Featuring Professor Allison Cummins, joined by our Midwifery Education Manager Kristy Watson. Learn about how to write for WOMBI and submit abstracts for Conferences.

Professor Allison Cummins is a Life Member of the Australian College of Midwives and is committed to supporting the College in its mission to support the profession. As Head of Midwifery at the University of Newcastle, her research and teaching focus on equipping students for the transition to practice through research-informed curricula and structured transitional experiences. These initiatives recognise the value of graduates’ recent, relevant knowledge and aim to foster sustainable practice within midwifery continuity of care models.

Professor Cummins’ leadership and advocacy for Australian midwifery are reflected in her national roles, including her appointment as Midwifery Director on the Board of the Australian College of Midwives (2020–2024) and her tenure as Chair of the Trans-Tasman Midwifery Education Consortium (2022). She also contributes to the advancement of midwifery scholarship as an Associate Editor of Women and Birth International (WOMBI), a Q1-ranked journal and the leading publication globally in the field of midwifery.