Ellen Solis

Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing

Profile

Ellen Solis, DNP, CNM, FACNM (she/her) is a Teaching Professor and the track-lead of the nurse-midwifery program and the Graduate Certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Health (GCSRH). She is also the co-director of the UW-ACTIONS (Abortion Care Training Incubator for Outstanding Nurse Scholars) program Dr. Solis is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Frontier Nursing University and has been a practicing certified nurse-midwife (CNM) since 2007. Her research focus is on improving access to midwives across the US, combating moral distress/burnout in midwives, and bringing Reproductive Justice into midwifery education and clinical practice. As a midwife, and educator, Dr. Solis is committed to centering the voices of her clients, students, and colleagues—especially those from BIPOC and queer communities—and working towards increasing their voices in healthcare, education, and policy development. As a teacher, Ellen’s focus is on building anti-racism and trauma informed care into every course taught in the nurse-midwifery curriculum at the University of Washington, and on educating midwives to enter the workforce understanding that increasing the nurse-midwifery work force is an actionable solution to the maternal-child health crisis in the United States. As a midwife, she endeavors to provide excellent, evidenced-based care that centers the client and family in all interactions. Dr. Solis is the PI on a Skyline Foundation grant focused on exploring integrating CNM and CPM education and has published multiple articles on evidenced-based ways to care for people seeking midwifery care, midwives as change makers, resilience for health professionals. Dr Solis is also the co-editor of the “Gynecological Healthcare,” textbook.

Journal Articles

Muñoz, Elizabeth, Solis, Ellen, Mitchell, Stephanie. 2023. "Cannabis Use in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Understanding the Complicated History and Current Recommendations to Facilitate Client-Centered Discussions."
https://openalex.org/W4362637233
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yfpn.2022.12.002
Olson, S, Muñoz, Elizabeth, Solis, Ellen, Bradford, Heather. 2023. "Mitigating Weight Bias in the Clinical Setting: A New Approach to Care." Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health 69. Wiley: 180-190.
https://openalex.org/W4389711793
https://doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.13578
Solis, Ellen, Muñoz, Elizabeth, Delaney, Amy. 2022. "Providing bias-informed and evidence-based care for pregnant persons with obesity."
https://openalex.org/W4285407468
https://doi.org/10.51256/whc062235
Muñoz, Enrique, Solis, Ellen, Grafton, Vanessa. 2021. "Evidence-Based Care for Pregnancy Complicated by Obesity."
https://openalex.org/W3158875463
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yfpn.2021.01.008
Constantino, John, Hashemi, Nahid, Solis, Ellen, A, Tal, Haley, Sandra, McClure, Stephanie, Nordlicht, Nita, Constantino, Michele, Elmen, Julie, Carlson, Vicki. 2001. "Supplementation of urban home visitation with a series of group meetings for parents and infants: results of a “real-world” randomized, controlled trial."
https://openalex.org/W2046526922
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0145-2134(01)00292-7

Classes

HONORS 499: Honors Independent Study or Research
NCLIN 511: Introduction to Perinatal Care for Advanced Practice
NCLIN 516: Advanced Clinical Practicum I
NCLIN 517: Advanced Clinical Practicum II
NCLIN 518: Advanced Clinical Practicum III
NCLIN 801: Advanced Clinical Practicum Immersion
NURS 573: Foundational Seminar in Advanced Practice Nursing

Grants

Partners in Practice: Exploring Integrated Training for Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) and Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs), Skyline Foundation