Dr. Margaret Mary (Maggie) Downey is an Assistant Professor at Tulane University’s School of Social Work with a focus on the social and structural determinants of health inequities, particularly in reproductive and maternal health. Her research examines structural factors in reproductive decision-making, healthcare workers’ roles in policy implementation, and structural competency in health professional training. Dr. Downey received her BA in English Literature from Temple University and her MSW and PhD in Social Welfare from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to joining Tulane, she completed post-baccalaureate studies at the University of Pennsylvania and practiced as a doula in Philadelphia. She is co-Principal Investigator on a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development award studying intimate partner violence screening during pregnancy and postpartum, and a recipient of the NIH BIRCWH Award and American Public Health Association’s New Investigator Award, for which she will use Epistemic Network Analysis to examine the text files of the National Violent Death Reporting System.