Selected Academic Presentations:

  • Impacts of COVID-19 on racial inequities in reproductive health care. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. December 2020.

  • The Role of Providers in Dismantling Systemic Racism. Boston Medical Center OBGYN Grand Rounds. March 2021.

  • Centering Leadership of Black and Brown Birthing People: Building Community Power for Sustainable Change. Birth Justice and Equity MA Committee. October 2022.

  • Dartmouth Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Talk. December 2022.

  • Black Women and Maternal Health Disparities: Addressing the Role of Racism. Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) MCH Lecture. May 2022.

  • Once Upon A Preemie 2nd Annual Conference. Once Upon A Preemie. November 2023.

  • Black Lives Matter Research Symposium. November 2023.

  • Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership Forum. November 2023.

  • Black Women and Maternal Health Inequities: Addressing the Role of Racism. AIDS Care. October 2023.

  • ASTHOConnects: Advancing Maternal Health with Data Equity. September 2023.

  • Nebraska Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative Summit. Nebraska Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative. September 2023.

  • “New Initiatives Aim to Increase Diversity Among Medical School Students”. Scripps News Live. July 2023.

  • Moving from Illness to Wellness – Caring for Our Community and Ourselves. New England Black Nurses Association. April 2023.

  • Maine Medical Center Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds (2024)

  • Black Maternal Morbidity and its Association with Systemic Racism. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Pregnancy Meeting. January–February 2025.

  • Black Birthing Initiative Convening – Creating Healthier Communities (2024)

  • Supporting Diverse Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Leaders: The Role of the M.O.T.H.E.R Lab in the Maternal Health Crisis (2024)

  • STAR COBRE Center for Stress, Trauma, and Resilience – Brown University 2024

  • Health Equity Distinguished Lecture – UMass Chan Medical School 2024.

  • Central Jersey Family Health Consortium 2024.

  • Mothers Alive: Sharing Best Practices in SE Pennsylvania to Reduce Disparities in Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (2024)

  • Maternal Infant Health Summer – Michigan Department of Health & Human Services 2024.

  • Lankenau Medical Center Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds (2024)

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Current Research

Dr. Amutah-Onukagha is currently overseeing over $12 million in active research funding from agencies including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Her work spans maternal health equity, disability justice, structural racism in healthcare, and neighborhood-level impacts on pregnancy and child health. As both Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator, she leads and contributes to multiple federally funded studies that reflect her commitment to advancing reproductive justice, culturally responsive care, and equitable healthcare outcomes for historically marginalized communities.

  • Role: Principal Investigator
    Funder: NIH – National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
    This study examines how maternal safety bundles and community-based doulas can improve outcomes for Black birthing people. Using a mixed-methods approach, it explores how these tools can reduce racial disparities in maternal morbidity.

  • Role: Co-Investigator
    Funder: NIH
    This project investigates inequities in perinatal care experienced by Black and Latina women with physical disabilities, centering how race and ability intersect to impact maternal health outcomes.

  • Role: Co-Investigator & DEI Director
    Funder: NIH – National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
    This interdisciplinary initiative supports early-career scientists pursuing research in women’s health and sex/gender differences. Dr. Amutah-Onukagha leads DEI efforts while mentoring scholars and shaping inclusive research training.

  • Role: Co-Investigator
    Funder: AHRQ – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    This study aims to expand equitable access to penicillin allergy de-labeling, a clinical intervention that can improve maternal outcomes and antibiotic safety among diverse patient populations.

  • Role: Co-Investigator
    Funder: NIH / Office of the Director
    Part of the national ECHO program, this project examines how food insecurity, neighborhood conditions, and environmental exposures shape early pregnancy experiences and long-term child health outcomes.

