School of Nursing Faculty Awarded Endowed Professorships

(July 26, 2024) — Lauren Arrington, DNP, CNM, FACNM, and Heather Bradford, PhD, CNM, FACNM, have been selected as new holders of two endowed professorships.

Established for distinguished professors at varied ranks, the endowed professorships recognize excellence in a field of study or practice and provide funds to support continued excellence in that field. They are awarded based on accomplishments.

Arrington, assistant professor in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, is the Susan H. Mayer Professor in Health Equity.

Arrington is interested in applying tactics that emerge from social justice movements to achieve equity in perinatal care.

Bradford, assistant program director for the Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Programs, is the Mary L. and Raymond T. Holden Professor in Maternal and Infant Health.

Bradford strives to grow and diversify the midwifery and WHNP workforce, address inequities within perinatal care, and improve perinatal outcomes.