Moira Williamson

RN, RM, RMN, BNursing UNE, MHealthAdmin UNSW, GradCert Higher Education UOW

Position:

• Senior Lecturer
• Chair, Assessment Committee

Teaching:

• National Carrick Citation 2006 for Curriculum development in the Master of Science (Midwifery) to promote evidence-based practice and research and enhance student-practitioner interaction. Awarded by the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Ltd
• Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning (OCTAL) Award 2005. Overall University teaching award.
• Coordinator, Master of Science (Midwifery) degree, and the following Master of Science (Midwifery) subjects:

GHMB911 Midwifery Practice 1
GHMB912 Midwifery Practice 2
GHMB913 Midwifery Practice 3
GHMB914 Midwifery Management 1
GHMB915 Midwifery Management 2
GHMB917 Midwifery in the Social Context

• Bachelor of Nursing Coordinator of:

NURS364 Research Appreciation and Application
NURS331 Research for Registered Nurses (Hong Kong and Wollongong)

Research Interests:

• Midwifery practice and curriculum development
• The impact of pregnancy, birth and parenting on fathers
• Dealing with diversity: incorporating cultural sensitivity into midwifery practice

Affiliations:

• Deputy Academic Representative, NMB Midwives Practice Committee
• Fellow, Australian College of Midwives
• Member, Executive Committee, NSW Midwives Association
• Member, Education and Research Committee, NSW Midwives Association
• Member, NSW College of Nursing

Recent Publications:

Searchable RIS publications from 2000 to date

• Kildea, S, Homer, C, Leap, N, Grieve, A, Mollart, L, Kruske, S, Strahle, A & Williamson, M (eds) 2003, Maternity emergency guidelines for Registered Nurses, 2nd edn, NSW Midwives Association, NSW Health Department.
• McVeigh, CA, Baafi, M, & Williamson, M 2002, 'Functional status after fatherhood: an Australian study', Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 165-71, Mar-Apr.
• Williamson, M & Harrison, L 2001, 'Dealing with diversity: incorporating cultural sensitivity into professional midwifery practice', Australian Journal of Midwifery, vol. 14, no. 4, Dec., pp. 22-26.
• Baafi, M, McVeigh, C& Williamson, M 2001, 'Fatherhood: the changes and challenges', British Journal of Midwifery, vol. 9, no. 9, pp. 567-570.
• Coonan, I, Grieve, A& Williamson, M (eds) 1998, Maternity emergency guidelines for Registered Nurses, NSW Midwives Association, NSW Health Department.

Interests:

• Family, Reading, Movies, Walking the dog

Email: moiraw@uow.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 4221 3381
Office: B41.221

Last reviewed: 22 August, 2008