- Lalita Pawar
Lalita Pawar (April 16, 1916-February 24, 1998) was a prolific Indian character actress, appearing in over 600 Hindi and Marathi films. Her acting career began at age nine and lasted until the end of her life, spanning seven decades. She was known particularly for playing maternal figures, especially wicked matriarchs or mothers-in-law. She also notably played the role of the strict but kind Mrs.
- Isabella Clark
Isabella Clark (1811-1857) was the first wife of John A. Macdonald, the premier of the Province of Canada in 1856 (after Clark's death he went on to become the first post-Confederation Prime Minister of Canada). She was his second-cousin; they had a maternal great grandmother in common. She became ill after just two years marriage in 1845 and died of unknown causes after 13 years of misfortunate marriage, set mostly in sickrooms.
- Taqiuddin Al-Nabhani
Taqiuddin al-Nabhani (Full transliterated name: Sheikh Muhammad Taqiuddin bin Ibrahim bin Mustafah bin Ismail bin Yusuf al-Nabhani; ; born in 1909 in Ijzim, Haifa, British Mandate of Palestine and died in 1977) was a Sunni Shafi'i Sufi Islamic jurist, theologian, and founder of the Islamist Hizb ut-Tahrir organization. His maternal grandfather was the well known Ottoman era Sufi Shafi'i Islamic Scholar Sheikh Yusuf an-Nabhani, …
- Bruce Chen
Bruce Kastulo Chen is a pitcher who is currently a member of the Texas Rangers organization. He previously played for the Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, and Atlanta Braves. He attended Institute of Panama and studied civil engineering during the baseball off-season at Georgia Tech.
- Amos Grunebaum
Amos Grunebaum (January 27, 1950 - present) is one of the top US obstetricians and gynecologists. His subspecialty is in maternal-fetal medicine, which is also known as "high-risk pregnancy".
- Carmi Maternal
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- Mitchell S. Golbus
Mitchell S. Golbus , M.D. Dr. Golbus is presently Professor Emeritus for the Obstetrics and Pediatrics Departments at University of California at San Francisco and the Director of Scientific and Clinical Affairs for Applied Imaging Corp. He is certified by the U.S. Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medical Genetics and Israel Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medical Genetics Boards.
- Stephanie Crabb
Stephanie Crabb - VP Client Services Ms. Crabb is the VP of Client Services and is responsible for client service management, quality, business development and marketing activities. Ms. Crabb has over 14 years of client service and business development experience, principally in the healthcare sector. She began her career in Medical Social Work in a large tertiary, acute care hospital in Chicago.
- E. Mark Mahone
Dr. Mahone’s research involves the understanding of brain-behavior relationships in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, and the development and validation (using neurobehavioral assessment and neuroimaging) of assessment methods to better characterize neurobehavioral development.
- Jean L. Athey
AtheySketch Jean L. Athey , Ph.D. Jean L. Athey is President of the Health Policy Resources Group, LLC. She previously served as Director, Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) at the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) where she was responsible for setting EMSC funding priorities, directing a national technical assistance program, managing the grant portfolio, and coordinating activities related to EMSC with other Federal agencies.
- Judith S. Shaw
Judith Shaw has been Executive Director of VCHIP since its inception in 1999. She also serves as principal investigator for several federally funded projects designed to improve delivery of health care to children, and holds the position of Research Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Vermont College of Medicine.
- Shari Sitron
Shari Sitron Director of Youth Activism Program Shari Sitron has managed the Youth Activism Program at the American Legacy Foundation in Washington, D.C. since January 2002. Prior to joining Legacy, Shari was a Program Associate for Maternal and Child Health and Primary Care for the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), also in D.C and a health care evaluator for the U.S. General Accounting Office.
- Paulette Schmidt
Dr. Paulette Schmidt received the Doctor of Optometry degree in 1973 and the M.S. degree in Physiological Optics in 1976 from The Ohio State University. Currently, she is tenured as a Professor of Optometry and Vision Science in the College of Optometry at Ohio State and a member of the Graduate Faculty of the University. Her research and teaching interests are centered on vision testing in infants and children, particularly pediatric vision screening.
- Roger B. Newman
Roger B. Newman , MD is a professor and vice chairman for academic affairs and women’s health research, obstetrics and gynecology at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C. In 1976, he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in biology from Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J. In 1980, Newman completed his Doctor of Medicine as well as his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Medical University of South Carolina.
- Janet Farmer
Janet Farmer , PhD, ABPP, is a Professor in the Department of Health Psychology and the Department of Child Health at the University of Missouri-Columbia Health Sciences Center. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas and her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Her internship and post-doctoral fellowship were also completed at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
- Scott Lorch
Scott Lorch , MD, MSCE, is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and a member of the Division of Neonatology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He has appointments in the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Barbara J. Lattimore
Ms. Lattimore is a graduate of Malcolm X College (AA Degree), De Paul University (BA Degree) and Eriskon Institute, (MS Degree). She is currently attending Roosevelt University working on her second Masters Degree, this one in Training and Development.
- Edward L. Schor
Edward L. Schor , M.D. Title: Vice President Organization: The Commonwealth Fund e-mail this page Edward L. Schor , M.D., vice president, leads the Fund's Child Development and Preventive Care program. Dr. Schor, a pediatrician, has held a number of positions in pediatric practice, academic pediatrics, health services research, and public health.
- Cyndi Moreira
Cyndi Moreira is a first year master’s student. "I received my undergraduate degree from Boston College in 2003 and have worked as a nurse on an Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant unit at MGH since. I am currently in a 2 year dual-degree program with HSPH and Simmons College , where I will earn my MS in SHDH and MS in Nursing. I am still forming a plan, but hope to provide prenatal care to underserved women." Deana Wagner is a first year two-year master’s student.
