UNC Greensboro

Personal Experiences Lead Garland McKinney (CED) to Research Grant

Jasmine L. Garland McKinney with her husband Quincy and daughter Blake

After her own pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum experience was filled with stress in 2017, and learning that her late mother’s medical concerns were normalized by doctors, UNC Greensboro doctoral student Jasmine L. Garland McKinney’s path became clear. Her studies and personal experiences led her to research the mental health impacts of race-related stressors that are specific to Black women during all perinatal stages.