Kerri Durnell SchuilingKerri Durnell Schuiling, PhD, NP-BC, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, earned her master's degree in advanced maternity nursing from Wayne State University and a PhD in nursing and graduate certificate in women's studies from the University of Michigan. She receivedher nurse practitioner education from Planned Parenthood Association of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and her nurse-midwifery education from Frontier Nursing University. She is dually certified as a women's health care nurse practitioner and nurse-midwife, and has been an advanced practice registered nurse and educator for more than 35 years. She has presented numerous times to national and international audiences on topics that focus on women's health, and twice was invited to provide formal presentations to maternal child health committees of the Institute of Medicine. As a member of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Clinical Practice Committee, Kerri assisted in the development of ACNM clinical bulletins related to abnormal uterine bleeding and has been an item writer for the National Certification Examination for women's health care nurse practitioners. Kerri has authored several articles and book chapters that focus on women's health. She has received numerous awards for her work including a Clinical Merit Award from the University of Michigan for outstanding clinical practice; the Kitty Ernst award from the ACNM in recognition of innovative, creative endeavors in midwifery and women's health care; the Esteemed Women of Michigan award from the Burnstein Clinic for her significant contributions to women's health; and, most recently, the inaugural Distinguished Service to Society Award from Frontier Nursing University. She is a Fellow of the ACNM and the American Academy of Nursing. Currently she is Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Northern Michigan University and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Childbirth, the official journal of the International Confederation of Midwives. Read More Read Less