Build a doula track your college can stand behind.
I design doula curriculum and deliver doula-credentialed instruction for community colleges, allied health programs, and universities adding doula training to their offerings. Evidence-based, equity-grounded, and built to fit your accreditation framework, your students, and the workforce demand in your region.
What you are working on
You are likely facing some version of these:
- Documented workforce demand for doulas in your service area, growing fast as state Medicaid doula benefits expand
- A program review or strategic plan that names doula or perinatal workforce credentials
- An allied health, nursing, midwifery, or social work department considering adding doula content
- A continuing education or workforce development office responding to community demand
- Faculty interested in adding doula instruction who want a DONA-credentialed partner to handle the credential-specific portions
- Articulation with state Medicaid doula training requirements where they apply
- Equity goals around community-based perinatal workforce development
The training has to fit your academic structure, your accreditation, your students, and your regional workforce demand at the same time. Off-the-shelf workshops do not do that.
What I deliver
A custom doula track designed for your students, your academic framework, and your workforce labor market.
Custom curriculum design. I design doula curriculum that meets DONA International standards and integrates with your existing academic structure: an allied health certificate, a nursing or midwifery elective, a social work elective, a continuing education cohort, or a workforce credential pathway.
Doula-credentialed instruction. I deliver the doula-specific portions of your program each cohort. Your faculty handle the academic wrapper, the prerequisites, and the college-specific student support. Together we run a track that meets DONA standards and your accreditation requirements.
Trauma-informed, equity-grounded facilitation. Every cohort is taught with adult learning principles, structured reflection on obstetric racism and historical harm, and the kind of facilitation that holds up when the room is doing emotional work.
Curriculum refresh as evidence and policy shift. Clinical guidance, accreditation standards, and current evidence change. I update materials between cohorts so each group is trained against current standards.
Outcomes built in. Pre and post knowledge measures, skill demonstrations, reflective practice tools, and cohort-level reporting you can include in program review, accreditation self-study, workforce development reporting, or institutional dashboards.
How it fits your academic structure
I design curriculum to fit:
- Credit-bearing courses with mapped learning outcomes (Bloom’s-aligned, ready for course approval review)
- Continuing education cohorts with documented contact hours and digital badges
- Workforce credential pathways aligned with state Medicaid doula training requirements
- Allied health certificate programs with articulated transfer credit options where they apply
- Nursing, midwifery, and social work electives that pair doula skills with discipline-specific competencies
- Federal Perkins, workforce development, or institutional funding scopes
I deliver each cohort myself. That keeps your program DONA-aligned without requiring you to keep a DONA BDT on faculty.
What students leave with
A graduate prepared to work as a doula in their community, certify with DONA International, and document their work for the regional workforce.
- Comprehensive birth doula training that meets DONA International standards
- Eligibility to certify with DONA International
- Trauma-informed practice grounded in current evidence
- Cultural humility and inclusive practice training
- Skills that map to state Medicaid doula benefit requirements where they apply
- A clear path to certification, employment, or continued education
- Documentation suitable for transcript notation, digital badges, or workforce credentials
What you can report on
Each cohort produces documentation suitable for program review, accreditation self-study, and workforce development reporting:
- Pre and post knowledge measures with cohort-level statistics
- Skill demonstration completion rates
- Cohort completion and certification readiness rates
- Demographic data and equity outcomes if you collect them
- Reflective practice artifacts that document trauma-informed and equity-grounded skill development
- Labor market alignment indicators with appropriate caveats
You receive a written cohort report within thirty days, formatted to fit your reporting templates.
Why work with me
I am a DONA International approved Birth Doula Trainer with a PhD in healthcare management and systems sciences, an MPH, an MSHPE, and a CPH. I have attended over 1,500 births and trained over 10,000 doulas. I bring graduate and undergraduate teaching experience, instructional design rigor, and academic credentials your provost, your accreditation reviewers, and your faculty colleagues will recognize.
I write clean reports. I will tell you when something is outside my scope and connect you with someone who can help.
How partnerships work
1. Project brief
You send a written intake telling me about your department, your students, your accreditation framework, your workforce data, and what you need from a curriculum partner. I reply within two business days with questions, a proposal outline, or both. A short Zoom only happens if both of us think it will move the project forward.
2. Custom program design
I send a written proposal with curriculum scope, course-level deliverables, delivery format, schedule, outcome measures, and a flat or scoped fee.
3. Delivery
Each cohort runs on your academic calendar. I deliver the doula-credentialed instruction, you provide the academic wrapper.
4. Continuation
Recurring cohorts each semester or term, curriculum refresh as evidence and policy shift, and ongoing co-delivery as your program grows.
Ready to talk?
Tell me about your department, your students, and your timeline. I will follow up within two business days with next steps and a proposal outline.