Wendy R. Gibbons, CNM, DNP, MN, FACNM, is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Emory University specializing in evidence-based practice and reproductive health and gender-related care. She is a nurse midwife with over 30 years of full-scope clinical practice in a large urban healthcare setting. She is deeply committed to reproductive and gender-related health serving on committees that encourage and foster menstrual health and perinatal mental health at a state-wide level. She advocates for the integration of midwives into all models of reproductive health care. Dr. Gibbons earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing from Emory University, her doctoral degree from the University of Alabama, and fellowship in the American College of Nurse Midwives. With eight years of experience teaching nursing and midwifery, she blends clinical expertise with academic leadership to shape the future of nursing education and practice. Outside of her professional life, she is married, has two grown sons and a daughter-in-law, and is a dedicated yogi.

1. Gibbons, W. Appel, S. (2021). Nurse midwives create a meaningful birth experience within a laborist care model. J Nurse Pract 4(1), 224-231. doi 10.36959/545/388
2. Swan, B., Gibbons, W. & Kaligotla, L. (2024). Giving life to learning through rural maternal health immersion experiences. Nurse Educator 49(3). 1-4. doi 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001574
3. Gibbons, W., Stevenson, S. & Mutic, A. (2025). Innovative learning activities to prepare nursing students for the Next Generation NCLEX. Nursing Education Perspectives 46(6), p. 384-387. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001291
4. Brand, R. Cole, K, Gibbons, W., Clement, D. & Wanda, L. (2025). Piloting an interdisciplinary simulation-based educational experience with nurse anesthesia, nurse midwifery, and pre-licensure nursing students. Clinical Simulation in Nursing 100. 101690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2025.101690.

My goal as an educator is present the content/experience so the learner can understand, assimilate, and apply the information to their own nursing practice. Learning and learners constantly change and the onus is on us, as educators, to adapt to evolving evidence and circumstances. I believe respect and professionalism is the cornerstone of a positive learner/educator interaction; we acknowledge and respect the experiences and understanding each brings to the learning environment.

My areas of research focus are: laborist care models, birth satisfaction,  experiential/simulation teaching and learning, health care need for women with intellectual disabilities.

• Fellowship, American College of Nurse Midwives
• Heart of the Student, December 2025
• GA Perinatal Mental Health Taskforce
• U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Expert