Melanie Fant

Experienced Women’s Health Specialist with a track record of building strong relationships with key decision-makers in OBGYN offices. Educates healthcare professionals on medical products and services, and consults with physicians to address their practice needs. Comfortable discussing complex medical conditions related to women’s health. Seeking dynamic role within a leading global medical technology company.

• Perceptions of patient-clinician communication in black mothers with hypertension: A mixed-method study, AWHONN Convention, Phoenix, AZ, 06/07/24 - 06/11/24, Poster presentation
• Amplifying the Voice of Black Mothers Diagnosed with Hypertension after Birth Regarding Patient-Provider Communication, 19th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Champagne, IL, 05/01/23, Panel Presentation
• Presentation of dissertation titled The Exploration of Perceptions of Patient-Clinician Communication in Black Mothers Diagnosed with an Acute Post-Partum Hypertensive Crisis, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences PowerHour, Memphis, TN, 01/01/23 - 01/01/24

• Recognizing Early Warning Signs of Acute Hypertensive Crisis of the Postpartum Mother: An Important Role for Neonatal Nurses, Fant, M., Rhoads, S., & Tucker, J., Neonatal Network, 42, 5, 284-290, 2023
• The Exploration of Perceptions of Patient-Clinician Communication in Black Mothers Diagnosed With an Acute Post-partum Hypertensive Crisis, Fant, M. P., The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2023
• Amplifying the voice of black others diagnosed with hypertension after birth regarding patient-clinician communication: Qualitative interview techniques, Fant, M., Rhoads, S, Carroll, L., The American Journal of Qualitative Research, under review
• Labor Support during the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Tucker, J., Waller, M., Fouquier, K., Fant, M. & Rhoads, S., American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 49, 4, 204-210, 2024, 10.1097/NMC.0000000000001021, 38926919, PMC11216393