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Cultural Resilience as Resistance
Episode 73
Wednesday, 7 October, 2026

Dr. Kortney James opens the door on this discussion and allows listeners to learn how her life is intertwined with the research and scholarship she’s published as a nurse scientist. She explains how breastfeeding openly reshaped her family’s health trajectory and how intersectionality and culturally congruent care extend far beyond science and evidence-based care. Tune in to listen to her thoughts on how clinicians can serve populations based on their unique needs, the history and importance of midwifery, how to be an ally with purpose, and what you can learn from geographic diversity in nursing research in this global community. Meet our guests: Kortney James, PhD, RN, PNP Read More Dr. Kortney James is a nurse scientist who leads research aimed to improve the accessibility, acceptability, and quality of reproductive health services for minoritized and marginalized populations. She is an Associate Health Policy Researcher at RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, CA, and the Associate Editor for Nursing for Women’s Health Journal. Dr. James was a pediatric nurse practitioner and obstetric nurse with a wide array of clinical experience over 15 years. She completed her PhD at Georgia State University, and postdoctoral training in the National Clinician Scholars Program in UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine. Resources Dr. Kortney James Nursing for Women’s Health Kimberly Seals Allers Dr. Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw Dr. Kimberly Navarro CDC: Pregnancy-Related Deaths: Data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees Dr. Joia Crear-Perry Kindred Space Birth Centers [Los Angeles] Dr. Lucinda Canty Dr. Maggie Runyon Mandy Irby, The Birth Nurse Kiambu County in Kenya [Reported zero maternal deaths in all public hospitals from December 2025 to May 2026] Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Dr. Monica R. McLemore The post Cultural Resilience as Resistance appeared first on AWHONN.