Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, Ph.D. is a social epidemiologist and an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at The Ohio State University. A native of Detroit, Michigan, she is the founder, director and principal investigator of the Social Epidemiology to Eliminate Disparities (SEED) Lab. The mission of the SEED Lab is to conduct high quality epidemiologic research to find solutions to the disproportionate burden of infant mortality among Black women. Dr. Sealy-Jefferson is also the principal investigator of the Social Epidemiology to Combat Unjust Residential Evictions (SECURE) study, which is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In partnership with a community advisory board of Black women leaders, the SECURE study is examining the magnitude and severity of court-ordered and illegal residential evictions, as well as the impact of poor health and reproductive outcomes among Black women in Detroit.