Positions
Certified Nurse Midwife
Principal Investigator for the ACE Program
Instructor
- Organization:
- West Virginia University School of Medicine
- Department:
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Classification:
- Faculty
Assistant Professor
- Organization:
- West Virginia University School of Nursing
- Department:
- Family / Community Health Department
- Classification:
- Faculty
Education
- MSN, Georgetown University, School of Nursing and Health Studies, 2016
- BSN, West Virginia University, 2014
Awards
- Hoya Changemaker - (October 9, 2023)
- Fellow, American College of Nurse-Midwives - (May 7, 2023)
- Outstanding Alumni Award - (May 23, 2022)
- Healthcare Hero - (April 15, 2021)
- Future of Nursing 40 Under 40 - (August 19, 2017)
Additional Info
About Kelly Lemon
Kelly Lemon is a dual-certified Nurse-Midwife and Women's Health Nurse Practitioner who teaches in the WVU School of Nursing, provides full-scope Midwifery care, and has additional experience and interest in perinatal substance use disorder. She is a peer reviewer for the Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health and the Journal of Addiction Medicine. She is a Fellow in the American College of Nurse-Midwives (inducted in 2023) and serves as a board member of the ACNM Political Action Committee. Through a joint-appointment as an Assistant Professor in the WVU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences, she is the principal investigator for the ACE Program (a WV Perinatal Partnership Drug Free Moms and Babies project site).
Additional Info
Teaching interests: - Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Perinatal Health
- Substance Use Disorder
- Perinatal Health
- Substance Use Disorder
Research Interests
- Substance Use Disorder (targeted focus with individuals assigned female at birth and those identifying as female)
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Care (education and access)
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Care (education and access)
Grants and Research
- SOR Grant - DHHR, School of Public Health - 2019 - 2020
Patient Care Information
Medical Specialties
- Obstetrics and Gynecology