Assistant Professor
Education
Biography
Dr. Brittany Woods is an Assistant Professor at the Capstone College of Nursing. She received her BSN from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2010 and her Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2023. Dr. Woods spent a decade in clinical practice as a surgical transplant nurse at UAB Hospital in Birmingham serving both adult and pediatric populations as a certified perioperative nurse. She has mentored both new and experienced nurses, as well as Ph.D., DNP, and BSN students. Following her doctoral degree, she completed a reproductive health postdoctoral fellowship with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education served at the Center for Disease Control’s Division of Reproductive Health.
Dr. Woods’ primary research investigates the mental health of adult populations with infertility. She has also collaborated on sexual and reproductive health research in adult populations with chronic diseases, like cystic fibrosis.
She serves as the Vice-Chair of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Nurse’s Professional Group and Vice President of the Epsilon Omega Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, and is an active member of the Southern Nursing Research Society. Dr. Woods has presented research at local, regional, national, and international conferences with both poster and podium presentations and has several peer-reviewed publications. She is also a passionate professional and personal advocate for infertility awareness with RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association.