Author Archives: Valerie White, Stephanie Freeman, Joyea Marshall-Crowley

About Valerie White, Stephanie Freeman, Joyea Marshall-Crowley

Dr. Stephanie Freeman works for a natural gas company in the construction engineering department as a geospatial analyst. Freeman’s passion continues as the President of Eccentric Earth where she creates innovative ways to bring people together, create health awareness, land management, and education through Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and Science Technology Engineering Art and Math (STEAM). Currently, she supports and participates in the Kansas Birth Equity Network (KBEN) as an advocate for equity and quality health for pregnant women, children, and families. Dr Freeman's professional education includes a BS in Ornamental Horticulture from University of Illinois Urbana, a Masters degree in Forestry from North Carolina State University, a Master of Professional Studies, Agriculture and Horticulture from Cornell University, and a PhD in Plant and Soil Science from Alabama A&M.

Parent Perspectives on Birth Equity – Birth Equity Series Part 3

By | December 3, 2021
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In the United States, 700 women die every year from often preventable pregnancy or childbirth complications. An additional 60,000 more experience highly preventable birth injuries. Black women are three times more likely to die from those complications than white women. According to the CDC, the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. is roughly 17.4 maternal… Read More »