Rhea Freeman-Williams, PhD, CNM, FACNM

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Rhea Freeman-Williams, PhD, CNM, FACNM
  • Assistant Professor
    Universities at Shady Grove
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Location:
Room 210F, Universities at Shady Grove, Building I
Phone:
240-665-6753
Office Hours:
After class or by appointment
Email:

Education

  • BS, Nutrition and Food Science , University of the District of Columbia, 2009
  • BSN, Nursing , Johns Hopkins University , 2010
  • MSN, Nurse Midwifery , Shenandoah University , 2013
  • Post masters certificate , Clinical Nutrition , Maryland University of Integrative Health , 2018
  • Post Masters Certificate , Nursing Education , University of Maryland Baltimore , 2020

Contracts, Fellowships, Grants, and Sponsored Research

  • Title:
    NSP ii
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Maryland higher education committee
    Role:

Publications

  • Williams, R.. Nutrition in Pregnancy. Prenatal and Postnatal Care: A Woman Centered Approach, (3). Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley.

Presentations

  • Year:
    2020
    Title:
    A deeper understanding of pregnancy anatomy and its impact on labor
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    AWHONN MD chapter
    Location:
    MD
  • Year:
    2020
    Title:
    Spinning Babies: Implementing Spinning Babies in the Intrapartum Setting
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    Spinning Babies World Confluence
  • Year:
    2021
    Title:
    A deeper understanding of pregnancy anatomy and its impact on labor
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    Georgetown University School of Nursing
    Location:
    MD
  • Year:
    2021
    Title:
    A deeper understanding of pregnancy anatomy and its impact on labor
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    New York University School of Nursing
    Location:
    MD
  • Year:
    2021
    Title:
    Nutritional Assessment of the Obese Antepartum client
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Shenandoah University
    Location:
    Winchester VA
  • Year:
    2022
    Title:
    Dietary Management of GDM: Reducing the inflammatory load
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    ACNM Annual Meeting
    Location:
    chicago IL
  • Year:
    2022
    Title:
    Psychoneuroendocrinolgoy of Birth: Reestablishing Parasympathetic Dominance
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    ACNM Annual Meeting
    Location:
    Chicago IL
  • Year:
    2022
    Title:
    Restoring Balance and resolving Occiput Posterior presentation in labor
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    AWHONN North Carolina Chapter
    Location:
    Charolette NC

Areas of Specialization

  • Maternal Child, Pathophysiology and Health Assessment

Media Appearances and Interviews

Honors/Awards

  • Name:
    Fellowship Induction
    Sponsoring organization:
    ACNM
    Date:
    May 2022

Academic and Professional Activities

University

  • Date:
    2022 - Current
    Organization:
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    Role:
    Member

Professional

  • Date:
    2021 - Current
    Organization:
    ACNM Membership and Marketing
    Role:
    Committee Member

Public

  • Date:
    2013 - Current
    Organization:
    American College of Nurse Midwives
    Role:
    Committee Member
  • Date:
    2019 - Current
    Organization:
    Wilde Lake Middle School Parent Student Teacher Association
    Role:
    President