Part of UT Health San Antonio

Part of UT Health San Antonio

You are here

Kelly McGlothen-Bell

Contact

210-450-8518

mcglothen@uthscsa.edu

Kelly McGlothen-Bell, PhD, RN, IBCLC

Assistant Professor

Dr. McGlothen-Bell is an Assistant Professor at UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing. As a nurse scientist, Dr. McGlothen-Bell uses social-ecological and intersectional stigma frameworks to examine how structural factors and health and social interventions and policies may influence perinatal and infant health outcomes for mother-infant dyads affected by mental health and substance use disorders. Using integrated approaches to dissemination and implementation science, as well as community-based participatory research (CBPR) methodologies, her work crosses health, justice, and social service sectors to ensure that family-centered interventions and policy reach mother-infant dyads in both clinical and community settings. Her work is dedicated to the protection and promotion of respectful maternity and neonatal care, reproductive justice, and health equity for all mothers and birthing people and their infants through advocacy, education, practice, and research. 

 

Dr. McGlothen-Bell has published numerous peer-reviewed articles related to infant feeding and stigma, respectful maternity care, and family-centered neonatal care. She has also presented at regional, national, and international conferences. Dr. McGlothen-Bell has received numerous awards to include selection as a 2023 Inaugural Fellow for the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN). She was also selected as a 2022-2024 Zero to Three Fellow and was a 2019-2021 Academy/Jonas Nurse Policy Scholar. She currently serves as the Faculty Co-Chair of the School of Nursing’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council. 

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2017 - Doctor of Philosophy - Nursing - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing, San Antonio, TX
    • 2012 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing, San Antonio, TX
    • 2010 - Associates of Science - Pre-Nursing - Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, TX
    • 2010 - Associates of Art - Psychology - Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, TX

    Highlights

    Licensures and Certifications 

    • Registered Nurse 
    • IBCLC License

    Honors and Awards

    • 2022 Academy for Emerging Diverse Nurse Leaders Fellowship, Vanderbilt University

    •  

      2022 PATIENTS Professors Academy, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

      2019, American Academy of Nursing & Jonas Nurse Policy Scholar Fellowship  

    • 2019, Mentored Grant Award Recipient, National Association of Neonatal Nurses  

     

    Appointments

    • 2020-present - Assistant Professor - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2017 - 2020 - NIDA Postdoctoral Training Fellow - UT Health San Antonio,
    • 2015 - 2017 - Graduate Research Assistant - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing

  • Instruction & Training

    • 2023, N3208 Childbearing Families, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2022, N3373 Family Nursing Care: Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2021, NURS 3373: Family Nursing Care: Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2021, NURS 7322 - DNP Healthcare: Policy Analysis & Advocacy , UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2021, NURS 3305 - Foundations of Nursing Care: Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2020, NURS 3371 - Foundations of Nursing Care: Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2020, NURS 4533 - Disease Management III: Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing

  • Research & Grants

    Grants

    Currently Funded:  

    • 2022-2023 Funder: 2023 IIMS/CTSA Pilot Award Dollars: $28,100 Title: Applying the Socioecological Model to Evaluate Acceptability and Feasibility Intervention Research Among Systematically Underrepresented Childbearing Women Role: Co-PI 

    • 2019 - 2021, Funder: National Association of Neonatal Nurses Application Mentored Projects Dollars: $5,000. Title: Maternal Perceptions of Feeding Behaviors in Infants with Prenatal Opioid Exposure. Role: PI 
    • 2018 - 2021, Funder: Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) No. 2017-049623-002). Title: Substance Abuse-Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (SA/NAS). Role: Co-Investigator (PI: L. Cleveland) 
    • 2016 - 2024, Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) 2017-050043-001. Title: Maternal Opioid Morbidity Study (MOMS). Role: Co-Investigator (PI: L. Cleveland) 

    Pending Submissions: 

