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Women's Health Care Studies Programs
Meet our Team

Dawn Durain, MPH, CNM

Dawn Durain, MPH, CNM, has had a longterm interest in women’s health that began during her undergraduate work in Psychology and Women’s Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. This led to contact with a homebirth nurse-midwife and eventually nursing and midwifery school. She has worked as a staff nurse-midwife at North Central Bronx Hospital, Familyborn Birth and Women’s Health Center, and Planned Parenthood of the Mercer Area. She served as the Executive Director of the Familyborn Birth and Women’s Health Center for several years. Her professional activities include various officer and legislative advocacy positions within the New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Nurse-Midwives. Her graduate work in Public Health was completed at the Rutgers University/University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and focused on health policy interventions to combat racial and ethnic disparities in health care delivery.

Dawn’s course responsibilities reflect her interest in (a) the gynecological care of women throughout the lifespan (Well-Woman Gynecology course); (b) the impact of health policy on both providers and clients (Public Policy course); and (c) the role of politics in women's health, both in the United States and throughout the world (Politics of Women's Health course).

Dawn lives in New Jersey, which in her mind, is truly the “garden state.” She enjoys hiking, reading, and traveling.