Sonia Hassan

Dr. Hassan is Associate Vice-President at Wayne State University (WSU), a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
and Maternal Fetal Medicine. She has founded and led all research, program administration, staffing and budget
allocation for multiple Women’s Health initiatives and centers throughout WSU and in collaboration with the
National Institutes of Health including: the WSU Office of Women’s Health (2019), WSU COVID-19 in Pregnancy
State of Michigan Collaborative, Make Your Date, an implementation science program to reduce preterm birth, the
leading cause of infant mortality (2014), The WSU Perinatal Initiative (2012) and NIH’s Center for Advanced
Obstetrical Care and Research (2007). In addition, Sonia has extensive policy experience including currently serving
as co-chair of the State of Michigan’s Maternal Infant Health and Equity Collaborative and has several roles
supporting access of medical care to