National Presentations:

  • 2016 March of Dimes, Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait Implementation Meeting New Orleans, LA     

    2020 United States Commission on Civil Rights, Panel on Maternal Health Disparities. Washington DC.

    2020  American Public Health Association Path to Reproductive Justice: Research, Practice and Policies.

    2020 Advancing Racial Equity series webinar.

    2023   National Governors Association Meeting: Focus on Maternal Health Inequities. Los Angeles, California 

Selected Conference Presentation Abstracts

  • 2009

    Amutah N. HIV/AIDS in Women of Color in Washington DC: The Face of HIV. (Poster presentation).  University of Maryland, College Park, April 2009.    
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    Amutah N. HIV/AIDS Among Women of Color: A Qualitative Analysis. (Poster presentation). Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Annual Meeting, November 2009.  
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    Amutah N. HIV/AIDS Among Women of Color: A Qualitative Analysis. (Oral presentation). 137th Annual American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting, November 2009.    

  • 2010

    Amutah N. Infant Mortality: Disparities and Opportunities. University of Maryland, Graduate School Research Day. (Oral presentation), January 2010.               

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    Amutah N. Infant Mortality: Disparities and Opportunities (Oral Presentation). National Black Graduate Students Association 60th Meeting, March 2010.  


  • 2011

    Amutah N. and Anderson E. Neighborhood Level Disadvantage, Race/Ethnicity, and Infant Mortality in Washington DC. (Poster presentation). Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Conference, February 2011.

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    Edwards LE, Irving SM and Amutah, N. Am I My Mother’s Keeper? Children as Sources of Social Support for parents with HIV. (Poster presentation). 139th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA), November 2011.        

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    Amutah N. DRUMMing up DATA: A Maternal and Child Health CBPR project. (Oral presentation). 139th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, November 2011.

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    Amutah N. Neighborhood Level Disadvantage, Race/Ethnicity, and Infant Mortality in Washington DC (Oral Presentation). 139th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, November 2011.

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  • 2012

    Amutah N. The Effects of Home Visitation on Infant Mortality in Baltimore City: An MCH Story. (Oral Presentation). 140th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, November 2012.

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    Amutah N. Neighborhood Level Disadvantage, Race/Ethnicity, and Infant Mortality in Washington DC (Oral Presentation). 140th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, November 2012.

  • 2013

    Amutah N. and Ramos L.  Staying Alive: A Qualitative Exploration of Black Men’s Health Disparities in the Urban U.S. (Oral Presentation). 21st American Men’s Studies Association Annual Meeting, April 2013. 

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    Amutah N. and Ramos L. DRUMMing up DATA: A Maternal and Child Health CBPR project. (Oral presentation). 61st Annual meeting of the Society for Public Health Education, Orlando, FL. April 2013.

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    Doamekpor LA, Amutah N., and Ramos L. (2013) Fathers Matter: The Role of Paternal Age in Infant Mortality. Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiological Research (SPER), Poster presentation, June 2013.

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    Mahadevan M and Amutah N. Project THANKS: An intervention for women of color with HIV and co-morbidities: Results of a pilot study. 141st Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association Meeting (APHA), Oral Presentation, November 2013. 

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    Amutah N., Whemboula G., Okoror T., Belue R., and Abiero B. (2013) Neighborhood Characteristics, Black Immigrant Status and Uninsurance: A study using the National Study for Children’s Health Data. 141st Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association Meeting (APHA), Poster Presentation, November 2013. 

  • 2014

    Mahadevan M. and Amutah N. Project THANKS: A Socio-Ecological Framework for an Intervention Involving HIV Positive African American Women with Comorbidities. Paper Submitted to the NIH-Sponsored. Conference on Complex Systems, Health Disparities & Population Health: Building Bridges, February 2014. 

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    Amutah N. Project DASH: Divas Against the Spread of HIV/AIDS: The Results of a Mixed Methods Exploratory Study. Presented at the 2014 Ernest E. Just Annual Lecture. Medical University of South Carolina, September 2014.

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    Janevic T. and Amutah N.  The Epidemiology of Health Disparities. 142nd Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (APHA), Poster Presentation, November 2014.

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    Zimmerman I. and Amutah N.  Reducing Health Disparities through Multilevel interventions. 142nd Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (APHA), Poster Presentation, November 2014.

