@TexasSteveHicks: Ideas, findings, people

Black women in Texas are 2.3 times more likely to die while giving birth than white women. To address this disparity, professor Michele Rountree founded the Black Mamas Community Collective, an organization comprised of black mothers, activists, leaders and advocates with the goal of saving the lives of black mothers… read more 

In the context of the increased prevalence of marijuana use among youth and the movement towards legalization in many states, it is important to understand the long-term impact of marijuana-use initiation. Doctoral student Hydeen Beverly, professor Yessenia Castro and colleagues examined whether age of first marijuana-use is associated with educational… read more 

Sehun Oh received the 2019 SSWR Doctoral Fellows Award for his dissertation proposal, which focuses on mindfulness-based interventions in the context of opioid misuse during pregnancy and mother-infant relationships. Congratulations Sehun!