Justice Work

My current projects advocating for justice in our community…

Surviving Racism from womb to cradle: Assessing parent of color nicu satisfaction in oregon

Understanding parent of color NICU experiences is critical to inform and inspire advocacy efforts that hold medical institutions responsible for providing effective family- centered, trauma-informed and culturally-informed care. The aim of this statewide feminist participatory action research project is to better understand how institutional and medical racism shape the postpartum period in ways that either buffer adversity or confer risk for Black, Indigenous and families of color with premature infants. It utilizes mixed methods that are designed to be both process-oriented and outcome focused in order to support advocacy outcomes while also centering the racialized trauma of participants in ways that are therapeutic and beneficial to them in the process. It is being implemented by a team of women and gender diverse individuals who identify as Black, Indigenous and people of color working in reproductive justice. Specifically, it asks: How does racism at multiple scales affect parent of color NICU experience? What insights do their experiences reveal about medical institutional betrayal? How can medical institutions leverage their power to support and empower families of color? This research project is funded by The Center for Institutional Courage.

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Neurospicy BIPenpalsOC Facebook Group

An online facebook group for neurodivergent BIPOC to cultivate loving, affirming friendships via snail mail.