About Kelsey Bianca Ph.D., C.L.C.
About Me
I am a professor, researcher, and a certified lactation counselor. As an associate professor, I teach undergraduate psychology courses including developmental psychology, social psychology and abnormal psychology. I love working with students and my teaching philosophy is to engage students with their own research projects connected to class content.
My Research
My research is focused on infant feeding decisions and practices, specifically breast milk expression or "pumping".
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Bianca, K. P. (2023). Framing infant feeding practices with bioecological theory: A theoretical review. Breastfeeding Review, 31(3), 6-16.
Bianca, K. P. (2023). Gifts, Growing, and Love: Depictions of breastfeeding in children’s literature. Humanities and Social Science Communications, 10(182). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-01666-2 1
https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/33029
Bianca, K. P.(2023). Mixed messages in WIC lactation support. Clinical Lactation, 14(1), 22-28. https://dx.doi.org/10.1891/CL.2022-0016
Bianca, K. P. (2023). Using metaphor for teaching qualitative data analysis. Instructional Forum, 36(1). https://www.pgcc.edu/instructionalforum/
Bianca, K. P.(2021). Book Review: White Blood: A History of Human Milk. Journal of Human Lactation. https://doi.org/10.1177/08903344211057124
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
MacGregor, J., Bianca, K., & Lee, K. “It feels like a slap in the face”: Women’s stories of receiving infant formula samples after pregnancy loss or stillbirth. Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Blog. April 21, 2023. https://www.bfmed.org/index.php?option=com_dailyplanetblog&view=entry&year=2023&month=04&day=21&id=6:-it-feels-like-a-slap-in-the-face-women-s-stories-of-receiving-infant-formula-samples-after-pregnancy-loss-or-stillbirth
Conferences and Invited Presentations
- Lactation Unlocked 2022
- iLactation 2022
- Eastern Psychological Association