Dr. Megan Falke is a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor at Creighton University, specializing in neonatal care. After graduating with her ABSN in 2007, she devoted her career to NICU nursing, earning her MSN in 2011 and DNP in 2019, where she developed a neonatal hospice program. She currently practices at Nebraska Medicine's level III NICU and serves as a column editor for Neonatal Network. As a 2024 Health Equity Reasearch Eeducation Program scholar, Dr. Falke champions health equity and social justice. Her current research focuses on exploring how community health workers can help reduce infant mortality rates, with the aim of establishing a comprehensive support program for families with infants.
Teaching Interests
Neonatal Intensive Care
Research Focus
Teaching: High Risk Neonate, Breastfeeding, Population Health, Palliative Care, Perinatal Hospice Research: Perinatal Palliative Care, Health disparities in NICU, Family Centered Care, Trauma Informed Care