Our Team

Team Leaders/Principal Investigators

Kimberly Harper, MSN, RN, MHA

Kimberly Harper, MSN, RN, MHA

Perinatal Neonatal Outreach Coordinator, UNC Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health in the School of Medicine at the UNC Chapel Hill
Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc

Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Distinguished Professor of Infant and Young Child Feeding, UNC School of Medicine & Gillings School of Global Public Health
Janiya Williams, MA, IBCLC, RLC, CLC

Janiya Williams, MA, IBCLC, RLC, CLC

Program Director of the Pathway 2 Human Lactation Training Program at N.C. A&T SU (NCAT P2P) and is the Co-Coordinator for Doula Services at the Women’s and Children’s Center at Cone Health

Research Team

Kimarie Bugg, DNP, FNP-BC, MPH, IBCLC

Kimarie Bugg, DNP, FNP-BC, MPH, IBCLC

CEO, Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE)
Amelia N. Gibson, PhD

Amelia N. Gibson, PhD

Associate Professor, College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Kimberly C. Harper, PhD

Kimberly C. Harper, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of English, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Carolyn L. Harraway-Smith, MD, FACOG, DABFM

Carolyn L. Harraway-Smith, MD, FACOG, DABFM

Chief Medical Officer of Women’s Health and Annie Penn Hospital at Cone Health
Walida Karim-Rhoades, CNM, DNP

Walida Karim-Rhoades, CNM, DNP

Executive Director of Primary Care and Women’s Health, Cone Health
Jaimie Lea, MPH, IBCLC

Jaimie Lea, MPH, IBCLC

Research Associate, UNC Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health
Karen Sheffield Abdullah, PhD, RN, CNM

Karen Sheffield Abdullah, PhD, RN, CNM

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UNC Chapel Hill
Kristin Tully, PhD

Kristin Tully, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sarah Verbiest, DrPH, MSW, MPH

Sarah Verbiest, DrPH, MSW, MPH

Executive Director, UNC Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health, UNC Chapel Hill
Suzanne Woodward

Suzanne Woodward

Communications Director, UNC Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health
Omar M. Young, MD

Omar M. Young, MD

Vice Chair of Education, Associate Residency Program Director, UNC

Collaborators

Ifeyinwa Asiodu, PhD, RN, IBCLC, FAAN

Ifeyinwa Asiodu, PhD, RN, IBCLC, FAAN

Associate Professor, UCSF School of Nursing
Stephanie Baker, PhD, MS, PT

Stephanie Baker, PhD, MS, PT

Associate Professor of Public Health Studies, Elon University
Nikki Greenaway, MSN FNP, IBCLC

Nikki Greenaway, MSN FNP, IBCLC

Founder/Owner, Bloom Maternal Health
Wanda Irving

Wanda Irving

Co-Founder & Acting President for Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project
Meredith Shockley-Smith

Meredith Shockley-Smith

Director of Equity and Community Strategies, Cradle Cincinnati
Tara Owen Shuler

Tara Owen Shuler

Co-Director, NC Perinatal Association Lamaze Childbirth Educator Program
LaToshia Rouse

LaToshia Rouse

Owner, Birth Sisters Doula Services