Dr. Konrad is an assistant professor teaching in both undergraduate and graduate programs. She has a B.S.N. from the University of Central Oklahoma, a master's in nursing education (M.S.) from The University of Oklahoma Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing, and a Ph.D. from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing in biobehavioral research. She is a certified registered nurse in inpatient obstetrics. She is a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and a Fellow in the Academy of Certified Childbirth Educators. Her research includes community support to address maternal mortality, including doula work and labor support, and workforce issues surrounding maternal mortality. She is a member of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN), Sigma Theta Tau International, Lamaze International, the Midwest Nursing Research Society, the Oklahoma Nurses Association, the American Nurses Association, the National League for Nursing, and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
Education:
- University of Central Oklahoma- BSN, 2000
- The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center- MS, 2008
- Virginia Commonwealth University- PhD, 2022
Board Certification(s):
RNC-OB- Certified Registered Nurse in Inpatient Obstetrics from the National Certification Corporation
LCCE- Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator- Lamaze International
Clinical/Research Interests:
- Maternal newborn nursing
- Maternal mortality
- Community support to address maternal mortality, including doula work and labor support
- Maternal workforce issues such as maternity care deserts
Select Honors and Accomplishments:
Nominee, University of Oklahoma Fran and Earl Ziegler Regents’ Award for Superior Teaching, 2023
Waverly Cole Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Nursing, 2016-2018
Finalist, Nurse of the Year in Women’s Health, Oklahoma Chapter of the March of Dimes, 2016
Fellow in the Academy of Certified Childbirth Educators, Lamaze International 2011