Rate My Professor Catherine Lavender

Lavender's academic interests include maternal population health, rural health, prenatal care, contraception, and women's health, with research addressing challenges such as substance use disorders in pregnancy and Medicaid provider experiences. She secured a $1.5 million federal grant to study maternal health in rural communities and participates in NIH-funded studies on child brain development. A Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society as an outstanding alumnus. Lavender has received numerous awards from the UA Heersink School of Medicine, including Excellence and Dedication in Teaching, Outstanding Services in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Outstanding Research Award, Mentorship Award, and Argus Award Finalist for Best Clinical Faculty. Her key publications include co-authorship of “I am busy enough...”: Navigating challenges experienced by Medicaid providers caring for patients with opioid use disorder (Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2023) and Enhancing Maternal Population Health Training Through Interprofessional Education (American Journal of Public Health, 2024). She contributes to graduate medical education through the Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency and Obstetrics Fellowship programs.