Healing-Centered Care for Black Families with Malinda Lewis ‘11
Healing-Centered Care for Black Families
Malinda Lewis ‘11
Director of Reproductive Justice and Black Maternal Health
Positive Results Center
Malinda Rochelle Lewis is a reproductive justice leader, maternal health expert, and storyteller committed to advancing healing-centered systems for Black families. She serves as Director of Reproductive Justice and Maternal Health at Positive Results Center, where she designs and leads community-informed initiatives addressing trauma, prevention, and structural inequities impacting Black birthing people and families.
Malinda is also the founder of Bethany Rose Healing, a community-rooted wellness practice offering holistic womb care, peristeam hydrotherapy, and reproductive health education. A full-spectrum doula, she holds a B.A. in Communication Studies from CSU Long Beach and an M.A. in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding from CSU Dominguez Hills.
Outside of her professional work, Malinda finds joy in dancing and gut deep laughter.
Malinda’s leadership is informed by lived experience, interdisciplinary training, and a deep commitment to Black liberation.