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Center for Research on Maternal and Newborn Survival

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	Lynn M. Sibley, RN , PhD, FACNM Associate Professor Lillian Carter Center for International Nursing Center for Research on Maternal and Newborn Survival Dept. of Family and Community Nursing
Lynn M. Sibley is Associate Professor, Director of Academic Programs for the Lillian Carter Center for International Nursing, and Director of the Center for Research on Maternal and Newborn Survival, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. Dr. Sibley earned her undergraduate nursing degree at the University of Colorado, an M.S. degree in nursing and midwifery at the University of Utah, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Colorado. Dr. Sibley’s work has focused on innovative approaches to safe childbirth in low resource settings, where maternal and newborn mortality rates are high and where home birth is still the norm. She is co-author of the American College of Nurse-Midwives’ Home-Based Life Saving Skills, a participatory community-based strategy which aims to reduce mortality by increasing access to basic life saving measures within home and community and to reduce delays in referral in the event of obstetric complications. Dr. Sibley’s current research focuses on the influence of cultural norms and women’s social networks on the recognition of life-threatening obstetric complications such as postpartum hemorrhage, help-seeking behavior, and health system response; as well as systematic review of Traditional Birth Attendant training effectiveness on health behaviors and pregnancy outcomes. Dr. Sibley holds a joint appointment in the Rollins School of Public Health’s Department of Global Health and an associate appointment in the Department of Anthropology.
	Joyce Edmonds Doctoral Student
Joyce Edmonds is a doctoral fellow with the Center for Research on Maternal and Newborn Survival. Joyce earned a B.S.N. from Florida State University in 1998 and a M.P.H from Oregon Health Science University in 2000. She holds an advanced practice board certification in community health nursing and has worked in state and local health departments with a background in maternal and newborn home visitation. Her research interests are in maternal health, health seeking behavior and social networks. She is investigating social networks and household decision making related to use of skilled birth attendants in Matlab, Bangladesh for her dissertation.

	Jennifer Foster Visiting Scholar
Jennifer Foster completed her PhD in medical anthropology in 2003 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and her MPH in 1981 from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She has a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Rochester and is a graduate of the Nurse-Midwifery Education Program at the University of Mississippi, receiving national certification in 1982. Her clinical experience has been primarily to serve culturally diverse families from multiple geographic areas, with a focus on Latin America and Latino women in the US. Her research interests revolve around the global demonstration of midwifery care processes that positively impact maternal-newborn outcomes. Using the tools of applied anthropology and community-based participatory research, Jennifer is currently involved with a team of US midwives and Dominican nurses to improve the quality of essential obstetric care in the Dominican Republic. EDUCATION 2003, Ph.D. Medical Anthropology,The University of Massachusetts Amherst Certificate of Nurse-Midwifery 1982, The University of Mississippi Medical Center 1981, Masters of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Maternal-Child Health 1976, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (High Distinction), The University of Rochester, School of Nursing (Attended Harvard University 1971-73, Latin American History and Literature.) RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Reproductive Health, Midwifery and Health Care, Social Inequality, Medical Anthropology, Gender Relations, Latin America and Latino populations in the US.


	Katharine Sieck Barrett Visiting Scholar
BA, 1992, University of Chicago, Anthropology MA, 1995, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Medical Anthropology MA, 1997, Emory University, Anthropology Ph.D., 2004, Emory University, Anthropology My research concerns the intersection of sleep, caretaking, and postpartum depression among mothers during the first six months after childbirth. Specifically, I am interested in determining whether the sleep deprivation and disruption which parents commonly experience after delivery may be a causal force for postpartum depression. Secondly, I am interested in the ways in which caretaker resources and strategies affect sleep during the early postpartum period. Eventually, I plan to link this research with my previous work in child abuse to assess the impact of caretaker sleep and resources on infant welfare.

	Kristin VanderEnde, RN, MSN, CNM
Kristin received her undergraduate degree from Wheaton College and her MSN from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. As a nurse-midwife, Kristin cared for women and newborns on Saipan, a small island in Micronesia. Her research interests include violence against women, social networks, and maternal and newborn survival.