Portrait of Carmen  Haynes,

Carmen Haynes

PhD Student

About Me

Carmen Haynes is a first-year PhD student in the Bioethics and Health Humanities program and alumna of the SPPH Master of Public Health Program. Carmen holds a Bachelor of Science from Xavier University of Louisiana and a Master of Public Health (MPH) from The University of Texas Medical Branch. Her primary research interests include Black maternal morbidity and mortality, Race and Healthcare, Intersectional experiences in medicine, Reproductive Ethics and Justice, and Race, Grief and Healthcare. 

Research Interests: Black Motherhood, Black women’s health, Race and Reproduction, Grief, Intersectionality in Medicine, Emotions and Clinical Decision making, Racial Trauma and Epigenetics, Racial Trauma and Healthcare