Barbora Snuggs, DNP, APRN, CNM, CNEcl

Barbora Snuggs

Associate Professor

Phone706-867-2954

Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 447, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Obstetrics, Midwifery care, Academic Success in Nursing Education

Overview

Barbora is a Czechoslovakian native and a naturalized citizen of United States. She obtained her Baccalaureate degree in Nursing from Kennesaw State University in 1995. After working for many years as a nurse in Labor & Delivery, she continued her education at Emory University, completing her Master’s degree in Nurse-Midwifery in 2005. She continues to practice midwifery as part of the Atlanta Women’s Health Cherokee Hospitalist Group. She completed her Doctorate of Nursing Practice at Vanderbilt University in 2018 and is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of North Georgia.

Whether hiking, jogging, swimming, delivering babies, teaching, or traveling, Barbora loves to spend time with her husband, John, her three adult children, her friends, and her two Shih Tzus, Dixie and Molli.

Education

  • DNP, Vanderbilt University, 2018
  • MSN, Nurse-Midwifery, Emory University, 2005
  • BSN, Nurse-Midwifery, Kennesaw State University, 1995

Courses Taught

  • BSN program
  • ABSN program
  • Graduate program in Nursing

Research/Special Interests

Postpartum care for midwife-delivered patients following a stillbirth delivery

Personal Information

Professional Organizations:
American College of Nurse-Midwives
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
Girl Scouts of Georgia
Member at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church

Curriculum Vitae