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
NHMRC Grant-Funded Researcher A
Adelaide Rural Clinical School
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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