Jennifer E. Dohrn, MS, BA, DNP, CNM, NP

  • Professor of Nursing at CUMC
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Jennifer E. Dohrn, MS, BA, DNP, CNM, NP, established first freestanding birthing center in innercity community in Southwest Bronx under leadership of Dr. Ruth Lubic. Dohrn also works in ten sub-Saharan African countries since 1993 building capacity of nurses and midwives in HIV care, including first Project Director for PEPFAR/ICAP Global Nurse Capacity Building Program at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. She is currently building nursing and midwifery research leadership network in Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East and teaches a new Addressing Population-Health Needs on a Global Scale course.

Academic Appointments

  • Professor of Nursing at CUMC

Administrative Titles

  • Assistant Dean, Global Initiatives

Languages

  • Spanish

Gender

  • Female

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • DrNP, Columbia University School of Nursing
  • MS, Columbia University School of Nursing
  • BS, CUNY Hunter College

Committees, Societies, Councils

  • 2007  Executive Committee, CUSON

Professional Memberships

  • 2003-present  Society of Midwives of South Africa
  • 1988-present  National Association of Childbearing Centers
  • 1985-present  American College of Nurse Midwives

Honors & Awards

  • 2012  Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. ANAC Frank Lamendola Achievement for Nursing Leadership in HIV Care. 2012
  • 2008  Outstanding Achievement Award, Morris Heights Health Center, Bronx, NY, August 2008
  • 2006  Glenda Garvey Teaching Academy, Fellowship for Founders' Group
  • 2000  University of Chicago Alumni Public Service Citation

Research

Research Interests

  • Increasing capacity of nurses and midwives in sub-Saharan Africa across different levels
  • Nurse-Midwifery, Women's Health

Selected Publications

  • JAIDS Supplement (52(1), 2009. "The Impact of HIV Scale-Up on the Role of Nurses in South Africa: Time for a New Approach." First Author.
  • Online Journal of Health Ethics, Vol. 1, No.1 (2006). Breastfeeding in the HIV epidemic: A midwife's dilemma in international work. Access at http://ethicsjournal.umc.edu
  • Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (2006). South African Nurse-Midwives in the midst of the HIVAIDS epidemic: An assessment of knowledge base regarding antiretroviral treatment.
  • ACNM Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, (50(4), 2005). Witnessing a difficult birth: The challenges South African nurse-midwives face in the midst of the HIV epidemic.
  • Columbia University School of Nursing (2005). The doctorate of nursing practice DrNP: Setting a new standard in health care. Contributor.

For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov