Maternal Mortality Review Committee Dr. Christina Marea Confirmation Resolution of 2025

MU
RIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
March 14, 2025
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Colu mbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 4 of the Maternal Mortality Review
Committee Establishment Act of 2018, effective June 5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C. Official Code
§ 7-671.03), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Dr. Christina Marea
24th Street, NE
Washington, D.C 20018
(Ward 5)
for reappointment as a person with experience in obstetrics and gynecology from a District of Columbia
hospital or birthing center member of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, for a term to end
January 10, 2028.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-m entioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
Muriel B owser
Mayor
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at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN TH E COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the reappointment of Dr. Christina Marea to the Maternal Mortality Review
Committee.
RESOLVED , BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
resolution may be cited as the "Maternal Mortality R eview Committee Dr. Christina Marea
Confirmation Resolution of 2025".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
Dr. Christina Marea
24th Street, N E
Washington, DC 20018
(Ward 5)
as a person with experience in obstetrics and gynecology from a District of Columbia hospital or
birthing center member of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, established by section 3 of
the Maternal Mortality Review Committee Establishment Act of 2018, effective June 5, 2018
(D.C. Law 22-111; D.C . Official Code§ 7-671.02), for a term to end January 10, 2028.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
ChristinaX. Marea, PhD, MSN, MA, CNM
‘AdvancedPracticeNursing
Schoolof Nursing and HealthStudies
GeorgetownUniversit

1.PERSONAL INFORMATION
A.Education
Years Degree/Coursework
‘September2021—Present
December2020
May2010
May2008
May2002
Fellowship:
TLIPostdoctoralFellowship
PhD
MasterofScienceinNursing
MasterofArts inConflict
Resolution
BachelorofScienceinForeign
Service
InstitutionGeorgetown-HowardUniversitiesCenterforClinicaland‘TranslationalScience
JohnsHopkinsSchoolofNursing
Baltimore,MD
YaleSchoolofNursing
‘New Haven, CT
Universityof Bradford,Bradford,
WestYorkshire,UK
GeorgetownUniversity
Washington,DC
BetterSelvesFellowship,Knoll Farm, Vermont, USA, 2017
Universityof Bradford,Rotary World Peace Fellowship,West Yorkshire,
UnitedKingdom,2006-2008
B.ProfessionalExperience
Institution/LocationYears Title
2020—PresentAssistantProfessor,EducatorTrack
‘Nurse-Midwifery/WHNP
2013-2019 AdjunctInstructor,OCICoordinator,‘Nurse-Midwifery/WHNP
GeorgetownUniversitySchoolofNursingandHealthStudies,WashingtonDC
GeorgetownUniversitySchoolofNursingand Health Studies,Washington DC
2017 – 2019 External Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva,
Switzerland (remote)
2013 - 2019 Coordinator for Simulation,
Nurse-Midwifery/WHNP
Georgetown University School of Nursing
and Health Studies, Washington DC
2018 – Present Certified Nurse Midwife Community of Hope
Washington, DC
2015 – 2017 Certified Nurse Midwife Providence Hospital
Washington DC
2014 – 2015 Certified Nurse Midwife Physicians and Midwives
Alexandria, VA
2012 – 2013 Certified Nurse Midwife Doctors Without Borders, Maban, South
Sudan
2010 - 2012 Certified Nurse Midwife Medstar Washington Hospital Center,
Washington DC
2009 – 2010 Registered Nurse Fair Haven Community Health Center, New
Haven, CT
2009 Co-Director Haven Free Clinic, New Haven, CT
2008 External Consultant UNHCR/ UNRWA, Damascus, Syria
2007 Certified Professional Midwife Hospitalito Atitlan, Santiago Atitlan,
Guatemala
2006 – 2007 Certified Professional Midwife Maternidad La Luz, El Paso, TX
2003 – 2004 Marketing Associate Advisory Board Company, Washington DC
2002 – 2005 Director Learning Enterprises, Washington DC

C. Licensure
Registered Nurse/ Certified Nurse-Midwife
State: DC
License No: RN1020288
Initial Date: May 2010
Renewal/ Expiration: December 2022

D. Certification
Years Source Type
2010 – 2022 American Midwifery
Certification Board
Certified Nurse Midwife

E. Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

2. RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
A. Publications:
i. Original Papers in Refereed Journals
1. Marea, C. X., Warren, N., Glass, N., Johnson-Agbakwu, C., & Perrin, N. (2021).
Assessing the reliability and validity of attitudes and confidence scales for the care of
women and girls affected by female genital cutting/ mutilation. BMC Public Health,
21(1415). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11455-8
2. Marea, C. X.; Warren, N.; Glass, N.; Johnson-Agbakwu, C.; Perrin, N. (2021) Factors
Associated with Health Care Provider Awareness, Attitudes, and Confidence for the Care
of Women and Girls Affected by FGM/C, Health Equity 5:1, 329–337, DOI:
10.1089/heq.2020.0130.
3. Njie-Carr, V.P.S., Sabri, B., Messing, J.T., Ward-Lasher, A., Marea, C., Wachter, K., &
Campbell, J. (2020). Understanding intimate partner violence among immigrant and
refugee women: A grounded theory analysis. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, &
Trauma (JAMT). https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2020.1796870
4. Kaufman, M. R., Grilo, G., Williams, A., Marea, C. X., Fentaye, F. W., Abebe
Gebretsadik, L., & Yedenekal, S. A. (2019). The Intersection of Gender-Based Violence
and Risky Sexual Behaviour among University Students in Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study
Psychology & Sexuality, 11(3), 198-211.
https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2019.1667418
5. Kaufman, M. R., Williams, A. M., Grilo, G., Marea, C. X., Fentaye, F. W., Gebretsadik,
L. A., & Yedenekal, S. A. (2019). “We are responsible for the violence, and prevention is
up to us”: a qualitative study of perceived risk factors for gender-based violence among
Ethiopian university students. BMC Women’s Health, 19(1), 131.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-019-0824-0
6. Nersesian, P. V., Starbird, L. E., Wilson, D. M., Marea, C. X., Uveges, M. K., Choi, S.
S. W., … Cajita, M. I. (2019). Mentoring in research-focused doctoral nursing programs
and student perceptions of career readiness in the United States. Journal of Professional
Nursing, 35(5), 358–364. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PROFNURS.2019.04.005
7. Alvarez CP, Davidson PM, Fleming C, Glass NE. Elements of effective interventions for
addressing intimate partner violence in Latina women: A systematic review. PLoS One.
2016;11(8):1-13. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0160518
8. Grace KT, Fleming C. A Systematic Review of Reproductive Coercion in International
Settings. World Med Heal Policy. 2016;8(4):382-408. doi:doi:10.1002/wmh3.209

Manuscripts Under Peer Review

Dissertation Manuscripts Pending Submission
Marea, C. X.; Warren, N.; Glass, N.; Pallitto, C. Advancing the Knowledge, Attitudes and
Practices of Health Care Providers Who Care for Women and Girls Who have Undergone
FGM/C: A Qualitative Exploration of Expert Opinion.

