Belinda Crist, Executive Assistant to the Executive Dean, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences Ph: 8302 2100
Julie Warnes, Executive Officer, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences Ph: 8302 0368
Professor Tracy Humphrey is the Executive Dean, Clinical and Health Sciences at the University of South Australia and a Professor of Midwifery. She is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the academic unit, overseeing academic programs in nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, biomedical sciences, food and nutrition. Tracy is also responsible for the oversight of the Academic Unit’s research activities which seek to improve patient outcomes and create positive change in the health industry.
Tracy's career began with a foundation in midwifery at the University of Stirling, where she earned her undergraduate degree. Her passion for advancing maternal and neonatal health has led to a distinguished clinical and... Read more
About me
Professor Tracy Humphrey is the Executive Dean, Clinical and Health Sciences at the University of South Australia and a Professor of Midwifery. She is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the academic unit, overseeing academic programs in nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, biomedical sciences, food and nutrition. Tracy is also responsible for the oversight of the Academic Unit’s research activities which seek to improve patient outcomes and create positive change in the health industry.
Tracy's career began with a foundation in midwifery at the University of Stirling, where she earned her undergraduate degree. Her passion for advancing maternal and neonatal health has led to a distinguished clinical and academic career, encompassing senior roles in management, education, research, and clinical practice.
After completing her MSc in Midwifery at the University of Aberdeen in 2003, Tracy was awarded a prestigious PhD studentship through the Scottish Government’s flagship Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health Professionals Research Training Scheme. As the sole midwife selected for this highly competitive initiative, she successfully completed her doctorate in 2007, while continuing her clinical practice.
As a Professor of Midwifery, she has influenced and implemented national maternal and neonatal policies in Scotland through her research, practice and role as a government advisor.
Her areas of research and publications are on reducing unnecessary interventions during childbirth and improving outcomes for women and families in remote and rural areas through educational and service improvement initiatives.
Internationally, Tracy is known for her work with Ministries of Health in low and middle income countries where there are high rates of maternal and new-born mortality. This has led to the introduction of accelerated direct entry midwifery programmes of education and midwife led pathways of care, with a demonstrable impact on skilled birth attendance rates and quality of care.
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
1
8
|
| 2024 |
Open access
6
|
| 2023 |
Open access
2
2
58
|
| 2023 |
Open access
4
23
|
| 2022 |
Open access
9
7
|
| 2022 |
Open access
43
41
|
| 2021 |
Open access
5
3
18
|
| 2020 |
Open access
8
7
41
|
| 2019 |
Open access
17
16
41
|
| 2018 |
Open access
25
23
5
|
| 2017 |
Open access
3
2
14
|
| 2017 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2017 |
Open access
9
7
5
|
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Anglia Ruskin University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Edinburgh Napier University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Lausanne University Hospital | FRANCE |
| Robert Gordon University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Aberdeen | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland | SWITZERLAND |
| University of Health Sciences | GABON |
| University of Lausanne | SWITZERLAND |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Development of a decision aid for timing and onset of labour for women with gestational diabetes | Current |
| Interprofessional simulation-based learning environments to enhance healthcare professionals' response to intimate partner violence in the perinatal period: A framework for midwifery and allied health education | Current |
