Denise Côté-Arsenault, Ph.D., RN, CPLC, FNAP, FAAN
Professor; Hemak Endowed Professor of Maternal Child Nursing; Research Institute Fellow
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Women's Health Research, University of Washington School of Nursing, 1998-99
 - Ph.D., Nursing, University of Rochester, 1995
 - 1985, M.S.N., Childbearing Family Nursing/ Nurse Educator, Syracuse University, 1985
 - B.S.N., Syracuse University, 1976
 
Research Interests
Côté-Arsenault's program of research is focused on childbearing experiences, primarily experiences of pregnancy loss and infant death, pregnancy subsequent to perinatal loss, continuing pregnancy with life-limiting fetal condition. Additional interests: Perinatal Palliative Care; Pregnancy Theories; Qualitative Research
Publications and Media Placements
Honors and Awards
- Fulbright Specialist, Poland, 2024
 - Fulbright Research Scholar, United Kingdom, 2019 - 2020
 - Distinguished Investigator Award, Midwest Nursing Research Society Qualitative Methods Research & Implementation Interest Group, 2023
 - March of Dimes Heroes in Action Award Finalist, Maternal Child Health Category, 2022
 - Distinguished Career Award, Midwest Nursing Research Society, Palliative and End of Life Care Research Interest Group, 2022
 - Saint Louis Magazine Finalist, Research Category, 2021
 
Professional Organizations and Associations
- American Academy of Nursing, 2013 - present
 - Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Alliance (PLIDA), 2000 - present
 - Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society, Delta Lambda Chaper, 1985 - present
 - AWHONN, 1985 - present
 - Midwest Nursing Research Society, 2019 - present