CV - Ruth Zielinski PhD, CNM 1-23-2014 1 RUTH ZIELINSKI PhD,CNM, RN Clinical Associate Professor University of Michigan School of Nursing 400 N Ingalls Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482 E-mail: ruthcnm@umich.edu Phone: 734-647-0324 Cell: 269-370-1466 EDUCATION September 2005 PhD in Nursing and Certificate in Women s Studies December 2009 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Dissertation: Private Places Private Shame: Women s Genital Body Image and Sexual Health September 1993 Master s of Science Nurse Midwifery April 1995 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor September 1989 Bachelors of Science Nursing: Summa Cum Laude December 1992 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI September 1986 Associates Degree Nursing: With Honors December 1988 Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, MI LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION American College of Nurse Midwives Certification: 1995 - present State of Michigan Nurse-midwifery specialty license: 1995 - present State of Michigan Registered nursing license: 1989 - present PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Employment February 1989 January 1990 January 1990 September 1990 September 1990 December 1993 September 1993 April 1995 May 1995 September 1997 Charge RN Emergency Department Three Rivers Area Hospital; Three Rivers, MI Staff RN Trauma Care Unit Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, MI Charge RN Family Birthing Center Pipp Community Hospital; Plainwell, MI National Health Service Scholar University of Michigan School of Nursing; Ann Arbor, MI Full time/full scope nurse-midwifery practice Family Health Center; Battle Creek, MI
CV - Ruth Zielinski PhD, CNM 1-23-2014 2 September 1997 Full time, full scope nurse-midwifery practice. October 2002 Childbirth & Women s Services; Plainwell, MI (co-owner 2000 2002) October 2002 present September 2007 December 2007 January 2008 August 2009 August 2009 December 2013 January 2014 Present Full scope nurse-midwifery practice. Current status - contingent Borgess Women s Health; Kalamazoo, MI Graduate Student Instructor University of Michigan RN-BSN Program Graduate Student Research Assistant EMRLD Project P.I Dr Janis Miller University of Michigan Assistant Professor Western Michigan University Bronson School of Nursing (WMU-BSON) Clinical Associate Professor University of Michigan School of Nursing AWARDS Best Podium Presentation, Research forum Co-author with Lisa Kane-Low: Identification of Sensitive Predictors of Levator Ani Tear during First Complex Vaginal Delivery. American College of Nurse-Midwives Annual Meeting, Nashville TN Medical Activist Award Women s Health Foundation; June 2011 Proquest Distinguished Dissertation Award Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan; April 2010 Best Student Poster Award: Validation of a Body Image and Sexuality Instrument - American College of Nurse Midwives Annual Meeting; Boston MA - May 2008 National Health Service Scholar 1993-1995 Student Award for Academic Excellence Kalamazoo Valley Community College 1988 FUNDING National Institute of Health Research Subaward #3002517020 Project Title: Birth, muscle injury, and pelvic floor dysfunction (with University of Michigan) September 22, 2012-May 31, 2016 Support for Faculty Scholars Award OVPR, Western Michigan University Project Title: Living and working at Oasis Hospital: Recollections of missionary nurses November 1, 2012-October 31, 2013 International Education Faculty Development Fund Award Project Title: Implementation of Home-Based Life-Saving Skills in South Sudan February March 2013 Instructional Development Travel Grant Elsevier Faculty Development Conference January 3-5, 2013
