Anthony J. Nixon, Jr. is a Graduate Research Fellow at the American Institute for Boys and Men and a PhD student at Washington University in St. Louis. His research focuses Black fathers’ roles in perinatal health. Anthony’s work intersects public health, epidemiology, and wellbeing, specifically understanding the impact of fatherhood on maternal, infant, and family health outcomes. He also examines how race, gender, and socioeconomic status shape fatherhood experiences and health disparities. Anthony holds a Bachelor’s of Science (BS) in Biology from Morehouse College with honors and a Master’s of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology from The Ohio State University.