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Preemie Books
The
Preemie Parents Companion: The Essential Guide to Caring for Your Premature Baby
in the Hospital, at Home, and Through the First Years by Susan L Madden M.S,
William Sears MD, Jane E Stewart MD
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About Kimberly A. Powell When
I became the mother of a premature daughter in March of 1997 I found a new
calling. I want to help other parents who
find themselves in the similar unexpected, yet eventually rewarding,
circumstance of being a preemie parent. Since
my daughter’s birth I have spent time visiting the NICU, engaging in online
preemie support groups, and publicly speaking on the preemie experience.
Most recently, in June of 1998, my daughter was featured, and I was
interviewed, on local news casts as a preemie success story.
I use my daughter’s success to help others by serving as a volunteer
for the American Association of Premature Infants and a member of the HELLP
Syndrome Society. Professionally,
I earned my Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Georgia in 1992.
I am an Associate Professor and Department Head of the
Communication/Linguistics Department at Luther College in Decorah,
Iowa. In
addition to teaching courses in public speaking, argumentation and rhetoric, I
have published several articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as Communication Studies, Communication Quarterly, and The Speech
Communication Teacher.
I also serve as associate editor for Communication
Studies, The Iowa Journal of Communication, and Speaker and Gavel, and as a guest editor for Women’s Studies in Communication. Personally,
in addition to spending time with my family, I enjoy gardening, playing
racquetball, and practicing tae kwon do.
I earned my first-degree black belt in 1995, after which I began
instructing in our local American Tae Kwon Do Association club.
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