    • 2023-2024 Funder: Caplan Early Childhood Foundation Dollars: $46,835 Title: Shaping a Culture of Breastfeeding Support at UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing Role: Co-PI 

    • 2021 - 2022, Funder: Nursing Advisory Council Grant Association. Dollars: $15,000. Title: Parent-Infant Interaction and Responsiveness during Feeding in Infants with Prenatal Opioid Exposure. Role: PI 

    • 2021 - 2023, Funder: Mentored Research and Career Development (KL2) Program. Dollars: $189,500. Title: Early Life Stress and the Development of the Infant Gut Microbiota in Infants with Prenatal Opioid Exposure.Role: PI 

    Submitted and Not Funded or Unfunded Research/Projects: 

    • 2023-2028 Funder: National Institutes of Health Dollars: $2,981,457 Title: Investigating Dyadic Mechanisms of Neurodevelopment in Infants with Prenatal Opioid Exposure Role: Multi-PI
    • 2022-2023 Funder: The Gerber Foundation  Dollars: $179,000 Title: The Role of Supplemental Donor Human Milk Use among Prenatally Opioid Exposed Infants on in-Hospital Clinical Outcomes and Microbiome Colonization Role: Co-PI *Letter of Intent submitted but not selected 
    • 2022-2023 Funder: Methodist Healthcare Ministries Dollars: $97,000 Title: Shaping a Culture of Breastfeeding Support at UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing Role: Co-PI  *Letter of Intent submitted but not selected
    •  2020 - 2022, Funder: NINR Diversity Supplement: 3 R01NR018192-01A1. Dollars: $179,500. Title:  Parent Interactions and Responsiveness with their Infants at Risk for Chronic Feeding Problems. Role: PI 
    • 2019 - 2021, Funder: Sigma/American Nurses Foundation. Dollars: $3,000. Title: Feeding Behaviors in Infants with Prenatal Opioid Exposure. Role: PI 
    • 2018 - 2019, Funder: ReACH/ IIMS Population Health Pilot Grant. Dollars: $15,000. Title: A Community-Academic Collaboration to Increase Breastfeeding among Women Receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment for an Opioid Use Disorder. Role: PI 

  • Service

    School

    Student Mentees/Trainees

    • 2023- Taylor, A., Undergraduate Traditional BSN student, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing, McGlothen-Bell Lab: Health disparities in women with substance use disorders 
    • 2022- Dela Cruz, P., Undergraduate Accelerated BSN student, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing, McGlothen-Bell Lab: Maternal- Infant Interaction, Stress Reactivity, and Physiological Attunement Study
    • 2022, Alonzo, A., Undergraduate Accelerated BSN student, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing, Cleveland Lab: Maternal- Infant Interaction, Stress Reactivity, and the Physiological Attunement Study
    • 2019, Crawford, A. Pre-doctoral student, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing, Microaggressions in Childbearing Women 
    • 2019, Sanchez, L. International Pre-doctoral student, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing, Cleveland Lab: Maternal- Infant Interaction, Stress Reactivity, and the Physiological Attunement Study
    • 2018, Davila, V. High school student, Voelcker Science Academy, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing, Cleveland Lab: Maternal- Infant Interaction, Stress Reactivity, and the Physiological Attunement Study
    • 2017, Crawford, A. Pre-doctoral student, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing, Cleveland Lab: Maternal- Infant Interaction, Stress Reactivity, and the Physiological Attunement Study

