QUT - Academic profiles - Mrs Elena Skoko

Elena Skoko is a PhD candidate and sessional academic at QUT. Her PhD research on maternity care in disasters aims to understand how current disaster interventions work in a real-world scenario, and what should be done to better meet the needs and expectations of childbearing women. Her project is funded by QUT and Natural Hazards Research Australia (NHRA).

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

e2.skoko@qut.edu.au

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Personal details

Positions

QUT Postgraduate Research Award (QUTPRA) (International) Scholarship
Faculty of Health,
School of Public Health & Social Work

NHRA Top-Up Scholarship
Faculty of Health,
School of Public Health & Social Work

Qualifications

Foreign Languages and Literatures

Teaching

Critical discourse analysis, systematic literature review, obstetric violence

Experience

Elena's work as a pro bono international activist and citizen researcher contributed to public and academic discourse on obstetric violence and human rights in childbirth. She has been collaborating with the WHO, UN Human Rights Office, and numerous formal and informal international research and advocacy networks.

Being a multi-disciplinary artist influenced her approach to research, contributing to methodological innovations and community engagement.

Publications

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2024

Brigidi, S., Battisti, A., Skoko, E., Santos, C., Morais, L., Sadler, M., Candia, M., Brocker, A., Contreras, L., Trouve, A., Bish, S., Gonzalez, C., Rossel, J., Yanez, F., Werner, L., Mena-Tudela, D., Villegas, A., Galliardo, R. & Fernandez, S. (2024). Joint response from Latin American, European Obstetric Violence Observatories and others organizations all over Europe to the Joint Position Statement on Substandard and Disrespectful Care in Labour - Because Words Matter. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 299, 329–330. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/254505

2018

Ravaldi, C., Skoko, E., Battisti, A., Cericco, M. & Vannacci, A. (2018). Abuse and disrespect in childbirth assistance in Italy: A community-based survey. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 224, 208–209. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/254493
Ravaldi, C., Skoko, E., Battisti, A., Cericco, M. & Vannacci, A. (2018). Sociodemographic characteristics of women participating to the LOVE-THEM (Listening to Obstetric Violence Experiences THrough Enunciations and Measurement) investigation in Italy. Data in Brief, 19, 226–229. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/254502
Skoko, E., Ravaldi, C., Vannacci, A., Nespoli, A., Akooji, N., Balaam, M. C., Battisti, A., Cericco, M., Iannuzzi, L., Morano, S. & Downe, S. (2018). Findings from the Italian Babies Born Better survey. Minerva Ginecologica, 70(6), 663–675. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/254503

2016

Sadler, M., Santos, M. J. D. S., Ruiz-Berdun, D., Rojas, G. L., Skoko, E., Gillen, P. & Clausen, J. A. (2016). Moving beyond disrespect and abuse: addressing the structural dimensions of obstetric violence. Reproductive Health Matters, 24(47), 47–55. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/254504

A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/e2.skoko

Mrs Elena Skoko

Biography