Chris and Mallika check in with Dr. Crystal Patil, (Ph.D. Anthropology from Ohio State University) whose research focuses on how the social world becomes embodied and expressed as health, illness, or suffering. The motivation for her research stems from a concern for social justice.  Her research draws on ecological and social determinants frameworks to make sense of complex health-related problems. She applies these models as she develops and tests strategies to reduce health disparities and strengthen health systems both in the USA and in sub-Saharan Africa. Her mentoring focuses on fostering the productive careers of students and newer investigators and including them in her active research projects.
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Find the publications discussed in today's episode here:
CenteringPregnancy-Africa: A pilot of group antenatal care to address Millennium Development Goals: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.05.008

Implementation challenges and outcomes of a randomized controlled pilot study of a group prenatal care model in Malawi and Tanzania: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.12324

An effectiveness-implementation hybrid type 1 trial assessing the impact of group versus individual antenatal care on maternal and infant outcomes in Malawi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8276-x
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Dr. Patil's email: cpatil@uic.edu
Website: https://nursing.uic.edu/profiles/crystal-patil/
Twitter: @clpatil
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Sausage of Science 186: Dr. Crystal Patil: Doulas, Sunflower Seeds, and Antenatal Needs

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