    Institutional

    • 2023, UT Health SA, School of Nursing SON Research Retreat Planning Task Force  Lead 
    • 2023, UT Health SA, School of Nursing SUNRISE Student Reviewer 2023  UT Health SA, School of Nursing PhD Committee of Graduate Studies, Student Engagement Lead 
    • 2023, UT Health SA, School of Nursing SUNRISE Student Mentor 
    • 2023, UT Health SA, School of Nursing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion  Council, Community Engagement Sub-Committee Lead 
    • 2023, UT Health SA, School of Nursing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion  Council, Curriculum Sub-Committee Lead  
    • 2023, UT Health SA, School of Nursing Search Committee, Research Team  
    • 2022, UT Health SA, School of Nursing SUNRISE Student Mentor  2020 – UT Health SA, School of Nursing Parents in Nursing (PINS), Faculty Lead  
    • 2021, UT Health SA, School of Nursing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Council, Faculty Co-Chair 
    • 2021, UT Health SA, School of Nursing PhD Committee of Graduate Studies, Member 
    • 2021, UT Health SA, School of Nursing  Search Committee, Guest Member 

    Service to the Profession

    • 2022 - Respectful Maternity Care, Association for Women’s Health, Obstetric, Implementation Study and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Co-Investigator
    • 2022 – Editorial Advisory Board Member Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing 
    • 2021 – Consensus Panel Member Infant Family Centered Developmental Care (IFCDC) 
    • 2021 – Guest Reviewer Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing 
    • 2021 - Guest Reviewer Nursing Research 
    • 2020 - Respectful Maternity Care Association of Women’s Health, Framework Team Lead Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) 
    • 2019 - PAC Member, AWHONN American Academy of Pediatrics Liaison (AAP) Physician Engagement & Training Focused on Infant Nutrition PAC 
    • 2019 - AWHONN Liaison United States Breastfeeding Coalition 
    • 2018 – present, Guest Reviewer Advances of Neonatal Care 

    Professional Affiliations

    • 2021 - present, Member American Nurses Association (ANA)
    • 2019 – present, Member National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) 
    • 2018 – present, Guest Reviewer Advances of Neonatal Care 

    Community

    • 2021, Committee Co-Chair March of Dimes, SA, TX
    • 2017, Community Liaison Latched Support, SA, TX 
    • 2017, Regional Coordinator Postpartum Support International, San Antonio Region, SA, TX 
    • 2016, Community Lead African American Health Disparities, Council, SA, TX  

  • Publications

      Peer-reviewed Articles (*indicates data-based) 

      • McGlothen-Bell, K., Mathias, C., Jennison, T., Cleveland, L., (Under Development, 2023). The Maternal Opioid Overdose and Relapse Risk Assessment Tool: Development and Content Validation. Addiction. 

      • McGlothen-Bell, K., Cleveland, L., McGrath, J.M. (Under Development, 2023) Maternal Perceptions of Infant Feeding Difficulties Among Infants with Prenatal Opioid Exposure. Advances in Neonatal Care. 

      • McGlothen-Bell, K., Cartagnega, D., Cleveland, L., Spencer, B., Gill, S.L. (Under Development, 2023). A Socio-Ecological Examination of Breastfeeding Supports and Barriers Among Women with Opioid Use Disorders and their Support Systems. Nursing for Women’s Health. 

      • McGlothen-Bell, K., Goodman, D., Mathias, C., Terplan, M., Epstein, K., Taylor, A., Cleveland, L. (Under Development, 2023). Scoping Review of Universal Screening Guidelines in Women with Substance Use Disorders. Health Affairs.  

      • McGlothen-Bell, K., Cleveland, L., Taylor, A., Epstein, K., McGrath, J.M. (Under Development, 2023). Scoping Review of Eat, Sleep, Control Modalities for Infants with Prenatal Opioid Exposure. Advances in Neonatal Care. 

      • *Crawford, A.D., Ricks, T., McGlothen-Bell, K., McGrath, J.M., Abbyad, C., Polinard, E., Cleveland, L. (Under Review, 2023). Conditions that Influence Coping Mechanisms in Women Impacted by Incarceration using the Vulnerability Framework. RINAH.   

      • *McGlothen-Bell, K., Greene, M.Z., Hunt, G., Crawford, A.D. (Under Review, 2023). Who is women’s health for?: An Intersectional Examination of Gender-Inclusive Care. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Neonatal Nursing.    

