Chris Masterman, MSN, RN, IBCLC is a social/clinical research specialist with the Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute (CGBI) in the Department of Maternal and Child Health. At CGBI, she serves as a breastfeeding specialist, clinical expert and technical assistance provider for multiple initiatives focusing on improving maternity care and breastfeeding outcomes.
Chris is a Registered Nurse and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant with more than twenty years of experience as a maternal-newborn nurse and educator in her hometown of Muskegon, Michigan - where she served as an L&D/postpartum nurse, OB student nurse clinical instructor, Maternal Infant Health Program community nurse educator, lactation consultant, EMPower trainer and OB nurse educator.
Chris provides coaching and technical assistance to hospitals and healthcare facilities in the Carolinas to improve maternity care practices and breastfeeding outcomes.