Program Schedule - Black Maternal & Mental Health Summit

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Day 1, Jul 20, 2023
08:30AM - 09:15AM Texas Ballroom	Opening Remarks & Resolution Presentation
09:20AM - 09:55AM Texas Ballroom	Special Presentation
10:00AM - 11:00AM Texas Ballroom	Unleash Your DOPENESS (Keynote) Speakers Khaliah O. Guillory, KOG Brands
11:00AM - 05:00PM Galveston	Wellness Space
11:15AM - 12:00 Noon Houston 2	We are Our Best Thing: An Ode to Seeing Ourselves Speakers KIMBERLY POUNDS, Associate Professor, Health Administration, Texas Southern University Dominique Guinn, Assistant Professor, Texas Southern University Carla Brailey, Associate Professor, Texas Southern University Grace Loudd, Associate Professor Of Social Work, Texas Southern University
11:15AM - 12:00 Noon Salon B	Short Talks: Advocacy by Community for Community Speakers Tomeka Isaac, Co-Founder & Executive Director , Jace's Journey Nikki Hunter-Greenway, Nurse Nikki Tanay L Harris, Bloom Collective Sierra McClain, Sankofa Mama /Shades Of Blue Project
11:15AM - 12:00 Noon Houston 3	Doulaing Data: An Evaluation of a Black-led, DONA-approved birth doula training Speakers Kyrah Brown, Assistant Professor, UTA MCH Equity Research Lab
11:15AM - 12:00 Noon San Antonio	Project MATCHrescence : A Collaborative Sister Circle Model to Increase Social Support and Health Knowledge During the Pregnancy and Postpartum Period Speakers Taylor Jackson, Medical Student, University Of Houston TJFFCOM Zikora Stephens, Medical Student , University Of Houston TJFFCOM Breanna Chachere, Medical Student, University Of Houston
11:15AM - 12:00 Noon Salon A Exhibitors	Visit Our Exhibitors!!
11:45AM - 01:00PM Main Corridor	LUNCH BREAK
12:05PM - 01:00PM Texas Ballroom	Battling Bias: Learning from the Lived Experience to Improve Maternal and Mental Health, 2022 Data from IRTH App’s Digital platform Speakers Kimberly Seals Allers, Executive Director, Narrative Nation Inc.
12:30PM - 01:15PM San Antonio	What does it mean to be NOURISHed? Implementing a full-spectrum community doula program for college students at HBCUs Speakers Toni Junious, Maternal Health Program Manager, BWHI
12:30PM - 01:15PM Houston 1	Stress Health and Its Impact on Determinants of Health for African-American Birthing People in Comparison to Immigrant Birthing People Speakers Jaylyn Thompson, Medical Student/ Birth Justice Representative, Birth Justice Institute - Ancient Song Cecile Edwards, Fellow, Birth Justice Institute - Ancient Song
01:15PM - 02:00PM Texas Ballroom	MEntal Health in Our Communities: What are the community driven solutions we should all know about? Speakers Nakeenya Wilson, Real Solutions CC Nikki Hunter-Greenway, Nurse Nikki Sierra McClain, Sankofa Mama /Shades Of Blue Project Brian C Reed MD, Tilman J. Fertitta Family College Of Medicine At The University Of Houston Tanay L Harris, Bloom Collective
02:05PM - 02:15PM Main Corridor	BREATHE & SNACK BREAK
02:15PM - 03:00PM Texas Ballroom	Research in Our Community and the Impact on Black Maternal & Mental Health Speakers Natalie Hernandez, Morehouse College Chishinga Callender, Senior Research Coordinator , Baylor College Of Medicine Serwaa S. Omowale, Assistant Professor, UTHealth Houston School Of Public Health
02:15PM - 03:00PM Houston 1	B.R.E.A.T.H.E. - Breathe the Stress Away Speakers Briana Fair, Mental Health Therapist, Birthing Beautiful Communities Tammie Jones, Senior Director Of Programs & Behavioral Health, Birthing Beautiful Communities
02:15PM - 03:00PM Houston 2	I Don't See Color: Microaggressions Towards Black Perinatal Women in Healthcare Settings Speakers Brittany Flournoy, Shades Of Blue Project
02:15PM - 03:00PM Houston 3	Best Practices: Engaging Black & Brown Women Authentically in Mental Health; Community Baby Showers & PMAD Speakers Keturah Albright, Consultant , National Black Leadership Commission On Health Rachel Johnson, Owner, Half Hood Half Holistic
03:15PM - 04:15PM Texas Ballroom	Beyond the Barber Shop: A Conversation around Black Men and their role in Maternal and Mental Health Speakers Will Hudson, MPH, MS, CPHQ, CSSBB, CSBI, Vice President, Public Health Business Development And Strategy, Qualtrics Juan Irby, Owner And Founder , Dad To Dudla Mo Kamara, Inov Cares
04:20PM - 04:30PM Texas Ballroom	Closing Remarks
04:30PM - 08:30PM Dallas	Mix & Mingle 10 Year Celebration!!

