This September, I was honored to present my poster “Developing Policy to Address Prenatal Diet Inequities in California: The California Community Prenatal Nutrition Initiative” at the CityMatCH Leadership & Epidemiology Conference in Seattle, WA! This poster was adapted from my policy proposal in the MCAH Foundations course from last year - it outlines a collaborative WIC and CDPH effort...
Students featured in this section are graduating seniors who are a part of our second cohort of Advanced LEAP Scholars. Read below to learn more about Jaimie and Samantha’s undergraduate experiences at UC Berkeley!
All of the students featured in this section are graduating seniors who are a part of our second cohort of Advanced LEAP Scholars. Read to learn more about Cat, Ivy, and Yucca's undergraduate experiences at UC Berkeley!
All of the students featured in this section are graduating seniors who are a part of our second cohort of Advanced LEAP Scholars 2022-24. Read below to learn more about Nora and Sunsaara’s undergraduate experiences at UC Berkeley!
I was honored to be selected to present my research at the 2024 Association of Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Program Annual Conference, which was held in Oakland, CA. The 5-day conference experience was enriching and reiterated my commitment to maternal and infant health. Through workshops, speaker panels, group lunches, and dancing to AfroBeats with all of the conference attendees, I made long-standing connections with other attendees, while learning so much from those around me.
Being that it was my first opportunity to speak about...
I was thrilled to be accepted to present a poster at the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) 2024 Annual Meeting, held in Oakland, CA! Attending the conference as both a student presenter and a volunteer was fulfilling and extra exciting because I was always surrounded by fellow MCAH MPH...
Dani is a second-year MCAH/MPH student, passionate about the promotion of equity-centered family health programs and policies that address social and structural determinants of health. She has experience in the development and implementation of programs across multiple domains of maternal, child, and adolescent health in local and global contexts, including contraception, abortion, malnutrition, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS. Before attending...
Aliza Adler, MPH, is the Research, Data, and Evaluation Manager for Innovating Education in Reproductive Health, a program at the UCSF Bixby Center that produces evidence-based, digital, sexual, and reproductive health curricula. She serves as both the project manager and technical lead for the evaluation of the program’s curriculum, learning management software, and website data. Prior to joining Innovating Education, she worked as a Reproductive Health Specialist providing patient-centered care at Planned Parenthood Northern California. She recently...
All opinions and political endorsements expressed are my own and are not affiliated with the Center of Excellence in MCAH at UC Berkeley.
While completing my undergraduate degree at the University of California, Davis, I was fortunate to become involved in the campus community by joining student-led organizations. In my first year, I was invited by a close friend to join Students for Reproductive Freedom (SRF) at UC Davis, the Planned Parenthood Generation Action (PPGA) and Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity (URGE) chapter....
See Julie's poster here. As a current CoE trainee and former LEAP scholar, it was such an honor to attend and present at the 2024 Annual Maternal Child Health Programs Conference. As a volunteer for the event, as well as a poster presenter, I was able to connect with so many different MCAH leaders and organizations from around the country. As a prior Title V intern, I was able to...