ii. Abstracts for Conference papers and posters
International
1. Marea C, Evans M, Warren N, Pallitto C. Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Health
Care Providers for Female Genital Cutting: A Qualitative Exploration. 3rd International
Expert Meeting on Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting Sharing data and experiences,
improving collaboration. 2019 May 20-22. Brussels, Belgium
2. Marea C, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Fox K. Female Genital Cutting (FGC) Status of
Daughters and Family Decision-Making Among Somali Refugee Families in Arizona: A
Mixed Methods Analysis. XXII FIGO Congress. 2018 October 14-19. Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
3. Njie-Carr V, Sabri B, Messing JT, Suarez C, Ward-Lasher A, Fleming C, Campbell J.
Engendering Resilience to Survive in the Lives of Abused Immigrant and Refugee
Women: A Grounded Theory Study. Nursing Network on Violence Against Women
International. 2018 September 27-29. Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario, Canada.
4. Njie-Carr V, Sabri B, Messing JT, Suarez C, Ward-Lasher A, Fleming C, Campbell J.
Common and Culturally Specific Factors Related to Intimate-Partner Violence among
Immigrant and Refugee Women: Implications for Safety Planning. Nursing Network on
Violence Against Women International. 2018 September 27-29. Niagara-On-The-Lake,
Ontario, Canada.
5. Fleming C, Evans M, Warren N, Johnson-Agbakwu C. Development and Evaluation of
an Evidence-Based Training Workshop for Health Care Providers Caring for Women and
Girls Affected by Female Genital Cutting (FGC). 12th Biennial Conference of the Global
Network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery. 2018 July 18-19.
Cairns, Australia.
6. Fleming C, Evans M, Warren N, Johnson-Agbakwu C. Health Care Provider
Competencies Caring for FGC-Affected Populations – A Conceptual Map. 2nd
International Expert Meeting on Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting Sharing data and
experiences, improving collaboration. 2018 May 28-29. CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal,
Canada.
National
7. Nersesian P, Starbird L, Choi S, Wilson D, Fleming C, Kurtz M, Szanton S. Mentoring
in research doctorate nursing programs and students' perceived career readiness. Nursing
Education Research Conference. 2018 April 2019-2021. Washington, D.C., USA.
8. Worly B, Heinrichs G, Fleming C. Sexual Health Education – How to Handle the Hard
Stuff. Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Conference. 2018 January
6-9. Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
Local
9. Escobar M, Marea C. Integrating a Health Equity Framework for Health Professional
Education. Gender+ Justice Colloquium, Georgetown University. 2021 April 8-9.
Washington D.C. USA

iii. Reports
1. DC Maternal Mortality Review Commission Annual Report 2019-2020

B. Research Funding:
i. Current Active
Agency: Hillman Foundation
Identifying Number: Innovations in Care
Title of Project: Thriving in the Postpartum Year: A Nurse-Midwife Led Group
Intervention to Promote the Health and Wellbeing of Families Experiencing Racism in
Washington D.C.
Dates of Project Period: January 2022 – December 2024
Corresponding PI: Christina Marea, PhD
Total Direct Costs over all years of award: $510,000
Total Indirect Costs over all years of award: $ 90,000
Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award: $ 600,000
Role on Project: Principal Investigator

Agency: Pew Charitable Trust
Identifying Number: NA
Title of Project: Calling All Sectors Initiative: Exploring the Experiences of Pregnant
People Experiencing Homelessness
Dates of Project Period: November 2021 – May 2022
Corresponding PI: Christina Marea, PhD
Total Direct Costs over all years of award: $25,000 (sub-Award)
Total Indirect Costs over all years of award: NA
Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award:
Role on Project: Co-Principal Investigator

Agency: NRSA Translational Biomedical Scient Training Grant
Identifying Number: TL1TR001431
Title of Project: Thriving in the Postpartum Year: A Nurse-Midwife Led Group
Intervention to Promote the Health and Wellbeing of Families Experiencing Racism in
Washington DC
Dates of Project Period: 9/1/2021 – 8/31/2022
Corresponding PI: Kathryn Sandberg
Role on Project: Postdoctoral Fellow

ii. Submitted (Not yet funded)
Agency:
Identifying Number:
Title of Project:
Dates of Project Period:
Corresponding PI:
Total Direct Costs over all years of award:
Total Indirect Costs over all years of award:
Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award:
Role on Project:

iii. Previous
Agency: World Health Organization
Identifying Number: ERC.0003031
Title of Project: Construction and Validation of a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices
Instrument for Health Care Providers Caring for FGMC-Affected Populations
Dates of Project Period: August 2017 – May 2020
Corresponding PI: Christina Marea
Total Direct Costs over all years of award: $50,000
Total Indirect Costs over all years of award: $ NA
Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award: $ NA
Role on Project: Principal Investigator

Agency: Heilbrunn Foundation
Identifying Number: NA
Title of Project: Construction and Validation of a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices
Instrument for Health Care Providers Caring for FGMC-Affected Populations
Dates of Project Period: June 2018 – June 2020
Corresponding PI: Christina Marea
Total Direct Costs over all years of award: $25,000
Total Indirect Costs over all years of award: $ NA
Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award: $ NA
Role on Project: Principal Investigator

