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Nicole E. Warren, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN

Specialties and Expertise
- Community
- Disparities
- Doula
- Equity
- Global
- Maternal Health
- Public Health
- Sexual Health
- Social Determinants of Health
- Violence
- Women's Health
Overview
Nicole Warren is a certified nurse midwife with more than two decades of combined research, clinical practice, and teaching experience in reproductive health. Her work is guided by a commitment to Respectful Maternity Care and eliminating mistreatment of childbearing persons. Current projects include addressing disparities in maternal health in Maryland, evaluating the impact of educational interventions to improve care of women affected by female genital cutting, and group antenatal care in Mali, West Africa. Dr. Warren is an award-winning teacher with specialized training in service-learning pedagogy and has collaborated with the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Women’s Health.
Additional Resources
Below are selected resources. For more information, please see full CV.
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Publications/Research
Nguyen, Y., McNabb, K., Farley, J, Warren, N. (2022). Examining family planning and adverse pregnancy outcomes for women with active tuberculosis disease: A systematic review. BMJ Open. (In press).
Lasater, M., Beebe, M., Warren, N., Winch, P., Soucko, F., Keita, M., Doumbia, S., Murray, S. (2022). Reliability and validity of a perinatal depression screening instrument in rural Mali. Social Science in Medicine – Mental Health, 2, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2021.100059.
DeGroot, L.G., Zemlak, J.L., LaFave, S.E., Marineau, L., Wilson, D., Warren, N. (2021). The other ‘frontline’: Public health nursing clinical instruction during COVID-19. Public Health Nursing, 38(4), 529-530. doi: 10.1111/phn.12928.
Marea, C., Warren, N., Glass, N., Johnson-Agbakwu, C., Perrin, N. (2021). Factors Associated with Health Care Provider Attitudes, and Confidence for the Care of Women and Girls Affected by FGM/C. Health Equity, 5(1), 329-337. doi: 10.1089/heq.2020.0130.
Michlig, G., Warren, N., Berhe, M., Johnson-Agbakwu, C. (2021). Female genital mutilation/cutting among Somali women in the US state of Arizona: Evidence of Treatment access, health service use & care experiences. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(7). 3733. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073733.
Lasater, M.E., Murray, S., Keita, M., Souko, F., Surkan, P., Warren, N., Winch, P., Ba, A., Doumbia, S., Bass, J. (2021) Integrating mental health into maternal health care in rural Mali: a qualitative study. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health. doi:10.1111/jmwh.13184.
Gresh, A., LaFave, S., Thamilselvan, V., Batchelder, A., Mermer, J., Jacques, K., ... & Warren, N. (2020). Service learning in public health nursing education: How COVID‐19 accelerated community‐academic partnership. Public Health Nursing. doi:10.1111/phn.12796.Clark, R. R., Warren, N., Shermock, K. M., Perrin, N., Lake, E., & Sharps, P. W. (2020). The Role of Oxytocin in Primary Cesarean Birth Among Low‐Risk Women. Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health. doi:10.1111/jmwh.13157.
Gomez, N. A, Warren, N., Labko, Y., & Sinclair, D. (2020). Intrathecal Opioid Dosing During Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section: An Integrative Review. Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice. doi: 10.1891/JDNP-D-19-00025.
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Awards/Honors
2022 Teaching Excellence Award, Masters of Science in Nursing, JHU School of Nursing
2020 Community Service Faculty Award for Service-Learning, JHU SOURCE
2020 Versic Faculty Award, JHU School of Nursing
2018 Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
2018 Johns Hopkins Hospital Miller Coulson Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant Clinical Excellence Award
2016 Teaching Excellence Award, Undergraduate, JHU School of Nursing
2015 HRSA Administrator’s Citation for Outstanding Group Performance
2011 Teaching Excellence Award, Undergraduate, JHU School of Nursing
2009 Maryland Higher Education Commission, New Nursing Faculty Fellowship
2009 Summer Research Stipend, Loyola University Chicago
2008 Dean’s Award, UIC, Annual award for outstanding dissertation
2005 A.J. Dan Dissertation Award, Center for Research on Women and Gender
2005 Seth Rosen Graduate Student Research Award
2002 American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Chapter IV-2 Student Award
2001-2004 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award; Primary Health Care Research Pre-doctoral Trainee (NIH grant #T32, PI, McElmurry, B.)
1998-1999 Coordinator, International Health Society, JHU School of Public Health
1998 Recipient, Robert G. Merrick Leadership Award, JHU School of Nursing
1997 Recipient, Peace Corps Fellowship, JHU School of Nursing