Dr. Marie Thoma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Science at the University of Maryland School of Public Health whose research focuses on reproductive, maternal, perinatal, and infant health. As a reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist, she develops innovative methods to improve population health measurement, inform evidence-based policy, and advance health outcomes for families. 

She currently co-leads the Women's Health Interdisciplinary Research Collaborative (WHIRC), a UMD Grand Challenges-funded initiative advancing translational research, workforce development, and evidence-based policy to close knowledge gaps in women's health across the lifespan through AI and community-engaged approaches.