Associate Professor
Purdue University School of Nursing, Indiana, United States
Dr. Ahmed is a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP) and International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Her research program is focused on breastfeeding promotion, education, and support. She collaborated to develop and test interventions that support and improve breastfeeding outcomes and maternal self-efficacy among vulnerable populations specifically preterm infants and low-income families using technology and digital health. She developed a comprehensive tele-lactation system and integrated videoconferencing and tested its effect in improving breastfeeding outcomes and maternal mental health. In addition, over the past several years, her interprofessional research collaboration also focused on studying biobehavioral factors that affect delayed lactogenesis II and breastfeeding outcomes, specifically sleep disturbance among pregnant women and the risk of delayed lactation among socioeconomically disadvantaged women. Dr. Ahmed is also interested in improving breastfeeding education among health professionals. She has been recognized for her research and services nationally and Internationally through the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing’s Audrey Hepburn Award for the Contribution for the Health and Welfare of Children, Excellence in Nursing Research Award from Delta Omicron Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, and Tony and Mary Hulman Health Achievement Award in the field of Health Science Research, Indiana Public Health Association. She was inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in 2019 and recently inducted as a Fellow of the International Lactation Consultant Association (March 2022).
Disclosure(s): No relationship to disclose, including relevant financial relationships
Research Workshop: The Nuts and Bolts of Lactation Research
Sunday, August 13, 2023
12:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT