Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Nursing

Kelly McGlothen-Bell, PhD, RN, IBCLC

Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Nursing
  • Background as a mother-baby nurse, nurse scientist, and International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
  • She uses social-ecological and intersectionality frameworks to examine mechanistic pathways and health and social policies that may reduce perinatal and infant health inequities for mother-infant dyads affected by mental health and substance use disorders.
  • Her work crosses health, justice, and social service sectors to ensure that family-centered interventions and policy reach mother-infant dyads in both clinical and community settings.
  • Committed to advancing the science of the provision of breastfeeding and lactation with a particular emphasis on mother-infant dyads from historically underserved communities.
  • She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and presented nationally and internationally on breastfeeding in women receiving medication for opioid use disorder, family centered interventions, and community engaged research.