Ma’at has served as a consultant to such organizations as:
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Ma’at obtained funding, built partnerships, and developed 1) an evidence-based COVID-19 vaccination uptake intervention targeting Black Americans in Denver, 2) a national cardiovascular health intervention targeting Black American women, 3) a national intervention to increase awareness of systemic health inequities among college students, 3) gynecological health education series targeting Black women, and 4) a multi-state research study on the impacts on racism on perinatal Black American women.ĭr. CAAHDER was internationally recognized for its health research in 2021.Īs CAAHDER’s Past Director, Dr. 501(c)3, which serves Black American populations through health services, health research, and community-based outreach. Principal consultant at the Center for African American Health Disparities Education and Research (CAAHDER), Inc.
Consultant at INOVA Health System Women Service Line taskforce to evaluate racism-specific factors (systemic, provider, individual) to address the high rates of cesarian sections among Black women.
Member of Southern Jersey Perinatal Cooperative taskforce to aid the design of a digital perinatal health assessment targeting women receiving Medicaid.
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Design and facilitation of professional development webinars for public health professionals. Member of the Learning and Development Committee Public Health Education & Health Promotion, APHA.Inclusive Science Communication Fellow (2023-2024) at the Metcalf Institute of the University of Rhode Island.PI of the Communicating Equity and Health Justice Research Lab to collaborate with students and faculty in the investigation of racism-specific risk and resilience in Black women’s health, development of interventions, and provision of local community outreach.Ma’at is an internationally recognized scholar and community-based research collaborator with several awards and honors, and she is exceedingly effective as evidenced by more than 30 peer-reviewed articles, chapters, and reports and over 70 presentations at scientific venues. Through her tireless efforts in addressing health inequities among Black Americans, Dr. Ma’at received training in Addiction Medicine, Cancer Etiology, Pathogenesis and Control and Prevention, Behavioral Health, Health Disparities, and Intervention Science. During her 3-year postdoc in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health ( Program in Health Disparities Research) at the University of Minnesota (UMN) Medical School, Dr. in Health Communication from Penn State University with specialties in Social Science, Qualitative Methodology, and Adult Education.
Ma’at ( has developed higher education health curricula and research programming and conducted research for and with communities of color to aid in the reduction of health inequities and the resultant disparities. Akila Ka Ma'at is nominated for GMU's Teaching Excellence Award, 2023.įor more than 25 years and counting, Dr. Warren) Assistant Professorīlack Women, Racism, Adaptive Coping, Resilience, Maternal Health, Infectious Disease, Health Determinants, Digital Health, Health Communication, Translational Research, Critical Methodologies, Community-Based Participatory Researchĭr.
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