Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D. (right), is pictured at the Doula and Community Expo hosted by Birthing Beautiful Communities in April 2024. (Photo provided by Angela Neal-Barnett)

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in Kent State University’s Department of Psychological Sciences, is committed to giving Black mothers and their infants and children not only a better chance to survive but also the skills and support they need to thrive. Known affectionately as Dr. Angela in the communities that she serves, Neal-Barnett has been working diligently to build up the Spirit of Motherhood program throughout the Greater Akron area, a multilevel, multigenerational intervention program with the goal of reducing trauma and stress symptoms experienced by its pregnant Black mother p...

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