C. Invited Lectures and Speaking:
1. Panelist, Data Use in Maternal Mortality Review Commissions. Saving Lives: A Data-
Driven Summit to Improve Maternal Health hosted by MITRE and March of Dimes,
November 2021.
2. Guest Lecturer, Integrating a Health Equity Framework for Health Professional
Education: A Curricular Workshop, Teaching For Inclusion and Equity Series. School of
Medicine, Georgetown University, October 2021.
3. Invited Speaker, Racism and Maternal Health Disparities, Howard University,
Washington, DC, March 2019
4. CEU Presenter, Understanding Health Disparities: Racism, Toxic Stress, and Structural
Inequality, Women’s Health Symposium, Local DC ACNM Affiliate, Washington D.C.,
April 2018.
5. Podium Presentation, Global Midwifery, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Midwifery Week, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2016
6. Invited Speaker, Midwifery Care of Refugee and Immigrant Populations, Johns Hopkins
University School of Advanced International Studies, Global Women in Leadership
Celebrating International Women's Day, March 2016
7. Invited Speaker, Humanitarian Aid – Working with Doctors Without Borders, Johns
Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, 2013

D. Editorships, Editorial Boards, and Reviewing Activities
i. Ad Hoc Journal Reviews
Health Equity
SAGE One Medical

ii. Grant Reviews – NA

iii. Abstract Reviews
1. American College of Nurse Midwives Annual Meeting: 2019, 2021.

3. TEACHING, MENTORING, AND ADVISING
A. Teaching Activities
i. Courses Taught

Name and
Course
Number
Role Number of
Direct Contact
Hours
Year(s)
Taught
Number
of
Students
Overall
Evaluation
Score (5 max
score)
NURO 721 –
Integrated
Midwifery Care
of Women
Course
Coordinator
and
Instructor
2 Fall 2020
Summer 2020
Spring 2020
Summer 2019
12
12
15
10
TBD
5
5
4
NURO 722 –
Full Scope
Midwifery Care
II
Instructor 4 Fall 2020
Summer 2020
Summer 2019
35
12
25
TBD
NA
NA
NURO 733 –
Advanced
Women’s Health
Care Seminar
Instructor 2 Fall 2017
Summer 2017
Spring 2017
10
18
9
Not Calculated
Not Calculated
Not Calculated

NURO 510 –
Intro to Women’s
Reproductive
Health
Instructor 3 Spring 2017
Fall 2016

10
9
Not Calculated
Not Calculated

NURO 540 –
Evidence Based
Practice and
Research
Instructor 3 Spring 2017

12 Not Calculated

NURO 671 –
Reproductive
Health Care II
Instructor 3 Summer 2016 10 Not Calculated

NURO 710 –
Families in Crisis
Instructor 1 Spring 2016
Spring 2014
(x2 sections)
9
25
34
Not Calculated
4.75, 4.8
5, 4.5, 4.75
Fall 2013
(x3 sections)
NURO 675 –
Reproductive
Healthcare of
Women II
Instructor 3 Fall 2013 9 5
NURO 502 –
Primary Care of
Women
Instructor 2 Summer 2013 8 5
Not calculated occurred during terms where too few students responded.

ii. Teaching Recognition/Awards

Innovation in Education Award, May 2021
Nurse-Midwifery/ WHNP Program, Department of Advanced Nursing Practice, School
of Nursing and Health Studies, Georgetown University

B. Mentoring

Mentor: Christina Marea
Mentee: Katie DePalma
Dates of Mentorship: May 2013 – January 2021
Outcomes: Board Certification as CNM/ WHNP, Instructor at Georgetown University, Course
Coordinator for Integrated Midwifery Care, Curriculum Development – Gender-Affirming
Healthcare, Anti-Racist Practice, Weight Stigma in Clinical Practice

C. Advising

Advisee: Juandria Nicole Montgomery
Program: DNP Candidacy
Institution: Georgetown University, School of Nursing and Health Studies
Project Title: Impact of an online education intervention on health care provider self-efficacy for
assessment and care of clients Experiencing Female Sexual Dysfunction
Outcomes:

