Diana Montoya-Williams, M.D., M.S.H.P. is an attending neonatologist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, a principal investigator in CHOP’s PolicyLab and Penn’s Population Science Center, and a senior fellow at the Penn Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. Dr. Montoya-Williams identifies as a first-generation bicultural bilingual Latina mother from Colombia, identities which deeply inform her clinical practice and academic contributions. She is currently supported by a K23 award from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development. Montoya-Williams leads multiple multidisciplinary inter-institutional research teams that use a variety of methodologies–from epidemiologic to qualitative–to answer research questions about why maternal and infant health disparities exist in the US and what healthcare systems and academic institutions can do to close gaps. Her work documents how structural racial and socioeconomic discrimination contribute to population health disparities, but also seeks to document structural forms of resilience to such discrimination. For instance, studies on paid family leave and sanctuary immigration policies show how state-level policies can mitigate the risk of poor birth outcomes and decreased healthcare utilization disproportionately experienced by marginalized pregnant people. Montoya-Williams also serves on and/or leads various diversity, equity, and inclusion committees for national multi-site clinical trials and cohort studies to promote equitable neonatal research practices. Finally, she is dedicated to evidence-based advocacy that advances child health. Her editorials have been featured in numerous scientific and news publications, including JAMA Pediatrics, Philadelphia Inquirer, Health Affairs Forefront, and The Conversation.