- Greg R. Alexander
Alexander’s legacy in the field of maternal and child health stretches far and wide. In addition to his prolific research efforts, he mentored countless many graduate students who have gone on to enjoy productive careers in this field. Also, for nearly 15 years, he directed the national Maternal & Child Health Leadership Skills Training Institute, supported by the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
- Mick Tilford
Mick Tilford , PhD - is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences with a part-time position in Health Services Administration for the past year. He received a doctoral degree in health economics from Wayne State University in 1993. His current research studies the impact of illness or injury on children and their caregivers using methods from economic evaluations.
- Robin Beach
Dr. Robin Beach is Professor Emerita of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. An honors graduate of Duke University and Duke University School of Medicine, she also received a Masters in Public Health degree in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Beach completed her Pediatric Residency and Adolescent Fellowship at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
- Katharine Wenstrom
Katharine Wenstrom , M.D. Dr. Wenstrom is currently a Professor, Director of the Division of Reproductive Genetics, and Member of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Alabama Hospital. She is also Director, Genetics Residency, Graduate Faculty Appointment, Medical Genetics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
- Geraldine Oliva
Geraldine Oliva , MD, MPH , is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and a member of The Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California at San Francisco. Since 1992, she has been the Director of the Family Health Outcomes Project. Dr. Oliva is a board-certified pediatrician who has had a broad background as a clinician, public health administrator and researcher.
- Catherine A. Hess
Catherine A. Hess is now an independent health policy consultant in Washington, DC. With over twenty years of state and national experience, Ms. Hess specializes in strategic analysis, planning, qualitative research, writing and program consultation, especially in the field of maternal and child health.
- Tina Paul Mulye
Tina Paul Mulye , MPH, Project Associate Tina Paul Mulye is a Project Associate for both NAHIC and its sister center, the Public Policy Analysis & Education Center for Middle Childhood, Adolescent & Young Adult Health at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She acts as the primary liaison between the general public and both the centers, and is active in the production of materials.
- Michael C. Lu
Michael C. Lu , MD, MPH Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology Associate Director, Child and Family Health Training Program Michael C. Lu , MD, MPH is an associate professor of obstetrics & gynecology and public health at UCLA. Dr. Lu received his bachelor’s degrees from Stanford University, master’s degrees from UC Berkeley, medical degree from UC San Francisco, and residency training in obstetrics & gynecology from UC Irvine.
- William Carl Cooley
William Carl Cooley is a developmental pediatrician and Medical Director, Crotched Mountain Foundation and Rehabilitation Center. Dr Cooley is also the Co-Director of the Center for Medical Home Improvement in Greenfield, New Hampshire. In these professional roles, Dr Cooley works to blend his clinical passions of relationships with families with his commitment to improve pediatric primary care through implementation of the medical home model of care.
- Patricia L. Riley
Patricia L. Riley , CNM, MPH Adjunct Faculty, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Technical Advisor, Kenya Nursing Workforce Analysis Project Patricia Riley’s interest in global health and maternal child health began 30 years ago as Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal, West Africa.
- Frank A. Chervenak
Dr. Chervenak is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners, the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. He is a member of numerous professional and scientific societies including the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the American Gynecologic and Obstetric Society.
- Stacey Little
STACEY LITTLE , Senior Program Manager/ Co-Team Manager Stacey Little has over 10 years of program management and development experience in private non-profit and community-based organizations, with focus on adolescent and women's health, teen pregnancy prevention, STD/HIV prevention, family planning, and men's health.
- Mona Elie Marcel
Mona Elie Marcel , RN, BSN, MSN, Nursing Administrative Supervisor at Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, oversees both the Emergency Room and Maternal and Child Health Services at Woodhull, where she is also a highly valued Nurse Clinical Educator in Maternal and Child Health, and strong leader in community outreach.
- Judith Gallagher
Judith Gallagher , R.N., Ed.M. , M.P.A. Practice Area Leader, Maternal, Child, and Community Health Ms. Gallagher directs Altarum's Maternal, Child, and Community Health Practice Area. During a career that has spanned three decades, she has earned wide recognition for leadership in planning and implementing community maternal and child health (MCH) policies and programs.
- Karen Kun
Karen Kun, MPH, MA Associate Director, Programs Administrative Director of the Office of Service Learning Ms. Kun’s areas of expertise include program development, planning and evaluation. She has collaborated with WHO, PAHO, UNICEF, foreign Ministries of Health, the US Dept. of State, the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, several state Departments of Health, and community-based organizations in the U.S. and abroad.
- Diane B. Findley
Dr. Findley is a licensed psychologist who received her Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. Prior to coming to the Child Study Center, she was on the faculty at the West Virginia University - University Affiliated Center for Developmental Disabilities where she developed a training curriculum and served as Training Director for the interdisciplinary leadership training program supported by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
- Kathryn Kushner
Kathryn Kushner Kathryn is program manager for the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation. She leads NIHCM Foundation's grants with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau, which includes conducting research and convening educational activities on maternal, child and adolescent health issues.
- Stephanie Crabb
Stephanie Crabb - VP Client Services Ms. Crabb is the VP of Client Services and is responsible for client service management, quality, business development and marketing activities. Ms. Crabb has over 14 years of client service and business development experience, principally in the healthcare sector. She began her career in Medical Social Work in a large tertiary, acute care hospital in Chicago.
- Publications By Dr. Jellinek
Publications by Dr. Jellinek Dr. Jellinek earned his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York, completed pediatrics training at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Bronx, NY, and residencies in child psychiatry at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Boston, MA, and in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital also in Boston. Dr. Jellinek is currently Professor of Psychiatry and of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
- Christine Miara
Christine Miara , MS CSN Deputy Director