Dr Susan de Jersey and Kassia Beetham

Dr Susan de Jersey is an Advanced Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Credentialled Diabetes Educator at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Manager in the Prevention Strategy Branch within The Department of Health in Queensland and has an academic appointment as an Associate Professor in the Centre for Health Services Research at the University of Queensland. Susan and her team focus on ensuring women have access to holistic care that supports their current and future health during the reproductive years.

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Dr Kassia Beetham is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and the course coordinator for the Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology at ACU’s Brisbane Campus.

Kassia’s research focusses on the physiological changes that occur during pregnancy and how exercise can influence the mother and baby’s health. Kassia’s investigates the effects of higher intensity exercise on placental and foetal outcomes, the effect of resistance training on post-partum pelvic floor dysfunction, and the effects of higher intensity exercise in pregnant athletes.