      • *Crawford, A.D., McGlothen-Bell K., Testa, A., McGrath, J. & Cleveland, L. (Under Review, 2023). Exploration of the Effects of Incarceration on the Health of Latina Women and Their Children, Journal of Public Health Nursing.  

      • *Cleveland, L.M., McGlothen-Bell, K., Choi, B. Gelfond, J., Scott, L.A., Bibriescas, N., Brownell, E.A., McGrath, J.M. (Under Review, 2023). Prenatal Opioid Exposure and Maternal-Infant Coregulation as an Indicator of Early Infant Neurodevelopment. Infant Mental Health Journal. 

      • *Carder, E., Crawford, A.D., Lopez, E., & McGlothen-Bell, K. (Accepted, 2023). Doula Support and Pregnancy-Related Complications & Death among Childbearing Women in the United States: A Scoping Review. Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health 

      • *Danquah LE, Bass MB, McGlothen-Bell K. Trends in…The Importance of Amplifying Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academic Health Sciences Libraries. Med Ref Serv Q. 2023 Jan-Mar;42(1):59-68. doi: 10.1080/02763869.2023.2160137. PMID: 36862613. 

      • *Mathias CW, Cavazos DM, McGlothen-Bell K, Crawford AD, Flowers-Joseph B, Wang Z, Cleveland LM. Opioid overdose prevention education in Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Mar 24;20(1):37. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00769-y. PMID: 36964600; PMCID: PMC10037395. 

      • *McGlothen-Bell K, Groer M, Brownell EA, Gregory KE, Crawford AD, Francis J, Lopez E, McGrath JM. A Scoping Review of Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal and the Infant Gut Microbiome: Does Human Milk Optimize Infant Outcomes? Adv Neonatal Care. 2023 Jun 1;23(3):237-245. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000001056. Epub 2023 Mar 6. PMID: 36867674. 

      • *McGlothen-Bell, K., McGrath, J. M., Brownell, E. A., Shlafer, R. J., & Crawford, A. D. (2023). Applying a Reproductive Justice Lens to Enhance Research Engagement Among Systematically Underrepresented Childbearing Women. Nursing research, 72(2), 132–140. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000639 

      • *Crawford, A. D., McGlothen-Bell, K., & Cleveland, L. M. (2022). "I did whatever they wanted me to do": a qualitative secondary analysis using reproductive justice to explore sexual violence among justice-involved Latina mothers. BMC public health, 22(1), 1453. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13865-8 

      • McGlothen-Bell, K., De La Cruz, P., Flowers-Joseph, B., (2022). Infant and Family Centered Developmental Care – The Value of Systems Thinking. Neonatology Today 

      • *Crawford, A. D., McGlothen-Bell, K., Marsh, L. N., & Cleveland, L. M. (2022). “We’re Still Human”: A Reproductive Justice Analysis of the Experiences of Criminalized Latina Mothers. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 1-20. 

      • *McGlothen-Bell, K., Cleveland, L. M., Spencer, B., Crawford, A. D., & Gill, S. L. (2022). Intersectional stigma and infant feeding in childbearing women with opioid use disorder. Stigma and Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000399 