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    Amutah N. Project DASH: Divas Against the Spread of HIV/AIDS: The Results of a Mixed Methods Exploratory Study. 142nd Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (APHA), Poster Presentation, November 2014.

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    Amutah N. and Mahadevan M. Project THANKS: A Socio-Ecological Framework for an Intervention Involving HIV Positive African American Women with Comorbidities. 142nd Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association Meeting (APHA), Poster Presentation, November 2014.

  • 2015

    Amutah N. Project DASH: Divas Against the Spread of HIV/AIDS: The Results of a Mixed Methods Exploratory Study. 9th Annual New Connections Research and Training Clinic, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Poster Presentation, June 2015. 

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    Amutah N. Project DASH: Divas Against the Spread of HIV/AIDS: The Results of a Mixed Methods Exploratory Study. 2015 National HIV Prevention Conference, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Oral Presentation, December 2015. 

  • 2016

    Mahadevan M. and Amutah-Onukagha N. A comprehensive health intervention strategy for HIV-positive African American women with comorbidities: Results of a Formative Evaluation, Ending Gender Inequalities: Addressing the Nexus of HIV, Drug Use, and Violence with Evidence-based Action Conference, sponsored by RTI.  Poster Presentation, April 2016. 


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    Amutah-Onukagha N. Project DASH: Divas against the Spread of HIV/AIDS: The Results of a Mixed Methods Study: Implications for Community Based Research. 14th International Conference: Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual Conference. Poster Presentation, May 2016.


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    Mendez D, Amutah-Onukagha N, Fapohounda A., Banks B., Barlow J., Mohaijr N., Ward M., Mehta U., Tibbs N., and Chapple-McGrudder T. Community Organizations, Public Health Departments, and Hospitals Coming Together: An Innovative Model for Collaboration and Engagement among BUILD Partners. 144th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association Meeting (APHA), Oral Presentation, October-November 2016.


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    Mahadevan M, Amutah-Onukagha N, and Gatto K. Results of a Qualitative Study Exploring the Health and Nutrition Needs of African American Women Faced with the Dual Diagnosis of HIV/AIDS and Diabetes, Hypertension or Heart Disease. 144th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association Meeting (APHA), Oral Presentation, October-November 2016.


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    Amutah-Onukagha N, Doamekpor L, and Gardner M. An Examination of the Sociodemographic and Health Determinants of Major Depressive Disorder among Black Women. 25th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues (SAAPHI), October 2016.

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    Amutah-Onukagha N., Hammond R., Ramos L, Humphries D., Guthries B., and Rodriguez M. Project DASH (Divas against the Spread of HIV/AIDS): Results of a pilot study on HIV risk and Mother-Daughter Communication among African American Daughters with HIV+ Mothers. 1st Annual Meeting of the Meharry Medical College Health Disparities Translational Conference, November 2016.

  • 2017

    Amutah-Onukagha N, Gifuni J, Navin L, Gallus P. Group Prenatal Care to Improve Birth Outcomes in a High Risk Community: Results of an Evaluation Study. 145th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association Meeting (APHA), Oral Presentation, November 2017.


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    Amutah-Onukagha N, Thorpe C, Rodriguez M. Supporting Home Visitation of Mothers and Children in Need: The Essential Role of Family Support Workers. 145th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association Meeting (APHA), Poster Presentation, November 2017. 

  • 2018

    Amutah-Onukagha N, Mahadevan M.  Project THANKS (Turning HIV/AIDS into New Knowledge for Sisters): A health intervention strategy for HIV-positive ethnic minority women with comorbidities.  146th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association Meeting (APHA), Poster Presentation, November 2018.


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    Amutah-Onukagha N, Opara I, Guthrie B. Addressing health disparities to improve Women's health outcomes and achieve health equity. 146th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association Meeting (APHA), Oral Presentation, November 2018.

  • 2019

    Schlaff AL, Ona FF, Amutah_Onukagha NN. Teaching Health Professions Students about Racism: Teaching Prevention. Association for Prevention, Teaching, and Research. April 2019. 


