Research Interests
Addiction Clinical Sciences Foetal Development and Medicine Health and Community Services Health Policy & Services Maternal Health Medical and Health Sciences Midwifery Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine Obstetrics and Gynaecology Public Health and Health Services Reproductive Biology Substance Abuse Early Origins of Health Pregnancy and BirthMrs Cherise Fletcher
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Public Health
College of Health
Cherise has a Bachelor of Biotechnology with Honours, as well as a Bachelor of Midwifery (pre-registration) both from Flinders University. She has research experience in reproductive biology and has clinical care experience working as a midwife in SA, the ACT and NSW. Cherise joined the Betterstart research team in 2018 commencing a PhD. Her PhD is exploring smoking cessation in pregnancy, with a geographical focus in northern Adelaide. She is supervised by Professor Lisa Smithers, Dr. Angela Gialamas and Dr. Elizabeth Hoon.
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 - 2009 | Flinders University | Australia | Bachelor of Midwifery (Pre-registration) |
| 2000 - 2003 | Flinders University | Australia | Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours) |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Hammersley, M. L., Dekker, G. A., Gurrin, L. C., Hoon, E. A., Schurer, S., Lynch, J. W., . . . Smithers, L. G. (2025). The use of financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnant women: A parallel-group randomised controlled trial protocol.. Addiction, 120(6), 1260-1270. Europe PMC1 |
| 2022 | Fletcher, C., Hoon, E., Gialamas, A., Dekker, G., Lynch, J., & Smithers, L. (2022). Isolation, marginalisation and disempowerment - understanding how interactions with health providers can influence smoking cessation in pregnancy. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 22(1), 396-1-396-14. Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC3 |
| 2007 | Fletcher, C., Roberts, C., Hartwich, K., Walker, S., & McMillen, I. (2007). Somatic cell nuclear transfer in the sheep induces placental defects that likely precede fetal demise. Reproduction, 133(1), 243-255. Scopus51 WoS42 Europe PMC38 |
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