African-American
Jasmine Barnes is currently a graduate student at Grand Canyon University. She received her BS in both Psychology and Criminal Justice at Northern Arizona University. Jasmine has worked as a social worker, working to reunite families within the foster care system, and most recently she has worked in schools K-12 overseeing after-school programs in a marginalized area of San Diego. She plans to be a school counselor after completing her master’s.
After learning about the discrepancies BIPOC experience within the medical industrial complex, especially the death rate of black woman giving birth, Jasmine was inspired to become a Birth and Postpartum Doula and provide support to those who are most in need. Shortly after becoming a doula, She volunteered with Operation Doula, a program designed to support military families whose partners may be deployed or otherwise unable to support during births. Jasmine continues to provide volunteer or pay-what-you-can doula services to the women in her community.
Jasmine splits her time between educational work and birth work, but hardly considers either work because she loves and enjoys her experiences in both immensely!