About Us
Finding Inspiration in Every Birth
The Black Maternal Health Information Lab serves as a hub for highlights and knowledge to explore solutions to address Black Maternal Mortality in the United States and around the African Diaspora. Through spreading this information we hope to ensure that every mother has a healthy childbirth, and every child has a healthy mother.
The Black Maternal Health Information Lab serves as a resource for the Ma Chere Lab, founded by Dr. Tyra Gross, with support from Xavier University of Louisiana's Public Health Sciences Department and the Exponential Honors Program.
Dr. Tyra Gross, Founder of Ma Chere Lab
Mission
Our mission is to provide information about black maternal health. We plan to provide global resources to help keep everyone informed on the realities that black women and children face. We work to spotlight organizations and professionals working within the field of Black Maternal Health, such as Ma Chere Lab, that positively impact the lives and experiences of black women and children receiving perinatal care internationally. Our goal is to provide information, but also connect with perinatal professionals globally to work together to address the Black Maternal Health disparities.
Dr. Tyra Gross
Lab Founder & Project Lead
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Dr. Shearon Roberts
Project Co-Lead
Nandipha DuBois
Student Project Director
2024 - Present
DeAnna Nichols
Student Data Science Lead
Past Leadership
2023-2024
Osoniya Wodi
Student Project Director
Student Research Assistants
2023 - 2024 Academic Year
Anthony Thompson
Katherine Jones
Joy Eddy
Zaynab Al-Rashed
Dahlia Ahmed
Annalise Loud
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Public Health Sciences Student Assistants
Spring 2024
Web Design & Graphic Design
Kaitlyn Banks (ASPHN Undergraduate Fellow)
Janelle Middleton
Dahlia Ahmed (Exponential)
Nandipha Dubois (Exponential)
Osoniya Wodi (Exponential)
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Arneshia Sanders (MPH Practicum)
Janelle Davis (MPH Practicum)
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Jordan King-Collier
Kennedy Sanders
Rylynn (Heaven) Adams
Khadedra Harrison (Tulane)
PHLT 3903 Special Topics Students
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Jordan King-Collier
Donna Davis
Jordyn Frank (GradStar)
Victoria Anjorin
Rylynn (Heaven) Adams
Khadedra Harrison (Tulane, MPH Practicum)
PHLT 3903 Special Topics Students
Summer 2024
Fall 2024
Spring 2025
2023 - 2024
Ashton Broden
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2025 - 2026
DeAnna Nichols
Grants & Funding
Doulas on the Frontline - Sistersong
2023 - 2026
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MSI Faculty Fellowship - UNC National MCH Workforce Development Center
2024 - 2025
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Faculty Pilot Grant - Louisiana Healthcare Connections
2024 - 2025