Dr. Praise E. Tangbe is a full-time assistant professor/faculty fellow in the Department of Health and Movement Sciences. Dr. Tangbe earned her Doctorate in Public Health from Jackson State University, Master of Public Health from Ohio University, and Bachelor of Art from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Tangbe previously served as the Program Manager for the Mississippi State Department of Health Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant with the Office of Health Services. Dr. Tangbe has over six years of research experience incorporated with health education, program planning, implementation, and evaluation. Her research interests focus on maternal and child health, minority health, social determinants of health, health disparities, and health equity. Dr. Tangbe's research and work experience incorporates evidence-based, community-based participatory, and school-based health education approaches and initiatives to focus on lifestyle behavior change. She hopes to mitigate maternal and child morbidity and mortality through MCH initiatives that seek to improve the health and well-being of women, children, and families across the globe.