About
Dana Beck, PhD, MSN, MS, FNP-BC, is a nurse practitioner specializing in sexual and reproductive health, a health services and policy researcher and a current NIH Loan Repayment Awardee, supported by NICHD. Her active clinical practice informs her research and teaching. She has expertise in the process of community mobilization for maternal health in under-resourced communities and has conducted research in the US, Ethiopia, and Zambia. Dr. Beck’s current active projects focus on community partnered co-design and implementation of policy and health systems solutions for individuals at the intersections of health across the perinatal spectrum (including abortion care), behavioral health, and social determinants.
Research Expertise
- Community mobilization
- Perinatal/reproductive health and behavioral health
- Trauma informed care
Education
08/2006: Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Université de Gaston Berger, St. Louis, Sénégal
12/2013: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
04/2017: Master of Science, Nursing, Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
08/2020: Ph.D. Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
08/2021: Master of Science, Health and Healthcare Research, University of Michigan