Dr. Karen Trister Grace is an Assistant Professor at George Mason University in the School of Nursing, and a Certified Nurse Midwife at Mary’s Center in Silver Spring, MD. Dr. Grace completed her PhD at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in 2019, and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2021.  She has been a practicing midwife since 2000 and has taught in nursing and midwifery education since 2007. Her research focuses on IPV and reproductive coercion, pregnancy intention, and health equity. She is lead editor of the 3rd edition of the “Prenatal & Postnatal Care: A Person-Centered Approach” textbook. Dr. Grace is a member of the Maryland Maternal Mortality Review Team, and is active in the American College of Nurse Midwives, American Midwifery Certification Board, Nursing Network on Violence Against Women, and Nurses for Sexual & Reproductive Health.