MCH Leads

The MCH Field Needs Us: How Self-Reflection Activates MCH Leadership [2: Self-Reflection]

May 1, 2026

Denese Kellier is a graduate student pursuing her MPH in Maternal and Child Health...

How Interconnectedness and Honoring Lived Experiences Inspired Our MCH Work [7: Creating Responsive and Effective MCH Systems & 10: Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team Building]

April 1, 2026

Janaye Matthews (left) is a second year MPH student, concentrating in Maternal and Child...

How Community-Driven Research Has Shaped My Work in Reproductive and Maternal Health [4: Critical Thinking & 8: Community Expertise and Perspectives]

March 1, 2026

Erin Taber is a maternal and reproductive health student pursuing her PhD in Epidemiology...

The Intersections Between Lived Experiences and Maternal and Child Health [6: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution & 8: Honoring Lived Experience]

January 2, 2026

Jenzy Walugembe is a MCH Graduate Certificate student at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee’s...

The Mothers Who Shaped My Public Health Future [5: Communication and 7: Creating Responsive and Effective MCH Systems]

December 8, 2025

Mahek Zaveri is an MPH candidate in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health...

The Power of MCH Teams [10: Interdisciplinary / Interprofessional Team Building]

September 1, 2025

Mary Kenny is a second year MPH student at the University of Minnesota School...

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