Zainab Jah

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My Engagement Last updated: 9/10/2025 Zainab Jah BIPOC in ECJ Professional Information The Praxis Project Associate Director of Research United States Profession:   Non-Profit Area of expertise:   Climate Adaptation and Resilience Building, Extreme Heat, Gender and Climate, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Opportunity Type:   Board Membership, Fellowships, Guest Authorships, Part Time Positions, Professional Awards, Research, Speaking Engagements, Technical Assistance, Training/Consulting Languages:   English, Spanish I am a full or part time freelance specialist:   No Personal Information Silver Spring Maryland United States Pronouns:   Ella/Elle Gender Identity:   woman Racial Identity:   African, African American, Afro Caribbean, Black, Latino/Latina/Latinx Differently Abled?:   No Additional Information Education/Experience Masters in Public Health from Rollins School of Public Health with a background in Behavioral Science and Health Education More Information I’m a Community Based Researcher where I focus on the intentional integration of community in every step have worked on coalitions and projects focusing on foreign policy, family planning, and sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice for Black women and birthing people transnationally. Currently, I serve as co-investigator on a NIH-funded Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence to address disparities in maternal morbidities and mortalities in the Gulf South. The work is in partnership with Tulane University where I co-leads efforts to incorporate community expertise and priorities in all areas of the Center. My research interest is climate change impacts on Black birthing people transnationally. I lead several projects at this intersection in collaboration with partners in the US, Sierra Leone, and Puerto Rico.