STEPHANIE TILLMAN Chicago, IL · [email protected] Midwife · Writer · Speaker · Activist

EDUCATION

University of Chicago, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics July 2020-May 2021 Fellowship in Clinical Medical Ethics

Yale University School of Nursing · New Haven, CT Grad. 2012 Masters of Science in Nursing, Nurse-

University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI Grad. 2007 Bachelor of the Arts, Global Health and Medical Anthropology

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

University of Illinois Hospital · Chicago, IL Oct 2015 - present Certified Nurse Midwife (Previously Academic Hourly) Aug 2014 – Oct 2015 • Full-scope inpatient care including intrapartum, postpartum, and obstetric emergency room • Full-scope outpatient primary, obstetric, gynecologic, and including IUD provision • Precept student Nurse Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students

Access Community Health Network · Chicago, IL Sept 2012 – Oct 2015 Certified Nurse Midwife • Full-scope inpatient care including intrapartum, postpartum, and OBER/triage • Full-scope outpatient primary, obstetric, gynecologic, and postpartum care including Centering ® • Attended birth and precepted Midwifery, Medical, and obstetric Residents at Mount Sinai Hospital

Saint Anthony Hospital · Chicago, IL Feb 2014 – June 2015 Certified Nurse Midwife (per diem) • Attending, Laborist, and surgical first assist on labor and delivery unit: intrapartum, postpartum, triage care forma · Chicago, IL May 2013 – Jan 2015 Midwife, Volunteer • Facilitate pregnancy support groups for recently relocated refugee women

Planned Parenthood · Stamford, CT Sept 2011 – June 2012 Registered Nurse • Managed post-procedure patients

Alliance for Microbicide Development · Silver Spring, MD May 2007-Nov 2009 Research Associate and Consultant • Support activities of and provide research for microbicide basic science and clinical trial working groups • Assist in organizational strategic planning initiatives, including new grant applications and final reports

ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Queer and Transgender Midwives Association: Advisory Committee Oct 2018 – current

American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM): Member Sept 2009 - current Ethics Committee - Member Aug 2020 - current Gender Equity Task Force – Chair Mar 2016 – Feb 2019 Board of Directors – Secretary July 2015 – May 2018 Students and New Midwives Section, Co-Chair May 2014-July 2015

Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health (NSRH): Member Jan 2010 - current Board of Directors Oct 2014 - present Chair of the Board Jan 2016-Oct 2019

Midwest Access Project: Board of Directors Sept 2016 – present

Clinicians for Choice, National Federation: Member Aug 2016 – present

STEPHANIE TILLMAN Chicago, IL · [email protected]

CERTIFICATIONS, TRAININGS, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB): CNM0936 • Active Illinois Full Practice Authority (FPA) Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), Registered Nurse (RN) • DEA and Controlled Substances licenses • Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP); Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR • Centering Pregnancy®, certified through the Centering Healthcare Institute, April 2013 • Surgical First Assisting at Cesarean Delivery – Philadelphia University • Advanced Midwifery Workshop; The Farm, Summertown, TN, August 2011 • Street Medic Bridge Training for Healthcare Professionals, through UCSF’s Do No Harm Coalition • Languages: English (native), Spanish (advanced, medical) • Student Legacy Award, 2007: University of Michigan • Sigma Theta Tau Honors Society of Nursing, 2011 • American College of Nurse-Midwives: Outstanding Preceptor Award, 2017

GLOBAL HEALTH EXPERIENCE

Operation Crossroads Africa Group Leader · Brikama, The Gambia Summer 2011 • Responsible for eight volunteers in a rural, ninety-bed hospital serving community of 200,000 people • Organized clinical and public health learning experiences, facilitated collaborative learning with hosts Group Member · Balaka, Malawi Summer 2005 • Coordinated HIV/AIDS education and culturally appropriate behavior modification through interactive programming and cross-cultural activities aimed toward safer sex, use, and ARV utilization • Conducted workshop sessions with sex workers and village groups in conjunction with local NGOs

United Haitian American Society, Medical Mission · Carrefour, Haiti March 2010 Volunteer • Triaged over 250 patients per day in chronic and acute health needs after the 2010 earthquake

Global Intercultural Experience for Undergraduates · Budapest, Hungary July-Aug 2006 Intern, Student Scholar • Facilitated research in the changing public health system and healthcare environment in Hungary

Safe Motherhood and Midwifery · Morazán, Honduras, June 2006 Doula, Service Learning Participant • Interviewed local women, midwives, birth attendants, and nurses about birth and resources in Honduras

ACADEMIA AND RESEARCH

Expert Advisory Board Member: July 2018 – July 2020 Medication Abortion in Primary Care: Pathways to Expanded Provision in Illinois

Yale University School of Nursing · New Haven, CT Sept 2010 – Sept 2012 Teaching Assistant to Director of Nursing, Direct-Entry Program • Provided logistic, academic, and clinical support to 85 direct-entry RN/MSN students Research Assistant · PI Linda Pellico, PhD, APRN • Data entry for nursing students reviewing learning clinical skills through fine art education Research Assistant · PI Holly Powell Kennedy, CNM, PhD • Transcribed interviews, facilitated online community presence for local midwife community

