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Debbie Kiel, PhD, APRN, BC

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Debbie Kiel, PhD, APRN, BC
Teaching Associate Professor

Contact Information:
211 College of Nursing Building
University of Missouri- St. Louis
Email: kield@umsl.edu
Phone: 516-7087
Fax: 516-7082

 

Teaching Areas:

  • Community Health
  • Nursing Research

 Education:

  • BSN, St. Louis University
  • MSN, St. Louis University
  • PhD, St. Louis University

 Research Interests:

  • Perinatal and preconception health
  • Infant mortality
  • Healthcare utilization, access and financing

Grant Funding:

  • 2001: Impact of Parish Nurse Ministry on Children’s Health, Funding Source: Deaconess Parish Nurse Ministries, Principal Investigator
  • 2001: St. Louis Healthy Start Grant Grantee: March of Dimes of Greater St. Louis on behalf of the St. Louis Maternal/Child and Family Health Coalition Funding Source: DHHS, Coordinator of the grant-writing team
  • 2000: Start-up funding for the St. Louis Maternal/Child and Family Health Coalition, Grantee: March of Dimes, Funding Source: Deaconess Foundation, Principal collaborator

Publications/Presentations:

  • Kiel, D., Dodson, E., Artal, R., Boehmer, T., Leet, T. (in press). Gestational weight gain in obese women: How much is enough? Obstetrics and Gynecology.
  • Dodson, E, Kiel, D. Boehmer, T. Artal, R. Leet, T. (January, 2006). Gestational weight gain in obese women: How much is enough? Poster presentation at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Miami, FL..
  • Kiel, D. Take Heart: Planning Heart Health Initiatives in Faith Communities, (September 2004) International Westberg Symposium, Pre-conference Workshop, St. Louis, Mo.
  • Kiel, D. Ingraham, H. Roche, D. (November, 2003). Partnering with Communities to Assess Environment and Affect Change, Presentation of an unpublished paper, American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA.
  • Kiel, D. (September, 2003). Health and Wellness Needs of Incarcerated Women, Audio-conference Presentation, Women’s Health Issues and Trends, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
  • Kiel, D. Rethemeyer, (November 2002). Keeping the Faith, Evaluating Parish Nurses Working with Families and Children, A. Presentation of an unpublished paper, American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.