Tamar Austin BSc., MPH

Tamar Austin (she/her) is a doctoral student at the University of British Columbia who holds a BSc from the University of Toronto and a MPH, with a focus in social inequities in health, from Simon Fraser University. During her masters, Tamar focused on exploring community-based participatory research methods and the utilization of intersectionality to address race and gender-based health inequities within Canada. Her academic background led to diverse research opportunities that focused on the experiences of historically marginalized communities navigating healthcare systems and services, especially that of women and African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities. As a projects coordinator with the Birth Place Lab, Tamar coordinates multiple maternity research and implementation projects while supporting students and trainees. Tamar’s current research seeks to understand the birthing experiences of Black women and Black people who give birth in Canada; the ways racism, gender-based discrimination, and other axis of oppression can impact these experiences; and the implementation of strategies and tools to improve the quality of maternity care.