Joan K. Slager (born 1958) is an American nurse midwife and academic administrator serving the dean of nursing at

Frontier Nursing University Frontier Nursing University is a private graduate school of nursing in Versailles, Kentucky. It was established by the Frontier Nursing Service in 1939 as the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing. History Frontier Nursing University ...

since 2018.

Life

Slager was born in 1958. She earned a B.S.N. from Nazareth College in 1980. She completed a certificate in nurse midwifery via the nurse-midwifery education program at Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing in 1991. Slager received a M.S.N. from

Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a Private university, private research university in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was established in 1967 by a merger between Western Reserve University and the Case Institute of Technology. Case ...

in 1993. She earned a doctorate in nursing practice from

Oakland University Oakland University (OU or Oakland) is a public university, public research university in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1957 through a donation of Matilda Dodge Wilson and husband ...

in 2008. Her dissertation was titled, ''Investigating the Relationship of Postpartum Depression and Body Image Perception''. Her doctoral advisors were Barbara E. Harrison and Kerri D. Schuiling. Slager is a

certified nurse-midwife In the United States, a Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) is a nurse midwife who exceeds the International Confederation of Midwives' essential competencies for a midwife and is also an advanced practice registered nurse, having completed register ...

. In 1993, she helped establish the Bronson Women's Service in

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. She became its director of practice in 1995 where she practiced midwifery for 21 years. Slager is a

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who has expertise in

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. In 2007, she was named a fellow of the

American College of Nurse-Midwives The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is a professional association in the United States, formed in 1955, that represents certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs). Members are primary care providers for women througho ...

. At Frontier Nursing University (FNU), Slager was the program director of the doctor of nursing practice. She later served as the interim dean of nursing. An associate professor of nursing, she assumed the role of dean of nursing in March 2018. In 2020, Slager was inducted as a fellow of the

American Academy of Nursing The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) is a professional organization that generates, synthesizes, and disseminates nursing knowledge to contribute to health policy and practice for the benefit of the public and the nursing profession. Founded in ...

References

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