Dismantling Racism & Inequities Lab

Tuyet Mai Ha Hoang (she/hers)

Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, UIUC, 2020
M.S. in Educational Psychology, UIUC, 2017
BA in Economics, Bates College, 2009

Bio: I am a cisgender Vietnamese American first-generation college scholar. I am a mother of three young children and had given birth during the COVID-19. My personal experiences of racial trauma and navigation of social rights as a Woman of Color and a mother motivate me to approach research from a place of humility and being advocate for women and People of Color's health and wellbeing. I aim to center my work in the wellbeing and healing process of Women and Communities of Color. I adopt a critical lens with an emphasis in community-engaged and patient-centered approaches by elevating the voices and describing unique struggles of Women of Color. My hope is that my team's research can inform policy changes, address racial gender health inequities, and support the healing process of women and vulnerable communities.

Phone: 217-300-2611
Email: thhoang3@illinois.edu
Address: 1010 W Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801

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Isis Rose (she/hers)

CoFounder and Director
BIPOC for Better Birth
Urbana, IL

Bio: I am the Cofounder and Director of BIPOC for Better Birth, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive training to birth professionals. I am also a midwife, doula, Certified Lactation Counselor, and anthropologist dedicated to advancing birth justice for Black, Indigenous and People of Color. After researching birth justice in graduate school and planning home births, I became a passionate supporter of midwifery and out-of-hospital birth. I am also a mother of two and committed to improving birthing experiences for BIPOC.

Email: isis@bipocforbetterbirth.org
Address: Urbana, IL 61801

Website: BIPOC for Better Birth

Julie Laut (she/hers)

Founder and Director
Urbana-Champaign Reproductive Justice
Urbana, IL

Bio: I am the Founder and Director of the Urbana-Champaign Reproductive Justice (UCRJ). UCRJ has been working over the last year to educate our community about the reproductive justice framework, elevate work being done locally, and create opportunities to act to ensure reproductive justice for all. UCRJ is an umbrella organization committed to finding innovative ways to collaborate in order to lift up all of this work. Our coordinated stakeholder events will focus on honing the coordination of care around our shared goals of advancing reproductive health equity.

Email: julie@ucrj.org
Address: Urbana, IL 61801

Website: Urbana-Champaign Reproductive Justice