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Jennifer Doering, PhD, RN, FAAN, serves as Professor, Head of School, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Nursing. Her leadership spans academic administration, research innovation, and clinical education in maternal-infant health.
Her educational foundation includes:
- PhD in Vulnerable Populations Specialty from University of Arizona College of Nursing
- MSN in Case Management from University of Arizona College of Nursing
- BSN in Nursing from University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Dr. Doering's research pioneers postpartum mental health and infant sleep safety, focusing on socioeconomically disadvantaged women. Her groundbreaking work examines sleep deprivation-depression linkages, develops self-management interventions for postpartum fatigue, and engineers infant sleep safety devices through nursing-engineering collaborations. She integrates feminist theory and nursing philosophy to address systemic inequities in maternal care, with clinical expertise spanning obstetrics, neonatal care, and emergency nursing.
Analysis of her 2019-2025 publications reveals three dominant trajectories: (1) Development of teleconsultation systems for perinatal psychiatric care, (2) Culturally nuanced studies of infant sleep practices across racial/ethnic groups, and (3) Structural interventions targeting poverty-related sleep disruptions. Her work increasingly employs mixed-methods approaches to address health disparities through policy-relevant research.
Her scientific recognition includes:
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar (2008-2011)
- DAISY Award for Extraordinary Faculty (2013)
- Multiple New Investigator Awards (2007, 2008)
- Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care Poster Award (2007)
Dr. Doering directs significant NIH and foundation-funded projects including the Protective I-SleepPod device development and self-management interventions for urban postpartum women. She mentors PhD candidates like K.S. Gralton and J. Coburn while leading UWM's perinatal psychiatric teleconsultation program. Her current initiatives focus on scaling infant sleep safety technology and implementing depression screening in community health programs.
As a Center Scientist at UWM's Center for Applied and Behavioral Health Research and Clinical and Translational Science Institute, she drives interdisciplinary teams advancing maternal-infant health through engineering collaborations and community-based participatory research.
