RISE UPP Women Study

10/13/2021

WE ARE BACK!!!

04/12/2021

This week is Black Maternal Health Week!!! We will be spotlighting research, resources, and organizations that are making strides to improve Black Maternal Health. Stay tuned all week to get this amazing information and to celebrate Black Maternal Health Week with us!!!

04/06/2021

This Friday, an amazing group of health care professionals, doulas, public health experts, and birthing advocates are coming together to delve into the role doulas play in ending the Black maternal health crisis! Join us by registering today: https://bit.ly/3uFOmht

04/02/2021

WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING PARTICIPANTS!!! The COVID-19 pandemic has effected all of us, especially our Black mothers. We want to hear your stories! Knowing your experiences will allow our community partners understand how you feel and how they can better serve you. Please use the link in our bio to be apart of this study!

03/08/2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has effected all of us, especially our Black mothers. We want to hear your stories! Knowing your experiences will allow our community partners understand how you feel and how they can better serve you. Please use the link in our bio to be apart of this study!

03/04/2021

Meet the Team!!!

Morgan Finch is a third year Health Promotion major with an emphasis in Health Services with a minor in Global Health in the Department of Public Health. Her research interests are eliminating racial disparities in healthcare, infant and maternal mortality, and international healthcare policy development.

03/02/2021

Meet the Team!!!

Yashaswini Kavalakuntla is a fourth year intended Health Promotion major in the Department of Public health. Her research interests include mental health, sexual health and primary education for children.

02/26/2021

Meet the Team!!!

Emily Hatchett is a first year graduate student completing her masters degrees in social work and public health. Her research interests include maternal and child health, global social work and health issues, and social policy.

02/25/2021

🗣 CALLING ALL BLACK PREGNANT WOMEN

The COVID-19 pandemic has effected all of us, especially our Black mothers. We want to hear your stories! Knowing your experiences will allow our community partners understand how you feel and how they can better serve you. Please use the link in our bio to be apart of this study!

02/24/2021

02/24/2021

Meet the Team!!!

Dominique La Barrie is a second year graduate student working on her PhD in developmental psychology. Her research interests include how parental stress and trauma experiences impact youth and family processes (i.e. internalizing disorders).

02/23/2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has effected all of us, especially our Black mothers. We want to hear your stories! Knowing your experiences will allow our community partners understand how you feel and how they can better serve you. Please use the link in our bio to be apart of this study!

02/22/2021

Meet the Team!!!

Erica Taylor is a third year PhD candidate in the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior. While much of her experience is in HIV research, she is also interested in doing maternal/child health research on the intersection of chronic psychosocial stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms with adverse birth outcomes.