Valerie Aalo

Research Assistant

Valerie Aalo is an MPH Candidate at Boston University School of Public Health with a concentration in Health Policy and Law as well as Maternal and Child Health. She earned her BS in Neuroscience and Behavior with a minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Florida Atlantic University. Valerie is passionate in combining her knowledge of MCH frameworks and health policy to provide a multidisciplinary approach to advocate and shape future health policy around women's health. Her interests include centering black women and community-based doula care to address current disparities in birth experiences and outcomes among women and families of color.