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April 22, 2026

Get to Know the Graduate Students: Samantha Tapia

Get to Know the Graduate Students: Samantha Tapia

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Research interests:

Maternal and Infant Health; Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation; Latine Health; Qualitative Research Methods; Complex and/or Chronic Conditions during Pregnancy.

April 14, 2026

Samantha Tapia Presents at Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) 2026 Conference

See Samantha's Poster Here!

This article is published on the MCAH at UC Berkeley website and the Wallace Center for Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health website.

Anjali Jain Presents at American & Global College of Endometriosis Specialists (AGCES) 2026 Conference

See Anjali’s Poster Here!

Chloe Hood Presents at Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) 2026 Conference

See Chloe’s Poster Here!

March 13, 2026

2026 Endometriosis Awareness Month - Reflection By Anjali Jain, MPH Student

Anjali Jain - MPH Candidate, University of California, Berkeley

March 4, 2026

MCAH Perspective on Rural Health Policy: 1st Year MPH Student, Kendy Mendoza, Visits CA State Capitol

Kendy Mendoza - MPH Candidate, University of California, Berkeley

February 27, 2026

A Conversation with MCAH Alumna and Evaluation Consultancy Founder, Cheralynn Corsack, MPH

Cheralynn Corsack, MPH, is a UC Berkeley alumnus from the Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Program Graduating Class of 2019.

February 25, 2026

Advancing Urban AI/AN Health Equity: My Internship at CCUIH

As part of my MCAH coursework, I interned with the California Consortium for Urban Indian Health. CCUIH is a non-profit dedicated to increasing and protecting access to healthcare for urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people.

February 24, 2026

Centering Community in MCAH: Reflections from the California Abundant Birth Project Evaluation Research

This past summer, I had the opportunity to work as a research assistant for the California Abundant Birth Project (CA-ABP), working on their Evaluation Research team. The CA-ABP provides monthly income supplements to Black and Brown pregnant individuals who meet certain prerequisites in various counties around California. If selected, participants receive monthly cash stipends for 12-18 months during the preterm and postpartum period.

Centering Equity in Digital Maternal Health Resources

This past summer, I was an intern for Birth By Us, a pregnancy and postpartum app designed to support and empower women and birthing people of color. Birth By Us is a woman-founded organization that centers community-based and equitable maternal care.