Jane M. Dyer is the Spafford Endowed Chair at the University of Utah’s College of Social Work, where her research focus includes refugee, immigrant, ethnic, and minority health; community-based research; and perinatal and women's health issues. Dr. Dyer has practiced full-scope midwifery in private, group, hospital, and out-of-hospital birth center settings.
She is a Fellow of the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM), a member of the ACNM Division of Global Health, and a founding member of the North American Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers. Dr. Dyer has held a variety of professional, academic, and community leadership positions helping to assure that the health needs of the underserved are met.
She received a BS in nursing from the University of Southern Maine and an MS in midwifery, an MBA, and a PhD in nursing from the University of Utah.