Advisee: Yara Bazzoun
Program: Medical Resident, Masters of Public Health
Institution: University Hospital, Geneva
Project Title: Knowledge, attitude, and practice of Swiss and Swedish health professionals
towards women and girls with or at risk of female genital mutilation/cutting
Outcomes: Validated survey of knowledge, attitudes, practice; 3 manuscripts currently in
progress

4. SERVICE
A. University Service:
i. Department
Member, Nursing Structure Ad-Hoc Group, 2020
Georgetown University, School of Nursing and Health Studies

Member, Task Force on Philosophy, Mission and Vision
Nurse Midwifery and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program
Department of Advanced Practice Nursing
Georgetown University, School of Nursing and Health Studies

ii. School
Member, Dean Search Committee, 2021
Georgetown University, School of Nursing and Health Studies

iii. University
Senator, Faculty Senate, 2021-2024
Georgetown University

iv. Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC)
Member, GUMC Faculty Caucus, 2021-2024
Georgetown University

B. Professional Service:
Co-Chair, Washington DC Maternal Mortality Review Commission
June 2019 – Present
Chair, Education Committee, Division of Global Engagement, ACNM
June 2021 – Present
Member, Maternal Health Advisory Group, Washington D.C. Dept. of Health Care Finance
January 2022 - Present

5. HONORS AND AWARDS
Awards Institution/Location Years
CENTILE Lead Fellow Georgetown University Medical Center 2021 -
2022
Fellow Better Selves Fellowship 2017
Professional Development
Award
Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing 2017
TL1 Trainee Award,
Predoctoral Clinical Research
Training Program
Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and
Translational Research
2015 –
2016
T32 Predoctoral Training Grant
for Study of Violence, Fellow,
Jacquelyn Campbell, PI, NINR, NIH, T32
HDO64428, Johns Hopkins University School
of Nursing
2013 –
2015
Rotary World Peace Fellow Rotary Foundation, University of Bradford,
West Yorkshire, UK
2017
Sigma Theta Tau – Delta Mu
Chapter
Yale University 2018

6. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
Dates (in Years) of Membership Society Name, Leadership Role (if appropriate)

1. 2010 – Present; ACNM, Local Chapter Washington, DC
2. 2018 – Present; Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Nu Beta Chapter
3. 2016 – Present; National League of Nursing
4. 2021 – Present; International Society of Global Health
5. 2020 – Present; National Association of Hispanic Nurses

I certify that this curriculum vitae is a current and accurate statement of my professional record.
Signature: Date: ______February 2, 2022___________

Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004

Dr. Christina Marea

Dr. Christina Marea is a certified nurse midwife, educator, and
researcher. Her research interests are at the intersection of reproductive
justice, health disparities, and health system opportunities to transform
care and outcomes for structurally marginalized and excluded people.
As a clinical educator, Professor Marea seeks to increase the capacity of
reproductive health care providers to provide excellent care to meet the
specific needs of marginalized and structurally excluded groups through
interventions that aim to improve and maintain high quality health care
services.
Dr. Marea has practiced clinical midwifery practice in a range of
settings including included a birth center working with Latina immigrants, a rural Guatemalan
hospital serving a disaster-affected indigenous community, a federally qualified health center
(FQHC) serving mainly uninsured/ underinsured immigrants (predominantly Latino), tertiary care
hospitals include the care of pregnant and parenting incarcerated teens, and a refugee camp in
South Sudan. Dr. Marea currently practices at Community of Hope (COH) here in Washington
DC, an FQHC serving clients primarily in Wards 5 and 7.
A Ward 5 resident, Dr. Marea earned her Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown
University, her Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution from the University of Bradford, her Master
of Science in Nursing from Yale School of Nursing, and her Doctor of Philosophy from John
Hopkins School of Nursing.

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser

Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor

______________________________________________________________________________
The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681

To: Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: October 24, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution reappointing Christina Marea as a
member of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced Order and found
it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate
to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-727-
0872, or me at 202-724-7681.

______________________________
Elizabeth Cavendish