Kirsten Hepburn, PhD, RN
Education
- 2025, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- 2016, BSN, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- 2004, BA, Studio Art Photography & Digital Media, University of Nebraska Medical Center at Omaha
Research Interests
- Maternal health and fertility
- “Big Data” and electronic health record data
- Environmental exposures and health outcomes
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Nursing theory
- Visual communication
Publications
- Hepburn, K., Schmidt, C., Moore, T.A., & Geary, C.R. (2026). Temporal patterns in tubal ectopic pregnancy worldwide: A scoping review. Western Journal of Nursing Research. DOI: 10.1177/01939459251414553
- Hepburn, K., Moore, T.A., Shade, M.Y., & Rowland, S. (2026). A new situation-specific theoretical framework to guide ectopic pregnancy research in nursing. Advances in Nursing Science, 49(1). 3-13. DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000569
- Moore, T.A., Hepburn, K.E., Poppert Cordts, K.M., Ramirez, J.P., Brown, K., Wattenbach, K., Hanish, A.E. (2025). Adverse childhood experiences, stress, and burnout in nursing students. Journal of Nursing Education, 64(8). 489-494. DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20250224-01
- Balas, M.C., Hepburn, K.E., & Curley, M.A.Q. (2025). Calling attention to the practice of acute and critical care nursing [Commentary]. American Journal of Critical Care, 34(3). 236-239. DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2025397
- Hepburn, K. (2023). “Resume Compressions”. American Journal of Nursing, 123(9). DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000978152.85378.da
- Hepburn, K., Poppert Cordts, K. M., Dinkel, D., Hanish, A., Pendyala, G., & Moore, T. (2023). The challenges of conducting research in rural populations: A feasibility study. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 23(2). DOI: 10.14574/ojrnhc.v23i2.740