Yale Global Health Seminar, Working Group Member and Module Leader Sept 2010-May 2011 • Planned and led year-long interdisciplinary didactic lecture series focused on global Maternal and Child Health

Female Condom Multi-Level Intervention Study, Steering Committee Participant Oct 2009-April 2012 • Support Steering Committee in research study of female condom promotion and advocacy in Hartford, CT STEPHANIE TILLMAN Chicago, IL · [email protected]

PUBLICATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIP

Journal Articles

Accepted, pending final publication: Tillman, S. Consent in Pelvic Care. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, Ethics Issue, 2020.

Tillman, S., Levi, A. 2019. Midwives in Abortion Care. J of Midwifery & Women’s Health. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.13039

Chor, J., Stulberg, D.B., Tillman, S. 2019. Shared Decision-Making Framework for Pelvic Examinations in Asymptomatic, Nonpregnant Patients. Obstet Gynecol. 133:810–4. DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003166.

Tillman, S. Protecting Our Patients from . 2018. Guest Editorial, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, DOI 10.2928/02793695-20180219-01.

Honan Pellico, L., Fennie, K., Tillman, S., Duffy, T.C., Friedlaender, L., & Graham, G. (2013). Artwork and music: Innovative approaches to physical assessment. Arts & Health.

Kennedy, H.P., Doig, E., Hackley, B., Sagady Leslie, M., & Tillman, S.N. (2012). “The Midwifery Two-Step”: A Study on Evidence-Based Midwifery Practice. The Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 57(5), 454-60.

Tolley, E.E., Harrison, P.F., Goetghebeur, E., Morrow, K., Pool, R., Taylor, D., Tillman, S.N. & van der Straten, A. (2010). Adherence and Its Measurement in Phase 2/3 Microbicide Trials. AIDS Behavior, 14, 1124-36.

Professional and Clinical Publications

Tillman, S., Likis, F. Gynecologic History and Physical Examination. Book chapter in Gynecologic Health. 2020.

Co-Author for the following ACNM Resources: • Position Statement: Midwives as Abortion Providers, 2018 • Issue Brief: Use of Culturally-Appropriate Terminology for Gender Diverse Populations, 2017 • Position Statement: Access to Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, 2016

Co-Contributor: Female Sexual Health Consensus Report. Association of Reproductive Healthcare Professionals, 2017.

Tillman, S., Likis, F. Gynecologic History and Physical Examination. Book chapter in Women’s Gynecologic Health. 2016.

Tillman, S.N. (2008). Issues and Innovations in Microbicide Clinical Trials. The Microbicide Quarterly.

Tillman, S.N. (2008). Dry Sex and Implications for Topical Microbicide Development. The Microbicide Quarterly.

Conference Presentations

National

Upcoming: Keynote, Gold Midwifery: Trauma-Informed Pelvic Care in the Time of COVID

Pleasure During the Pandemic, June 2020 • Collaborative presentation between NSRH and the National Sexual Health Coalition

Modifications due to COVID: • National Abortion Federation 2020 (Postponed) o “Midwives in Abortion Care: The Good, the Bad, and the Helpful.” With Amy Levi and Nikia Grayson. o “Consent in Abortion Care.” With Meghan Eagen-Torkko and Maggie Casey. • American College of Nurse-Midwives 2020 (Cancelled) o “Midwives as Abortion Providers: A Clinical Workshop.” With Amy Levi and Nikia Grayson. American College of Nurse-Midwives 2020.

Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health Annual Activist Conference September 2019 • Are Womxn Safe in Healthcare? A Review of Consent in Care Provision • Leveraging Social Media for Nurse Activism (with A. Davison, CNM, WHNP-BC & M. Table, MPH)

National Abortion Federation (NAF) Annual Meeting (May 2019) • The Patient Has the Answer: Online Tools for Teaching Patient-Centered Counseling in Sexual and Reproductive Health

American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Annual Meeting (May 2019) • Are Womxn Safe in Healthcare? A Review of Consent in Care Provision • Midwives as Abortion Providers • Beyond Asking: Advanced Topics in LGBTQ Health in Midwifery Care

Sex Positivity in Clinical Practice Part 2, ACNM Annual Meeting (May 2018)

Sex Positivity in Abortion Care, National Abortion Federation (April 2018)

ACNM Annual Meeting 2017 • Sex Positivity in Clinical Practice • Social and New Media for Midwifery Affiliates

Nursing Students for Choice (NSFC) Activist Summit, 2015 • Social Media and Social Advocacy: A Primer for Change

ACNM Annual Meeting – Roundtables, 2015 • Modernizing Oral Histories: Midwifery Presence in New Media

