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Laura Lindberg, PhD

Co-Investigator

Laura Lindberg, PhD, is an internationally recognized demographer and professor at the Rutgers School of Public Health, where she is developing a new program in sexual and reproductive health. As


Julie Blumenfeld, DNP, CNM

Co-Investigator

Julie Blumenfeld, DNP, CNM, is a Certified Nurse-Midwife and Fellow of the American College of Nurse Midwives and American Academy of Nursing. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor & Program


Mobolaji Ibitoye, DrPH, MPH

Co-Investigator

Mobolaji Ibitoye, DrPH, MPH, is an instructor in the Department of Urban-Global Public Health, Rutgers School of Public Health. She is a social and behavioral public health researcher whose research


Slawa Rokicki, PhD

Co-Investigator

Slawa Rokicki, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Health Systems and Policy in the Rutgers School of Public Health. Her research focuses on improving reproductive, maternal, and child health, both


Emily V. Merchant, PhD

Assistant Professor

Emily V. Merchant, PhD, is an assistant professor at Rutgers School of Public Health. Dr. Merchant has over 7 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of community-based programs


Erica Eliason, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Erica Eliason, PhD, MPH, is an assistant professor in the Department of Urban-Global Public Health at Rutgers School of Public Health. She is also a member of the Rutgers Center


Felix Muchomba, PhD, MPH

Co- Investigator

Assistant Professor, School of Social Work   Felix Muchomba is an Assistant Professor of Social Work. He is broadly interested in examining how social policies and institutions influence the well-being


Petrucia Jean Baptiste

Student Research Associate

Petrucia Jean-Baptiste, is a second-year graduate student in the Master of Public Health program at Rutgers School of Public Health. She lends critical support to the team by conducting literature


Devery Volpe

Executive Assistant

Devery Volpe is an Executive Assistant in the Department of Urban-Global Public Health at the Rutgers School of Public Health.