HOMME Lab

Health. Opportunities. Mobile-Health. Mamas. Equity

What we do.

Our lab focuses on multi-level community partnered participatory approaches to support birthing persons and their families primarily through developing, implementing, and evaluating perceptions, experiences, and health outcomes in perinatal care. Further, we study the roles of communities, policies, and birth equity workers (doulas, childbirth educators) on the health of birthing persons and their families. Additionally, we examine ways to promote breastfeeding/chest feeding equity with an emphasis in Black families. Lastly, we assess how the structural and social determinants of health play an integral role on maternal and infant health

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Our Team

Dr. Kacie Blackman

Principal Investigator

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Dr. Thomas Chan

Developmental Health Researcher

Mahi Morou

LAEP Research Assistant

Niralee Sandesh Bhanushali

Research Assistant

Jasmine Garcia

Research Assistant

Poojitha Gidugu

Research Assistant

Briana Ramirez

Research Assistant

Henny Patil

Research Assistant

Linduli Weerasinghe

Research Assistant

Simran Patel

Research Assistant

Zoe Gillingham

Research Assistant

Our Alumni

Vanessa Barajas

Former Research Assistant

Brandi Sims

Former Research Assistant

Janelle Blackman

Former Research Assistant

Anais Ruiz

Former Research Assistant

Celest Garcia

Former Research Assistant

Jada Cantrell

Former Research Assistant

Maryam Abdul

Former Research Assistant

Jessica Brennan

Former Research Assistant

Melanie Mejia

Former Research Assistant

Karen Wong

Former Research Assistant

Jessica Dawodu

Former Research Assistant

Alejandro Arjona

Former Research Assistant

Aditya Sharma

Former Research Assistant

Zakariah Robinson

Former Research Assistant

Katherine Urrutia

Former Research Assistant

Siddha Patel

Former Research Assistant

Detrich Galloway

Former Research Assistant

Kalila Houston

Former Research Assistant

Summer Rose Slim

Former Research Assistant

Adinai Seiitbek

Former Research Assistant

Maya Habash

Former Research Assistant

Rachel Bradford

Former Research Assistant

Alishia Sandoval

Former Research Assistant

Duaa Mohammed Shameem

Former Research Assistant

Harmony Whiting

Former Research Assistant

Pauline de la Cruz

Former Research Assistant

Caitlynn Thomas

Former Research Assistant

Kira Faerstain

Former Research Assistant

Malak Elokur

Former Research Assistant

Monica Ahumada Heen

Former Research Assistant

Brenda Simonian

Former Research Assistant

Wyconda Cotton-Curtis

Former Research Assistant

Denise Jimenez

Former Research Assistant

Destiny Varela

Former Research Assistant

Kate Gregg

Former Research Assistant

Join our Team!

Please submit your resume/cv and a 1 page writing sample to Kacie.blackman@csun.edu

 “And so, lifting as we climb, onward and upward we go, struggling and striving, and hoping that the buds and blossoms of our desires will burst into glorious fruition ‘ere long. “ Mary Church Terrell

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Our Projects

Selected Conference Presentations

Selected Publications

Publication

Pereira, E., Estabrooks, P.A., Arjona, A., Cotton-Curtis, W., Lin, J., Saetermoe, C., Blackman, K.C.A. (2022). A systematic literature review of breastfeeding initiation, continuation and duration on black population using the RE-AIM Framework. International Breastfeeding Journal, 17, 86.
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Shodahl, S., Banerjee, M., Russell, A., Blackman, K.C.A. (2022). In-store marketing of infant and follow-on formula, and lactation support products in black and non-Hispanic white zip codes across Los Angeles County. The California Geographer, 61.
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Blackman, K.C.A, Slama, D.S., Pickering, T.A., Russell, A., Valentine, W., Merchant, M.A., & Saetermoe, C. (2022). Evaluation of a breastfeeding promotion film among a racially minoritized sample. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 22, 262.
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Smiley, S.L., Cho, J., Cruz, T.B., Blackman, K.C.A., Rodriguez, Y.L., Barahona, R., Pentz, M.A., Samet, J.M., & Baezconde-Garbanati, L. (2021). Retail marketing of menthol cigarettes in Los Angeles, California: A challenge to health equity. Preventing Chronic Disease, 18, E11.
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Blackman, K.C.A.​, Smiley, S.L., Kintz, N., Rodriguez, Y.L., Bluthenthal, R.N., Chou, C-P, Cruz, T.B., Barahona, R., Pentz, M., Samet, J., & Baezconde-Garbanati, L. (2019). Retailers’ perceptions of FDA tobacco regulatory authority. Tobacco Regulatory Science. 5(3), 291-300.
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Estabrooks P., Harden S.M., & Blackman K.C.A. (2013, 2019). RE-AIM Guidelines. In: Gellman M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY.
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Smiley, S.L., ​Blackman, K.C.A.​, Bluthenthal, R.N., Rodriguez, Y.L., Barahona, R., Sussman, S., Pentz, M., Samet, J., & Baezconde-Garbanati, L. (2018). “Who’s really regulating? Who’s benefiting”: Exploring Black stakeholders’ awareness and trust in the Food and Drug Administration’s role as a tobacco regulator. Tobacco Regulatory Science. 4(4), 41-49.
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Cerrada, C.J., Dzubur, E., Blackman, K.C.A., Mays, V., Shoptaw, S., Huh, J. (2017). Development of a just-in-time adaptive intervention for smoking cessation among Korean American emerging adults. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 24(5), 665-672.
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