Sarah Ingersoll 2004 “Exploration of the role of doulas and midwives with community service learning experience in doulas care,” (WS385) Shoshana Ruskin 2004 “Exploration of the role of doulas and midwives with community service learning experience in doulas care,” (WS38) Katherine Henry 2004 “An autobiography of feminist awakening? (WS385 and WS386) Marisa Loirot 2004 “Knowledge of HPV in nursing students,” (WS835) Anaya Koniuch 2004 “Sympathy and science review and discussion (WS385) Lisa Balke-Wise 2005 “Contraceptive choices in northern rural Honduras.” Summer research project on site in Morazan, Honduras, Margaret Rieker Fellowship from the Center for Continuing Education for Women” Kerri Kingma, Kristen Maki 2005 “The role of doulas as home health visitors: Doulas care program case study,” (N395) Kristen Maki 2006 “Doulas role in assessment of risk for post-partum depression,” Nursing Honors Thesis Jessica Roberts 2007 “Centering pregnancy for Latina immigrants: Effects on social isolation and marginalization,” Women’s Studies Honors Thesis Chayla Robles, UROP Biomedical Summer Fellowship. 2007 “Doulas care program evaluation of outcomes” Anna Luke, Women’s Studies Honors Student. 2007 “Food for choice: The WIC program” Whitney Russell 2008 “Honoring tradition in childbirth: My experiences of Honduras,” Residential College Honors Thesis Megan Wright 2008 “Women’s desires and choices for maternity care services in Morazan Honduras,” Independent Study Project Bayyinah Muhamad, UROP Biomedical Summer Fellowship 2008 “Measurement of doula care effectiveness using the optimality index” Susila Gurusami 2009 “Childbearing adolescents: The influence of race on their relationships with healthcare providers,” LSA Honor Thesis, Sociology concentration Lauren Rink Women’s Studies Advisor: “Even more scared,” (the effects of childbirth reality TV shows. Joint Honors Thesis for Women’s Studies and Communications Department) Hannah Richardson “The role of nurses in promoting evidence based care during second stage labor,” Nursing Honors Project
Katie Fatum “Women’s satisfaction with the role of a community based doula,” Nursing Honors Project Casey Reimlinger “Can women push spontaneously with an epidural?” Analysis of audiotapes, Nursing Honors Project Sarah Chinaware “Second stage labor: What are providers doing?” Nursing Honors Project Doctoral Students Trainee Name Time Period Role: Project Title Joanne Bailey, School of Nursing 2005 Prelim and Dissertation Committee, School of Nursing: “Embodied marginalization: An exploration of social determinants of cervical cancer disparities” Brianna Barker Caza, Organizational Psychology, Department of Psychology 2007 Cognate Dissertation Committee: “Experiences of adversity at work: Towards an identify-based theory of resilience in the health care professions” Kelly Ackerson, School of Nursing 2008 Research Experience for N699, (first project for doctoral studies; and Dissertation Committee: “African women’s perceptions of cervical cancer screening” Stephanie Small, School of Nursing 2008 N801 Mentor: “Model development related to adolescent access to contraception” Ruth Zielinski, School of Nursing 2009 Co-Chair: Dissertation committee, prelims, program planning committee, research experience: “Body image changes related to pelvic organ prolapse.” Awarded the Proquest Distinguished Dissertation Award by University of Michigan. Janine Bieda, School of Nursing 2009 Dissertation Committee: “Gestational diabetes, educational intervention strategies” Quinn Epstein-Ngo, Women’s Studies, Psychology 2009 Committee Member: Women’s Studies/ Psychology Department (joint project) doctoral student’s first project. Margaret McLaughlin, School of Nursing 2010 Doctoral program advisor, first research project advisor: “Cost effectiveness of AMTSL for hemorrhage prevention in rural Honduras” Julie Kruse, School of Nursing Co-advisor research experience with J. Seng, reader for N699: “Development of a quality of partnership variable for the STACY project” 2012-
Melissa Saftner, School of Nursing 2011 Program committee with Kristy Martyn, D2 Chair “Sexual risk experiences of American Indian adolescent females” Ann Bell, Sociology Dissertation Cognate Member for Department of Sociology: “Exploring involuntary childlessness in African American Women” Jennifer Moore, School of Nursing NRSA Advisor, Chair Prelim and Dissertation Committee: “Women’s experiences of induction of labor,” defended fall 2012. Lee Roosevelt, School of Nursing Faculty Advisor, Research Experience, Preliminary Examination Chair: “Assessment and treatment of severe fear and anxiety during pregnancy and childbirth” Jennifer Torres, Sociology Cognate Member Dissertation, Sociology Department: “Developing professionals in maternity care” Holly Hopkins, School of Nursing, DNP program Mentor: Using evidence based guidelines for pelvic exam competence with gynecology teaching assistants: A model program Meghan Eagen-Torkko, School of Nursing Preliminary Examination Committee: Breastfeeding success for women with history of PTSD and childhood trauma Megan Diebel, School of Nursing Mentor: DNP Program “Centering Pregnancy: Outcomes of care” International Doctoral Students Trainee Name Time Period Role: Project Title Cigdem Yucel, program student), Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Turkey, International Scholar, School of Nursing 03/2009- 09/2009 Mentor/Advisor: For development of research methods to explore women’s health issues, introduced to the optimality index-U.S.” WanRu Wu, (doctoral student), College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan International Scholar, School of Nursing Fall, 2009 Mentor/Advisor: For project: “Use of social media to provide prenatal education to Taiwanese couples during pregnancy” Cigdem Yucel, program student), Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Turkey, International Scholar, Mentor/Advisor, Dissertation Committee: “Development of the optimality index Turkey to assess perinatal health outcomes. (Returned summer 2012 for analysis support and dissertation writing support, defended September, 2012).