Coordinating Center PI

Alan Tita, MD, PhD

Alan Tita, MD, PhD

Dr. Tita is UAB Mary Heersink Endowed Chair of Global Health, Director of the Mary Heersink Institute of Global Health and the Heersink School of Medicine Associate Dean for Global Health and Women’s Health. As Professor of Ob/Gyn and Senior Vice-Chair for Research and Innovation, he also leads the Center for Women’s Reproductive Health. His background is in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Perinatal Epidemiology and Global Health and his research is focused on improving health outcomes and equity for women and infants. Dr. Tita has led and continues to lead the design and conduct of collaborative multi-site and single-site clinical trials and observational studies that influence practice and policy globally. He also co-leads the Cameroon Health Initiative at UAB, a multidisciplinary venture to improve health care in collaboration with Cameroon partners. Dr. Tita serves or has served as consultant editor for the Green Journal and consultant for the World Health Organization, NIH (including on the NICHD National Advisory Council) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He also served a term on the leadership team of the MFM Division of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Tita is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the Association of American Physicians (AAP).He serves as the Principal Investigator for the P3 EQUATE HERN Network.

Project Leaders

Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc

Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc
Principal Investigator
UNC Chapel Hill

K.D. Harper, MSN, RN

Kimberly D. Harper, RN, MSN
Co-Principal Investigator
UNC Chapel Hill

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Ann S. McAlearney, ScD, MS

Ann McAlearney, ScD, MS
Principal Investigator
Ohio State University

William A. Grobman, MD, MBA

William Grobman, MD, MBA
Co-Principal Investigator
Ohio State University

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Kiarri N. Kershaw, PhD, MPH, MS

Kiarri Kershaw, PhD, MPH
Principal Investigator
Northwestern University

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Lisa Levine, MD, MSCE

Lisa Levine, MD, MSCE
Principal Investigator
University of Pennsylvania

Abike James, MD, MPH

Abike James, MD, MPH
Co-Principal Investigator
University of Pennsylvania

IMPACT P3
Rachel Sinkey, MD

Rachel Sinkey, MD
Principal Investigator
UAB

Waldemar Carlo, MD

Waldemar Carlo, MD
Co-Principal Investigator
UAB

P3POPPY

Core Leaders

Coordinating Center

University-wide Interdisciplinary Research Center for Women’s Reproductive Health (CWRH)

Based at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the Coordinating Center collaborates with cores and project investigators to manage key functions of the P3 EQUATE Network. These functions include facilitating and monitoring collaborative protocol development and implementation, data management and statistical analysis for all projects, communication and collaboration among projects, network logistics, resource sharing, and dissemination of findings.

Community Partner

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ConnectionHealth is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that was founded in December 2014 in Birmingham, Alabama. ConnectionHealth is dedicated to recruiting, training, employing, and deploying Community Health Workers (CHWs) to address the needs of Alabama’s most vulnerable citizens. Currently, ConnectionHealth works with underserved African American communities in Jefferson County and the Black Belt Region of rural Alabama, providing community-based support with the goal of assisting clients to achieve healthier lives. As a community partner ConnectionHealth will leverage its network of partnerships for this project. We are delighted to be included as a substantive partner in the network to develop community-based interventions to improve maternal and infant health.

Trinita Ashford, MPH
Executive Director
ConnectionHealth

HBCU Partner

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“NC A&T is committed to exemplary learning, creative research, and project initiatives that focus on eliminating disparities for marginalized populations. The very core of being a land grant Historically Black College and University (HBCU) means reaching into communities and providing teaching, research, and outreach opportunities. We are delighted to be included in a substantive manner with the network to assist with the development of an interprofessional educational intervention, focused on maternal and infant health.”

Tonjia May
Interim Director of Sponsored Programs
North Carolina A&T State University

Coordinating Center Team

Alan Tita, MD, PhD

Alan T. N. Tita, MD, PhD
Coordinating Center PI

Jeff Szychowski, PhD

Jeff M. Szychowski, PhD
Data Coordinating Center Director
Methods Core Leader

Donna Campbell Dunn, PhD, CNM

Donna Campbell Dunn, PhD, CNM
Clinical Research Administrative Director
MFMU Network Coordinator

Bertha Hidalgo, PhD

Bertha Hidalgo, PhD
CC Investigator
SDoH Core Member

Samantha Martin, PhD

Samantha Martin, PhD
CC Investigator
SDoH Core Member

Holly Horan, PhD

Holly Horan, PhD
CC Investigator
Community Engagement Core Member

Fazlur Rahman, PhD

Fazlur Rahman, PhD
DCC Investigator

Justin Leach, PhD

Justin M. Leach, PhD
DCC Investigator

Rachel Sinkey, MD

Rachel Sinkey, MD
P3OPPY Project PI
CC Investigator

Alysia Campbell, MPH, MBA

Alysia Campbell, MBA, MPH
Program Manager II

Melodie Hunter, MS

Melodie Hunter, MS
Clinical Research Coordinator II

Rosylen Quinney, CCRC, CNA, CMA

Rosylen Quinney, CCRC, CNA, CMA
Clinical Research Coordinator II

Kameelah Robinson

Kameelah Robinson
Office Associate II