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    Amutah-Onukagha N, Gifuni-Koutsouris J, Assan A, Bryant C. Findings from a Multi-Year Group Prenatal Care Evaluation: Opportunities for improving birth outcomes in a clinical setting. CityMatch National Conference, Oral Presentation, September 2019.


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    Amutah-Onukagha N, Gifuni-Koutsouris J, Assan A, Bryant C. Findings from a Multi-Year Group Prenatal Care Evaluation: Opportunities for improving birth outcomes in a clinical setting. American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Oral Presentation, November, 2019.

  • 2020

     Hill, M., Amutah-Onukagha, N., and Schull, J. Utilizing Emergency Departments for PrEP. The National Conference for HIV, HCV, STI, and LGBTQ Health. Washington, DC. May 11-12, 2020 * rescheduled until September 2020 due to COVID-19


    Skeer M., Amutah-Onukagha N. Parental knowledge and attitudes of the recreational marijuana policy in Massachusetts: Results from a qualitative study. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo. Virtual. October 24-28, 2020. 


    Amutah-Onukagha N, Tibbitt C. Wisdom Matters: Enhancing Health Literacy in HIV+ Women using a Community-Based Intervention. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo. Virtual. October 24-28, 2020. 


  • 2021

    Antoine, Y. S., Olden, H., Nicholson, V., Cohen, L., Clement, M., Kheyfets, A., Amutah-Onukagha, N. (2021). Barriers to recruitment of HIV-positive African American women and their adolescent daughters. Paper presented at the 149th Annual Meeting at the American Public Health Association, Virtual.


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    Shuman, H., Grupp, A., Robb, L., Bedi, G., Shah, M., Janis, A., Caldart, C., Melikian, R., Gupta, U., Vaghasia, J., Panneerselvam, A., Kazeem, A., Amutah-Onukagha, N., Levine, D., A Scoping Review: Overview of Current Respectful Maternity Care Research by Research Approach and Study Location. 2021 WSUSOM Medical Student Research Virtual Symposium, February 1-7, 2021. [poster]


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    Kheyfets, A., Carvalho, K., Maleki, P., Abouhala, S., Miller, B., Anwar, E., Amutah- Onukagha, N. “Black Maternal Health-Related Policies Proposed Federally and in Massachusetts: 2010-2020.” AMCHP 2021 Annual Conference. Virtual. May 24-27, 2021. [poster]


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    Kheyfets, A., Carvalho, K., Maleki, P., Abouhala, S., Miller, B., Anwar, E., Amutah- Onukagha, N. “Black Maternal Health-Related Policies Proposed Federally and in Massachusetts: 2010-2020.” AcademyHealth 2021 Annual Research Meeting. Virtual. June 14-17, 2021. [poster]

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    Kheyfets A., Vitek, K., Amutah-Onukagha, N., Meadows, A. “Defining Measures for the Implementation of the AIM Reduction of Peripartum Racial/Ethnic Disparities Maternal. Safety Bundle in Massachusetts.” Tufts University School of Medicine Department of Public Health and Community Medicine. Boston, MA. August 17, 2021. [poster]


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    Franklin, L., Anwar, E., Kheyfets, A., Carvalho, K., Feyock, P., Dhaurali, S., Amutah-Onukagha, N. (2021). MOTHER Lab: Addressing the black maternal health crisis by starting a student-centered black maternal health disparities lab. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association 2021 Annual Meeting and Expo. Virtual. Oct. 2021


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    Kheyfets, A., Carvalho, K., Ajayi, T., Wu, M., Taylor, S., Kiani, M., Amutah-Onukagha, N., Joseph, N. “A Retrospective Analysis of the Impact of Centering Pregnancy on Birth and Mental Health Outcomes Among Pregnant Adolescents in the Greater Boston Area.” (2021). AMA Research Challenge. Virtual. October 21-23, 2021. [poster] 

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    Wu M., Dodge L., Ferguson T., Amutah-Onukagha N., Larson E. Supporting the birth experience that everyone deserves: Exploring expectations and wants in labor and delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. 24-27 Oct. 2021. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado.


