Dovile Vilda

Dr. Dovile Vilda, PhD, MS, is an interdisciplinary social scientist and public health researcher with advanced training and experience in mixed methods and policy research. She is currently involved in three ongoing projects aiming to: 1) investigate the impact of medically assisted reproduction on cardiometabolic and cardiovascular complications during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum; 2) elucidate sexual orientation-related disparities in pregnancy and birth outcomes in the US South; and 3) examine the role of social determinants and state-level policies in contributing to the higher rates of maternal and infant mortality in the US. She received her PhD in Social Policy from Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Social Epidemiology at the Mary Amelia Center for Women’s Health Equity Research.