Haora Penny J

Dr Penny Haora is a health/maternity services and public health researcher and midwife. She coordinates the Birthing in Our Community (BiOC) research, led by Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH), and previously embedded with Waminda South Coast Women’s Health and Wellbeing Aboriginal Corporation (Yuin Country) (while employed by the Molly Wardaguga Research Centre). Her work has centered around maternal, early years, and primary care research and evaluation in diverse contexts. Penny is committed to decolonising birthing for Indigenous women and communities, and revaluing Indigenous knowledges. Research interests include Kaupapa Maori and realist approaches, reducing health inequities, cultural safety, cultural legitimacy and governance, organisational cultures.