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Sara Gill

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Sara L. Gill, PhD, RN, FAAN

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies

Professor

Currently seeking Ph.D. students

My clinical expertise is maternal/child nursing. Breastfeeding has been my primary research focus for the past 20+ years; particularly community-based support. I am currently an Associate Editor for the Journal of Human Lactation. I am skilled in qualitative methods, although I have completed a number of research studies using quantitative methods.  

  1. RO1DK096488 NIH/NIDDK   09/01/2102-06/01/2017. Preventing Childhood Obesity through Early Feeding and Parenting Guidance. E. Reifsnider, PI and S. Gill, Consultant.
  2. National Initiative for Child Health Quality/CDC 07/01/2012-06/01/2014. Best Fed Beginnings Learning Collaborative.
  3. 2011-035723  09/01/2010-08/01/2011. Department of State Health Services. San Antonio drop in Breastfeeding Center Pilot. Role: PI Delgado, R., Gill, SL. A Micro-Costing Study of Establishing a baby Café in Texas Journal of Human Lactation 2018 Aug; 34(3): 535-542

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 1997 - Doctor of Philosofy - Clinical Nursing Research - University of Miami
    • 1983 - Master of Science in Nursing - Maternal/Child Nursing - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 1977 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

    Highlights

    Licensures and Certification 

    • Lactation Consultant
    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
    • Registered Nurse 

    Honors and Awards

    • 2016, University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD Academy of Health Science Center 

    Appointments

    • 2016 - present - Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2015 - 2016 - Professor - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2012 - present - UT Health San Antonio, Department of Family and Community Health Systems

  • Instruction & Training

    • 2023, NURS 7099 Dissertation (Summer), UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2023, NURS 7090 Dissertation Proposal (Summer), UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2023, 7383 Qualitative Methods (Summer), UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2023, NURS 7099 Dissertation (Spring), UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2023, NURS 7090 Dissertation Proposal (Spring), UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2023, NURS 7383 Qualitative Methods 2 (Spring), UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2023, NURS 7099 Dissertation (Fall), UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2017, NURE 6007 Clinical Applications in Nursing , UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2017, NURE 7090 Dissertation Proposal Process in Nursing, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2017, NURE 7315 Application of Research in Nursing (Practicum), UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2017, NURS 7099 Dissertation , UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2017, NURS 7380 Qualitative Inquiry for Clinical Nursing Research, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2016, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Diagnosis and Management: Concepts and Theory II, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2016, NURE 6007 Clinical Applications in Nursing , UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2016, NURE 6071 Supervised Teaching, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2016, NURE 7315 Application of Research in Nursing, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2016, NURE 7115 Application of Research in Nursing , UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2016, NURE 7315 Application of Research in Nursing , UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2016, NURS 7099 Dissertation , UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing

  • Research & Grants

    Grants

    Currently Funded:

    • 2015-2020, Funder: Department of Education  /  Grant # P031S150048. Dollars: $2,514,290.00. Title:  Realce: Academic Skills Enhancement for South Texas Nurses. Role:  Principal Investigator              
    • Present, Funder: Office for Women‘s Health, National Institute Health. Title:  ASIST2010 (Advancing System Improvements to Support Targets for Healthy People 2010: Post Partum Follow-up in Women with Gestational Diabetes. Role: Co-Investigator

    Submitted and Not Funded or Unfunded Research/Projects:

    • Present, Funder:  NINR. Title:  MESA: End-of-Life Research Center (P-30 with 5 Pilot studies, Pilot #5: Family and Staff Experiences with a Neonatal Palliative Care Program: A Feasibility Study). Role:  Contributor
    • 2009 - Present,   Funder:  NIH. Title:  Preventing Early Childhood Obesity in South Texas (PECOS). Role: Contributor
    • 2013 – 2018, Funder: NIH / Grant #: 1R01NR014312-01. Dollars: $3,660,902.00. Title:  Omega 3 fatty acid supplementation to improve outcomes in obese pregnancies. Role: Co-Investigator

    Completed Research/Projects:

