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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.

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.

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.

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

This June, I was lucky to be selected to give an oral presentation entitled “Are we missing Folx? Gender Identity Measurement in a Sample of California High School Students,” at the Society of Epidemiological Research (SER) Annual meeting in Boston, MA. This presentation was adapted from my capstone research project, which I completed this year.

Check out my presentation here!

Leah prepares for her workshop presentation

Julia presenting her poster on Maternal Health Communication

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Indira presenting her poster on Maternal and Infant Health Data in Alameda County, CA

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IAYMH Conference Opening

As an MCAH LEAP Scholar, I had the privilege of participating in the National MCH Workforce Development Center's Title V Summer 2024 Internship Program, where I was placed with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment's (KDHE) Bureau of Family Health. This opportunity allowed me to spearhead KDHE’s Title V Fatherhood/Non-Birthing Partner Needs Assessment and address a critical gap in maternal and child health: the exclusion of fathers and gender-expansive non-birthing partners from MCH state action plans and entities that provide guidance for MCH priority areas.