Karen M Tabb received her BA in Sociology from Eastern Michigan University, her Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan, and her Ph.D. in Social Welfare from the University of Washington. She is now a BSW Program Director and a Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Karen Tabb Dina’s current research agenda focuses on identifying risk factors for morbidity and mortality among perinatal women and clinical factors to improve minority health. Dr. Tabb Dina is also an expert collaborator (in the areas of diabetes, mental health, maternal health, and North America) for the Global Burden of Disease Study where she assists in contributing to estimating population morbidity and mortality for 188 countries.