Expertise

Her expertise is in women’s health, and her area of research is in the high rate of infant and maternal mortality in the state of Indiana, especially in the disparity between the numbers of Black infant mortality compared to White infant mortality.

Past Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Family Health

Lecturer, Nurse-Midwifery

Visting Lecturer, School of Nursing, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Communities
Nursing
Degrees
PhD, Indiana University, Nursing, 2003
MS, University of Kentucky, Nursing, 1986
BS, Purdue University, Nursing, 1982
RN
Keywords
adolescents curriculum development death or mortality sudden infant death syndrome--sids womens health pregnancy nursing
Associations
American College of Nurse-Midwives
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses
Midwest Nursing Research Society
Sigma Theta Tau International