TeamPeds Talks

This mini-series will focus on emerging health threats facing pregnant women and infants.

The mini-series is part of our project, Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby: Strengthening Nurse Practitioner Education on Emerging Health Threats for Newborns and Infants.

In this podcast mini-series, our host and clinical advisor for this project, Dr. Jodiey Bondurant, will explore case examples of emerging infectious threats in the care of newborns and infants, through conversations with NAPNAP member experts. Dr. Bondurant currently works in a family birth center managing newborns. Her background is in pediatric emergency, inpatient, and urgent care settings. In her current PNP role, Dr. Bondurant has cared for infants with congenital syphilis, HSV, hepatitis B, early and late-onset sepsis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. She is the medical director for a pregnancy clinic and has helped develop their STI screening and treatment policies.

Our guest for this episode is Jolene Carlton, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC, RNC-NIC, is a pediatric nurse practitioner with nine years of clinical experience, including four years on the inpatient newborn nursery team. Dr. Carlton has nearly three decades of clinical nursing experience serving populations in the NICU, newborn, neonatal/pediatric transport, labor and delivery, post-partum settings and more. She has presented podium and poster presentations, developed guidelines for clinical practice and authored and hosted a podcast for residents and NPs. Dr. Carlton authored a continuing education course on perinatal hepatitis C for our project, “Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby: Strengthening Nurse Practitioner Education on Emerging Health Threats for Newborns and Infants.”

Join us for pediatric-focused conversations about congenital syphilis, perinatal hepatitis C, congenital CMV and more as we discuss these important threats to maternal and infant health.

This mini-series will focus on emerging health threats facing pregnant women and infants.

The mini-series is part of our project, Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby: Strengthening Nurse Practitioner Education on Emerging Health Threats for Newborns and Infants.

In this podcast mini-series, our host and clinical advisor for this project, Dr. Jodiey Bondurant, will explore case examples of emerging infectious threats in the care of newborns and infants, through conversations with NAPNAP member experts. Dr. Bondurant currently works in a family birth center managing newborns. Her background is in pediatric emergency, inpatient, and urgent care settings. In her current PNP role, Dr. Bondurant has cared for infants with congenital syphilis, HSV, hepatitis B, early and late-onset sepsis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. She is the medical director for a pregnancy clinic and has helped develop their STI screening and treatment policies.

Our guest for this episode is Jolene Carlton, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC, RNC-NIC. Dr. Carlton, a pediatric nurse practitioner with 9 years of clinical experience, including 4 years on the inpatient Newborn Nursery team. Dr. Carlton has 28 years of clinical nursing experience serving populations in the NICU, newborn, neonatal/pediatric transport, labor and delivery, post-partum settings and more. She has presented podium and poster presentations, developed guidelines for clinical practice and authored and hosted a podcast for residents and NPs. Dr. Carlton authored a continuing education course on perinatal hepatitis C for our project, Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby: Strengthening Nurse Practitioner Education on Emerging Health Threats for Newborns and Infants.

Join us for pediatric-focused conversations about congenital syphilis, perinatal hepatitis C, congenital CMV and more as we discuss these important threats to maternal and infant health.

This mini-series will focus on emerging health threats facing pregnant women and infants.

The mini-series is part of our project, Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby: Strengthening Nurse Practitioner Education on Emerging Health Threats for Newborns and Infants.

In this podcast mini-series, our host and clinical advisor for this project, Dr. Jodiey Bondurant, will explore case examples of emerging infectious threats in the care of newborns and infants, through conversations with NAPNAP member experts. Dr. Bondurant currently works in a family birth center managing newborns. Her background is in pediatric emergency, inpatient, and urgent care settings. In her current PNP role, Dr. Bondurant has cared for infants with congenital syphilis, HSV, hepatitis B, early and late-onset sepsis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. She is the medical director for a pregnancy clinic and has helped develop their STI screening and treatment policies.

Our guest for this episode is Ashley Gyura, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner at Children’s Minnesota who currently works as an infectious disease specialist providing inpatient consultations on a variety of infectious concerns. Dr. Gyura has presented locally and nationally and is a contributing author for two book chapters on infectious disease laboratory testing. She also served as the clinical advisor for NAPNAP’s nurse practitioner education and knowledge assessment for Lyme disease initiative.

Join us for pediatric-focused conversations about congenital syphilis, perinatal hepatitis C, congenital CMV and more as we discuss these important threats to maternal and infant health.

