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Joyce Roberts, CNM, PhD, FACNM, FAAN
Professor and Coordinator of Nurse-Midwifery Track

University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Room 3320A
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0482
Telephone: (734) 647-0136
FAX: (734)647-0351
joycecnm@umich.edu

Education
PhD, Nursing Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1979
MS, Nurse-Midwifery and Maternal-Newborn Nursing, University of Utah, 1972
BS, Nursing, University of Wyoming, 1966

Research Interests
Care practices during labor

Current Research
Re-conceptualization of second stage labor and related care strategies

Recent Publications
Roberts, J. (2003). A new understanding of the second stage of labor: Implications for nursing care. Journal Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 32: 794-801.

Fleming, N, Newton, E.R., Roberts, J. (2003). Changes in postpartum perineal muscle function in women with and without episiotomies. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 48, 53-59.

Roberts, J.E. (2002). The “push” for evidence: Management of the second stage. Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, 47, 2-15.

Professional Service
Appointed to the Secretary of Health’s Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (SACIM) for a 4 year term. The SACIM is within Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) 11/03 to present

Past-President of The American College of Nurse-Midwives - 1996-2001