Brittany L. Ranchoff, PhD, MPH is a maternal health services researcher with advanced epidemiological training dedicated to improving perinatal health outcomes and services and eliminating health disparities for birthing people. She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Dr. Ranchoff’s research broadly addresses access to and quality of perinatal care in the US. More specifically, she considers the three overarching themes of her research within accessibility and quality of care: (1) access to perinatal care; (2) decision-making; (3) health disparities and inequities. Prior to her current position, Dr. Ranchoff completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in the Department of Population Medicine within the Division of Health Policy and Insurance Research at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. She holds a PhD in Public Health with a specialization in Health Policy and Management and a minor in Epidemiology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Master of Public Health focusing on Maternal and Child Health and Epidemiology from Boston University.