Brittany D Chambers

Brittany D Chambers is an Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of California, Davis. She is a first-generation college graduate with a BA from UC Berkeley (Anthropology & Gender/Women’s Studies), an MPH from Fresno State, and a PhD from UNC Greensboro in Community Health Education. Her research focuses on dismantling structural racism in healthcare through community-based participatory approaches, particularly in reproductive and maternal health contexts. She has pioneered projects like the SOLARS study (analyzing racism’s physiological impacts on preterm birth) and co-developed the Patient-Reported Experience Measure of Obstetric Racism©. She holds grants from the National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities (K01) and UCSF-Kaiser Permanente’s BIRCWH program.

Dr. Chambers’ education spans multiple institutions: undergraduate at UC Berkeley, graduate work at Fresno State, and doctoral studies at UNC Greensboro. Her interdisciplinary background merges critical race theory with public health frameworks to address systemic inequities faced by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.

Her research emphasizes three core pillars: 1) Conceptualizing structural racism through Black women’s lived experiences, 2) Developing antiracist training for perinatal care providers, and 3) Quantifying racism’s biological effects on pregnancy outcomes. She collaborates with community organizations and healthcare stakeholders to ensure interventions are co-created with impacted populations. Recent work includes virtual prioritization of perinatal quality improvement initiatives (V-QPAC protocol) and analyzing the role of police violence in preterm birth risks.

Her articles reflect a focus on racial inequities in maternal/infant care, clinician bias training efficacy, and socioeconomic factors affecting pregnancy outcomes. Over 75% of her 2023+ publications address structural racism’s impact on Black and Latina/x birthing people. She actively seeks to transform clinical practices through antiracist frameworks while maintaining community-centered research methodologies.

Dr. Chambers is supported by multiple grants focused on advancing Black maternal health equity. She mentors students through UC Davis’ HDGG program and collaborates with mentors at UCSF and Dr. Leigh Ann Simmons. Her work aligns with California Senate Bill 464, advocating for culturally responsive healthcare systems.