CV - Ruth Zielinski PhD, CNM 1-23-2014 3 Research Development Award Western Michigan University Project Title: Pelvic Floor Disorders, Body Image and Sexual Health April, 2010 New Investigator Award University of Michigan School of Nursing Dissertation Support - Private Places Private Shame: Women s Genital Body Image and Sexual Health April, 2009 Graduate Student Research Assistant EMRLD Project P.I Dr Janis Miller January 2008 August 2009 University of Michigan Women s Health Disparities Interdisciplinary Training Grant University of Michigan T-32 2006-2007 Nurse Faculty Loan Repayment Award University of Michigan 2006-2008 PUBLICATIONS Articles: Refereed Journals Zielinski R, Kane-Low, Tumbarello J & Miller J M (2009). Body image and sexuality in women with pelvic organ prolapse. Urologic Nursing, 29(4) 239-246. Miller J, Brandon C, Jacobson J, Kane-Low L, Zielinski R, Ashton-Miler J, DeLancey J. (2010) MRI Findings in Patients at High Risk for Pelvic Floor Injury: Studies Serially Post- Vaginal Birth. American Journal of Roentgenology 195:786 791 DOI:10.2214/AJR.09.3508 Zielinski R, Ackerson K, Misiunas R, Miller JM (2010) Feasibility of a longitudinal study of women anticipating first pregnancy and assessed by multiple pelvic exams: Recruitment and retention challenges. Contemporary Clinical Trials 31: 544-548 DOI:10.1016/j.cct.2010.08.001 Zielinski R, Kane-Low L, Miller JM & Sampselle C (2012) Validity and reliability of a scale to measure genital body image. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 38: 309-324 DOI:10.1080/0092623X.2011.569639 Zielinski R, Miller JM, Kane-Low L, Sampselle C & DeLancey J (2012) The relationship between pelvic organ prolapse, genital body image, and sexual health. Neurourology and Urodynamics 31: 1145-1147 DOI: 10.1002/nau.22205 Zielinski R (2013) Assessment of women s sexual health using a holistic, patient-centered approach. Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health 58:321 327 DOI:10.1111/jmwh.12044. Tenfelde S, Zielinski R & Heidarisafa R (2013) Why do women stop breastfeeding? Analysis of maternal characteristics and time to cessation in a sample of women receiving special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC) services. ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition 5(4) 207-214 DOI: 10.1177/1941406413492820.
CV - Ruth Zielinski PhD, CNM 1-23-2014 4 Kothari C, Zielinski R, Charoth R, James A, Sweezy C (2014) Improved birth weight for Black Infants: Outcomes of a Healthy Start Program. American Journal of Public Health. Supplement 1, 2014, Vol 104, No. S1 Bernhard C, Zielinski R, Ackerson K, English J (In Press) Home birth after hospital: Women s choices and reflections. Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health Patel H, Ackerson K & Zielinski R (In Press) Comparisons among United States college students who do and do not obtain routine Papanicolau smears. JAANP - Journal of Research in Nursing. Conference Abstracts Zielinski R, Kane-Low L, Miller J. The Relationship between Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Genital Body Image and Sexual Health. International Continence Society 2010 Scientific Meeting, Toronto, Canada August 2010. https://www.icsoffice.org/aspnet_membership/membership/abstracts/publish/105/000294. pdf Zielinski R, Kane-Low L, Miller J. Validity and Reliability of the Genital Self Image Scale. International Continence Society 2010 Scientific Meeting, Toronto, Canada August 2010. https://www.icsoffice.org/aspnet_membership/membership/abstracts/publish/105/000587. pdf Tenfelde S, Zielinski R, Heidarisafa R. Perception of Insufficient Milk in Low-Income Women, Infants, and Children Participant. 2012 ACNM meeting, Long Beach CA http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1542-2011.2012.00221.x/abstract Kane Low, L., Zielinski R, Tao, Y., Brandon, C., Miller, J Evaluating the probability of levator ani injury from a risk profile including maternal age and obstetric events at first vaginal birth. Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. Vol 18, No. 5, Suppl 2 September/October, 2012. Note: Mentorship of student authors indicated by underscoring their names. Peer Reviewer: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Patient Education and Counseling Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy Neurourology and Urodynamics PRESENTATIONS Invited Local Implementing Home Based Life Saving Skills in South Sudan o WMU Center for Diversity & Inclusion; Kalamazoo, MI March 2013 o Gull Lake Rotary Club; Richland, MI April 2013 o First United Methodist Women; Kalamazoo, MI June 2013 o Portage Rotary Club, Portage, MI August 2013 Maternal Birth-Related Neuromuscular Injury and Recovery Borgess Medical Center OB Grand Rounds; Kalamazoo, MI October 2012 What s New in Women s Health