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    Falade E., Cornely R., Ezekwesili C., Musabeyezu J., Amutah-Onukagha N., Larson E. The weight of culture and race: Concordance versus competence in doula care. 24-27 Oct. 2021. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado.

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    Feyock, P., Anwar, E., Dhaurali, S., Kheyfets, A., Carvalho, K., Franklin, L., Amutah-Onukagha, N. “MOTHER Lab: Addressing the black maternal health crisis by starting a student-centered black maternal health disparities lab.” APHA 2021 Annual Meeting & Expo. Denver, CO. October 24-27 2021. [poster]


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    Kheyfets, A., Carvalho, K., Ajayi, T., Wu, M., Taylor, S., Kiani, M., Amutah-Onukagha, N., Joseph, N. “A Retrospective Analysis of the Impact of CenteringPregnancy on Birth and Mental Health Outcomes Among Pregnant Adolescents in the Greater Boston Area.” (2021). 2021 Earle P. Charlton Virtual Poster Competition. 4th place. Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University. November 1, 2021. [poster]

  • 2022

    Kheyfets, A., Dhaurali, S., Khan, F., Lockley, A., Miller, B., Feyock, P., Anwar, E., Cohen, L., Amutah-Onukagha, N. “The Impact of Hostile Abortion Legislation on the United States Maternal Mortality Crisis: A Call for Increased Abortion Education.” AMSA Convention & Exposition. April 8, 2022. [poster]


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    Yakubu, R.A., Ajayi, K., Dhaurali, S., Kheyfets, A., Carvalho, K., Lawrence, B., Amutah-Onukagha, N. “The Impact of Major Life Events on Smoking Patterns and Racial Disparities Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in the U.S.: A Multistate PRAMS Phase 8 (2016-2018) Analysis.” AcademyHealth 2022 Annual Research Meeting. Washington, D.C. June 5, 2022. [poster]


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    Yakubu, R.A., Ajayi, K., Dhaurali, S., Kheyfets, A., Carvalho, K., Lawrence, B., Amutah-Onukagha, N. “The Impact of  Major Life Events on Smoking Patterns and Racial Disparities Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in the U.S.: A Multistate PRAMS Phase 8 (2016-2018) Analysis.” AcademyHealth 2022 Annual Research Meeting. Washington,  D.C. June 5, 2022. [poster]


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    Gebel, C., Larsen, E., Olden, H., Safon, C., Rhone, T.J., Amutah-Onukagha, N., Learning “Across Implementation Stages: A Qualitative Study of Hospitals & Payers Implementing Community Doula Support.” American Public Health Association 2022 Annual Meeting and Expo. Boston, MA., November 2022. [poster]


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    Declerq, E., Meadows, A., Amutah-Onukagha, N., Cabral. H., Xiaohui, C., Diop, H., Chia-Ling, L. “How “Unexpected” is Severe Maternal Morbidity? The Pattern of Prenatal and Preconception Hospitalizations Prior to the Experience of Severe Morbidity”. American Public Health Association 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo. Boston, MA., November 2022. [poster]


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    Miller, B., Stewart, C., Amutah-Onukagha, N. “Abortion Laws in New England”. American Public Health Association 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo. Boston, MA., November 2022. [poster]


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    Cohen, L., Eimaan, A., Amutah-Onukagha, N., “Importance of Policy and Student Advocacy in Fighting for Reproductive Health Rights” American Public Health Association 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo. Boston, MA., November 2022.


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    Shubhecchha D., Abouhala, S., Marwah, K., Barnes, R., Miller, B., Stewart, C., Carvalho, K., Amutah-Onukagha, N. “MOTHER Lab: Combatting the Black maternal health crisis through doula-centered research, engagement, and advocacy, perspectives from a research lab” American Public Health Association 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo. Boston, MA., November 2022.


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    Ajayi, K., Lawrence, B., Ndrame, D., Omotola, A., Jimenez, S., Howard, S., Amutah-Onukagha N., “Understanding the disparities in HIV/AIDS care continuum in Massachusetts: A qualitative analysis” American Public Health Association 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo. Boston, MA., November 2022.


