Judith McAra-Couper
About Judith
Judith McAra Couper is a midwife, academic, educator and researcher. Judith has had varied midwifery career in New Zealand and Internationally. One of the highlights of her career has been working for many years with WHO and UNFPA in Bangladesh with midwives and midwifery educators. Judith is currently a Professor at AUT and the Head of the School of Clinical Sciences. Judith has a number of research interests ranging from sustainable midwifery practice to barriers and enablers to preterm birth Judith continues to be passionate about making a difference, improving outcomes for whanau and learning how to be a good Tiriti partner.
Steering Group
The Carosika Collaborative Steering Group is a transdisciplinary group of individuals passionate about preterm birth and achieving equity. The Group was established in 2020 and membership is by invitation aiming for inclusion of whānau and all other key stakeholder groups. The Steering Group provides direction, oversight, coordination and support to Carosika Collaborative initiatives and has been responsible for developing the Carosika Collaborative five-year Strategic Kete. The majority of members contribute their time in-kind. The Carosika Collaborative Steering Group Terms of Reference can be accessed here.
