Eileen J. B. Thrower, CNM, APRN, Ph.D., CNE, FACNM

Midwife

Dr. Thrower is an associate professor at Frontier Nursing University, where she is the department chair of the Department of Midwifery and Women’s Health. Her doctoral research examined oral histories of nurse-midwives in Georgia, and she continues her research on the history of midwifery. She is passionate about the scholarship of teaching and learning and has published and presented on evidenced-based teaching methodologies. During her 30-plus years of clinical practice, Dr. Thrower established two nurse-midwifery practices in West Georgia. She has worked in clinical practice in birth centers and hospital settings. She is the past president of Georgia’s ACNM Affiliate and the ACNM National Program Committee chair. Dr. Thrower enjoys hiking, camping, boating, crocheting, reading, and solving crossword puzzles in her free time.