Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha received her Ph.D. in Public Health with a focus on Maternal and Child Health at the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Health in 2010. She received her Masters in Public Health from The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services in Maternal and Child Health in 2005. Her dissertation focused on infant mortality in Washington, DC and it specifically examined neighborhood-level disadvantage, social determinants of health, and race/ethnicity as predictors of infant mortality. Dr. Amutah-Onukagha also received a BS in Public Health and BA in Africana Studies from Rutgers, The State University of NJ.

Originally from Trenton NJ, by way of Nigeria, Dr. Amutah-Onukagha has a long-standing commitment to public health that spans over 15 years of Public Health experience with her current research interests include maternal morbidity and mortality, reproductive health equity, and HIV/AIDS in black women. Dr. Amutah-Onukagha is a member of the American Public Health Association and is a co-chair of the Perinatal and Women’s Health Committee in the Maternal and Child Health section. Additionally, Dr. Amutah-Onukagha is an active member of Delta Omega, Omega chapter public health honor society, and is a former President of The Society of African American Public Health Issues (SAAPHI). She also holds membership in the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), the International Society for Urban Health (ISUH), Big Brothers, Big Sisters of American, Association and the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Research. Dr. Amutah-Onukagha is a Certified Health Education Specialist. She has taught courses on Program Planning and Evaluation, Research Methods, Adolescent Health, and Minority Women’s Health. Dr. Amutah has worked as a researcher in community-based research settings in a variety of areas including maternal and child health, health disparities, and HIV/AIDS. Formerly, Dr. Amutah-Onukagha completed the Kellogg Community Health Scholar post-doctoral fellowship at Morgan State University. Her research study titled DRUMMing Up Data: A Maternal and Child Health Community Based Participatory Research focused on examining the family planning practices, beliefs, and aptitude for women ages 18-45 in Baltimore City.