WSU, Institute of Gerontology lecture series is pleased to present:

Implementation Science for Maternal Health Equity
by
Jennifer E. Johnson, PhD
C. S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health, Professor of OBGYN
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Michigan State University

Abstract:
Implementation science is the scientific study of methods and strategies that facilitate the uptake of evidence-based practice and research into regular use by practitioners and policymakers. In this talk, Dr. Johnson will illustrate goals, methods, and usefulness of implementation science. She will use examples from her National Institutes of Health-funded studies addressing maternal health disparities and postpartum depression prevention, including the recently funded Maternal Health Multilevel Intervention for Racial Equity (MIRACLE) Center of Excellence in Women’s Health.  

Bio:
Dr. Johnson is C. S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health, Professor of OBGYN, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, and the Chief Translation Officer in the Office of Health Sciences at Michigan State University. She is a licensed clinical psychologist whose research and advocacy addresses mental health and maternal health equity and access to mental healthcare as social justice issues. She has been principal investigator of more than 18 NIH-funded studies worth more than $70 million, and co-investigator on another 19. She is currently leading/co-leading two NIH-funded and community-partnered Centers: the National Center for Health and Justice Integration for Suicide Prevention and the Maternal health Multilevel Intervention for Racial Equity (MIRACLE) Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. Dr. Johnson is a strong advocate for participatory governance processes to promote equity, address structural racism and sexism, and elevate community contributions to solutions. She lives and works in Flint, Michigan. 

For more information contact, Dr. Tam Perry at teperry@wayne.edu.

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Winter 2024 Lifespan Alliance Day will be held on April 5, 2024. This annual event showcases Institute of Gerontology & Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute trainee research.

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