CV - Ruth Zielinski PhD, CNM 1-23-2014 5 Women in Engineering Organization Southwest Michigan October 2011 Life After Birth Care of the postpartum family Perinatal Conference; Kalamazoo, MI - September 2007 Regional Assessment of Genital Body Image in Women post Complex Vaginal Birth using the Vaginal Changes Sexual and Body Esteem Scale Pelvic Floor Research Day; Ann Arbor, MI February 2013 (poster) Centering Pregnancy: A comparison of maternal and neonatal outcomes Michigan Affiliate of the ACNM Winter Retreat; Mt Pleasant, MI January 2013 The Future of Advanced Practice Providers: Opportunities and Challenges Henry Ford Health Systems 2012 Advanced Practice Provider Fall Retreat; Beverly Hills, MI October 2012 Protocols and Pitfalls...Exploring the Issues related to Diabetes and Pregnancy Michigan Affiliate of the ACNM Winter Retreat; Hickory Corners, MI January 2012 Does My Vagina Look Fat?...Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery Women s Health Foundation Honored Clinician Lecture at Sex, Chocolate and Your Pelvic Floor ; Ann Arbor MI April 2011 Genital Cosmetic Surgery How should providers respond? Medical staff grand rounds, Allegan General Hospital October 2010 Pelvic Floor Disorders and Birth. Association of Women s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses May 2010 Influence of Pelvic Organ Prolapse on Body Image and Sexual Health. Pelvic Floor Research Day; Ann Arbor, MI February 2010 Care of Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Michigan Nurse-Midwives Retreat; Hickory Corners, MI - January, 2008 Pelvic Organ Prolapse Body Image and Sexuality. Pelvic Floor Research Day; Ann Arbor, MI - December 2006 National Female Urinary Incontinence Prevalence, Trends, and Treatments. Insight Conference; St. Louis, MO - October 2008 The Supersizing of America Implications of Obesity. Insight Conference; Austin TX - October 2004 International Evidence Based Practice for Labor and Birth Oasis Hospital, Al Ain Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates November 2012 Peer Reviewed Regional Improving Maternal and Infant Health through Centering Pregnancy: Results of a two year retrospective chart review using a matched comparison design. - Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day (co-author with Leslie Gogel, Megan Diebel and Cathy Kothari) April 2013 Prevalence of Pregnancy Folkloric Beliefs among Nurse-Midwifery Client Populations - Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day (co-author with Iris Campbell, Mary Lagerwey and Mary Ann Stark) April 2013 Centering Pregnancy A Comparison of Maternal and Neonatal outcomes between women receiving traditional and group prenatal care Michigan State University Kalamazoo Center
CV - Ruth Zielinski PhD, CNM 1-23-2014 6 for Medical Studies (co-author with Megan Deibel, Cathy Kothari, Leslie Gogel) April 2012 Winner of the Best Western Michigan University Presentation Perception of Insufficient Milk among Low Income WIC Participants Midwest Nursing Research Society Meeting; Dearborn, MI (co-author with Sandi Tenfelde and Rebecca Heidarisafa) April 2012 (poster) Home Birth After Hospital Women s Choices and Reflections Midwest Nursing Research Society Meeting; Dearborn, MI (co-author with Casey Bernhard, Kelly Ackerson & Jessica English) April 2012 (poster) Genital Body Image and Sexual Health KCMS Research Day; Kalamazoo, MI April 2010 An Instrument to Measure Body Image and Sexuality Midwest Nursing Research Society Meeting; Omaha, NE - March, 2007 (poster) National Identification of Sensitive Predictors of Levator Ani Tear during First Complex Vaginal Delivery. American College of Nurse-Midwives Annual Meeting, Nashville TN (co-author with Lisa Kane Low); June 2013 Improving