Nadia Naomi Mbonde is a medical anthropologist, multi-media artist, and wellness consultant whose work bridges research, creativity, and community care. She is a Ph.D. Candidate in Sociocultural Anthropology at New York University, on track to complete my degree in 2026. Initially focused on perinatal mental health-related complications that contribute to Black maternal mortality and morbidity, her research holistically focuses on Black reproductive mental health from menarche to menopause.

Guided by reproductive justice and mad liberation, she integrates academic inquiry with lived experience and creative practice. As a trained birth and postpartum doula, mental health peer support specialist, and community care facilitator, she has held space for parents, families, and communities to access tools for resilience, healing, and thriving futures.

Her artistry — spanning dance, threate, film, photography, and digital media — translates personal journeys with madness and motherhood into stories of hope and transformation. Through these embodied narratives, Nadia challenges the boundaries between scholarship, advocacy, and art, envisioning new pathways toward care and justice.

curriculum vitae

Through her brand Dr. Nadia Naomi, Nadia integrates medical anthropology, Black feminist theory, and community-based wellness practice. Her CV highlights a trajectory shaped by rigorous research, peer-reviewed publications, prestigious grant awards, and creative scholarship in film, writing, and teaching—reflecting her commitment to advancing reproductive justice, health equity and mad liberation in both academic and applied settings.