About

midwife. educator. contemplative

I am a feminist nurse-midwife, educator, and mindfulness practitioner and teacher. My work as a midwife is grounded the reproductive justice framework developed by Sistersong, and informed by research on trauma-informed care, interpersonal neurobiology, and Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting.

Over the past eight years I have worked in nearly every clinical setting, including hospital-based practice, free-standing birth center, home birth, and community health. I am a passionate clinical educator and have precepted midwifery students for over five years. I currently work as a full-scope midwife with Legacy Health in Silverton, Oregon, providing clinical care in a racially and economically diverse, semi-rural community.

My areas of clinical interest include perinatal mental health, mindfulness-based interventions, narrative medicine, and medical humanities. I am a certified Perinatal Mental Health Provider through Postpartum Support International and have participated in trainings through the NW Narrative Medicine Collaborative.

During the 2024-2025 year, I am thrilled to be a Contemplative Medicine Fellow with the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. During my fellowship year, I will be exploring the clinical education research literature around tolerance of clinical uncertainty among medical students and residents, and implications for the development of educational interventions grounded in contemplative practices for midwifery students and new graduates.

  • Master of Nursing, Oregon Health & Science University, 2016

    Bachelor of Nursing, Oregon Health & Science University, 2014 (Accelerated)

  • Master of Education, Montessori Elementary Education, Loyola University Maryland, 2012

    Elementary Diploma (6-12), Association Montessori Internationale, 2009

  • RN and NP, Oregon

    RN and ARNP, Washington (inactive)

    PMH-C, Postpartum Support International

    Midwifery Sonography Certificate, American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography

    Mindfulness-Based Childbirth & Parenting Teacher Training, Levels 1 and 2