Day 2, Jul 21, 2023
08:45AM - 09:15AM Texas Ballroom	Opening Remarks
09:20AM - 09:25AM Texas Ballroom	Poetry Reading Speakers Earl The Poet
09:30AM - 10:30AM Texas Ballroom	Transgenerational Resilience; From Surviving to Thriving (Keynote) Speakers Sayida Peprah-Wilson, Dr. Sayida Uplifts
10:40AM - 11:25AM Texas Ballroom	The Role of Academia in Supporting Communities Speakers Josie Pickens, UpEND Movement Jennifer Wyatt Bourgeois, TSU Center For Justice Research Grace Loudd, Associate Professor Of Social Work, Texas Southern University Karen Tabb, University Of Illinois Kenya Johnson , Full Circle Strategies
11:00AM - 05:00PM Galveston	Wellness Space
11:30AM - 12:15PM Houston 2	Forgotten Mama: Navigating Motherhood through Maternal Self-Care Speakers Whitney Batteast, Founder/CEO, Pickles & Popsicles, Inc.
11:30AM - 12:15PM Houston 3	Who Does My Body Belong To?: An exploration of the relationship between mood and anxiety disorders and body image for Black women during the perinatal period. Speakers Whitney Coble, Co-founder/Therapist, Raising Resilience Counseling Services Tiffany Bishop, Co-founder/Therapist, Raising Resilience Counseling Services
11:30AM - 12:15PM Salon B	Short Talks: Advocacy by Community for Community Speakers Kay Matthews, Shades Of Blue Project Chishinga Callender, Senior Research Coordinator , Baylor College Of Medicine Kim Baker, Assistant Professor And Assistant Dean Of Practice, OEP/ UT School If Public Health Josie Pickens, UpEND Movement
11:30AM - 12:15PM Salon A Exhibitors	Visit Our Exhibitors!!
11:30AM - 12:15PM Houston 1	Birthright: Lessons Learned from 25 Joyful Black Birthing Stories Speakers Kimberly Seals Allers, Executive Director, Narrative Nation Inc.
11:45AM - 01:00PM Main Corridor	LUNCH BREAK
12:15PM - 01:00PM Texas Ballroom	Lunch & Learn- Reproductive Justice Speakers Monica Simpson, Sister Song
01:15PM - 02:00PM Houston 1	Connecting to Pleasure with Confidence Speakers Goody Howard, Sexual Health Educator , Ask Goody
01:15PM - 02:00PM Houston 2	Fear of death and hope for life in Black Women’s conversations about reproductive & maternal health Speakers Joy Woods Bennett, Founder & President , Plus TwentyThree
01:15PM - 02:00PM Houston 3	“Take Care of the Mother, Take Care of the Child: A Qualitative Analysis of Sustainable Impact Maker International’s (SIMI) Mom Count Program in rural Ghana” Speakers Alimatu Asumah, Sustainable Impact Makers International
01:15PM - 02:15PM San Antonio	“Imagining Livable Black Futures and Centering Black Maternal Wellness” Speakers D'Andra Willis, Birth Justice Program Coordinator/ Full Spectum Doula, The Afiya Center Qiana Arnold , The Afiya Center Allison Tomlinson, Consulting Faculty/ Researcher, The Afiya Center Stacie McCormick, Associate Professor, Texas Christian University
02:00PM - 02:45PM Main Corridor	Snack & Stretch Break
02:15PM - 03:00PM Houston 2	Assessing Maternal Mental Health Screening Tools: A Qualitative Study of Black Women in the South Speakers Toni Junious, Maternal Health Program Manager, BWHI
02:15PM - 03:00PM Houston 1	Uncovering The Power of the Stories You Tell Yourself Speakers Nicole Woodcox Bolden , Author, Speaker, And Parent Coach, Nicole Woodcox Bolden, LCSW, Has Over 15 Years Of Experience Supporting Parents In Raising Healthy Children Without Losing Themselves. With The Mission To Assist Mothers Managing Postpartum Depression & Anxiety., Thriving With Baby
02:15PM - 03:00PM Salon B	Short Talks: Advocacy by Community for Community
03:10PM - 04:00PM Texas Ballroom	Lived Experience: Someone Like Me My Birth Story Joy and Pain Speakers Stacey Allen, Founder, Nia's Daughters Movement Collective Courtnie Carter, ROSE- Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere Adriauna Davis, The Harmonie Grace Foundation Venicia Gray, National Family Partnership
04:00PM - 04:05PM Texas Ballroom	Closing Remarks
04:00PM - 04:05PM Texas Ballroom	INHALE EXHALE MOMENT....