Paulomi Niles

Dr. Paulomi Niles (she, her) is Research Scientist at New York University, Clinician Scholar at the Birth Place Lab, and Certified-Nurse-Midwife in a large urban public health care network in New York City that primarily serves BIPOC and immigrant communities.  Her work explores the potential of integrated models of midwifery care in creating health equity. Her dissertation titled ‘Kairos care in a Chronos world: An analysis of midwifery care in urban public hospitals’ examined both the potential and challenges of practising midwifery in historically disenfranchised communities. This research was funded, in part, by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. Dr. Niles has extensive expertise in utilizing critical feminist theory and qualitative research methods to generate policy and programming that is rooted in intersectional and anti-racist frameworks. Dr. Niles serves on the NYC Department of Health Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Review Committee and has received various awards including the Johnson & Johnson Minority Faculty Award, Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar Award, Macy Foundation’s Biggs Health Policy Scholar, and ACNM’s 2018 Carrington-Nieves-Hsia Doctoral Student of Color award.  Dr. Niles serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives.