Constance Blake
Associate Professor

Biography

Dr. Connie Blake has an interest in birthing families and newborn nursing, advocacy, empathy development and integrative healing. She holds board certification in the nursing specialties of inpatient obstetrics and holistic nursing.

Courses Taught

  • Perinatal Nursing Care

  • Nursing Leadership

  • Simulation Clinical Content Courses; Undergraduate

  • Perinatal-Newborn Nursing Clinical/Acute Care

  • Preceptorship Course/Capstone

Areas of Research

New Graduate Nurses Development of Empathy

Caregiver Wellbeing in the Healthcare Settings

Nurse's Perceived Workload & Stressors

Physical & Emotional Comfort at End of Life

Publications

Benjamin, E., Romain, S., Vital, C., Blake, C., Peterson, C., & Chung, J. (2025). 鈥淭hey don鈥檛 know what it鈥檚 really like:鈥 Qualitative insights into inpatient nurses鈥 perceived workload. BMC Nursing, 24, e1083.

Benjamin, E., Romain, S., Vital, C. J., Peterson, C., Blake, C., & Chung, J. (2025, April). Identification of workload measurement indicators for nurses in acute care using focus groups [Poster presentation]. Philadelphia, PA.

Vital, C. & Blake, C. (2024, February). Lessons learned from Covid-19: Holistic nursing is a necessary ingredient for acute care hospitals. Beginnings. 10-12.

DeJoy, S.A., Bohl, M.G., Mahoney, K, Blake, C. (2020). Estimating the Financial Impact of Reducing Primary Cesareans. Journal of Midwifery & Women鈥檚 Health, 65(1), 56-63. 10.1111/jmwh.13010

Stafilarakis, D., Hartmann, J., Twining, D., Paterwic, S., Provost, C., Whitehead, L. Blake, C. (2018). Determining whether maternal fetal triage index implantation decreases patient walk-out rates. Journal of Obstetric Gynecological & Neonatal Nursing; 47(3), S50-S51.
10.1016/j.jogn.2018.04.100

Blake, C. (2012). Did you just say...The baby is coming? Journal of Emergency Nursing; 38 (3), 296-300.

Presentations

July 2026, BSEP Program, Baystate Medical Center, Self-Care & Healing for High School Students
June 2026, American Holistic Nurses Association, Niagara Falls, NY; Podium Presentation 鈥淐ultivating Deep Roots & Connections to Earth鈥 (Nurse's Wellbeing & Self-Care)

Professional Service

Current Member of:
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA)

Headshot of Constance Blake.