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    Lawrence, B., Ajayi, K., Ndrame, D., Omotola, A., Howard, S., Jimenez, S., Amutah-Onukagha, N., “Examining HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Perceived Stigma & Discrimination towards People Living with HIV/AIDS in Springfield, Massachusetts” American Public Health Association 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo. Boston, MA., November 2022.

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    Gebel, C., Olden, H., Safon, C., Rhone, T.J., Larson, E., Crevecoeur, T.,  Amutah-Onukagha, N., “Without nursing support, we’d be doomed”: The critical buy-in from nursing when integrating doula care into clinical settings” American Public Health Association 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo. Boston, MA., November 2022.

  • 2023

    Amutah-Onukagha, N. Gifuni-Koutsouri J.,Flores C., Gebel C., “ Lifting doula voices to improve maternal telehealth efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic” American Public Health Association 2023  Annual Meeting & Expo. Atlanta, GA., November 2023.

    Abouhala, S., Yakubu, R., Snape, L., Dhaurali, S., Welch, F., Enge, C., Amutah-Onukagha, N, “The role of health systems in black maternal mental health care delivery: A socio-ecological framework” American Public Health Association 2023 Annual Meeting & Expo. Atlanta, GA., November 2023.

    Yada, F., Hopper, L, Brown, C., Olorunsaiye, C., Amutah-Onukagha, N.“Differences in gestational length at fetal death by maternal nativity among black women in the US” American Public Health Association 2023 Annual Meeting & Expo. Atlanta, GA., November 2023.

  • 2024

    Chachere, B., Rhone, T.J., Shin, G., Marroquin Hyacinthe, R.A., Amutah-Onukagha, N., Meadows A (2024). Voices From the Field: Amplifying Clinicians' Perspectives for Black Maternal Equity. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 143, 43S - 43S. DOI:10.1097/01.aog.0001013520.25889.7b

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    Myrick, J., Larson, E., Macharia, A., Gebel, C., Amutah-Onukagha N., “Everyday discrimination scale scores and infant health outcomes in black families in the U.S” American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo. Minneapolis, MI., October 2024. 
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    Abouhala, S., Ashford, N., Nieto, A., Villar, F., Versari, L., Menta, A., Saintilien, S., Bolarinwa, E., Snape, L., Amutah-Onukagha N., Community-engaged collaboration as local maternal health innovation: Evidence from Project INSPIRE in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA” American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo. Minneapolis, MI., October 2024.


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    Olden, H., Amutah-Onukagha, N., “Assessing the readiness, doula-inclusivity, and supportive infrastructure of Massachusetts hospitals for the expansion of Medicaid to cover doula services.” American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo. Minneapolis, MI., October 2024.


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    Yada, F., Kiani, M., Ali, I., Ajayi, K., Dhaurali, S., Snape, L., Ourdyl, N., Gravesande, T., Palle, M., Amutah-Onukagha, N., “Examining the influence of food insecurity on perinatal health outcomes among Black Birthing Individuals in the U.S.: A Scoping Review” American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo. Minneapolis, MI., October 2024.

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    Yada, F., Brown, C., Huber, L., Olorunsaiye, C.Z., Glass, T.S., Amutah-Onukagha, N., “Labor and Delivery Characteristics by detailed maternal nativity across the Black diaspora” American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo. Minneapolis, MI., October 2024.
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    Chachere B., Reed D., Gebel C., Amutah-Onukagha N., Meadows A. Where to Go From Here?: Clinicians’ Perspectives on Black Maternal Equity. To be presented as a poster at the Texas Academy of Family Physicians’ Annual Session and Primary Care Summit; 2024 November 8; The Woodlands, TX.

  • 2025

    Werner, E., Siegel, M.B., Amutah-Onukagha, N., Bird, C., Ramos, S., “Black Maternal Morbidity and its Association with Systemic Racism”. 2025 Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Pregnancy Meeting. Denver, CO., January - February 2025.