Dr. Cassondra Marshall(link is external) is an Associate Professor in the MCAH program at UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Her research focuses on healthcare delivery, patient-centered care, contraceptive decision support tools, and cost sharing and contraceptive adherence. In addition, Dr. Marshall leads several community-based doula research projects.
Lindsay Parham, PhD, JD, is a social scientist and lawyer specializing in women’s health policy and healthcare organizations. With over a decade working in reproductive rights, ethics, justice, and health, Dr. Parham brings unique sociological and legal expertise to challenges in real-world clinical settings. Her work focuses on systems and policy analysis to find and close gaps in care for women throughout the reproductive cycleShe is passionate about using technology and innovative interventions to improve prenatal and postpartum care for parents.
Anu Manchikanti Gómez is associate professor at the School of Social Welfare and director of the Sexual Health and Reproductive Equity(link is external) (SHARE) Program. For more than 15 years, Dr. Gómez has worked as a health equity researcher with a focus on reproduction and sexuality throughout the life course.
Ashley Nguyen is a Research Coordinator for the Wallace Center for MCAH. She supports Dr. Cassondra Marshall’s community-based doula research projects. Through public health and journalism, Ashley has focused on coverage of doula services through Medicaid, employer benefits, and private insurance.
Dr. Barbara Laraia is a Professor and Chair of Public Health Nutrition MPH Program. Dr. Laraia’s research focuses on the influence of contextual level effects, including food insecurity and neighborhood environments, on dietary intake, cardiometabolic risk factors and pregnancy outcomes, especially among vulnerable populations.
Dr. Carly Strouse is the interim Faculty Director of the Wallace Center for MCAH, Co-Director of the Doctor of Public Health Program, and an Assistant Adjunct Professor in Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health. Her research leverages community & academic partnerships to advance health equity in maternal and child health and among people reentering communities after incarceration.
Dr. Colette (Coco) Auerswald is an Associate Professor of Health and Social Behavior and Director of the MS Degree for the UCB-UCSF Joint Medical Program and the Director of the Innovations 4 Youth Research Center. Her research focuses on the social determinants of health for youth and structural interventions to improve adolescent health through community collaborations and youth-engaged approaches. Dr. Auerswald retired in 2026.
Coye Cheshire is a Professor at the UC Berkeley School of Information. His research examines the social psychological aspects of technology-mediated environments, including trust and distrust in information, restorative approaches to victims of online harm, social interpretations of biosignals/wearable sensors, and information sharing in virtual reality environments.
Dr. Jaspal Sandhu is an Assistant Adjunct Professor in the MCAH program at UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Dr. Sandhu has served as the faculty lead for the Fung Fellowship for Wellness and Technology Innovations at UC Berkeley. He is also a managing partner and co-founder of the Gobee Group, a human-centered design company that innovates for the equitable health of populations globally and in the United States.
Dr. Harley is a reproductive epidemiologist whose work focuses on community-based participatory research approaches to identifying and addressing environmental challenges to maternal, child and adolescent health. She works to engage youth in public health research and action to address environmental health issues in their communities.
Dr. Julianna Deardorff(link is external) is the Director of the Center of Excellence in MCAH and the MCAH MPH Program. Her research focuses on pubertal development, sexual and reproductive health during adolescence and young adulthood, mental health, particularly among young Latinos in the US.
Dr. Ndola Prata is a Professor and Co-Director of the Doctorate in Public Health (DrPH) program. Her research expertise includes the design, implementation, and evaluation of family planning and maternal health interventions that maximize distribution and financing mechanisms to increase access to contraceptives.
Siti Juwariyah is the Administrative Manager of the Wallace Center for MCAH. Ms. Juwariyah provides administrative support for all research and training activities of the Center. She also supports Wallace Center affiliate research centers including the Bixby Center for Population Health and Sustainability, and Innovations for Youth.
Dr. Sylvia Guendelman is the Advisory Committee Chair of the Wallace Center for MCAH and Professor Emerita at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. Dr. Guendelman’s research has focused on assessing pregnant women and mother’s engagement with digital health technologies and analyzing Google search queries to understand population health concerns.