Dr. Gillespie is the Deputy Director, UW-Madison Prevention Research Center and Assistant Scientist in the Division of Reproductive and Population Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northern Illinois University and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Community and Public Health from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Gillespie has extensive experience in maternal and child health that fostered her research in risk-based maternal care. She is particularly interested in qualitative studies on the effectiveness of integrating public health programs that support women during the perinatal period with clinical care.