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In our inaugural episode, I am joined by Dr. Kyrah Brown, a community psychologist, evaluator, and Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology’s Public Health Program. She is the Director of the Maternal and Child Health Equity Lab. Her research focuses on addressing social and structural factors that shape racial inequities and disparities in women’s/maternal health across the life course. As a trained evaluator, she regularly works with coalitions and organizations to build their evaluation capacity and perform evaluations. Dr. Brown is an alumna of Spelman College and earned her PhD in Community Psychology from Wichita State University.In this episode we talked about:Episode Outline.·         What is a community psychologist?·         What most interests her about working in communities?·         How she came to be interested in maternal and child health (MCH).·         About her work in the MCH Equity Research Lab.·         Why is maternal and infant death a problem in the US?·         Why are Back and Indigenous women are 2 to 3 times more likely to die from complications of childbirth?·         And most importantly, why do these disparities exist?·         What should communities do about these disparities? ·         What community possibilities she sees? Dr. Brown's Bio: Dr. Kyrah Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology’s Public Health Program and is the Director of the Maternal and Child Health Equity Lab. At the intersection of public health and community psychology, her research focuses on addressing social and structural factors that shape racial inequities and disparities in women’s/maternal health across the life course. She has expertise in mixed-methods research, community-based participatory research, evaluation, and capacity-building with nonprofits and coalitions. She holds leadership positions on local, state, and international coalitions and association committees. As a trained evaluator, she regularly works with coalitions and organizations to build their evaluation capacity and perform evaluations. Dr. Brown is an alumna of Spelman College and earned her PhD in Community Psychology from Wichita State University.Want to connect with Kyrah?Facebook: mchequitylab Email:kyrah.brown@uta.eduResources Mentioned:Music by Zach Price: Zachpricet@gmail.com

In our inaugural episode, I am joined by Dr. Kyrah Brown, a community psychologist, evaluator, and Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology’s Public Health Program. She is the Director of the Maternal and Child Health Equity Lab. Her research focuses on addressing social and structural factors that shape racial inequities and disparities in women’s/maternal health across the life course. As a trained evaluator, she regularly works with coalitions and organizations to build their evaluation capacity and perform evaluations. Dr. Brown is an alumna of Spelman College and earned her PhD in Community Psychology from Wichita State University.In this episode we talked about:Episode Outline.·         What is a community psychologist?·         What most interests her about working in communities?·         How she came to be interested in maternal and child health (MCH).·         About her work in the MCH Equity Research Lab.·         Why is maternal and infant death a problem in the US?·         Why are Back and Indigenous women are 2 to 3 times more likely to die from complications of childbirth?·         And most importantly, why do these disparities exist?·         What should communities do about these disparities? ·         What community possibilities she sees? Dr. Brown's Bio: Dr. Kyrah Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology’s Public Health Program and is the Director of the Maternal and Child Health Equity Lab. At the intersection of public health and community psychology, her research focuses on addressing social and structural factors that shape racial inequities and disparities in women’s/maternal health across the life course. She has expertise in mixed-methods research, community-based participatory research, evaluation, and capacity-building with nonprofits and coalitions. She holds leadership positions on local, state, and international coalitions and association committees. As a trained evaluator, she regularly works with coalitions and organizations to build their evaluation capacity and perform evaluations. Dr. Brown is an alumna of Spelman College and earned her PhD in Community Psychology from Wichita State University.Want to connect with Kyrah?Facebook: mchequitylab  Email:kyrah.brown@uta.eduResources Mentioned:Music by Zach Price: Zachpricet@gmail.com

Health Equity and Maternal and Child Health with Dr. Kyrah Brown

Welcome back! This month we had the pleasure of talking with Kyrah Brown and Susan Wolfe about evaluating community collaboratives. We define what collaboratives are, Susan and Kyrah’s approach to evaluating them, and some of the fun and challenging aspects of working with collaboratives. Kyrah and Susan are both trained as community psychologists, so they approach all of their work from that perspective. We learned a lot and we think you will, too, so give it a listen! If you are interested in learning more about Susan and Kyrah’s work or about community psychology in general, here are some useful links:  Susan’s consulting business: Susan Wolfe and Associates   Kyrah’s research group: Maternal and Child Health Equity Research and Evaluation Team   Society for Community Research and Action   The Community Tool Box   American Evaluation Association Topical Interest Group in Community Psychology   Next month we chat with Kerry Anne McGeary at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. We’ll pick her brain about health evaluation, health policy, and the Foundation’s approach to grant making and evaluation.  That episode drops on September 3, so please tune in!Chica Bonita and Mija Linda looking fabulous on the lawn.Sponsors! We want to acknowledge this episode’s unwitting sponsor. Folks, hang on to your spreadsheets, because this week’s episode is brought to you by none other than Susan Wolfe’s dogs, Chica Bonita and Mija Linda. Being the celebrities they are, Chica and Mija host their own Facebook page, but you shouldn’t click on the link unless you’re prepared to spend at least 30 minutes scrolling through their photos. Chica and Mija added a touch of levity to an otherwise mundane week, so we want to give them the credit they deserve. Head over to their Facebook page and give them some love!https://archive.org/download/glassfrog_S2E1/glassfrog_S2E1.mp3

Welcome back! This month we had the pleasure of talking with <a href="https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/kyrah-brown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kyrah Brown</a> and <a href="https://susanwolfeandassociates.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Susan Wolfe</a> about evaluating community collaboratives. We define what collaboratives are, Susan and Kyrah’s approach to evaluating them, and some of the fun and challenging aspects of working with collaboratives. Kyrah and Susan are both trained as community psychologists, so they approach all of their work from that perspective. We learned a lot and we think you will, too, so give it a listen! If you are interested in learning more about Susan and Kyrah’s work or about community psychology in general, here are some useful links: <ul> <li>Susan’s consulting business: <a href="https://susanwolfeandassociates.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Susan Wolfe and Associates</a> </li> <li>Kyrah’s research group: <a href="https://www.uta.edu/conhi/research/krl/mch/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maternal and Child Health Equity Research and Evaluation Team</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.communitypsychology.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Society for Community Research and Action</a> </li> <li><a href="https://ctb.ku.edu/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Community Tool Box</a> </li> <li><a href="http://comm.eval.org/communitypsychology/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Evaluation Association Topical Interest Group in Community Psychology</a> </li> </ul>Next month we chat with <a href="https://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/leadership-staff/M/kerry-anne-mcgeary.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kerry Anne McGeary</a> at the <a href="https://www.rwjf.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robert Wood Johnson Foundation</a>. We’ll pick her brain about health evaluation, health policy, and the Foundation’s approach to grant making and evaluation. That episode drops on September 3, so please tune in!Chica Bonita and Mija Linda looking fabulous on the lawn.Sponsors! We want to acknowledge this episode’s unwitting sponsor. Folks, hang on to your spreadsheets, because this week’s episode is brought to you by none other than Susan Wolfe’s dogs, Chica Bonita and Mija Linda. Being the celebrities they are, Chica and Mija host their own <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChicaBonitaAndMijaLinda/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, but you shouldn’t click on the link unless you’re prepared to spend at least 30 minutes scrolling through their photos. Chica and Mija added a touch of levity to an otherwise mundane week, so we want to give them the credit they deserve. Head over to their Facebook page and give them some love!<a href="https://archive.org/download/glassfrog_S2E1/glassfrog_S2E1.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archive.org/download/glassfrog_S2E1/glassfrog_S2E1.mp3</a>

Evaluating collaboratives with Kyrah Brown and Susan Wolfe