University of North Carolina
Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute, Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health
CB7445
Chapel Hill
NCUSA
27599-7445
Biographical Sketch: Emily is the Senior Programs Director at The Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute, in the Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Emily’s work, in research and practice, is intended to reduce socio-ecological constraints to breastfeeding in the United States’ with particular emphasis on healthcare delivery systems and work environments. Her days are spent working with hospitals to improve quality in maternity care services in hopes of increasing breastfeeding rates and related maternal and child health outcomes.