Tess Lefmann, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Social Work

Tess Lefmann received her Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Tennessee. Her research agenda focuses on maternal and child health disparities, beginning with inequalities in the prenatal environment that lead to discrepancies in postpartum health promotion behaviors. Particularly, on the structural and cultural barriers that contribute to the glaring racial and economic disparities in breastfeeding behavior.

Gender Studies -Related Research Interests: Intersectionality of birth, breastfeeding, and motherhood