Maternal Mental Health and Infant Disparities Among African American Women

Event Date: September 23, 2023

Event Speaker: Karinn Glover, M.D.

About the Presenter:

Karinn Glover, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Attending, Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Division, Montefiore Hospital, Bronx NY. Currently Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. Glover teaches psychopharmacology and aspects of psychotherapy to Psychiatry and Family Medicine residents. Her decade-plus experience as a psychiatrist and leader in the primary care division at Montefiore Health System has informed her approach to health equity, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEI+B), and the styles of leadership that produce organizational success.

Course Description:

This course will focus on the sociological factors, social determinants and biological factors that can affect mental and maternal health as well as birthing outcomes for Black birthing people.