Yanica Faustin
Yanica Faustin Selected for $260K Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant
Assistant Professor of Public Health Studies Yanica Faustin will expand her exploration of why Black mothers experience adverse health outcomes and how to address those racial disparities in maternal health on a communitywide scale thanks to a two-year, $260,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health Equity Scholars For Action.
The initiative supports academic researchers from historically underrepresented backgrounds as they pursue scholarship that addresses health equity issues by dismantling systemic and structural barriers to health and well-being. Faustin was one of only 15 researchers nationwide to receive an award. She will build upon a strong foundation of research showing that Black women experience a much greater risk of developing severe illnesses or disease during pregnancy or of losing their lives than white women. Black women are three times more likely to experience maternal mortality than white women and twice as likely to experience life-threatening complications during delivery.
