Our Team

Dr. M. Kathryn Menard, MD, MPH  is a Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine at the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine where she served for fourteen Director of the division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, and Director of the Center for Maternal and Infant Health.  In addition to her duties at UNC, she serves as Medical Director of the North Carolina’s Pregnancy Medical Home through Community Care of North Carolina, a statewide program that supports Medicaid beneficiaries and their care providers in access to high quality maternity care.  She also serves on NC’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee and the Maternal Health Task Force.

Throughout her career in academic medicine Dr. Menard has worked to highlight the shared goals of clinical medicine and public health, thus bringing diverse perspectives together, promoting collaboration and realizing synergy. She worked to elevate attention to maternal health needs by advancing two important initiatives:  1) Strengthening regional systems by defining Levels of Maternal Care, and 2) Providing foundational leadership for the broad dissemination and implementation of maternal safety bundles through the HRSA funded Alliance for Innovation in Maternal Health (AIM).   Current work includes engagement with the HRSA sponsored Maternal Health Learning and Innovations Center based at the UNC School of Public Health.

Dr. Menard completed residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania.   Her Maternal Fetal Medicine fellowship training was at the University of North Carolina as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar.

Dr. Price is a board-certified neonatologist who practices clinical medicine at the University of North Carolina. He received the Pediatric Division Mentoring Award in 2013 for his excellence as an educator and role model.

Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc

Megan is a key staff member for the NC Infant Safe Sleep Campaign. She also provides training and technical assistance to clinics across the state in integrating tobacco screening and cessation into their practice with the You Quit, Two Quit Program. She earned her Master in Social Work and  Master of Science in Public Health (Maternal and Child Health) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her phone number is 919-843-7865.

Jaimie provides training and technical assistance to clinics across the state in integrating tobacco screening and cessation into their practice with the You Quit, Two Quit Program. She received her Master of Public Health from Gillings School of Global Public Health in Maternal and Child Health at UNC in 2015. She also completed the Mary Rose Tully Training Initiative at UNC to become an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in 2015. Her phone number is 919-843-7865.

I am the Perinatal Nurse Champion for NC Region IV. With 13 years of experience in Maternal and Child health. I have enjoyed providing direct patient care, teaching families, and serving underserved populations, and LatinX/Hispanic communities. I am excited to be in this role supporting this region with this amazing team.

Kristin Tully, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health, UNC-Chapel Hill

Dr. Tully is a medical anthropologist who seeks to enable health by improving health care services over the “1,000 days” continuum of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. She is interested in understanding human needs around the perinatal period of the life course, from the perspectives of birthing parents, infants, and those supporting them. Her program of research addresses mechanisms underlying health outcomes, with topics spanning contributors to birth mode, breastfeeding outcomes, mother-infant safety, sleep practices, maternal health, and transitions through health care, to establish more patient- and family-centered care. The objective is advance equity by identifying metrics for accountability and continual improvement in health systems. Human-centered design offers a process for partnering with diverse stakeholders, for the defining problems, developing ways to transform care, and evaluation and dissemination. Together, we shift the culture of health by identifying unmet health needs and codeveloping real, sustainable solutions.

Physically located in Asheville, Megan is focused on extending the reach of the CMIH into the western part of the state. She works primarily with the You Quit, Two Quit program, providing training and technical assistance to clinics in integrating tobacco cessation and screening into their practice. Megan received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Notre Dame, and both a Master of Social Work and a Master of Science in Public Health (Maternal and Child Health) from UNC Chapel Hill. Megan’s phone number is 919-523-3754.

Lori is a registered nurse with 18 years of experience working in the UNC Newborn Critical Care Center. She has been providing out-patient care coordination for complex infants for many years. As a perinatal care specialist, Lori works with families and their providers, both at UNC and in the community. She is available to listen to patient concerns, coordinate medical appointments and connect families with services they need. Her phone number is 984-974-2447.

Lori.Hendrickson@unchealth.unc.edu

Maya is social worker who speaks English and Spanish. She has experience working with children, pregnant women, babies and in communities. As a perinatal care specialist, Maya works with families and their providers, both at UNC and in the community. She is available to listen to patient concerns, coordinate medical appointments and connect families with services they need.

Lisa is a licensed clinical social worker who is fluent in English and Spanish. She has 30 years of experience working with both low risk and high risk pregnant women, babies and in communities. As a perinatal care specialist, Lisa works with families and their providers, both at UNC and in the community. She is available to listen to patient concerns, coordinate medical appointments, and connect families with services they need.