Stephanie Uhr, Ph.D., M.S., R.N., I.B.C.L.C.

Title:	Assistant Professor
Unit:	Nursing
Office Location:	Wellness/Literacy, Room 2136
Office Phone:	815-753-6556
Email:	suhr@niu.edu
Pronouns:	she/her/hers

Courses Taught

• NURS 319 - Nursing Care Childbearing Family
• Nurs 603 - Advanced Clinical Practice and Educational Integration: Scholarly Project in Nursing
• NURS 343 - Childbearing Family Clinical
• NURS 302 - Professional Nursing
• NURS 349X - Critical Thinking
• NURS 347 - Concepts Professional Nursing (RN-BS)

Education

• Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Nursing
• M.S., Northern Illinois University, Nursing Education
• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
• B.S., Northern Illinois University, Nursing

Academic/Research Interests

• Maternal Infant Health
• Lactation
• Diversity and Inclusion/Health Disparities
• Student Success

Awards

• 2025, Honors Faculty of Distinction, Northern Illinois University
• 2024, Research and Artistry Opportunity Grant, Northern Illinois University
• 2022, Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, Northern Illinois University
• 2020, Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, CHHS nominee, Northern Illinois University
• 2021, NEF Scholar 2021-2022, Miriam M. Powell Scholarship Award, Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. (NEF)

Publications

• Uhr, S.D., Copher, J.D., Johnson, T.S and Woodard, J. Another Tool in the Toolbox: Quantifying Pre-Existing Human Milk Feeding Experience with the Breastfeeding Awareness Level Tool, Journal of Nursing Measurement (Submitted - JNM-2026-0036)
• Theurich, M.A., Eglash, A., Miller, D., Patterson, J.A., Dubelier, M., Macaluso, L., Macaluso A., Krauska, A., Simon, L., Rothstein, J.D. and Uhr, S. (2025). Perspectives on breast pump experiences: Findings from a US national cross-sectional survey, Breastfeeding Medicine, BFM-2025-0174.R1.
• Uhr, S.D., Johnson, T.S. and Taani, M.H. (2025, October-December). Increasing positive breastfeeding attitudes using an evidence-based breastfeeding module for nursing students. The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 39(4), 372-379.
• Beldon, M.A., Clay, S.L., Uhr, S.D., Woolfolk, C.L. and Canton, I.J. (2024) Exposure to racism and adverse pregnancy outcomes for black women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Immigrant Minority Health, 26(6).
• Uhr, S. D., Johnson, T.S. and Taani, M.H. (2024). Prelicensure nursing students' attitudes regarding breastfeeding education. Nursing Education Perspectives, 45(3), 177-179.
• Uhr, S. D., Johnson, T.S. and Taani, M.H. (2023, September 19). Prelicensure nursing students' attitudes regarding breastfeeding education. Nursing Education Perspectives, online.
• Uhr, S. D. (2022). Impacting positive breastfeeding attitudes of prelicensure nursing students using an evidence-based breastfeeding module (Order No. 29256835). Available from Dissertations & Theses @ University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. (2688524145).

Presentations

• Uhr, S.D. and Copher, J. D. (2026, June 7). Another Tool in the Toolbox: Quantifying Pre-Existing Human Milk Feeding Experience with the Breastfeeding Awareness Level Tool. [Poster session]. Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Annual Convention, Orlando, FL. (accepted)
• Uhr, S. D. (2024, December 10). A call to action for a human milk feeding educational curriculum for nursing students. [Poster session]. 22^nd International Society of Research in Human Milk and Lactation Conference, Charleston, SC.
• Uhr, S. D. (2024, June 8). A call to action for a human milk feeding educational curriculum for nursing students. [Poster session]. Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Annual Convention, Phoenix, AZ.
• Uhr, S. D. (2023, June 19). An Educational Intervention to Improve Breastfeeding Attitudes of Nursing Students [Poster session]. Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
• Uhr, S. D. (2022, October 12). Impacting Positive Breastfeeding Attitudes of Prelicensure Nursing Students Using an Evidence-Based Breastfeeding Module. Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) Nursing Education research interest Group Think Tank.