In our 10th podcast series, “Intersections in

Our host for this series is Jason Spees, MSN, MaOM, APRN,

In this last episode Jason is joined by Shenoa Rose Jamieson, CRNP, SANE-A, SANE-P as they look back at the episodes, guests, and topics we explored in this series.

In our 10th podcast series, “Intersections in Health Care and Human Trafficking”, NAPNAP uses a multidisciplinary lens to explore the impact of human trafficking on children and adolescents. Human trafficking is a complex and pervasive issue which is best addressed by tapping into the skills and expertise across many disciplines and people. Forensics, police, legal, social work, research, and survivors of human trafficking all have a place in addressing human trafficking.

Our host for this series is Jason Spees, MSN, MaOM, APRN,

This week’s episode will explore the intersection of human

Dr. Rahel Bosson is a psychiatrist, the medical director of McLean’s Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT), associate program director of the MGH/McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program, associate director of the MGH Center of Immigrant Health, and an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Bosson received her BS in Nursing at Texas Tech University. She worked as a psychiatric nurse and critical care nurse in a cardiothoracic unit before going back to school to complete both her medical degree and internal medicine residency at the University of Louisville, KY.

Dr. Murphy-Dawson is a child psychiatrist working as the Education & Outreach

In our 10th podcast series, “Intersections in Health Care and Human Trafficking”, NAPNAP uses a

Our host for this series is Jason Spees, MSN, MaOM, APRN, L.Ac., FNP-C, Dipl. Ac. & C.H. Jason is a human trafficking educator and the chair of NAPNAP Partners Alliance for Children in Trafficking (ACT).

This week’s episode will discuss the labor trafficking with our guest Sabra Boyd. Sabra is a versatile professional with extensive experience in writing, healthcare administration, and human trafficking prevention. She is recognized for her work as a consultant, trainer, media relations mentor, and editor. Sabra has been featured in prominent publications and is involved in various projects related to ethical journalism, survivor advocacy, and combating human trafficking. Her contributions range from developing training programs to curating survivor-vetted movie lists. Sabra's involvement extends to collaborating with governmental and organizational entities to establish guidelines for ethical practices in supporting trafficking survivors. She is also engaged in upcoming projects with notable institutions such as University College London and the Lancet. 

In our 10th podcast series, “Intersections in Health Care and Human Trafficking”, NAPNAP uses a multidisciplinary lens to explore the impact of human trafficking on children and adolescents. Human trafficking is a complex and pervasive issue which is best addressed by tapping into the skills and expertise across many disciplines and people. Forensics, police, legal, social work, research, and survivors of human trafficking all have a place in addressing human trafficking.

Our host for this series is Jason Spees, MSN, MaOM, APRN, L.Ac., FNP-C, Dipl. Ac. & C.H. Jason is a human trafficking educator and the chair of NAPNAP Partners Alliance for Children in Trafficking (ACT).

This week’s episode will explore the intersection of human trafficking survivors and health care providers with our guests Jay Benke and Bekah Charleston.

Jay Benke is a formidable voice and leader in anti-trafficking advocacy, drawing from her lived experiences as an abduction and child sex trafficking survivor based in Oregon. As a disability and LGBTQ+ advocate, Jay brings a distinctive, intersectional perspective to her work, championing the rights and voices of marginalized survivors. The focus of her work ranges from criminal justice reform to demand reduction to survivor equity and inclusion to harm reduction, and trauma informed care. She is a speaker, mentor, curriculum specialist, content creator and fact-check editor for both public and private sectors. As founder of Clever Human , she provides expert consulting services, and national engagement specialist for the Sex Trade Survivor Caucus (STSC), an all-survivor organization that creates space for survivors to impact change in policy and legislation.

Bekah Charleston is a nationally respected leader and a dynamic public speaker whose story of survival, triumph, and determination has been featured in communities across the U.S. and at the national level by numerous media outlets. After enduring a decade of abuse and exploitation, she built a career dedicated to the empowerment of survivors and focused on community collaboration at all levels. In 2013, she launched Bekah Speaks Out to provide customized training and consultancy services to law enforcement, service providers, and community leaders alike. Since then, she has earned degrees in criminal justice and criminology, filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Nevada over the legalized prostitution industry, and worked with senators to advocate for the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act which provides victims the opportunity to vacate or expunge federal convictions resulting from their victimization. Bekah’s goal is not only to change perceptions, but to leave a legacy that demonstrates the dignity and strength of Survivorship. You can reach Bekah @BekahSpeaksOut or at www.bekahspeaksout.com.

