Professor
Director of the UCSF-Kaiser BIRCWH Program: Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health
Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
Contact Information
| Mailing Address: | 3333 California St, Room 335P1 San Francisco, CA 94143-0744 |
| Academic Phone: | (415) 502-4092 |
| Academic Fax: | (415) 502-8479 |
Research/Clinical Interests
Access to contraceptive services, Provider practices, Emergency contraception, Adolescent contraception, Long-acting reversible contraception, Intrauterine contraception, HIV/STI prevention among women, Family planning, Global reproductive health
Education/Training
| Institution & Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|
| Middlebury College | B.A. | Political Science |
| Middlebury College | M.A. | Spanish |
| Columbia University | M.I.A | International and Public Affairs |
| Princeton University | P.h.D. | Demography and Public Policy |
| University of Pennsylvania | Postdoctoral Fellowship | Population Studies |
Achievements & Recognition
| Year | Major Honors |
|---|---|
| 1986 | Ford Foundation Human Rights Fellow, Columbia University |
| 1992-93 | National Institutes of Health Traineeship in Demography, NICHD, Princeton University |
| 1993 | Center of Domestic and Comparative Policy Studies Fellow, Princeton University |
| 1996 | Charles F. Westoff Dissertation Prize in Demography, Princeton University |
| 2000 | Roy M. Pitkin Award, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Coauthor, Outstanding article award in Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| 2005 | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Meeting, Co-author, Blue Ribbon Prize poster |
| 2005 | Roy M. Pitkin Award, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, First author, Outstanding article award in Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| 2006 | Nominated for Postdoctoral Scholar’s Association Outstanding Mentor Award |
| 2011 | Nominated for Academic Senate Distinction in Mentoring Award, UCSF |
| 2013 | The Guttmacher Institute Darroch Award for Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research |
