Amy C. Cory, PhD, RN, CPNP

Assistant Professor
Valparaiso University
College of Nursing
836 La Porte Avenue
Valparaiso, IN
USA 46383

Biographical Sketch: Dr. Cory is an assistant professor of nursing at Valparaiso University. She teaches in the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. Her area of expertise is in Maternal Child Health. Currently she serves as a child care health consultant to local early care and education settings in Valparaiso. She serves as a school health consultant on several coordinated school health advisory councils. Finally, she serves as a nurse consultant on maternal-child health, public health, and global health issues for health care providers and health profession students who engage in international service work. She has experience in public health education with an emphasis in prenatal and newborn care as well as health and safety in early care and education settings. Dr. Cory is a frequent speaker at international, national, and regional conferences. She is currently chairing the Staff Health Technical Panel in the revision of Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care (3rdEdition). She has published several chapters in textbooks, most recently The Student’s Family in School Nursing: A Comprehensive Textbook.

Papers:
3066.0 Beyond the volcanoes: A community partnership for improved cookstoves in rural Nicaragua 4147.0 Partners in health: Improving water resources in rural Nicaragua