Jennifer E. Dohrn established the first freestanding birthing center in the innercity community in Southwest Bronx under leadership of Dr. Ruth Lubic. She has been working in ten sub-Saharan African countries since 1993, building the capacity of nurses and midwives in HIV care, and was the first Project Director for PEPFAR/ICAP Global Nurse Capacity Building Program at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. She is currently building a nursing and midwifery research leadership network in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.
