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Opportunities to Retrofit, Reform, and Reimagine Systematic Reviews for Racial Equity

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With other BELIEVE collaborators, Dr. Gibson published an open-access article on designing systematic reviews that consider systemic bias and racism in academic literature, especially against Black birthing parents. The coauthors use McLemore’s framework of “Retrofit, Reform, and Reimagine” to consider how systematic reviews can be better conducted to build health equity. You can find the open-access article in the Health Equity journal here.

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BELIEVE at the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Black Maternal Health Conference and Training Institute

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At the Black Maternal Health Conference and Training Institute being held this fall by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Dr. Amelia Gibson and Dr. Jasmine L. Garland McKinney joined BELIEVE collaborators to present findings from surveys and interviews for developing a new Black maternal healthcare interprofessional medical training curriculum. The conference and training institute took place September 12–14 and had two CEDI presentations:

  • Panel: Liberation NOW: Making Visible Black Women’s Experiences of (Dis)Respectful Care Through Theory, Narrative, and Measurement (Panel) with panelists Nicole Harris, Jasmine L. Garland McKinney, Denae Bradley-Morris
  • Poster: Building Equitable Linkages with Interprofessional Education Valuing Everyone (BELIEVE): Amplifying Reproductive Justice through a Novel, Interprofessional Medical Curriculum, authored by Jasmine L. Garland McKinney, Kristin Tully, Amelia N. Gibson, and Kimberly D. Harper
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Postpartum Support International Annual Conference: Perinatal Mental Health First Aid

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On July 24–28, Dr. Jasmine L. Garland McKinney co-presented a training model for community-health workers in perinatal mental health at the Postpartum Support International Annual Conference. Information on the conference can be found here.

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4S/EASST Privacy-enhancing technologies: From solution to reconfiguration

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Sam DiBella presented his research into encryption technology as a sign of community membership “Pretty good privacy as free/open source software shibboleth” in the “Privacy-enhancing technologies: from solution to reconfiguration” panel at the 4S/EASST conference on July 17. The conference program and panel description are here.

May SMRLA Presentation

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Amelia Gibson discussed her library research at the May 16 (10am) meeting of the Southern Maryland Regional Library Association.

NCAAL XII

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On July 24–27 in New Orleans, Twanna Hodge presented at the twelfth annual conference for the National Conference of African American Librarians, which has the theme “Culture Keepers XII: Unity in Diversity – Stronger Together in the African Diaspora.” The conference program is posted here.

Redefining Wellness by Setting Realistic Expectations

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Dr. Jasmine Garland McKinney presented “Redefining Wellness by Setting Realistic Expectations” as part of the UNC–Greensboro Trauma Informed and Culturally Responsive Wellness Workshop Series on April 11, 2024. You can download the program PDF here.

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Archives and Libraries 2024

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Twanna Hodge presented twice at the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Archives and Libraries (IDEAL) conference in Toronto, on July 14, 2024. The two panels are “Challenging ‘Racial Monolith Myths’ in the Library Profession Through Critical Race Theory: A Panel Discussion” and “We Got the Receipts: Navigating Reimbursement Culture in Academic Librarianship.” You can find the IDEAL conference program here.

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Innovation in Systems of Postpartum Care

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With other BELIEVE collaborators, Dr. Gibson published a chapter on the many social factors that contribute to good postpartum care in The Practical Playbook III: Working Together to Improve Maternal Health. You can find the collected volume here.

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Valuing the mental health needs of Black birthing persons: Preliminary results from the BELIEVE Project

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At the 2024 Black Maternal Mental Health Summit July 24–25, CEDI and UNC collaborators presented early findings from the BELIEVE project. The Shades of Blue Project has more information about the summit and Black Maternal Mental Health Week here.