    • 4/2023-8/2023, Funder: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Total Costs: $425,000 Title: GEER II-Nursing Innovation Grant Program Status: Complete Period:  Role: Principal Investigator 

    • 2012 - 2017, Funder: NIH/NIDDK /  Grant #: RO1DK096488. Dollars: $2,280,333.00. Title:  Preventing Childhood Obesity through Early Feeding and Parenting Guidance. Grant Detail: E. Reifsnider, PI. Role: Consultant

  • Service

    Institutional

    • 2019 – Present, UT Health SA, School of Nursing, Student Immunization Tracking Project Steering Committee, Member

    Service to the Profession

    • 2016, Member, AWHONN Infant Formula Advertising Task Force (National)
    • 2016 - Present, Associate Editor, Journal of Human Lactation (International)

    Professional Affiliations 

    • 2015 - Present, Texas Hispanic Serving Institution Consortium

  • Publications

      Invited Podium Presentations (i. e. keynotes presentations)  

      • 2018 Baby-Friendly Updates, Ob/GYN Ground Rounds, UT Health School of Medicine, San Antonio, TX (Co-Presenter) Invited 

      Peer Reviewed Podium Presentations  

      • 2015 The ABCs of Research: Appraising Evidence to Guide Practice, Leadership in Lactation: 30 years and moving forward, International Lactation Consultant Association, Washington, DC (Co-Presenter)  

      Peer Reviewed Poster Presentations  

      • 2016 "I‘m doing the best that I can for Her": Infant feeding decision-making in opiod dependent mothers, Zero to Three Conference, Zero to Three, New Orleans, LA (Co-Presenter) 

      Peer-reviewed Articles

      • Darilek, U., & Gill, S. L. (2023). A qualitative descriptive study of the abuse and disrespect of women in obstetric care from the perspective of labor and delivery nurses in the United States. Submitted for publication to International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
      • Bankole, A.O., Jiwani, R.b., Avorgbedor, F., Wang, J., Osokpo, O.H., Gill, S.L., Braden, C.J. (2023). Exploring illness perceptions of multimorbidity among community-dwelling older adults: A mixed methods study. Aging and Health Research, 3(1), Article 100158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahr.2023.100158
      • *Hughes, K. N., Berndt, A, B., Gill, S. L. (2023) Perceptions and use of safe sleep baby boxes at hospital discharge by new mothers. MCN, The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 48(1), 30-35. https://doi.org/10.1097NMC.0000000000000880
      • *McGlothen-Bell, K., Cleveland, L. M., Spencer, B., Crawford, A. D., & Gill, S. L. (2023). Intersectional stigma and infant feeding in childbearing women with opioid use disorder. Stigma and Health, 8(3), 315-324. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000399
      • *Hughes, K. N., Berndt, A. B., Gill, S. L. (2022). Application of the flipped classroom approach in an undergraduate maternal-newborn nursing course to improve clinical reasoning. Creative Nursing, 28 (1), 48-54. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMC.0000000000000880
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      • 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 & Neonatal Nursing, 51(2), 126-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2021.12.007
      • Gill, S. L. (2017). Reading qualitative research. Journal of Human Lactation, 33(4), 670-671. https://doi.org/10.1177/089033442772631S
      • Gill, S.L. (2020) Qualitative sampling methods. Journal of Human Lactation, 36(4), 579-581. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890334420949218/
      • *McGlothen, K. S., Cleveland, K.M., Gill, S. L. (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, 34(3), 535-542. https://doi.org/10.1177/089033417745521
      • *Delgado, R., Gill, S.L. (2018) A micro-costing study of establishing a baby café in Texas. Journal of Human Lactation, 34(1), 77-83. https://doi.org10.1177/0890334417724118

      Non-Peer-reviewed Articles

      • Gill, S. L. (2022). What am I going to feed my baby? Journal of Human Lactation, https://doi.org/10.177/08903344221103506
      • O’Neal, C. & Gill, S. L. (2021). Agility, Stability Key for Pandemic Academic-Practice Partnerships. American Organization for Nurse Leadership.