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