Kimberley Morris

Kimberley Morris is a Senior Lecturer in Midwifery and Course Lead at the University of Northampton. She holds a central role in the strategic design, development, and delivery of the BSc (Hons) Midwifery programme, contributing across all levels and modules. Her academic practice is underpinned by a commitment to advancing midwifery education and fostering critical, reflective, and evidence-informed practitioners capable of delivering safe, person-centred care.

In her capacity as Academic Integrity Officer, Kimberley is responsible for investigating breaches of academic conduct and promoting a culture of ethical scholarship across the institution. She is also an active member of the University Ethics Committee, contributing to the governance of research by supporting the ethical review of student and staff projects across disciplines.

Kimberley is the Module Leader for the Level 5 Research in Midwifery module, which facilitates students’ critical engagement with local, national, and international research evidence in relation to socio-cultural dimensions of midwifery practice. With a strong focus on advocacy and professional accountability, the module supports students in developing methodologically sound and ethically robust research proposals. Additionally, Kimberley serves as a Stream Leader for the interprofessional C24 research module, working collaboratively to deliver research education across a range of healthcare professions.

At the postgraduate level, Kimberley supervises Master’s dissertations, contributing to the scholarly development of midwives undertaking advanced academic study. 

Kimberley is also a peer reviewer for the British Journal of Midwifery, supporting the dissemination and critical appraisal of empirical and theoretical contributions to the discipline.

Her current doctoral research focuses on student midwives’ experiences of research pedagogy, with the aim of informing pedagogical approaches that enhance student engagement with and confidence in research within midwifery curricula. This builds on her MSc research, completed in 2020, which explored student midwives’ experiences of caring for service users choosing to birth outside clinical guidelines. Together, her research interests centre on the intersection of midwifery education, student experience, and evidence-informed practice.