Meagan Thompson, DNP, APRN, CNM, Co-PI, has a BA in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin Madison is Sociology, with minors in American Indian Studies and Women’s Studies. She worked as a reproductive health educator before returning for her Masters of Nursing (MN) at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. In her role as a reproductive health educator she created educational content to engage young people in their social, emotional, and reproductive health in a variety of settings. After receiving her MN degree, Meagan worked as a RN on a high-acuity tertiary care labor and delivery unit. While working as a bedside nurse, Meagan pursued her Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree in the Nurse-Midwifery specialty. During her DNP program, Meagan participated in the Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) fellowship where she worked as part of an interdisciplinary cohort to learn the basics of research, grant writing, and interprofessional collaboration. Her fellowship project examined reproductive outcomes for incarcerated adolescents. In August of 2022, Meagan completed a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner certificate, making her uniquely qualified to care for perinatal people with substance use and mood disorders.

After graduating as a Midwife, Meagan worked at the University of Iowa as a Clinical Assistant Professor of OB/GYN in the Carver College of Medicine where she worked as a full-spectrum Certified Nurse-Midwife. During this time Meagan received funding from the Iowa Department of Public Health to implement universal SBIRT, created a maternal substance use disorder (MSUD) clinic where she worked as the primary provider, and created both the Midwest SUPper Club (Substance Use in Pregnancy) and its associated annual conference. Meagan remains up-to-date with PSUD best practices through her work with the Midwest SUPper Club, regular attendance at trainings and conferences, and continuing her education as a PMHNP. She shares her knowledge in PSUDs by presenting, facilitating meetings, and spearheading the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) special interest group for Perinatal Substance Use Disorders. She is currently collaborating with the Iowa Department of Public Health to host a webinar series for perinatal RNs. She recently moved back to the Twin Cities and seeks to establish her clinical and academic practice in Minnesota.

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Sara is a current Masters of Public Health-Maternal and Child Health student at the University of Minnesota. She just graduated with her undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth where she was introduced to the fascinating field of Public Health. She has worked in many research areas of public health including Arts in Health, global HIV/AIDS care research, Culturally Congruent Doula Care, and Infant Immunizations after the COVID-19 pandemic. She currently works at Everyday Miracles as the Outreach Coordinator as well as a member of the Minnesota Public Health Associations governing council. Sara is excited to dedicate her time and resources to disseminate challenging health information into valuable and understandable resources for everyone. 

Dr. Grahan’s clinical practice focuses on the care of people with substance use disorders as well as the social, medical, and psychiatric conditions that often occur together. His PhD work focused on behavioral economics and outcome measurement issues related to substance use in adolescents and young adults. After spending a year learning advanced quality improvement and performance measurement techniques, he’s excited to join the faculty at Hennepin Healthcare to combine these efforts to improve the care for people who live in the Twin Cities community.