Our Team
Emma A Blackson, MPH, M.S— Co-Founder
Emma Blackson (she/her) is a public health strategist, scholar-practitioner, and cultural strategist whose work explores how systemic violence, particularly in education and policing, shapes reproductive and perinatal health outcomes. She brings deep expertise in maternal and child health, structural racism metrics, and liberatory research methods, blending quantitative rigor with creative approaches to research translation.
Emma’s scholarship has been published in peer-reviewed journals on structural disadvantage and birth outcomes, racial bias in early childhood settings, and menopause under chronic stress. Alongside her research, she has contributed to policy analysis and advocacy, including designing and evaluating policy frameworks, leading equity impact assessments, and advancing cultural and linguistic competency in public health. She has co-led national projects examining state-level legislation, developed tools to inform congressional testimony, and supported organizations in aligning policy with racial justice commitments.
Additionally, Emma has led professional development for educators, facilitated national trainings on racial equity, and designed tools that bridge data and community storytelling. Grounded in a commitment to liberation over reform, she approaches every project with humility, imagination, and policy insight, ensuring LFPS’s work advances systemic change and community power.
At LFPS, Emma anchors the work in structural analysis and policy strategy, translating data into stories and tools that serve liberation.
Briana M Williams, MPH — Co-Founder
Briana Williams (she/her) is a public health researcher and cultural strategist whose work centers on reproductive justice, health across the African diaspora, and Human-Centered Design (HCD). Her scholarship and practice span the U.S., Brazil, Peru, Guatemala, Panamá, and the Caribbean, where she has collaborated with Afro-descendant and indigenous communities to reimagine sexual and reproductive health and health education through participatory and culturally grounded approaches.
Briana brings a strong background in global health, engineering, participatory methods, and narrative strategy, alongside extensive experience in program projects on maternal health, family planning, and adolescent well-being across multiple continents. She has co-authored peer-reviewed scholarship on structural racism, adolescent health, digital health, and couple-based health interventions, and has presented at national and international conferences on racism, reproduction, and equity in health research. Additionally, she has been recognized as a Global Health Excellence Award recipient, Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholar, and U.S. Policy Communication Training Fellow.
Fluent in Spanish and with working knowledge of French and Portuguese, Briana’s cross-cultural experience informs her commitment to global Black solidarity, maternal, adolescent, and child health, and community-driven solutions. She approaches every project with cultural humility, imagination, and equity-centered strategy, ensuring LFPS’s work advances transformation across borders and generations.
At LFPS, Briana leads with global Black solidarity and participatory design, ensuring the studio’s work is multilingual, accessible, and community-rooted.