Leslie Coney

Leslie Coney

Scholar

Birth Equity Research

Pronouns: She/Her
Degree: PhD
Program: Human Centered Design and Engineering
Institution: University of Washington
Quote: “My vision for birth equity looks like Black birthing people and communities getting to revel in the radical joy of bringing Black life into this world. It looks like ditching deficit narratives and beliefs about what Black birth looks like. It looks like designing and cultivating safe, soft environments for Black birthing people to exist wholly and freely. I want to bring awareness to the power of asset based and trauma informed design in the context of Black birth.”