CRE in 2026. Tasmin is passionate about supporting research to improve outcomes in maternity and perinatal care…
Wendy Cutchie
Wendy Cutchie is a health leader with over 30 years of national and international experience that spans clinical care, management, policy and government advisory work. A registered nurse and midwife, she is recognised for her expertise in maternity and newborn safety, and experience with evidence-based guideline development. She led Safer Care Victoria’s Maternity and Neonatal…
Jasmine Downs-Cowan
Jasmine Downs-Cowan completed a Bachelor of Biomedical Science with Griffith University in 2020 and then completed a subsequent Master of Public Health at QUT in 2023. She has a strong interest in reducing healthcare disparities in disadvantaged communities and demographics, having completed her master’s thesis on the Elimination of Trachoma in Indigenous Australia. Jasmine supports…
Libby O’Reilly
Libby holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Queensland (2022) and a Master of Epidemiology (2024). She joined the Stillbirth CRE during her postgraduate studies, driven by a passion for reducing disparities in perinatal outcomes, especially in rural and remote communities. As a Senior Research Assistant within the Data to Drive Change team, Libby excels in…
Melissa Malivoire
Melissa is a Parent Engagement Coordinator at the Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence (CRE). Having completed a Bachelor of Behavioural Science, Melissa brings a unique blend of academic pursuit and profound lived experience to the team. As a bereaved parent, following the passing of her son Leo in October 2022, Melissa is deeply committed to…
Katelyn Hafey
Katelyn Hafey completed a Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours) from the University of Queensland in 2019. Following this she worked as a research assistant in the neural stem cell biology research group with Mater Research. During this time, Katelyn completed a Master of Public Health in which she worked on a project that aimed to…
Elahe Nikooharf Salehi
Dr Elahe Nikooharf Salehi completed her PhD in Public Health from the Faculty of Medicine at The University of Queensland. She is currently a Research Fellow at the Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, where she leads and supports multidisciplinary projects in public health, behavioural science, and maternal care, with a particular focus on…
Emma Porter
Emma Porter completed her a Bachelor of Nursing in 2009 through CQ University, in 2011 she was awarded a scholarship to excel her studies in completing a post graduate Diploma in Midwifery through James Cook University. In more recent years Emma obtained accreditation in a Diploma of Counselling (2019), a certification that is utilised daily…
Dominah Devadas
Dominah Devadas graduated from Auckland University of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in communications and has worked in print and broadcast media in Malaysia for 8 years before moving to Queensland. She’s worked with the Fraser Coast Chronicle in Hervey Bay as a journalist writing mainly human interest and lifestyle stories before taking on administration…
