Research interests

maternal health; health seeking behavior; social networks

Biography

Dr. Joyce K. Edmonds is an Assistant Professor. She received her Ph.D. from Emory University and a master's degree in public health from Oregon Health Sciences University. Her research interests are in maternal health, health seeking behavior, and social networks.  Her current research interests concerns  the recognition and response to labor onset and early labor symptoms among low-risk women and the influence of culture and social norms on childbirth decisions. The goals of her program of research are to improve the effectiveness of strategies devoted to predicting and influencing the likelihood of successful vaginal birth.

Dr. Edmonds has the following certifications:

• Advanced Public Health Nurse, Board Certified, (APHN, BC), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
  
•  Certification in Public Health (CPH), National Board of Public Health Examiners

SELECTED APPOINTMENTS & AWARDS

• 2013-2015 - Sectional Councilor, American Public Health Association's Public Health Nursing

Selected Publications

• Edmonds, J. K., Jones, E. (2012). Intrapartum Nurses' Perceived Influence on Birth Mode Decisions and Outcomes. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecological and Neonatal Nurses, 42, 3-11. DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2012.01422.x
• Edmonds, J., Paul, M., & Sibley, L. (2012). Determinants of place of birth decisions in uncomplicated childbirth in Bangladesh: An empirical study. Midwifery, 28(1), 554-560.
  
• Edmonds, J., Hruschka, D.J., Bernard, H.B., & Sibley, L. (2012). Women's social networks and birth attendant decisions: Application of the network-episode model. Social Science and Medicine, 74(3), 452-459.
• Edmonds, J, Paul, M., & Sibley, L (2011). The type, content and source of social support perceived by women during pregnancy: Evidence from Matlab, Bangladesh. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 29(2), 163-173.
• Edmonds, J, Hruschka, DJ, Sibley. L. (2010). A Comparison of Excessive Postpartum Blood Loss Estimates Among Three Subgroups of Women Attending Births in Matlab, Bangladesh. Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health. 55(5), 378-382.

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