Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Dr. Jill Demirci is a new Associate Editor at JHL. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Promotion & Development at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. At the School of Nursing, Dr. Demirci directs the undergraduate Honors Program and the Maternal/Perinatal and Reproductive Health Research Hub. She has worked clinically as a postpartum nurse and as an IBCLC. She is a board member of the Mid-Atlantic Mother’s Milk Bank and Human Milk Science Institute & Biobank in Pittsburgh.
Dr. Demirci’s program of research addresses the promotion and support of human lactation/breastfeeding--specifically the prevention and treatment of insufficient milk supply and its psychological ramifications. Her research has been externally supported by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), American Nurses Foundation (ANF), and the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN).
Disclosure(s): Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing: Honoraria (); National Institutes of Health: Research Grant or Support (); University of Pittsburgh: Research Grant or Support ()
Monday, August 14, 2023
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM PDT
Monday, August 14, 2023
4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT