
Pronouns: she/ her
Email: ybanuelo@purdue.edu
Phone: 765-714-7205
Office:
502 N University St.
West Lafayette, in 47906
Yadira Santiago Banuelos
Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Clinical Assistant Professor, FNP Program Director & Family Nurse Practitioner
Joint Appointment
North Central Nursing Clinics
Courtesy Appointments
Adjunct Faculty at IU School of Medicine- West Lafayette
Areas of Expertise
- Maternal Mental Health, Maternal Health, Women's Health, Family Health Promotion, Health Equity
HHS Signature Research Area(s)
- Developmental Health and Wellness
- Healthy Lifestyles and Vital Longevity
School of Nursing Research Area(s)
- Family, Maternal and Child Health
- Health Promotion and Population Health
- Mental Health
Biography
Yadira Santiago Banuelos is a 3x Purdue Alum, she is a clinical assistant professor and director of the FNP Program at the School of Nursing and also practices at our Purdue NCNC Clinics (Monon) where she primarily sees women’s health and prenatal patients, which aligns with her current passion and current research. Yadira has a strong passion with working with underserved populations, maternal health and improving maternal outcomes in Indiana.
Because of her passion for providing care to the Hispanic population and for women’s health, Dr. Santiago has focused her practice on women’s health within the Monon site. Providing bilingual care to this largely Spanish-speaking community, has exponentially increased access to women’s health and prenatal care in the patients native language. In her efforts to offer these much-needed services, she identified a need to improve and increase prenatal care attendance by expectant mothers. In 2022, she created and implemented a prenatal education toolkit at two NCNC locations and improved patient prenatal care adequacy from 40.2% to 75.6%
Yadira currently serves on the Indiana Maternal Health Task Force as well as sits on the board as Provider Liaison for our Postpartum Support International Indiana Chapter. She is consistently trying to increase availability or resources for her patients and is currently obtaining her perinatal mental health certificate (PMHC).
Her research interests include maternal mental health and maternal health, health equity, breastfeeding, and nursing education.
Education
- BSN, 2015, Purdue University
- MSN, 2018, Purdue University
- Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC), 2018
- DNP, 2022, Purdue University
Current Courses
- NUR 511 - Health Promotion for Advanced Nursing Practice
- NUR 513 - Health Promotion for Special Populations
- NUR 622 - Care of the Aging Family
- NUR 627 - Care of the Aging Family Preceptorship
- NUR 615 - Care of the Young Family Preceptorship
- NUR 631 - Family Synthesis
Selected Honors/Awards
- Excellence in Nursing Practice, Sigma Theta Tau - March 2023
- Indiana's 2023 Top Nurse of Influence, Indiana Nurses Association - April 2023
- Top 10 under 40, Greater Lafayette Commerce - 2023
- Graduate LaNelle Geddes Pinnacle of Excellence Award, School of Nursing - April 2024
Professional Affiliations
- IN Maternal Health Task Force, Member & Committee Chair; Postpartum Support International Indiana Chapter Board Member, Provider Liaison; American Nurse's Association, Member; National Hispanic Medical Association, Member; Latinx Coalition of Indiana, Member