Translating child health and social justice into stories that move people and policy.
We help researchers, advocacy organizations and media professionals build human-centered narratives and public communications that compel attention and action.
Why We Exist
Research, policy, and reporting on child health and social justice are full of vital insights, but too often the human story behind the data is missing. Policymakers, the media, and the public rarely see the real lives affected, leaving critical evidence under-leveraged and systemic inequities unaddressed.
Narrative Justice Partners exists to fill that gap. We partner with researchers, advocacy organizations, and journalists to transform data, reports, and investigations into clear, human-centered narratives that capture attention, drive engagement, and inspire action.
Through op-eds, media appearances, testimony, expert sourcing, and public-facing storytelling, we help organizations and reporters bring the stakes of child health and social justice to life, moving decision-makers, amplifying coverage, and making impact visible.
Narrative Justice Partners combines frontline expertise, clinical credibility, and storytelling strategy to ensure that critical research and advocacy do not just exist on paper, but resonate, persuade, and create real-world change.
How We Partner
Narrative Justice Partners works directly with researchers, advocacy organizations, and journalists to bring evidence and reporting on child health and social justice to life. We design collaborations that meet your goals, whether it’s amplifying research findings, shaping public narratives, or influencing policy.
Typical ways we partner include:
Translating research and data into human-centered narratives
We take complex findings and reports and craft clear, compelling stories that highlight the real children and families behind the data.Op-eds and editorial strategy
We co-author or advise on opinion pieces that link evidence to policy, ensuring your work reaches the right audiences in the most persuasive way.Media spokesperson and interviews
We represent projects or organizations in interviews, panels, podcasts, and live TV, lending clinical credibility and narrative clarity to help your message resonate.Expert testimony and public engagement
We prepare and deliver testimony, statements, or briefings for legislative hearings, advisory boards, and other public forums to move decision-makers.Journalist collaboration and source work
We serve as an expert source and narrative partner, helping journalists contextualize findings and humanize stories for broad audiences.
Every engagement is tailored to your needs, project scope, and timeline. Our goal is to make your research and advocacy more visible, more compelling, and more actionable, without compromising credibility or accuracy.
Working with Narrative Justice Partners begins with a collaborative discussion to understand your goals, audience, and desired impact.
During this initial conversation, we:
Clarify your project’s purpose and objectives
Identify the best ways to translate your research, advocacy, or reporting into compelling narratives
Discuss formats, timelines, and deliverables tailored to your needs
Determine next steps for engagement
To get started, click the Start the Conversation button below to complete a brief form. This allows us to prepare for a focused discussion and ensure your project gets the attention it deserves.
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About Our Founder
“Our work is making sure that our stories are told and told true” - Glory Edim
Dr. Omolara Thomas is a pediatrician, health-equity researcher, and founder of Narrative Justice Partners. She partners with researchers, advocacy organizations, and journalists to translate evidence, reporting, and policy work into compelling, human-centered narratives that capture attention, inspire action, and influence decision-makers.
In 2020, Dr. Thomas left academic medicine to co-found Strong Children Wellness, an award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated primary care, mental health, and social supports in under-resourced communities. Strong Children Wellness partners with community-based organizations to serve Medicaid-eligible and uninsured children and families—many affected by poverty, trauma, and immigration—and through that work she and her co-founders have secured millions in philanthropic and social-impact funding to sustain high-quality, equitable care.
A pediatrician for more than 20 years, Dr. Thomas combines frontline experience with rigorous research training to humanize complex data, evidence, and policy issues. Her commentary and analysis have appeared in national outlets including NPR, Newsweek, Reuters, SXSW, SiriusXM, Essence, and others, where she centers child health, racial justice, immigrant health, and the social determinants that shape wellbeing. She brings that platform, network, and credibility to her consulting, leveraging long-standing relationships with foundations, program officers, and institutional partners—including Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, American Heart Association, and Johnson & Johnson—to amplify the work of the organizations she serves.
Dr. Thomas earned her MD from New York University School of Medicine, completed her training at Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center (affiliated with Harvard and Boston University), and holds an MPH from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. She is fellowship-trained in health services research and was selected as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Fellow. Her research appears in more than 20 peer-reviewed journals, including Pediatrics, PLoS One, BMJ Global Health, BMC Public Health, and Academic Pediatrics.
Practical and relational, Dr. Thomas translates the technical and the human: identifying what matters in research or advocacy, shaping it into persuasive, high-impact narratives, and coaching teams to leverage those stories for visibility, influence, and real-world change.
She is based in New York.
If you’d like to explore how Narrative Justice Partners can help translate your work into compelling, actionable narratives for media, policy, and public impact, start the conversation today.
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Use this form to tell us about your project and goals. We’ll review your request and schedule a conversation to explore how Narrative Justice Partners can help translate your work into compelling narratives for media, policy, and public impact.