About Us

Our Research Priorities

  • Doula Medicaid Uptake and Support: Researching sustainable access to doula services for Medicaid recipients.
  • Preconception Health Training and Utilization: Promoting education and resources for healthy pregnancies.
  • Fatherhood Involvement: Elevating the role of fathers in family health during pregnancy and postpartum.
  • Improving the Perinatal and Postpartum Experience: Enhancing care and support systems during and after pregnancy.
  • Postpartum Health and Early Childhood Development: Studying how postpartum health affects early childhood outcomes.
  • Opioid Use and Maternal Health: Exploring the impact of opioid use and interventions to support families.
  • Weathering, Stress, and Social Support: Investigating chronic stress and systemic inequities.
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Literacy and Policy: Addressing knowledge and policy gaps around HIV, STDs, abortion, and their health impacts.

Our Team

Dr. Kesha Baptiste-Roberts

Principal Investigators

Dr. Marilyn Berchie-Gialamas

Principal Investigator

Zaire Bartholomew

Program Coordinator

Eyek Ntekim

Communications Coordinator

Our Partners