Kimberley-Ann Crossan

RM/RN, BSc (Hons) Midwifery / BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing

Midwifery Lecturer / Laboratory Coordinator

Phone: 9433 0616

  • Biography

    Kimberley-Ann Crossan (Kim) is a Registered midwife since 2012 and Registered Nurse since 2009, who completed her studies in the United Kingdom. Kim’s midwifery career has covered the full scope of midwifery since qualifying. She has worked in a variety of settings, from community midwifery through to tertiary/quaternary units since moving to Western Australia. She has a passion for education where she was also a clinical facilitator within the clinical units, but also a clinical midwife with a passion with caring for women in maternity assessment units, birth suite and postnatal wards.  Kim joined the University of Notre Dame in 2022 as a sessional tutor, however, has since joined the school of midwifery team into a full-time role here as a midwifery lecturer and the lab coordinator.

  • Teaching areas

    Currently a Master of Philosophy student at UNDA

    Master’s topic: Gender-Neutral Language within Maternity

  • Journal articles and proceedings

    Crossan, K., Geraghty, S., & Balding, K. (2023). The use of gender-neutral language in maternity settings: a narrative literature review [Narrative Literature Review]. British Journal of Midwifery.

  • Professional affiliations

    Australian College of Midwives

    Australian Nursing Federation

  • Other

    Grants
    • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Seed Grant. (2023). The University of Notre Dame Australia. Western Australia. Development and support of midwifery programs. Geraghty, S., Balding, K., McChlery, S., Buchanan, K., Reynolds, H., Mackay, A., Crossan, K., Hay, S., & Watts, N.