Education:

• Pursuing PhD, Texas Woman's University
• MSN, Case Western Reserve University
• Certificate of Nurse-Midwifery, Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing
• BSN, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Clinical Expertise:

• Maternal-Child Nursing
• Advanced Practice Nursing

Teaching Responsibilities:

• NUR 611 - Family Nurse Practitioner II: Women's Health
• NUR 407 - Professional Practice in Nursing II
• NUR 403 - Family-Centered Parent-Infant Nursing

Research Interests:

• Non-pharmacologic pain management in the laboring patient
• Birth philosophy in intrapartum nursing
• Epistemology of intrapartum nursing

Publications and Presentations:

Refereed Journal Articles

• Adams, E. D. (in press). If Transmen Can Have Babies, How Will Obstetric Nursing Adapt? The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing.
• Bianchi, A. L. & Adams, E. D. (2009). Labor support during second stage for women with epidurals. Nursing for Women's Health, 13(1), 38-47.
• Adams, E. D. & Bianchi, A. L. (2008). A practical approach to labor support. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing. 37(1), 106-115.
• Adams, E. D., Besuner, P., Bianchi, A. L., Lowe, N. K., Ravin, C. R., Reed, M. L. & Simkin, P. (2006). Labor Support: Exploring its Role in Modern and High-Tech Birthing Practices, AWHONN Lifelines, 10 (1), 58-61.
• Adams, E. D., and Bianchi, A. L. (2004). Can a nurse and a doula exist in the same room? International Journal of Childbirth Education, 19(4), 12- 15.
• Bianchi, A. L., and Adams, E. D. (2004). Doulas, labor support, and nurses. International Journal of Childbirth Education, 19(4), 24-30.

Books

• Adams, E. & Towle, M. (2009). Pediatric Nursing Care. Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Publishers.
• Towle, M. & Adams, E. (2008). Maternal-Child Nursing Care . Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Publishers.
• Contributor to Ramont, R., Niedringhaus, D. & Towle, M. (2006). Comprehensive Nursing Care. Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Publishers.
• Adams, E. & Noonan, C. (2003). Instructor's Resource Manual for Maternal-Newborn and Child Nursing: Family Centered Approach. Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Publishers.
• Adams, E., Barr, J., Eller, C. & Noonan, C. (2003). Instructor's Resource Manual for Pediatric Nursing: Caring for Children. Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Publishers.
• Contributor, 4 chapters, Adams, M. & Holland, N. (2006). Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach. Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Publishers.
• Contributor, 4 chapters, Adams, M. & Holland, N. (2006). Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach, Student Workbook. Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Publishers.
• Authored chapter entitled, Fundamental and Skills for Nursing Fundamentals: Reviews & Rationales. (2005). Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Publishers.
• Authored supplemental materials to accompany the textbook, Olds, S., London, M., Ladewig, P. & Davidson, M. (2004). Maternal-Newborn Nursing & Women's Health. Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Publishers. This information is provided to student in the form of a compact disk and on the publisher's web site. Materials include NCLEX style questions, case studies, care maps, and medialink applications.
• Authored supplemental materials to accompany the textbook, Sherwin, M. (2002). Maternity Nursing. Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Publishers. This information is provided to student in the form of a compact disk and on the publisher's web site. Materials include NCLEX style questions, case studies, critical thinking exercises, study helps and referrals to related internet sites. Also included is faculty teaching suggestions.
• Reviewer to Instructor's Manual for Maternal-Newborn and Child Nursing: Family Centered Approach by London, Ladewig, Bindler and Ball; Maternal-Newborn Nursing Care, 6th edition by Ladewig, London and Davidson. Medical Surgical Nursing, 2nd Edition by Priscilla LeMone and Karen Burke; Clinical Nursing Skills CD-ROM.

Invited Colloquia, Seminars and Presentations

• Precepting in Nursing Education. University of Alabama in Huntsville CE Saturday. August, 2008. Invited Speaker.
• High Touch Care in a High Tech Environment: Mission Accomplished. Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) 2008 Convention. June, 2008. Invited Speaker.
• She's Having an Epidural: The Innovative Nurses Guide to Labor Support. Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) 2006 Convention. June, 2006. Invited Speaker.
• I Love Nursing. Nurse of the Year Celebration. Huntsville, AL. May 16, 2006. Invited Keynote Speaker.
• 50 Ways to Comfort a Laboring Woman. Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) 2005 Convention. Salt Lake City, UT. June, 2005. Invited Speaker.
• Nursing Angels. Calhoun Community College. 2004 Candlelighting Ceremony. Decatur, AL. May, 2004. Keynote Speaker, selected by the graduating class.
• Teaching Adolescent Females to Become Health Young Women. Licensed Practical Nurses of Alabama State 2002 Convention. Decatur, AL. October 4, 2002. Invited Speaker.

Other Presentations

• 50 Ways to Comfort a Laboring Woman. Alabama Section of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Spring Conference. Mobile, AL. March, 2006.
• Intrapartum Nurses as Doulas: Effectiveness of Providing Supportive Behaviors in Labor. Alabama State Nurses Association Convention. Montgomery, AL. April 30, 2003.
• Can A Nurse Be A Doula? Doulas of North America (DONA) 2002 Convention. Clearwater, FL. August 2, 2002.
• Intrapartum Nurses as Doulas: Effectiveness of Providing Supportive Behaviors in Labor. Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) 2002 Convention. Boston, MA. June 25, 2002.

Research Grants:

• Intrapartum Nurses as Doulas: Increasing Training in Supportive Behaviors to Aid in the Reduction of Cesarean Rates, Length of Labor and Anesthesia and Analgesia Use. Recipient of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing's Johnson and Johnson Pediatric Institute Marshal Klaus Award. $550.00. 2001-2002. Co-investigator.
• Project to Enhance Breastfeeding Among Low-Income African-American Women, March of Dimes funded, Amount unknown. 1995. Research assistant.