Top of page

Student/Staff Portal
Global Site Navigation

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Local Section Navigation
You are here: Main Content
  • Image of Dr Mitra Javanmard

    Dr Mitra Javanmard

Related Contents

  • See Also
  • ORCID
    https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3675-9871
  • ORCID

Dr Mitra Javanmard

Senior Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Email: m.javanmard@ecu.edu.au

Dr Mitra Javanmard is a Senior Lecturer in Midwifery in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Edith Cowan University. She brings more than 34 years of clinical midwifery experience and over 13 years of academic experience to her teaching, research, and leadership.

Background

Dr Javanmard commenced her academic career in Australia in 2018 at the University of South Australia, building on five years of university teaching experience in Iran. Her extensive clinical practice as a midwife in both Australia and Iran has provided a strong foundation for her teaching and research. She integrates evidence-based practice, contemporary research, and professional standards into her educational approach to enhance student learning and clinical readiness.

Following completion of her PhD in 2020, Dr Javanmard joined the University of Adelaide, where she held a range of academic leadership and teaching roles, including Program Director, Course Coordinator, Lecturer, and Researcher. In these positions, she contributed to curriculum development, academic quality assurance, and student success while maintaining an active research profile.

Research Areas and Interests

Dr Javanmard is an experienced researcher with expertise in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research. Her research interests include:

  • Maternal health literacy and pregnancy-related health conditions, including gestational diabetes
  • Midwifery workforce development and professional practice
  • Mental health and wellbeing of healthcare professionals
  • Maternal, newborn, and family health
  • Women's experiences of pregnancy and maternity care
  • Family-centred, inclusive, and culturally responsive care
  • Health equity and maternity care for priority populations
  • Maternity service evaluation, leadership, and quality improvement
  • Healthcare education and simulation-based learning

Teaching

Dr Javanmard teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate nursing and midwifery programs. Her teaching expertise includes midwifery clinical practice, high-dependency care during childbirth, evidence-based practice, and applied pathophysiology and pharmacology for midwifery. She is committed to supporting students in developing the knowledge, critical thinking, and clinical skills required for safe, evidence-based, and woman-centred care.

Awards and Recognition

  • 2025 – ECU School of Nursing and Midwifery Teaching and Learning Internal Grant ($5,000)
  • 2024 – University of Adelaide Travel Award ($4,000)
  • 2021 – Self-Compassion Education for Health Professionals (Nurses and Midwives) Grant ($30,000)
  • 2016 – Australian Postgraduate Award (Research Training Program Scholarship), funded for three years

Qualifications

  • Fellow (FHEA), United Kingdom, 2026.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of South Australia, 2020.
  • Bachelor of Health Science (Honours), University of South Australia, 2015.

Research Outputs

2025

Book Chapters

  • Steen, M., Othman, S., Javanmard, M. (2025). Mixed methods research. The Handbook of Midwifery Research (155-183). John Wiley & Sons.

2024

Journal Articles

  • Smith, Z., Nath, S., Javanmard, M., Salamon, Y. (2024). The dental needs of children with Epidermolysis Bullosa and service delivery: a scoping review. BMC Oral Health, 24(1), Article number 1131. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-024-04861-y.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Simbar, M., Mokhlesi, S., Ramezani Tehrani, F., Kariman, N., Alavi Majd, H., Javanmard, M. (2023). Quality of life and associated factors among mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus by using a specific GDMQ-36 questionnaire: a cross-sectional study. Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 28(2), 188-93. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_474_21.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Javanmard, M., Steen, M., Vernon, R. (2021). Influence of Self-Compassion on the Health of Midwives and Nurses: Protocol for a Scoping Review. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(3), Article number e21917. https://doi.org/10.2196/21917.
  • Steen, M., Javanmard, M., Vernon, R. (2021). The influence of self-compassion upon midwives and nurses: a scoping review. Evidence Based Midwifery, 31(3), 371-385.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Javanmard, M., Steen, M., Vernon, R., Cooper, M. (2020). Transition experiences of internationally qualified midwives practising midwifery in Australia. Women and Birth, 33(3), Article number e234-e244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2019.05.002.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Javanmard, M., Steen, M., Vernon, R., Cooper, M. (2019). Transitional experiences of internationally qualified midwives practising in Australia – An E-survey. Evidence Based Midwifery, 16(4), 120-127.
  • Javanmard, M., Steen, M., Vernon, R., Cooper, M. (2019). Transitional Experiences of Internationally Qualified Midwives Practicing in Australia: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 8(6), Article number e13406. https://doi.org/10.2196/13406.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Javanmard, M., Steen, M., Vernon, R., Newnham, E. (2017). Experiences of internationally qualified midwives and nurses in Australia and other developed nations: a structured literature review. Evidence Based Midwifery, 15(3), 95-100.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Supporting planned vaginal breech birth in Australian maternity services: Leadership perspectives and evaluation of a physiological breech training initiative.

Associate Supervisor

  • Master of Nursing (Research), Maternal acceptability of Pasteurised Donor Human Milk for theirpreterm infant in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit: a descriptive phenomenological study.
  • Master of Midwifery (Research), Charting Unconventional Routes: Exploring the Journey to Registration for Stream B Overseas Midwives in Australia's Outcomes-Based Assessment
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Adapting, Pilot Testing, and Evaluating an Induction of Labour Decision Aid in a Tertiary Maternity Setting: A Sequential Mixed-Method Study Assessing Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effectiveness.
  • Master of Nursing (Research), Fathers' ecperiences of child health nurse support in the transition to fatherhood

Completed Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Single registered midwives' lived experiences of midwifery and nursing work in small Australian general hospital maternity units
Skip to top of page