Ann Schaeffer

As an Assistant Professor in the Practice of Nursing at EMU, and a Certified Nurse-Midwife in private practice, Ann combines a life-long interest in women’s health and health education. Ann first pursued a doctorate in Counseling Psychology, but after earning her Master’s switched her focus to nursing. She attended the 2nd degree BSN program at UVA, then earned her CNM and MSN at Frontier Nursing University. Over the years, Ann has worked in hospitals, birth centers, and health departments, and has helped over 1000 babies into the world. Teaching allows her to help educate the next generation of nurses, and also tell some great stories! Her professional interests include therapeutic communication and connection in the healthcare setting, the political and professional role of nurses and advanced-practice nurses, and sexuality education. In the Department of Nursing, she teaches Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family (NURS 326), Professionhood II (NURS 427), is the Level 2 Coordinator, and assists with Family in Community. This summer (2016) she is leading the EMU/Midwives for Haiti Senior Seminar. She has also taught in the ADCP (2014).

Ann lives with her partner and their 2 children in the city of Harrisonburg, and enjoys gardening, running, reading, and all that the beautiful Shenandoah Valley has to offer.

2015: Schaeffer, A., & Schminkey, D. “Comprehensive Sexuality Education as Primary Prevention for Childhood Sexual Abuse.” Poster Presentation, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

2010-present: Lectures as requested to various course sections at Eastern Mennonite University and in the Harrisonburg community, including topics in the history of midwifery, advance practice nursing, human sexuality, and anatomy and physiology

2005-present: Articles as requested to the Daily News Record and Bloom Magazine

2000-2002: General lectures on midwifery practice and advance practice nursing to students enrolled in the BSN program at the University of Virginia

2015 – Midwives for Haiti, medical mission trip

2014-present: Office on Children & Youth, Board Member

2014-present: Shenandoah Valley United, Youth Soccer (U12), head coach

2010-present: Virginia Chapter of Nurse Practitioners

2010-present: Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, Peer Reviewer for submitted journal articles

2004-present: Collins Center Board of Directors, current Personnel Committee Chair, former Board President 2007-2009

2003-present: Shalom Mennonite Congregation: Education Committee Member, Safe Congregations Committee Member, Sunday School Teacher, mentor to a teen in the congregation.

11/98-present: American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).

11/98-2002: National Association of Childbearing Centers.

Community Educator: Youth Sexuality Education, various capacities

ACNM Certification #10223: Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)
VA Nurse Practitioner License #0024164661
Licensed Nurse Practitioner Authority to Prescribe #0017137225
Nurse Practitioner Controlled Substance Registration #0223000849
Virginia Board of Nursing License #0001160124: Registered Nurse (RN)
DEA #: MS0896805
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certified
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certified
Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP)
Advanced Fetal Monitoring: completed 9/99

NURS 326 (ongoing)
NURS 426 (ongoing, grader)
ADCP NURS 340 (Summer 2014)
NURS 427 (ongoing)
CORE 401b (Summer, 2016)