ACNM Annual Meeting – Global Health Roundtables, 2012 • Observations of Manual Fundal Pressure in Second Stage Labor and Sequelae at the Brikama Major Health Center, The Gambia

Regional

Upcoming: Keynote, Pennsylvania Affiliate of the American College of Nursing Midwives: Trauma-Informed Pelvic Care, March 2021 Invited speaker, Columbia University School of Nursing: Trauma-Informed Pelvic Care, February 2021 Invited lecturer, Birthwise Midwifery School: Feminist Midwifery, December 2020

Yale University, November 2020. Co-Presenter with Dr.s Noel Quinn and Mimi Arquilla • Trauma-Informed Care: A Primer for Clinical Practice

Massachusetts General Hospital Grand Rounds, November 2020 • Trauma-Informed Pelvic Care

University of Illinois at Chicago, October 2020 • Trauma-Informed Pelvic Care • Midwives in Abortion Care

SUNY Stony Brook School of Nursing, October 2020 • Trauma-Informed Pelvic Care

University of Illinois at Chicago, November 2019 • Trauma-Informed Pelvic Care • Midwives in Abortion Care

Planned Parenthood of Illinois Interdisciplinary Regional Meeting, December 2019 • Trauma-Informed Pelvic care

American College of Nurse-Midwives Oregon Affiliate, Martha Browning Bryant Memorial Lecture, October 2019 • Trauma-Informed Pelvic Care

University of California San Francisco, September 2019 • Trauma-Informed Pelvic Care, Interprofessional Education at UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay (Midwives & OBGYN Residents) • Trauma-Informed Pelvic Care, Zuckerberg General Hospital and the Women’s Options Center (Interdisciplinary) • Trauma-Informed Pelvic Care (Faculty)

SisterWeb: San Francisco Community Doula Network, September 2019 • Trauma-Informed Obstetric Care: Considerations for Doulas

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) District XII Annual Meeting August 2019 • Sex Positivity in Clinical Practice

University of Chicago Grand Rounds (with J. Chor, MD), July 2019 • Trauma-Informed Pelvic Care

Frontier Nursing University, November 2018 • Trauma-Informed Pelvic Care

Emory University, October 2018 • Trauma-Informed Pelvic Care

Vanderbilt University, April 2018 • Trauma-Informed Pelvic Care

University of South Florida Hospital – Grand Rounds, Jan 2018 • Sex Positivity in Clinical Practice

ACNM Michigan Affiliate Winter Retreat, Jan 2018 • Sex Positivity in Clinical Practice

Dominican University – Pride Week, June 2017 • Sex Positivity: Consent, Safety, and Pleasure

University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System – Grand Rounds, March 2017 • Sex Positivity in Clinical Practice

University of Illinois at Chicago – Nurse-Midwives Group Meeting • Trichomonas: Updates in Clinical Practice, June 2017 • Sex Positivity in Clinical Practice, Feb 2016

Yale University – School of Nursing, November 2016 • Professional Development

AWHONN of Southwestern Michigan, October 2016 • Compassion Fatigue in Obstetric Care: Feminist Considerations in High Risk Populations

ACLU Illinois, June 2016 • Options Counseling for Adolescents

University of Illinois at Chicago – College of Nursing • Professional Development and Broader Engagement, Feb 2017 • Sex Positivity in Clinical Practice – Vital Knowledge for a Very Sexy World, Jan 2016 • Woman-Centered Care, Jan 2015

ACNM Illinois Affiliate Meeting, March 2015 • Female Genital Cutting – Midwifery Considerations

Trinity College, Invited Speaker for Undergraduate Medical Anthropology Seminar, 2010 • HIV and Women: A Disease Case Study of Structural Violence

Op-Ed Group Contribution

No Deal: Providers Sound Off on Trump’s Domestic Gag Rule: Ms. Magazine (Feb 2019)

Who Is the ‘Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act’ Protecting?: Rewire (Oct 2017)

Webinars and Continuing Education

Innovating Education in Reproductive Health, “This Is How I Teach”, 2017 • Speculum Care Without Stirrups • Giving STI Results

ACNM Students and New Midwives Section: Panel Participant on Transition to Practice (April 2017)

Online Publications

• Founder, FeministMidwife.com – Writes about patient empowerment, consent in healthcare, LGBTQ health, sex positivity, and . (2012-present) o Facebook: >17,000 followers o Instagram: >13,000 followers o Twitter: >5,000 followers

• Featured in o Teen Vogue, September 2019: Virginity Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Have a Transvaginal Ultrasound o Motherbirth Podcast, March 2019: The Feminist Midwife o Elle / Healthline, January 2018: The Husband Stitch Isn’t Just a Horrifying Myth o SheKnows, November 2013: Bigger babies mean bigger problems o RxWiki, April 2013: This Isn’t Your Mother’s IUD o Mothering in the Middle, May 2013: Midlife Mothers, Teenage Daughters and

• Blogger, ACNM’s Midwife Connection, midwife.org/blog, “The Latent Phase” (2013-2014)