Lasha Clarke, PhD, MPH holds affiliations at Morehouse School of Medicine and Kaiser Permanente Georgia. As an epidemiologist, Dr. Clarke leads mixed-methods research and programmatic initiatives to advance community-driven strategies for reproductive health equity. As Principal Investigator of the Fertility Equity Study and Co-Director of the NIH-funded Center for Reproductive Justice and Behavioral Health, she oversaw research aimed at reducing disparities in infertility care and maternal behavioral health. Dr. Clarke earned her PhD in Epidemiology and MPH in Global Epidemiology from Emory University and her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Princeton. She has worked with the CDC, state health departments, health plans, and industry and community organizations on public health initiatives. Dr. Clarke is also a trained birth doula.