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February 27, 2026

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

February 25, 2026

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

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.

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.

Last semester during RRR week, some advanced LEAP scholars and MCAH graduate students volunteered at Oakland’s Ronald McDonald House for their holiday initiative Comfort & Joy. The initiative consisted of multiple free toy shops across the Bay Area for families with sick and injured children to pick out any toy they wanted for free.

November 18, 2025

MD/PhD Candidate, University of California, Davis

September 19, 2025

After decades of transformative work in maternal, child, and adolescent health (MCAH), environmental justice, and community-based research, Dr. Kim Harley is retiring from UC Berkeley's School of Public Health—leaving behind an impactful legacy in science, health equity, and mentorship.

September 2, 2025

This summer, I had the privilege of serving as an Evaluations Intern with SisterWeb, a nonprofit doula network in San Francisco dedicated to advancing birth justice and health equity for Black families. My main project consisted of creating a three-part workshop series for obstetricians, gynecologists, and labor-and-delivery nurses in Los Angeles County. The aim was to equip medical professionals with a deeper understanding of doulas’ crucial roles and to share best practices for integrating doulas into clinical care.

August 19, 2025

The Center of Excellence in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health has secured a five-year renewal of federal funding totaling approximately $1.8 million over five years. Visit the link read the full announcement.

August 7, 2025

The YEDI/LEAP Fellowship is an annual opportunity open to Youth Equity Discovery Initiative (YEDI) undergraduate scholars.