Doctor of Nursing Science, Rush University Chicago
Brief Statement of Scholarly Interests
Evidence-Based Nurse-Midwifery Practice: Specifically Second Stage Labor Care Practices
Education for Midwives and Collaborating Partners: Specifically distance education and collaborative education involving Nurse-Midwives.
Additional Descriptors
Research method expertise includes survey research, and qualitative methods including nonparticipant observation and structured and unstructured interviewing.
Descriptive Titles of Courses Recently Taught
Nurse-Midwifery Care of Women During Labor and Birth
Advanced Practicum in Nurse-Midwifery
Childbearing Family Nursing Theory
Selected Publications Roberts, J. & Hanson, L. Pushing second stage labor care to the level of the evidence. In review for Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health. Submitted June, 2006 anticipate publication in 2007.
Harrod, K.S, Hanson, L., & Osborne, K.(2007) In L Ament (Ed) Legislation and Policy Development in Professional Issues in Midwifery, Boston: Jones & Bartlet.
Hanson, L. (2006) Abstracts of Research Presented at the American College of Nurse-Midwives Annual Meeting. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health (in press)
Hanson, L., Tillett, J., & Kirby, R. (2005) Medical students’ knowledge of midwifery practice following didactic and clinical exposure. Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, 50, 44-50.
2004 The path to laboring down: A pilot assessment of passive descent for second stage management in low risk primigravid adult laboring women without epidural anesthesia.(PI) $3,000 Sigma Theta Tau International Delta Gamma Chapter Research Award
Honors and Awards:
2004 *ACME Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award
Research Reviewer
2001-present WAPC/ Perinatal Foundation Scientific Committee.
2001-present *ACME Division of Research, Dissemination and Development Section, Abstract review panel for research presentations at annual meeting. Chair 2005-present
2006-present Aurora Sinai Medical Center Research Committee Member
Professional Affiliations
2005-present AWHONN
Current Leadership Positions
2005-present Perinatal Foundation Board of Directors
2005-present Chair Dissemination and Development Section
2003-present *ACME Wisconsin Chapter Chair
2001-present *ACME-WI Chapter, legislative core group
1992-1997, 2001-present *ACME Division of Research
1997-present *ACME Certification Counsel, Inc. (ACC),Test Construction Committee Member
1997-present Robert Wood Johnson WIS-TREC, Implementation grant writing team, Steering Committee, Curriculum committee, Ed Planning Committee Chair.
*The Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME, formerly the
ACNM
Division of Accreditation). [For accreditation information, contact ACME at 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550, Silver Spring MD, 20910-6374, (240) 485-1800.
