Professor Tracy Humphrey is the Executive Dean, Clinical and Health Sciences at the University of South Australia and a Professor of Midwifery. She is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the academic unit, overseeing academic programs in nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, biomedical sciences, food and nutrition. Tracy is also responsible for the oversight of the Academic Unit’s research activities which seek to improve patient outcomes and create positive change in the health industry.  
Tracy's career began with a foundation in midwifery at the University of Stirling, where she earned her undergraduate degree. Her passion for advancing maternal and neonatal health has led to a distinguished clinical and academic career, encompassing senior roles in management, education, research, and clinical practice.
After completing her MSc in Midwifery at the University of Aberdeen in 2003, Tracy was awarded a prestigious PhD studentship through the Scottish Government’s flagship Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health Professionals Research Training Scheme. As the sole midwife selected for this highly competitive initiative, she successfully completed her doctorate in 2007, while continuing her clinical practice.
As a Professor of Midwifery, she has influenced and implemented national maternal and neonatal policies in Scotland through her research, practice and role as a government advisor.
Her areas of research and publications are on reducing unnecessary interventions during childbirth and improving outcomes for women and families in remote and rural areas through educational and service improvement initiatives.
Internationally, Tracy is known for her work with Ministries of Health in low and middle income countries where there are high rates of maternal and new-born mortality. This has led to the introduction of accelerated direct entry midwifery programmes of education and midwife led pathways of care, with a demonstrable impact on skilled birth attendance rates and quality of care.