MPH: Emory University, Behavioral Science and Health Education
PhD: University of Virginia, Nursing
Experience
Labor and Delivery, Nursery, Intermediate Care Nursery, High risk Antepartum & Postpartum Nursing
Nurse-midwife in public health department, hospital, health maintenance organization and private practice settings
Centering Pregnancy program coordinator and facilitator
Teaching: pathophysiology, epigenetics, women's and maternal-child health and applied statistics, population health
Research topics: psychoneuroimmunologyof adverse birth outcomes, stress and social support patterns; intimate partner and family violence; traumatic brain injury; epidemiology; structural violence and structural justice
Research populations of interest: pregnant women, vulnerable populations
Maternal mortality review
Professional Interests:
Learning facilitation of difficult discussions through simulation
