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Center for Women's Reproductive Health Heersink School of Medicine

About Us


Alan Tita
Center Director

Alan T.N. Tita, M.D., Ph.D.
John C. Hauth, MD Endowed Professor, and Vice-Chairman

UAB Department of OB/GYN

Ashley Battarbee
Assistant Director
OB Research

Ashley Battarbee, M.D.
Assistant Professor

UAB Department of OB/GYN

Holly Richter
Associate Director
Gyn Research

Holly Richter, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor

UAB Department of OB/GYN

Jodie Dionne-Odom
Associate Director
Global Health

Jodie Dionne-Odom, M.D.
Assistant Professor

UAB Division of Infectious Diseases

Mission Statement

The UAB Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology established the Center for Women's Reproductive Health (CWRH) 1993 with the mission to conduct research aimed at improving the reproductive health and survival of all women, especially minority and under-served women and offspring, and their families. Additionally, the CWRH aims to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration between UAB researchers and others and developing scholars interested in women's reproductive health.

The CWRH works in conjunction with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and many other UAB entities - including the Schools of Health Related Professions, Medicine, Dentistry, Engineering and Public Health - to accomplish its mission. Part of this mission includes recruiting researchers interested in women's reproductive health into formal research collaborations.