      • McGlothen-Bell, K., Groer, M., Gregory, K., Brownell, E.A., Francis, J., Crawford, A.D., Lopez, E., McGrath, J.M., (Under review, 2022). A scoping review of neonatal opioid withdrawal and the infant gut microbiome: Does human milk optimize infant outcomes?, Under Review; PLOS One 
      • Crawford, A. D., McGlothen-Bell, K. & Cleveland, L. (Under review, 2021). “I just did whatever they wanted me to do”: An examination of sexual violence in Latina mothers impacted by incarceration. Under review; BMC Public Health Journal  
      • Crawford, A. D., McGlothen-Bell, K. Marsh, N., & Cleveland, L. (Under review, 2021). “We’re still human!”: The experiences of Latina mothers impacted by incarceration using Reproductive Justice, Under Review; Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Violence  
      • McGlothen-Bell, K., Cleveland, L., Spencer, B., Crawford, A., Gill, S. (Under review, 2021). Intersectional Stigma and Infant Feeding in Childbearing Women with Opioid Use Disorder. Stigma and Health. 
      • Crawford, A. D., McGlothen-Bell, K., Recto, P., McGrath, J. M., Scott, L., Brownell, E. A., & Cleveland, L. M. (2022). Stigmatization of Pregnant Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder. Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 3(1), 172–179. https://doi.org/10.1089/whr.2021.0112 
      • Estrem, H. H., Park, J., Thoyre, S., McComish, C., & McGlothen-Bell, K. (2022). Mapping the Gaps: A Scoping Review of Research on Pediatric Feeding Disorder. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 
      • Crawford, A. D., Darilek, U., McGlothen-Bell, K., Gill, S. L., Lopez, E., & Cleveland, L. (2022). Scoping Review of Microaggression as an Experience of Racism and Perinatal Health Outcomes. Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing: JOGNN, S0884-2175(21)00334-8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2021.12.007 
      • Chu, L., McGrath, J. M., Oiao, J., Brownell, E., Recto, P., Cleveland, L. M., Lopez, E., Gelfond, J., Crawford, A., & McGlothen-Bell, K. (2021). A Meta-Analysis of Breastfeeding Effects for Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Nursing research, 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000555. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000555 
      • McGlothen-Bell K, Browne JV, Jaeger CB, Kenner C. Promoting Infant Mental Health in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit: Considerations in the Time of COVID-19. Adv Neonatal Care. 2021 Jun 1;21(3):169-170. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000883. PMID: 34010852. 
      • *McGlothen-Bell K, Recto P, McGrath JM, Brownell E, Cleveland LM. Recovering Together: Mothers' Experiences Providing Skin-to-Skin Care for Their Infants With NAS. Adv Neonatal Care. 2021 Feb 1;21(1):16-22. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000819. PMID: 33350710. 
      • *McGrath J.M., Bromiker R., Hanlon A., McGlothen-Bell K., Medoff-Cooper B. (2020, under review) Correlates and Trajectories of Preterm Infant Sucking Patterns and Sucking Organization at Term Age. (2020). Advances in Neonatal Care. 
      • *Apanovitch AR, McGrath JM, McGlothen-Bell K, Briere CE. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admission Temperatures of Infants 1500 g or More: The Cold Truth. Adv Neonatal Care. 2020 Aug 19;PubMed PMID: 32826410 
      • *Recto P, McGlothen-Bell K, McGrath JM, Brownell E, Cleveland LM. The Role of Stigma in the Nursing Care of Families Impacted by Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Adv Neonatal Care. 2020 Oct;20(5):354-363. PubMed PMID: 32868585.  
      • *McGlothen-Bell K, Cleveland LM, Recto P, Brownell E, McGrath J. Feeding Behaviors in Infants With Prenatal Opioid Exposure: An Integrative Review. Adv Neonatal Care. 2020 Oct;20(5):374-383. PubMed PMID: 32868587. 
      • *Cleveland LM, McGlothen-Bell K, Scott LA, Recto P. A life-course theory exploration of opioid-related maternal mortality in the United States. Addiction. 2020 Apr 12;PubMed PMID: 32279394.  
      • *Diallo AF, McGlothen-Bell K, Lucas R, Walsh S, Allen C, Henderson WA, Cong X, McGrath J. Feeding modes, duration, and diarrhea in infancy: Continued evidence of the protective effects of breastfeeding. Public Health Nurs. 2020 Mar;37(2):155-160. PubMed PMID: 31709650.  
      • *McGlothen-Bell, K., Cleveland, L., & Pados, B. F. (2019). To Consent, or Not to Consent, That Is the Question. Advances in Neonatal Care, 19(5), 371–375. doi: 10.1097/anc.0000000000000651 
      • *Pados, B. F., & McGlothen-Bell, K. (2019). Benefits of Infant Massage for Infants and Parents in the NICU. Nursing for Women’s Health, 23(3), 265-271. doi:10.1016/j.nwh.2019.03.004 
      • *McGlothen, K., & Cleveland, L. (2018). The right to Mother’s milk: A call for social justice that encourages breastfeeding for women receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder. Journal of Human Lactation, 0890334418789401. doi:10.1177/0890334418789401 
      • *McGlothen, K., Cleveland, L., & Gill, S. (2018). “I’m doing the best that I can for her”: Infant-feeding decisions of mothers receiving medication-assisted treatment for an opioid use disorder. Journal of Human Lactation, 0890334417745521. 10.1177/0890334417745521   

