On Friday, September 16th, the CCTST is hosting Dr. Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, PhD, MPH for a Grand Rounds entitled, “Toward our Shared Liberation: Reproductive Justice Epidemiology for Action”.
Dr. Sealy-Jefferson’s talk will cover theories and frameworks that ground scholarship on reproductive justice epidemiology as well as empirical examples of scholarship on macrosocial determinants of preterm birth in Black women.
Dr. Sealy-Jefferson is a social epidemiologist whose primary research seeks action to combat manifestations of structural racism that limit the human rights of Black families and communities. She is the Founder, Director, and Principal Investigator of the Social Epidemiology to Eliminate Disparities (SEED) Lab. The mission of the SEED Lab is to conduct high quality epidemiologic research to find solutions to the disproportionate burden of infant mortality among Black women. Specifically, Dr. Sealy-Jefferson’s scholar-activism draws from the Reproductive Justice Framework and seeks to: (1) empirically document associations between systems of oppression and preterm birth (which is the leading cause of infant death), (2) explicate the intervening biologic, social, and psychosocial mechanisms, as well as (3) identify effect modifiers of these associations among Black women. The goal of her scholarship is to inform future intervention studies, policy change, and social activism.
To register for Dr. Sealy-Jefferson’s presentation, please click here.
CCTST Grand Rounds is a monthly virtual seminar series showcasing best practices in clinical and translational science. Recordings from past Grand Rounds presentations can be found on CTRonline.
