Rate My Professor Naomi Simpson

Naomi Simpson is Lecturer in Clinical Education and Midwifery Simulation Lead in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health, at Adelaide University. Holding qualifications including Bachelor of Midwifery (BMid), Graduate Certificate in Perinatal and Newborn Mental Health (GradCert PNMH), and Master of Midwifery (MMid), she previously served as Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of South Australia, where she pursued PhD candidature. Her teaching portfolio encompasses key midwifery courses such as Perinatal Mental Health and Wellbeing (MIDW3001), Primary Midwifery Practice (MIDW1002), Complex Care of the Neonate (MIDW2003), Complex Care of the Woman (MIDW2001), Women's Health Across the Lifespan (MIDW3002), and Becoming a Midwife (MIDW3010).

Simpson's research specializations lie in midwifery education, focusing on conflict resolution strategies, resilience building for midwifery students, workplace bullying and violence, perineal wound assessment and repair, and antenatal engagement for Aboriginal women. Notable publications include Simpson et al. (2025) 'Evaluating the effectiveness of a conflict resolution and resilience building bespoke educational workshop for South Australia midwifery students: A pre-post measure education study' in Midwifery (volume 147); Simpson et al. (2023) 'Midwifery students’ knowledge, understanding and experiences of workplace bullying, and violence: An integrative review' in International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances (volume 5); Simpson et al. (2022) 'Developing conflict resolution strategies and building resilient midwifery students: Protocol for a mixed methods research study' in JMIR Research Protocols (volume 11, e35558); Diaz et al. (2021) 'Effectiveness of structured education and training in perineal wound assessment and repair for midwives and midwifery students: A review of the literature' in European Journal of Midwifery (volume 5); and Simpson et al. (2020) 'Improving antenatal engagement for Aboriginal women in Australia: A scoping review' in Midwifery (volume 91). These works, cited over 60 times collectively, advance pedagogical and clinical practices in midwifery. She currently co-supervises a Master of Research (Health) student on Australian birthing parents' experiences with digital health tools for perinatal psychosocial wellbeing.