"I have always believed in a wellness model of health care. For me, midwifery is about giving women the knowledge, support, and self-confidence to make healthy choices for themselves and their families throughout a lifetime."
Academic Responsibilities:
Course coordination of Well Woman Gynecology, Primary Care and Introduction to Teaching
Experience:
Professor Roe has worked in a variety of settings in women's health. She currently is in clinical practice at The Brooklyn Hospital Center/Maternal Infant Care Projects in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
Contributions to the Profession:
Professor Roe was inducted into the ACNM Fellowship in 2008. She has presented and published on many women's health care topics, such topics as: Sexually Transmitted Infections; Antimicrobial Therapy; Perinatal Infections; Managing Size/Dates Discrepancy in Pregnancy, Third Trimester Fetal Assessment, and Maternal-Child Health in Cuba.
Professor Roe has made four trips to Cuba to research the Cuban health care system. She shared her experiences in Cuba with colleagues in "A Midwife's Experience in Cuba", published in the online journal of MEDICC (Medical Education in Cooperation with Cuba).
Professor Roe is the Vice-Chair of the ACNM Division of Education, Chair of the Basic Competency Section of the Division of Education (DOE), and a member of the reader panel for the Continuing Education Section of the DOE. She is on the membership committee of the New York City Chapter of the ACNM.
Education:
Certificate in Midwifery, SUNY Downstate
MS in Nursing, SUNY Stony Brook (cum laude)