Maternal and Infant Health through Centering Pregnancy: Results of a two year retrospective chart review using a matched comparison design. American College of Nurse-Midwives Annual Meeting, Nashville TN June 2013 Prevalence of Pregnancy Folkloric Beliefs among Nurse-Midwifery Client Populations. American College of Nurse-Midwives Annual Meeting, Nashville TN June 2013 (poster) Living and working at Oasis Hospital: Recollections of missionary nurses. American College of Nurse-Midwives Annual Meeting, Nashville TN June 2013 (poster) Identification of Sensitive Predictors of Levator Ani Tear During First Complex Vaginal Delivery American Urogynecologic Society Meeting (co-author with Lisa Kane Low); Chicago, IL October 2012 (poster) Assessment of Genital Body Image in Women Post Complex Vaginal Birth using the Vaginal Changes Sexual and Body Esteem Scale. American Urogynecologic Society Meeting (primary presenter); Chicago, IL October 2012 (poster) Perception of Insufficient Milk among Low Income WIC Participants. American College of Nurse Midwives Annual Meeting ; Long Beach, CA June 2012 Home Birth After Hospital Women s Choices and Reflections. American College of Nurse Midwives Annual Meeting; Long Beach, CA June 2012 (poster) Obesity and Bariatric Surgery: Implications for Pregnancy and Birth. American College of Nurse Midwives Annual Meeting; San Antonio, TX May 2011 Validity and Reliability of the Genital Self Image Scale. American Urogynecologic Society Meeting; Long Beach, CA - September 2010 The Relationship between Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Body Image and Sexual Health. American Urogynecologic Society Meeting; Long Beach, CA - September 2010 Roundtable Update of the Evidence on Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery. American Urogynecologic Society Meeting September 2010 Women s Genital Body Image Influences Sexual Health. American College of Nurse Midwives Annual Meeting; Washington DC June 2010 (poster) Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery. American College of Nurse Midwifery Annual Meeting; Washington DC June 2010 A Second Generation Instrumented Speculum. American Urogynecologic Society; Hollywood, FL September 2009 (poster)
CV - Ruth Zielinski PhD, CNM 1-23-2014 7 Body Image and Sexual Health after Vaginal Birth American College of Nurse Midwives Annual Meeting; Seattle, WA - May 2009 (poster) Validation of a Body Image and Sexuality Instrument. American College of Nurse Midwives Annual Meeting; Boston MA - May 2008 (poster) International Validity and Reliability of the Genital Self Image Scale. International Continence Society Scientific Meeting; Toronto, Canada August 2010 (poster) The Relationship between Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Body Image and Sexual Health. International Continence Society Scientific Meeting; Toronto, Canada August 2010 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American College of Nurse Midwives Member 1993 to present American Congress of Obstetricians & Gynecologists - Educational Affiliate Member 2012 to present International Continence Society Member 2009 to present American Urogynecologic Society Member 2008 to present Midwest Nursing Research Society Member 2006 to present Sigma Theta Tau Rho Chapter Member 1995 to present SERVICE COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Service to the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) Local Chapter Chair ACNM Region IV Chapter 8 1996-1998 State President Michigan Affiliate of the ACNM; 2012 - present Vice President Michigan Affiliate of the ACNM; 2010 2012 National Clinical Practice Committee Member; 2010-2012 Division of Standards and Practice Committee - Clinical Standards and Documents Section Member 2012 present. ACNM representative to the ACOG Well-Woman Task Force; 2013 present Service to the Community Board Member Sudan Lutheran Community Development (SLCD) 2013-present Michigan s Department of Community Health - Perinatal Oral Health Advisory Committee 2013 - present Family Planning Board Member Allegan County Health Department 2005-2012