      Non-Peer-reviewed Articles (i. e. editorials, news articles, etc.) 

      Abstracts 

      • *McGlothen-Bell, K. & McGrath, J.M. (Accepted, 2022). A Scoping Review of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and the Infant Gut Microbiome: How Human Milk May Optimize Infant Outcomes. Advances in Neonatal Care. 
      • McGlothen, K., & Gill, S. (2017). Increasing Racial Equity/ Breastfeeding Beliefs and Attitudes among Black Americans. In P. Hall Smith, M. Labbok, & B. D. Chambers (Eds.), Breastfeeding, Social Justice, and Equity (pp. 79-86). Amarillo, TX: Praeclarus Press. 

      Invited Podium Presentations (i. e. keynotes presentations) 

      • 2022 Infertility and Pregnancy Loss in African American Women, 2022 My Sister’s Keeper, San Antonio, TX 
      • 2022 The Importance of Respectful Maternity Care for Women with Opioid Use Disorders, 2022 NAS Symposium, Virtual Conference 
      • 2022 The Importance of Respectful Maternity Care for Women with Opioid Use Disorders, 2022 NAS Symposium, Virtual Conference 
      • 2022 Lactation and Substance Use Disorders, 2022 ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting & Symposium, Drug Science Meets Social Science - Substance Use, Pregnancy & the Baby, Virtual Conference 
      • 2022 Moving Beyond Labels to Deliver the Best Care for Pregnant People, Newborns, and Families, March of Dimes, Invited Panel Member, Virtual 
      • 2022 Respectful Maternity Care: Framework, Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline and Implementation Toolkit, Presented by AWHONN and sponsored by Huggies®.”  2022 Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Leadership Development Conference, Orlando, FA 
      • 2021 “Be the Change You Want to See! Introducing the Respectful Maternity Care Framework and Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline Presented by AWHONN and sponsored by Huggies®.”  2021 Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Annual Conference, Virtual Conference 
      • 2021 “Maternal Perceptions of Feeding Behaviors in Infants with Prenatal Opioid Exposure.” 2021 National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) Annual Conference, Virtual Conference 
      • 2021, “Feeding Behaviors in the Opioid Exposed Infant.” GOLD Learning, Online Education 
      • 2021, “Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Pregnant Women.” TxMOUD Community of Practice ECHO, San Antonio, TX 
      • 2020, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Addressing Health Disparities.”  Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Texas Regional Conference, San Antonio, TX 
      • 2020, “Empowering Breastfeeding in Women Receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Call for Policy Change.” GOLD Learning, Online Education 

