My research program explores midwifery practice from several aspects.
First, is the understanding the specific processes of care and how those are related to outcomes in the health of women and their families.
Second, is the examination of midwifery practice within the context of today's health care arena. . I have recently completed
data collection for a 3 year clinical trial on group prenatal care in the military health care setting funded by the TriService Nursing research program.
I use various methods to explore these issues including phenomenology, Delphi technique, metasynthesis, and ethnography. I also use several
analytic approaches to examine the discourse of labor and birth in the media.
Of particular interest is the use of film to gather and analyze data, as well as to disseminate knowledge to health professionals and consumers.
Of particular interest is the use of film to gather and analyze data, as well as to disseminate knowledge to health professionals and consumers.
Teaching
As the coordinator of the nurse-midwifery specialty I work closely with the clinical faculty and students to assure a
rich array of courses that prepare graduates to be competent and scholarly clinicians.
I am involved in teaching students how to utilize research in clinical practice at the master's level, and advanced qualitative methods for doctoral students.
I also teach a course that explores disparities in women's health from feminist and cultural frameworks and guest lecture for courses on clinical and leadership.
Education
PhD in Nursing, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
Certificate in Midwifery, Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing, Hyden, KY
MSN in Family Nursing (FNP), Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
BGS in Social Science, Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI
Diploma in Nursing, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH
Professional Activities
2003 - present
International Confederation of Midwives: USA representative and Co-Chair, Research Standing Committee
2000 - present
Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health: Associate Editor
1999 - present
International Confederation of Midwives: USA representative, Committee on Research
1985 - present
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
1978 - present
American Nurses Association
Honors and Awards
2007-08
Fulbright Scholar, King's College London
2003, 2001
American College of Nurse-Midwives:
Excellence in Teaching Award (student-nominated award)
2002
University of Illinois, Chicago:
Irving Harris Visiting Professor
2001
Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health:
Excellence in Writing - Best Paper Award for 2000
1999
Elected Fellow, American College of Nurse-Midwives
1997
Rhode Island Governor's Citation of Service,
Chair, Task Force on Primary Care
1997
ACNM / Ortho-McNeil Doctoral Fellowship
Selected Publications
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Kennedy, HP. The essence of nurse-midwifery care: the woman's story. Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, 40(5), 410-417.
1998
Kennedy, HP, Griffin, M, & Frishman, GN. Enabling conception and pregnancy. Midwifery care of the woman experiencing infertility. Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, 43(3), 190-207.
2000
Kennedy, HP. Summary of the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health reader survey, The Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 45(6), 441.
2000
Kennedy, HP. A model of exemplary midwifery care. Results of a Delphi study. The Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 45(1), 4-19.
2001
Erickson-Owens D & Kennedy HP. Fostering evidence-based care in clinical teaching. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health 2001; 46(3), 137-45.
(Translated and republished in the Japanese Journal of Nursing Education & Nursing Research)
2001
Kennedy, HP & Lowe, NK. Science and midwifery: paradigms and paradoxes. The Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 46(2), 91-97.
2002
Kennedy HP. Reflections on the journey to midwifery. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 47(1), 72.
2002
McCloskey, L, Kennedy, HP, Declercq, ER, & Williams, DR. Nurse-midwives and the maternal and child health safety net in the era of managed care: Reports from the field.
Maternal and Child Health Journal, 6(2), 127-136.
2002
Kennedy HP, MacDonald E. Altered consciousness in childbirth. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 47(5), 380-383.
2002
Kennedy HP, Beck CT, Driscoll JW. A light in the fog: Screening and caring for women with postpartum depression. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 47(5), 318-330.
2002
Kennedy HP. The midwife as an "instrument" of care. American Journal of Public Health., 92(11), 1759-1760
2002
Kennedy HP. The three ages of woman. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 47 (5), x.
2003
Kennedy HP. Two international midwifery practice and research conferences. Quickening, 34(3), 22-23.
2003
Renfrew M, Raisler J, Kennedy HP, Mudokwenyu-Rawdon C, Prakasamma M. Conducting international research in midwifery: a workshop held at the ICM Congress, Vienna, April 2002.
International Midwifery, 16(2), 18-20. (To be co-published in Midwifery and the Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health).
2003
Kennedy HP, Rousseau, AL, Kane Low, L. An exploratory meta-synthesis of midwifery practice in the United States. Midwifery.
2004
Kennedy, HP. Enhancing Delphi research: methods and findings. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 45(3), 504-511.
2004
Kennedy, HP, Shannon, MT, Chuahorm, U, Kravatez, MK. The landscape of caring for women: a narrative study of midwifery care. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 49(1), 14-23.
2005
Raisler, JR, Kennedy, HP. Midwifery care of vulnerable populations, 1925-2003: research history and current issues. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health. 50: 113-121.
Kennedy, HP, Taylor, D, Lee, KA. Midlife women's reasons for changing health care providers. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 17: 480-486.
2006
Lange, G, & Kennedy HP. Student perceptions of ideal and actual midwifery practice. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 51(2): 71-77.
Kennedy, HP, Erickson-Owens, D, Davis, JAP. Voices of diversity in midwifery: a qualitative research study. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 51(2), 85-90.
Kennedy, HP. A concept analysis of 'optimality' in perinatal health. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, 35, 763-769.
Cragin, L, Kennedy, HP. Linking obstetric and midwifery practice with optimal outcomes. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, 35, 779-785.
2007
Kennedy, H.P., Schuiling, K.D., Murphy, P.A. Development of a research agenda for the American College of Nurse-Midwives. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 52: 95-97, 2007.
