Dr. Karen Tabb-Dina, a Professor in Social Work at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and renowned researcher in maternal and child health will give a lecture on the intersection of perinatal mental health, race and ethnicity to kick off Black Maternal Health Week.

Dr. Tabb’s research agenda focuses identifying risk factors for morbidity and mortality among perinatal women and their children while determining clinical factors to improve minority health. Dr. Tabb has authored over 130 publications, including articles in journals such as Ethnicity & Health, General Hospital Psychiatry, The Journal of Affective Disorders and the Journal of Psychosomatic Research.

This event is sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Program.