Nicole Warren PhD, MPH, CNM, RN
	Title:	Assistant Professor
	Office:	Damen Hall 435A - Lake Shore Campus
	Phone:	773-508-8650
	E-mail:	nwarren@luc.edu

Personal Information

Nicole joined the faculty in June 2007 after completing her PhD in Nursing Science (2007) and her MS in Nursing in Midwifery (2002) at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her doctoral research, for which she was awarded the Alice Dan Dissertation Award, focused on the lived experiences of rural midwives in Mali, West Africa. Dr. Warren also completed her MPH at the Bloomberg School of Public Health (1999) and her BN (1998), both at the Johns Hopkins University. She also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali from 1994-1996.  Nicole is on staff as nurse-midwife at Swedish Covenant Hospital. Dr. Warren is the Director of "Mali Midwives", a non-profit organization dedicated to helping rural midwives in Mali get continuing education. She enjoys spending time with her kids, Felix and Iggy.

Research Interests:
Maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, midwifery care in Mali, caring for women affected by FGC (female genital cutting); clinical interventions during the second and third stages of labor.

Recent Publications:
Al Gasseer, N., Dresden, E., Brumbaugh Kenney, G., & Warren, N. (2004). Status of women and infants in complex humanitarian emergencies. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 49 (Supplement), 7-13.

Warren, N. (2007). Using Interpretive Phenomenology across languages. [Abstract]. In Advances in Qualitative Methods (2007). Banff, Canada.

Warren, N. (2006). Moving beyond "How could they?": "Caring for African Women affected by female genital cutting". [Abstract]. In March of Dimes (ed.) 2006 Prenatal Conference Meeting Proceedings, Oak Brook, IL: March of Dimes.

Warren, N., Nwileh-Ibeagha, C., Ziesemer, J. (2005). Female genital cutting: Getting past "How could they?" [Abstract]. In Illinois Department of Public Health Office of Women's Health (ed)., 2005 Illinois Women's Health Conference Program Book, Rosemont, IL: Illinois Department of Public Health.

Presentations:
"Using Interpretive Phenomenology Across Languages" (2007). presented at Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference, Banff, Canada. September 2007
"Caring for women affected by Female Genital Cutting" presented at:

• Northwestern Medical School, Chicago, IL October 2007 (scheduled)

• March of Dimes Prenatal Conference. Oak Brook, Illinois. March 2006

• Illinois Department of Public Health, 7th Annual Women’s Health Conference, Rosemont, Illinois. December 2005

• Swedish Covenant Hospital, Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds, Chicago, IL. May 2006

• Heartland Health Outreach, Chicago, IL. May 2006

Scholarly Activities:
Working on a community-based research project to explore the reproductive health experiences of Ethiopian women in Chicago.
Founding member of the Midwest Network on Female Genital Cutting (MWFGC).