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Faculty Profile

Jennifer G. Hensley, EdD, MSN, CNM, WHNP, LCCE

Assistant Professor, Clinical Track; Nurse-Midwifery Option Coordinator

Jennifer.Hensley@ucdenver.edu

Dr. Hensley is Coordinator of the Nurse-Midwifery Option. She teaches women's health across the lifespan at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Her doctoral work focused on the use of standardized patients in objective standardized clinical scenarios (OSCEs) in the area of high-risk maternal-child health nursing. Currently she is focusing on sleep disorders during pregnancy, in particular, restless legs syndrome. Dr. Hensley is a member of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group. She maintains clinical expertise by practicing full-scope nurse-midwifery.

Degree Awarding Institution Field of Study Graduation Date
Certificate in Women's Health Care University of Colorado Denver
Denver, Colorado		  Women's Health 2005
EdD University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California		 Adult, Higher &
Post-Secondary Education		 1996
MSN University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California		 Nursing 1993
LCCE Lamaze International
Washington, DC		 Childbirth Education 1985
Certificate in Nurse-Midwifery University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California		 Nursing 1984
BSN Biola University
La Mirada, California		 Nursing 1981
ADN El Camino College
Torrance, California		 Nursing 1977
Title Organization Year
Teacher of Excellence Award American College of Nurse-Widwives 2006, 2010
Commencement Speaker Beth-El College of Nursing, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 1999, 2000, 2002
Most Excellent Teacher Award Montana State University Alumni/Chamber of Commerce 1995
Outstanding Graduate Academic Achievement Award University of Southern California 1992, 1993
Scholarship for USC Graduate Academic Achievement Carnation Nutritional Products 1993
  1. Felhder, W. Hensley, J. acknowledged. Principles and Practice of Pharmacology in Women’s Health. Chapter 24: Central Nervous System. “Dopaminergic agents for use with women.” Brucker, MB & King T.,eds. (2010). Jones and Bartlett.
  2. Hensley, J. &  Brucker, MB. Principles and Practice of Pharmacology in Women’s Health. Chapter 33: Female Sexual Dysfunction. Brucker, MB & King T.,eds. (2010). Jones and Bartlett.
  3. Davidson, M., London, M., & Ladewig, P. (200X) Maternal-newborn nursing & women' health across the lifespan (9th ed.) Contributor, Chapter 5. Pearson/Prentice Hall. 
  4. Hensley,J. (May/June 2009). Leg cramps and restless legs syndrome during pregnancy. Journal of Midwifery and Women' Health.
  5. Hensley, J., Coughlin, K., Klein, L., (Nov/Dec 2009). A curious case of anti-D antibody. Journal of Midwifery and Women' Health.
  6.  Hensley, J., CON Faculty. (2007). American College of Nurse-Midwives, Division of Accreditation, Self-Evaluation Report of the Nurse-Midwifery Option.
  7. Davidson, M., London, M., & Ladewig, P. (2007) Maternal-newborn nursing & women' health across the lifespan (8th ed.) Contributor, Chapter 5. Pearson/Prentice Hall.
  8.  Lowdermilk, D., & Perry, S. (2007) Maternity & women' health care (9th ed.) Reviewer, Chapters 20-32 Mosby.
 
  • Dr. Hensley practices full-scope nurse-midwifery working with the under and non-insured at Aurora Nurse-Midwives. Her clinical practice allows for a diveristy of clinical sites for NMW students. Her expertise is diagnosis and treatment of restless legs syndrome during pregnancy. She is also works full-scope with the University Nurse-Midwives.
  • 10/7/10 "Restless Legs Syndrome in Pregnancy and in the Primary Care Setting."Montan Nurses Association 98th Annual Convention
  • 10/7/10. "Sleep Disorders in Women". Montan Nurses Association 98th Annual Convention
  • 9/25/10. "A Case Presentation of Restless Legs Syndrome during Pregnancy: 'Thank you for listening to me when I couldn't sleep because of the electricity running down my legs." AWHONN 2010 Annual Convention. (poster)
  • 7/17/10.  "The How-Tos of Contraceptive Counseling." (with Dr. Jane Kass-Wolff). 35th National Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Copper Mountain, CO.
  • 6/14/10  “Women and Restless Legs Syndrome in Primary Care.” 55th Annual ACNM Meeting. Washington, DC.
  • 1/23/10 ”Basic and Advanced Precepting of NMW & NP Students”. UC CON. ACNM CEU: #09-100 .3 hours.
  • 10/2/09  “Female Sexual Dysfunction- Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder”, 7th Annual Nurse-Midwife Symposium/ ACNM Region V-Chapter 3:  Denver, CO.