      Peer Reviewed Podium Presentations  

      • 2018, “Ain’t I a mother:” Infant feeding in mothers participating in methadone maintenance treatment.” American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA 
      • 2018, “Infant feeding experiences of mothers receiving medication assisted treatment for an opioid use disorder.” 2018 International Lactation Consultant Association Conference, Portland, Oregon 
      • 2018, “Adolescent Alcohol Use.” 8th Annual Voelcker Biosciences Teacher Academy (VBTA) Spring Conference, San Antonio, TX 
      • 2017, “Improving nursing care and outcomes for mother-infant dyads impacted by opioid use disorders.” Sigma Theta Tau International's 28th International Nursing Research Congress, Dublin, Ireland 
      • 2017, “I’m doing the best that I can for her: Infant feeding experiences of mothers receiving medication assisted treatment (MAT) for an opioid use disorder (OUD).” Postpartum Support International Conference, Philadelphia, PA. 
      • 2017, “Mothers and infants impacted by the opioid epidemic: A call for social justice.” Take Root conference, Norman, OK 
      • 2016, “Therapeutic techniques for reducing stress and improving attachment in opioid dependent mother-infant dyads.” International Zero to Three Conference, New Orleans, LA 
      • 2016, “I’m doing the best that I can for her: Infant feeding decision-making in opioid dependent mothers.” Breastfeeding and Feminism Conference, Durham, NC 

      Peer Reviewed Poster Presentations  

      • 2022 “Infant and Family Centered Developmental Care (IFCDC): Standards, Competencies, and Best Practices.” National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) 38th Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV 

        2022 “Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and the Infant Gut Microbiome: Does Human Milk Hold the Key?” National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) 38th Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV  

      • 2020, “Feeding Behaviors in Infants with Prenatal Opioid Exposure: An Integrated Review of the Literature.” 13th Biennial Conference of the Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery Advocacy and Policy, Chiang Mai, Thailand (Meeting not held) 
      • 2020, “Ethical Issues in Informed Consent for the Use of Donor Human Milk in the NICU.” 13th Biennial Conference of the Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery Advocacy and Policy, Chiang Mai, Thailand [meeting not held] 
      • 2020, “An Investigation of Breastfeeding Policies for Women Receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders.” 2020 Human Milk Banking Association of North America Conference, Austin, TX. April 2020 [meeting not held] 
      • 2019, “An Integrated Review of Feeding Behaviors in Infants with Prenatal Opioid Exposure.” 2019 Advanced Methods Conference: The Expanding Science of Sensor Technology in Research, Washington, D.C 
      • 2019, “Infant feeding experiences of mothers receiving medication assisted treatment for an opioid use disorder.” 2019 National Association of Neonatal Nurses Conference, Savannah, GA 
      • 2019, “The Impact of Prenatal Opioid Exposure on the Mother-Infant Dyad.” 2019 Zero to Three Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 
      • 2017, “I’m doing the best that I can for her: Infant feeding decision-making in mothers impacted by opioid use disorders.” Association for Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN), New Orleans, LA 
      • 2017, “Infant feeding decision-making in mothers receiving medication assisted treatment for an opioid use disorder.” Behavior, Biology, and Chemistry Conference, San Antonio, TX 
      • 2016, “Infant feeding decisions among mothers receiving medication assisted treatment (MAT).” National Perinatal Association Annual Conference, Houston, TX 
      • 2016, “Infant feeding experiences among mothers enrolled in a methadone treatment program: An exploratory, sequential mixed methods study- the initial qualitative phase.” Mixed Methods International Research Association (MMIRA) Conference, San Antonio, TX 

      Practice Briefs 

      • Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (2023). Breastfeeding Recommendations for People Who Use Substances: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 16. McGlothen-Bell, K., Cleveland, L.M., Crawford, A.D. (contributors), Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN, 52(1), e1–e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2022.08.003 

      • An official practice brief from the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. (2023). Management of Newborns with In Utero Substance Exposure: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 18. McGlothen-Bell, K., Cleveland, L.M., Flowers-Joseph, B. Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing: JOGNN, S0884-2175(22)00389-6. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2022.12.005 

      • Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (2022). Respectful Maternity Care Framework and Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline. McGlothen-Bell, K., Burnett, S., Davis, N. (contributors). Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing: JOGNN, 51(2), e3–e54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2022.01.001 

  • Clinical

    Hospital and Health Care Organization Service Responsibilities  

    • 2012 - 2015, University Hospital, Inpatient Secretary Women’s Health Breastfeeding Committee

Related media