Rate My Professor Helen Godwin

Helen Godwin is a Lecturer in the Curtin School of Nursing within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. She serves as the Undergraduate Nursing Course Coordinator and is associated with the Master of Health Professional Education in the Discipline of Health Sciences. Previously, from January 2011 to July 2015, she was a Nursing and Midwifery Lecturer at Edith Cowan University, based at the Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Services Research in Joondalup, Australia. Her research specializations include midwifery and primary health, with specific interests in rural midwifery, primary care, midwifery education, maternal-child nursing, fetal growth restriction, maternal health, obstetric delivery, and preeclampsia. Godwin's work emphasizes student experiences in clinical and educational settings, blended learning models, and challenges faced by rural midwives.

Helen Godwin has authored or co-authored over a dozen publications between 2011 and 2026, contributing to nursing and midwifery scholarship. Key journal articles include 'Evaluating postgraduate midwifery students' experiences of a model of blended learning' (British Journal of Midwifery, 2016, with S. Geraghty), which examines blended learning in postgraduate midwifery; 'Embracing the continuity of care experience: A new Australian graduate entry master of midwifery course with a student caseload of 15 women per year' (Women and Birth, 2023, with L. Kuliukas et al.); 'Balancing the risks and benefits of sun exposure for infants: Skin protection and vitamin D uptake' (Journal of Health Visiting, 2015, with S. Geraghty and K. Oliver); 'An exploration of Western Australian rural midwives’ decision to rescind their midwifery registration' (Women and Birth, 2018, with R. Duggan et al.); 'A Qualitative Descriptive Study Exploring Student Experiences of Video-Recorded Clinical Skills Assessments' (Next Research, 2026, with P. Cornell et al.); and 'Harnessing student portfolio metadata to support abdominal palpation and vaginal examination teaching and learning' (Women and Birth, 2024, with P. Cornell et al.). Additional contributions encompass conference papers such as 'A West Australian birthing experience in the Philippines' (2014, International Confederation of Midwives, with S. Geraghty and C. Pinch) and 'Do international clinical placements really develop "cultural competence" in midwifery students?' (2014), as well as chapters like 'Midwifery students' experiences: Real time, real benefit, real deal' (2014). Her Google Scholar profile reports 16 citations across listed works.