In our 10th podcast series, “Intersections in Health Care and Human Trafficking”, NAPNAP uses a multidisciplinary lens to explore the impact of human trafficking on children and adolescents. Human trafficking is a complex and pervasive issue which is best addressed by tapping into the skills and expertise across many disciplines and people. Forensics, police, legal, social work, research, and survivors of human trafficking all have a place in addressing human trafficking.

Our host for this series is Jason Spees, MSN, MaOM, APRN, L.Ac., FNP-C, Dipl. Ac. & C.H. Jason is a human trafficking educator and the chair of NAPNAP Partners Alliance for Children in Trafficking (ACT).

This week’s episode will discuss police work regarding human trafficking with our guests Katie Herbers, LCSW and Marcy Alonzo. Katie is a licensed clinical social worker currently working as a Victim Services Supervisor at the Austin Police Department. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin with her undergraduate degree in psychology and history and graduated from University of Texas in Austin with a master’s in social work. Katie worked at Child Protective Services for three years, specializing in adolescents in care and aging out of care. Katie has been working in Victim Services for the past five years and was previously the counselor assisting with human trafficking and sexual assault cases. In her current position, she supervises counselors in the Human Trafficking, Child Abuse, Financial Crimes Division and still assists with survivors of human trafficking.

Marcy Alonzo is a bilingual community leader with 20 years of advocacy experience. Marcy is a passionate advocate for survivors of sexual assault, human trafficking and domestic violence. She brings 20 years of experience to the Central Texas Coalition Against Human Trafficking Steering Committee. Currently, Marcy serves as the coordinator for both the Austin/Travis County Sexual Assault Response and Resource Team (SARRT) and the Central Texas Coalition Against Human Trafficking. In these roles, she champions collaboration, equity and inclusion, ensuring survivor needs are centered in every aspect of the response. A native "Austinite", Marcy is deeply invested in the well-being of her community. She believes in the power of collective action to create a safer and more just world for all.

In our 10th podcast series, “Intersections in Health Care and Human Trafficking”, NAPNAP uses a multidisciplinary lens to explore the impact of human trafficking on children and adolescents. Human trafficking is a complex and pervasive issue which is best addressed by tapping into the skills and expertise across many disciplines and people. Forensics, police, legal, social work, research, and survivors of human trafficking all have a place in addressing human trafficking.

Our host for this series is Jason Spees, MSN, MaOM, APRN, L.Ac., FNP-C, Dipl. Ac. & C.H. Jason is a human trafficking educator and the chair of NAPNAP Partners Alliance for Children in Trafficking (ACT).

This week’s episode will discuss the NAPNAP

Jennifer Livingston is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner and pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner affiliated with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Team for Children at Risk and Penn State University’s Sexual Assault Forensic Examination and Training Center. She earned her Bachelor of Nursing from Arkansas Tech University and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

With 21 years of nursing experience,

She has collaborated with the FBI, state police,

In our 10th podcast series, “Intersections in Health Care and Human Trafficking”, NAPNAP uses a multidisciplinary lens to explore the impact of human trafficking on children and adolescents. Human trafficking is a complex and pervasive issue which is best addressed by tapping into the skills and expertise across many disciplines and people. Forensics, police, legal, social work, research, and survivors of human trafficking all have a place in addressing human trafficking.

Our host for this series is Jason Spees, MSN, MaOM, APRN, L.Ac., FNP-C, Dipl. Ac. & C.H. Jason is a human trafficking educator and the chair of NAPNAP Partners Alliance for Children in Trafficking (ACT).

This week’s episode will discuss the research and social work in human trafficking with our guest Kathleen Preble, PhD, MSW. Dr. Preble is an associate professor of social work at the University of Texas at Arlington. She focuses her area of research around human trafficking and its intersections with sex trading, intimate partner violence and resiliency building among survivors and providers. She has been integral developing statewide strategic planning on human trafficking response in Missouri working with the statewide coalition. She’s on the board of directors for Healing Action, a anti trafficking social service agency in St. Louis and is a collaborative partner with CATE the statewide coalition in Missouri.