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The Tulane CEMCH provides professional development, mentorship, and innovative leadership training for current and future maternal and child health (MCH) professionals Tulane Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health
Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

09/09/2026

Heads up! New faculty bio!
Dovile Vilda, PhD, MSc
Assistant Professor

Dr. Dovile Vilda is an interdisciplinary social scientist and public health researcher with advanced training and experience in mixed methods and policy research. Her current projects focus on: 1) examining the medicalization of childbirth in Louisiana through a mixed-methods approach; 2) investigating intersectional disparities in fertility care; and 3) analyzing the role of social determinants and state-level policies (e.g., abortion bans, fi***rm laws) in contributing to higher rates of adverse maternal and child health outcomes in the U.S. She received her PhD in Social Policy from Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Social Epidemiology at the Mary Amelia Center for Women’s Health Equity Research (Tulane University).

Research Areas
Maternal and child health
Women’s health equity
Social determinants of reproductive health
Policy analysis
LGBTQ+ health
Mixed methods research

09/07/2026

We hope everyone is enjoying a relaxing Labor Day! We wanted to take some time to honor all the working families out there.

09/04/2026

Join us for Women, Systems, and Power: The Carceral System. We along with Violence Prevention Institute at Tulane and Mary Amelia Women's Center (MAC) are hosting a four-part series exploring how women's health, lives, and communities are shaped by the carceral system (the system which includes prisons and jails, as well as the policies and practices that shape them).

Tuesday, September 29 | 12:00 PM CT | Ashé: 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70113

09/03/2026

The Maternal & Child Health Doctoral Interest Group, sponsored by the Center of Excellence in Maternal & Child Health, will have our first General Body Meeting on September 16th at 5pm CT on Zoom.

Time: Sep 16, 2026 05:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://tulane.zoom.us/j/99460643268
Meeting ID: 994 6064 3268

Please share with any other PhD or DrPH students who are interested in maternal and child health.

09/02/2026

Some highlights from MCH Meet and Greet last Saturday! We loved getting a chance to connect over sno-balls in City Park!

09/01/2026

Want to learn more about the Center for Maternal and Child Health? Check out our website: https://mch.tulane.edu/ or go to our Linktree to learn about our mission, upcoming events, student blogs, and some of our other work!

08/31/2026

Join the MCH Collective for their first General Body Meeting on Tuesday, September 8th from 12-1 PM in Tidewater 1204. Learn how you can get involved in maternal and child health efforts! Free food for attendees!

Tuesday, September 8 | 12-1 PM CT | Tidewater Building Room 1204

08/26/2026

Meet our amazing team, starting off with our wonderful director!
Katherine P. Theall, PhD, MPH

Professor: Cecile Usdin Professorship in Women’s Health
Co-Director Mary Amelia Center for Women's Health Equity Research and Senior Director, Violence Prevention Institute
Director of the Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health

As a social epidemiologist, Theall's research focuses on reducing health inequities by understanding and altering built and social neighborhood environments and social policies for better health in vulnerable populations locally, nationally, and internationally and researching innovative methodologies to do so. She is actively involved in interventions and policies aimed at altering environments for better health in vulnerable populations. Dr. Theall has received funding from the CDC, NIH, HRSA and private foundations such as the Robert Wood Johnson and W.K. Kellogg Foundations. She has published over 250 peer reviewed papers and presented numerous scientific talks in her area of research. As director of an academic center with a strong base in community partnered participatory research aimed at addressing social determinants of women and children’s health and the processes that shape these determinants, she continues to find ways to disseminate her team’s work and turn it into action.

Research Areas
Social determinants of health, health disparities, and health inequities
Maternal and child health and women's health
Community, interpersonal and biologic stress
Substance use and mental health

08/24/2026

NEW LOCATION:

Welcome back, students! We're kicking off the school year with our annual MCH Meet and Greet. Connect with fellow students, alumni, staff, and faculty over Sno-Balls at City Park on August 29th, 2026. The best part? It's open to students and their family and friends! We hope to see you there!

Saturday, August 29 | 11 AM-1 PM CT | Imperial Woodpecker Sno-Balls in City Park: Park at City Putt Miniature Golf Course: 33 Dreyfous Dr. New Orleans, LA 70124

08/21/2026

Welcome back, students! We're kicking off the school year with our annual MCH Meet and Greet. Connect with fellow students, alumni, staff, and faculty at City Park on August 29th, 2026. The best part? It's open to students and their family and friends! We hope to see you there!

Saturday, August 29 | 11 AM-1 PM CT | Café du Monde in City Park: 56 Dreyfous Dr. New Orleans, LA 70124

Address

1440 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA
70112

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

https://mch.tulane.edu/, https://www.youtube.com/@TulaneMCH

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