Essence T. Sutherland, CNM, APRN, CBC, LCCE
Clinical Nurse Practitioner / Certified Nurse-Midwife Faculty Lecturer
300 S. New Street, Dover DE 19904
302.736.2343
esutherland [at] desu.edu
Education
- Post-Master’s Certificate in Nurse-Midwifery, Baystate Medical Center-Midwifery Education Program: May 6, 2022
- MSN, Frontier Nursing University Graduate Master of Science in Nursing, Concentration: Nurse-Midwifery: October 20, 2018
- BSN, Accelerated Second Degree BSN Nursing Program, Temple University College of Health Professions: December 2009
- BA in Religion & Women’s Studies, Haverford College: May 2004
Research Interests/Area
- Enhancing Midwifery Education in Academia
- Cross Cultural Birth and Postpartum Rituals
- Decreasing Health Disparities in the field of Maternal and Child health
- Decreasing Maternal and Infant Mortality and Morbidity
- Nurse mentorship, Professional Development and Nurse Leadership
- Centering Pregnancy facilitation and education
Professional Memberships
- American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM), Fall 2012-present
- Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Healthy Mom and Baby Editorial Advisory Board Committee, Spring 2021-present
- Macy Undergraduate Leadership Fellows Mentorship program, Drexel University, Fall 2021-present
- Pennsylvania Action Coalition Nursing Diversity Council, PA-ACCEL Mentorship Program, Independence Blue Cross Foundation, Fall 2020-present
- Lamaze International, Summer 2020-present
Publications
- Williams, E. (2021). Doulas speak out—Helping moms reclaim their power during birth and beyond. AWHONN Healthy Mom & Baby Magazine. Chicago: IL, Maitland Warne. Issue 31 pp.(30-31). Retrieved from https://issuu.com/digital.magazine/docs/healthy-mom-baby-issue-31?fr=sYz…
- Valentin-Welch, M., Baker, V., Williams, E. (2018, May). Teaching students to care about cultural humility and social justice: What does it take?, published in proceeding book 63rd ACNM Annual Meeting & Exposition, Savannah, GA.
Honors & Awards
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, 2017-present
- National Black Nurses Association (NBNA); Under 40 Award for Outstanding Community and Professional Service, (National Black Nurses Association, July 2018)
- HRSA Nurse Workforce Diversity Grant Scholarship, (Frontier Nursing University, June 2018)
- American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM), Midwives of Color Committee Appreciation Award, (ACNM, May 2017)
- Association of Women’s Health Obstetrics and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN) Pampers Minority Scholarship Award, (AWHONN, July, 2017)
- Recipient of Honors Ira Reid Scholar Academic Excellence Full Scholarship, (Haverford College, 2000-2004)
Teaching
- Maternity/OB Clinical Adjunct Nursing Faculty—Lincoln University, Maternity/Labor & Delivery Unit, Riddle Hospital, Media, PA, September 2022-May 2023
- Guest Speaker/Trainer—Maternity Care Coalition (MCC), Philadelphia, PA; June 2021
- Trained Perinatal Community Health Workers/Doulas for virtual one-day class session for MCC.
- Taught and provided maternal child health education on newborn appearance and characteristics for participants in PCHW training course.