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Dr. Laurena White has over 20 years of service and experience in the field of women's health ranging from birth doula to obstetrics/gynecology and reproductive endocrinology/infertility including acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. She works closely with a carefully designed team formed especially to deliver expert care to women experiencing complex health challenges such as uterine fibroids, polycystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia. She and this illustrious team not only treat women, but also couples who are experiencing fertility challenges and are trying to conceive. Together with the team, Dr. White facilitates the transformation of complex women's health and fertility challenges by helping women and couples address the underlying root cause of their respective conditions. Using purpose-built signature programs that are unique to The Eudaimonia Center, her patients and clientele begin to flourish without taking unnecessary pharmaceutical medications and synthetic hormones or having fruitlessly invasive surgical procedures

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Ebony Marcelle is director of midwifery at Community of Hope, which includes Family Health and Birth Center. Marcelle was previously administrative chief of midwifery service at Medstar Washington Hospital Center. She is a fellow of the American College of Nurse Midwives and adjunct faculty at Georgetown University. Her advocacy work has included multiple congressional briefings creating awareness around the need for policy changes to reduce maternity care disparities. Known for her passion in midwifery and midwifery’s role in reproductive justice, Marcelle has built culturally aware clinical care models for under-resourced Black women. She serves on the boards of the National Association for the Advancement of Black Birth, March for Moms, and American Association of Birth Centers and is a member of the District of Columbia’s inaugural Maternal Mortality Review Committee.

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Bryant Harris, DC, CACCP is a highly skilled and certified perinatal and pediatric chiropractic through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA), who has dedicated his career to improving the lives of families and children. Dr. Harris received his Doctor of Chiropractic from Life Chiropractic College West in 2008 and has gone on to complete advanced training in perinatal and pediatric chiropractic care.

In his practice, Dr. Harris works with families to address a wide range of concerns, from pregnancy and childbirth to childhood development and beyond. His personalized and compassionate approach, combined with his extensive knowledge and expertise, has earned him a reputation as one of the leading perinatal and pedi

Cecília Tomori is an anthropologist and public health scholar whose work investigates the structural and sociocultural drivers that shape health, illness, and health inequities. Tomori is internationally recognized for her expertise on breastfeeding, infant sleep, and maternal child health. Dr. Tomori, is the Director of Global and Community Health at Johns Hopkins and has worked with colleagues across the globe on breastfeeding, infant sleep, infectious disease prevention, drug use and health policy, among other topics.

Lisa E. Wright is a Lecturer in the University Writing Program. Her research interests and courses center on Black maternal health, with a particular focus on Black midwives. 

Lisa is working on a manuscript “The Ring of Fire: A Memoir” which chronicles her home births with her midhusband. It further examines Black women’s birthing choices, with a particular focus on the delegitimation of Black midwives, and on creating safe birthing spaces inside and outside medical institutions. 

Prior to joining Hopkins, Wright co-founded the Talking Justice Project, an interactive workshop that teaches antiracist strategies for writing center consultants and teachers. Using antiracist pedagogy and inclusive writing center pedagogy, they provided attendees with strategies to address problematic ideas while also maintaining a learning environment. Her current project intersects faith and religious identities in our writing spaces. The co-edited collection The Politics of Faith and Secularism in Writing Centers and Writing Studies is under review at Utah State University Press. 

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