Michelle McElroy

Michelle has worked in Midwifery education since 2002 both in the UK and Australia and has been employed at James Cook University since 2018. Michelle is currently a senior lecturer and course coordinator for the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery. Michelle loves working alongside students, helping them to develop confidence, understanding, and skills. She particularly loves teaching practical skills workshops. Michelle believes that it is imperative that we do all we can to support our students in stressful emergency procedures, in an attempt to help them become successful and efficient midwives. Michelle holds a Bachelor of Midwifery (Honors) degree, a Graduate Certificate in Midwifery and a PhD where her research explored birthing in remote Queensland: An interpretive phenomenological approach investigating the experiences of registered nurses. 

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