Elizabeth Mollard, PhD, WHNP-BC, CNM
Dr. Mollard is an assistant professor, an advanced practice nurse practitioner and a certified nurse midwife. She received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, a master’s of science from the women's health nurse practitioner program at the University of Cincinnati, a post graduate certificate in nurse midwifery from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and a PhD in nursing from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Mollard completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Mollard is the co-coordinator of the women's health nurse practitioner program. She coordinates Advanced Practice Women's Health I and II and teaches in the remaining women's health didactic and clinical courses.
Dr. Mollard's clinical focus is on women's and maternal health. She is a NCC board certified women's health nurse practitioner (WHNP-BC), an AMCB board certified nurse midwife (CNM), and an IBLCE internationally board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has held clinical positions in California, Missouri, and Nebraska and currently practices as a nurse practitioner and nurse midwife in Lincoln, NE.
Dr. Mollard's research focus is on improving maternal health and maternal health disparities by focusing on strengths in individuals and communities. Dr. Mollard is the Principal Investigator PARITY: An integrated community care and strengths-based technology intervention to improve maternal wellness and reduce health disparities in Black women, funded by the NIH National Institute of Nursing Research.
Dr. Mollard serves as the President of the Nebraska Affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwives. She is a member of the Nebraska Maternal Mortality Review Committee.
- 2004, BA, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 2005, BSN, UNMC
- 2009, MSN, University of Cincinnati
- 2016, PhD, UNMC
- 2023, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic
- Maternal Health
- Women’s Health
- Health disparities
- Midwifery care
- Reproductive life transitions (e.g. pregnancy, postpartum, menopause)
- Postpartum depression and women's mental health
- Chronic illness in women (Rheumatoid Arthritis, Diabetes, Osteoporosis)
- Lactation and Breastfeeding
- Qualitative methods
- Community based participatory research
- September 2023-July 2024 Title: PARITY: An Integrated Community Care & Strengths-based Technology Intervention to Improve Maternal Wellness & Reduce Health Disparities in Black Women , Award Amount: $304,641, Role: Elizabeth Mollard (P.I.)
Mollard, E. & Cottrell, C. (2023). Maternal Adaptive Capacity: A strengths-based theory to guide maternal health research. Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health.
Mollard E. & Cottrell, C. (2023). Lifestyle and the Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in Nulliparous Women in the United States: A secondary data analysis of the nuMom2b. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
Mollard, E. & Kupzyk, K. (2021) Birth satisfaction during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. MCN, The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing.
Mollard, E., Kupzyk, K., & Moore, T. (2021). Postpartum stress and protective factors in women who gave birth in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Women's Health, 17, 17455065211042190.
Klein, A. J., Mollard, E., & Eisenhauer, C. (2021). Self-management of urinary incontinence in women: A concept analysis. Urologic Nursing, 41(4), 195-207.
Tippens, J. A., Roselius, K., Padasas, I., Khalaf, G., Kohel, K., Mollard, E., & Sheikh, I. (2021). Cultural Bereavement and Resilience in Refugee Resettlement: A Photovoice Study With Yazidi Women in the Midwest United States. Qualitative Health Research
Schmaderer, M., Miller, J. N., & Mollard, E. (2021). Experiences of Using a Self-management Mobile App Among Individuals with Heart Failure: Qualitative Study. JMIR nursing, 4(3), e28139.
Mollard, E., & Wittmaack, A. (2021) Experiences of Women Who Gave Birth in US Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Patient Experience. 8, 1-6.
Mollard, E., & Michaud, K. (2020). Self-Management of rheumatoid arthritis, mobile apps. Current Rheumatology Reports. 23(1), 1-8.
Mollard, E., Hatton-Bowers, H., Tippens, J. (2020). Finding strength in vulnerability: Ethical approaches and considerations when conducting research with vulnerable populations of women. Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health. 65(6), 802-807.
Alonso, W., Mollard, E., Zimmerman, L., Lundgren, S., Clark, A., & Pozehl, B. (2019). Self-care management after ventricular assist device implantation: Recipient needs and experiences after hospital discharge. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 38(4), S303-S304. *
Mollard, E., & Michaud, K. (2019). Mobile Apps for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Opportunities and Challenges. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America. 45(2), 197-209
- American College of Nurse Midwives.
- Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Pi.
- Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN).
- Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS).
- American Nurses Association.
- Nebraska Nurses Association.
- 2021 NIMHD, Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar.
- 2020 UNMC CON, Women’s Health Fund Scholar.
- 2020 Sigma Theta Tau, Sister Patricia Miller Award.2020 AHRQ, Expert Advisor: Rural Postpartum Mental Health Challenge.
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2020 AHRQ, Expert Advisor: Rural Postpartum Mental Health Challenge.