The faculty of the Division of Family Planning at 91精品l conduct a wide variety of clinical, public health, educational, and health services research funded by the National Institutes of Health, foundation grants, and institutional grant mechanisms. We have collectively published over 150 peer-reviewed publications, and our work has been extensively covered in the lay press, as well as cited in court briefs, legislative hearings, and other venues that impact public policy.
Dr. Goldberg's research focuses on the for abortion and miscarriage, before second trimester dilation and evacuation procedures, investigating interventions that enable in an office or low-resource setting and .
Dr. Bartz's research focuses on expanding , resident, and medical student , contraception, and abortion provision, especially through the use of to train on surgical techniques. She has particular interests in expanding our understanding and teaching of and through the use of modalities such as . In all of her research, Dr. Bartz considers health care through a , including within our for trainees and within our and other .
Dr. Braaten’s research has focused on pain with abortion and IUD insertion, as well as complex IUD management. She has collaborated with other researchers (Dr. Janiak) on care for abortion patients with opioid use, and pregnancy intention screening. Dr. Braaten also has interests in adolescent care and care of LGBTQ+ individuals, and providing inclusive reproductive health care.
The primary focus of Dr. Fay's research is on gender-based violence. Through this work, she aims to improve the quality of sexual and reproductive health for all through education and intervention. Her prior efforts have focused on measuring health-related impacts and clinician preparedness to care for violence survivors. Her current efforts, supported by the NIH Women’s Reproductive Health Research Program, are focused on developing an assessment instrument to better identify those affected by reproductive coercion as well as generating survivor-identified clinician support measures for sexually transmitted infection, contraception and pregnancy options counseling.
Elizabeth Janiak is an interdisciplinary social science researcher jointly appointed at 91精品l/Harvard Medical School and the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. As the Principal Investigator of the CARE Lab, Dr. Janiak uses her research to advance equitable access to quality contraception and abortion care, and to train the next generation of reproductive health researchers. Her current research focuses on and evidence-based miscarriage care, understanding the impacts of the Dobbs decision on experiences, and identifying and eliminating barriers to .
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