Biography

Nicholas M. Raposo, PhD, MPH, RNC-OB, is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Rhode Island. Integrating nursing, public health, and health services research perspectives, Dr. Raposo’s program of research focuses on improving quality and equity in perinatal care, with the ultimate goal of improving the experiences and outcomes of women and birthing persons during childbirth.

Raposo is particularly interested in person-centered care, the patient-reported birth experience, and participatory research methods. His work is guided by a strong belief in the unique contributions of nurses and the importance of the patient voice in evaluating and advancing healthcare quality and perinatal health equity.

Dr. Raposo is a scholar in the 2026-2027 cohort of the NIH-funded Nurse Program for Advancing Training in Health and Social Determinants (NPATHS) and a 2024-2027 Jonas Scholar. His work has been supported by the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, and the International Association for Human Caring, and has been disseminated locally, nationally, and internationally. In 2025, his integrative review on nurses’ role in the birth experience was named MCN’s Scholarly Review Article of the Year.

Dr. Raposo practiced as a labor and delivery nurse before transitioning to a professional development role at Women & Infants Hospital, where he also maintains a research affiliation. He has taught undergraduate and graduate nursing students in both classroom and clinical settings, and is passionate about preparing future nurses to provide equitable, person-centered care. He currently serves on the editorial board of MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, as an advisory committee member for the Partnership for Quality Measurement, and as an item writer for the National Board of Public Health Examiners.