Feb 23, 20223 minUtilizing structurally-informed frameworks in public health research and practiceUsing critical theories and structurally-informed frameworks in public health can help transform research and practice.
Jan 31, 20222 minMoving the public health practice of sexual and reproductive health forwardI use the Reproductive and Sexual Health Framework to consider steps public health can take to improve well-being for all.
Jan 10, 20224 minHow Public Health Contributed to Structural InequitySituating the conversation on contraceptive coercion in the historical context of public health practice.
Nov 29, 20213 minA dual reality: Contraceptive choice and coercion can co-existPeople's stories about their experiences accessing contraceptive care reveal how health care systems harm people and limit their...
Apr 12, 20213 minThe Misrecognition of Young Black Women in Contraceptive Care SettingsRecently I took to re-reading Sister Citizen by Melissa Harris-Perry and see how the main findings of my dissertation work pointed to the...
Feb 19, 20212 minWhy is being BIPOC not enough?The older I get, in age and experience, the more I recognize how ubiquitous and embedded structural oppression (e.g., racism, bias, and...
Nov 21, 20202 minHealth Equity AlwaysSome time ago, I became disengaged from employ implementation science because the tool did not include anti-racist praxis. While...
Oct 22, 20203 minThe way forward centers equityRacism and [public] health are popular topics in the public health and health care delivery spheres. Not only is racism and health...