Current Research

MATERNAL HEALTHCARE IN THE UNITED STATES​

This qualitative project examines how various structural factors impact patients’ and providers' experiences on the ground. I am especially interested in analyzing the role that power dynamics and marginalization impact both patients' and providers' experiences within the US maternal healthcare system. 

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Read about Birth Trauma here and here.

Read about the Impact of Structural Inequities on Providers here.

Read about my reflections on the postpartum period and mental health here.

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GESTATIONAL DIABETES, TECHNOLOGY, RISK AND STIGMA

Dr. Emma Bunkley and I are working on a qualitative study examining the intersections of technology, disparity, and stigma in the context of new and advancing technologies (e.g., continuous glucose monitors) among individuals with gestational diabetes. Through ethnographic and interview methodologies, we examine the experiences of maternal health providers who care for patients with gestational diabetes and women/birthers living with gestational diabetes. We are investigating how these individuals navigate a constantly changing technological health landscape that promotes neoliberalism and self-surveillance amidst uncertainty, risk and gendered ideologies of motherhood.