Assistant Professor
Yenupini Joyce Adams, PhD, RNC-MNN is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Kennesaw State University. Her clinical expertise is in Maternal/Newborn Nursing. Dr. Adams’ areas of research interest include Global Maternal Health/Maternal Mortality, Access to and Quality of Postpartum Care, and Knowledge of Warning Signs of Postpartum Complications. Her research broadly aims to improve maternal health, promote safe motherhood, and decrease maternal mortality among vulnerable populations in the United States and Sub-Saharan Africa, where the burden of maternal mortality is most severe. She is developing a robust research program at the nexus of postpartum complications and maternal mortality. Her current research spans two interrelated areas: 1) Midwives knowledge of postpartum care and complications, and their ability to manage potential complications and 2) Patients/Women’s knowledge of warning signs of postpartum complications.
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About Yenupini Adams
Yenupini Joyce Adams, PhD, RNC-MNN is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Kennesaw State University. Her clinical expertise is in Maternal/Newborn Nursing. Dr. Adams’ areas of research interest include Global Maternal Health/Maternal Mortality, Access to and Quality of Postpartum Care, and Knowledge of Warning Signs of Postpartum Complications. Her research broadly aims to improve maternal health, promote safe motherhood, and decrease maternal mortality among vulnerable populations in the United States and Sub-Saharan Africa, where the burden of maternal mortality is most severe. She is developing a robust research program at the nexus of postpartum complications and maternal mortality. Her current research spans two interrelated areas: 1) Midwives knowledge of postpartum care and complications, and their ability to manage potential complications and 2) Patients/Women’s knowledge of warning signs of postpartum complications.
| 2018 - Present | Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University ‐ WellStar School of Nursing | |
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| 2017 - 2018 | Nurse, WellStar Cobb Hospital ‐ Mother-Baby Unit | |
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| 2012 - 2016 | Research Assistant, Michigan State University ‐ College of Nursing | |
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| 2009 - 2012 | Student Assistant, Calvin College | |
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| 2011 - 2011 | Nursing Extern, MacDonald Women's Hospital ‐ Mother-Infant Unit | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2018 | Internationalization Projects to Impact Students |
| Division of Global Affairs, Kennesaw State University | |
| $2,500 | |
| 2015 | Delays in the Provision and Utilization of Postpartum Care in Rural Central Malawi |
| American Nurses Foundation (ANF) Research Grant | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Sponsor - Barbara Smith | |
| $3,813 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2017 - Present | Newsletter Editor, Women's Health and Transitions in Childbearing RIG, Midwest Nursing Research Society |
Courses
- OB Lab & Simulation
- OB Clinical Group
- NURS 3318 - Parent-Child Nursing
- NURS 4422 - Women and Health
| 2016 | Doctor of Philosophy, Nursing Science, Michigan State University ‐ College of Nursing | |
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| 2012 | Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Calvin College ‐ Nursing | |
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| 2011 | Certificate in Community Based Health and Development, Jamkhed International Institute for Training and Research ‐ Comprehensive Rural Health Project | |
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