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Katharine Hutchinson

Program Director of Women’s Health and Associate Professor of the Practice

Profile

Katharine Hutchinson is program director of Women's Health at the Connell School of Nursing and an associate professor of the practice. She was previously at °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ University, where she was an associate professor and co-director of advocacy at the School of Medicine and an instructor at the School of Public Health. She received a B.A. from Swarthmore College, an M.S.N. from Yale School of Nursing, and a Doctor of Public Health from the °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ University School of Public Health.

Research and Publications

  • Hutchinson K., Bryant M,. Bachman DeSilva M., Price D., Sabin L., Bryson L., Jean Charles R., Declercq E. (2018) Delayed Access to Emergency Obstetrical Care among Preeclamptic and Non-Preeclamptic Women in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 18(1), 337.
  • Doctoral Dissertation: "Identifying Behavioral, Demographic and Clinical Risk Factors for Delayed Access to Emergency Obstetrical Care in Preeclamptic Women in Port au Prince, Haiti." Quantitative survey and qualitative in-depth interviews.
  • Graduate Thesis: Qualitative study of midwives’ responses to client demands for technology and intervention during the birth process. Recommendations for midwives in discussing elective primary cesarean sections.

Awards and Acknowledgements

  • Midwifery Faculty Teaching Award for Resident Education, °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ Medical Center
  • °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ University Women's Guild, Katherine Connor McLaughlin Scholarship for doctoral dissertation research
  • Tinker Field Research Grant for master’s thesis research in Estelí, Nicaragua, Yale University