Dr. Martina Anto-Ocrah is an Assistant Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology whose research centers on pregnancy, sexual, and reproductive health epidemiology in the United States (US) and global populations. As a reproductive epidemiologist, Dr. Anto-Ocrah’s US-based work explores the impact of traumatic brain injuries on women’s reproductive wellbeing (pregnancy, sexuality, menstruation, socio-cultural norms, etc.), while her global health work is focused on obstetric emergencies and The Three Delays. Though a quantitative methodologist, Dr. Anto-Ocrah has a deep appreciation for mixed methods research and often involves qualitative research methodologies and machine learning approaches in her work.

Dr. Anto-Ocrah loves nothing more than instilling in mentees the confidence in doing research that matters to THEM. Mentees across the gamete of academic medicine and health sciences gain a solid foundation for research via professional development, networking, and mentoring.

Ms. Ngozi D. Tibbs is an Early Child Mental Health Consultant with the Pennsylvania Key which provides education and support to families in the social emotional skills that children need to thrive in the early childhood setting. Additionally, Ms. Tibbs holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Maternal Child Health and a Masters Degree in Public Health, is a Certified Childbirth Trainer and Educator through Lamaze International (LCCE), an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), and the Co-Founder of The Pittsburgh Black Breastfeeding Circle (PBBC) where she works with a team of lactation professionals and parents to ensure black families have the education and support to reach their breastfeeding goals. She has served as both a private and community-based doula and currently provides childbirth education and lactation consulting services, including the development of a course to increase the number of Black IBCLCs. Ms. Tibbs also has expertise and training in helping organizations develop an anti-racism, trauma informed lens that also addresses discrimination against larger bodies.