Focus Area

Averbach, S., Johns, N. E., Tomar, S., Meurice, M. E., Rao, N., Mohan Ghule, & Raj, A. (2025). Psychometric Evaluation of the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy Scale in India. Contraception, 148, 110940–110940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2025.110940 

Banack, H. R., Rosella, L. C., Shiau, S., Howe, C. J., Martinez-Amezcua, P., Fox, M. P., Adar, S. D., Harville, E. W., Young, H. A., Bassiouni, S. S., McBurney, S. H., Swift, S. L., Miller, W. C., Strickland, M. J., Marino, F. R., Ehrhardt, S., Pinney, S. M., Olola, O. O., Prins, C., & Zagarins, S. E. (2025). Defining methodologic and other core competencies for PhD-level training in epidemiology. American Journal of Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwaf073 

Best, L., Reese, J., Saroja Voruganti, Sun, Q., Franceschini, N., Cole, S., Umans, J., & Harville, E. (2025). Abstract P1135: Evidence Lacking for Association Between two Variants of the CRP Gene and Pre-eclampsia: Strong Heart Study. Circulation, 151(Suppl_1). https://doi.org/10.1161/cir.151.suppl_1.p1135 

Daniel, C. (2025). To curb the proliferation of crisis pregnancy centers, end state grant funding. American Journal of Public Health, 115(6). https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308113?journalCode=ajph 

Daniel, C., Riley, G., Raj, A., & Gambala, C. (2025). Medical providers require support and training for legislative testimony about abortion and high-risk pregnancy care. American Journal of Public Health, 115(6). https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308035?role=tab 

Gill, E., JIN, X., Alonso, C. F., Urbina, E., Harville, E., & Bazzano, L. (2025). Abstract P1033: The Association of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes with Left Ventricular Structure and Function in Early Midlife: Results from the Bogalusa Heart Study. Circulation, 151(Suppl_1). https://doi.org/10.1161/cir.151.suppl_1.p1033 

Gill, E., Kim, D., Theall, K., Libon, D., Alonso, C. F., Bazzano, L., Gustat, J., & Harville, E. (2025). Abstract P3160: The Effect of Early-Life Area-Level Socioeconomic Deprivation on Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged Adults: Findings from the Bogalusa Heart Study. Circulation, 151(Suppl_1). https://doi.org/10.1161/cir.151.suppl_1.p3160 

Gill, E., Libon, D. J., Kang, S. J., De Anda-Duran, I., Bazzano, L. A., Chen, W., Fernandez-Alonso, C., & Harville, E. W. (2025). The effect of birthweight and gestational age on cognitive function in midlife: the Bogalusa heart study. BMC Neurology, 25(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-025-04242-0 

Kracht, C. L., Harville, E. W., Cohen, N. L., Sutton, E. F., Kebbe, M., & Redman, L. M. (2025). Trends in adverse pregnancy outcomes in Louisiana, 2017 to 2022. Scientific Reports, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-94092-0 

Lane, B.L., Seal, D.W., Robertson, D.J., Kendall, C., Hall, C.D.X., Mgbere, O., … Kissinger, P.J. (2025). Hepatitis C Care in the Greater New Orleans Area: Patient Perspectives on the Barriers and Facilitators to Care. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 36(1), 257-283. https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2025.a951596 

Muzny, C. A., George, S., Kissinger, P. J., & Van Gerwen, O. T. (2025). Trichomoniasis and Other Sexually Transmitted Parasitic Diseases in Women. Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, 68(2), 194–205. https://doi.org/10.1097/grf.0000000000000945 

Raj, A., Daniel, C., Johns, N., Patel, P., Rao, N., & Giwa, L. (2025). Sex differences in beliefs regarding abortion access as a women’s health issue. Contraception. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010782425004639?via%3Dihub 

Raj, A., Johns, N., Vaida, F., Ghule, M., Rao, N., & Silverman, J. G. (2025). Four-year follow-up of CHARM2, an effective family planning intervention, on number and sex of births: Findings from an RCT in rural India. Dialogues in Health, 6, 100218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2025.100218 

Rajić, S., Delerue, T., Justiina Ronkainen, Zhang, R., Ciantar, J., Kostiniuk, D., Mishra, P. P., Leo-Pekka Lyytikäinen, Mononen, N., Kananen, L., Peters, A., Winkelmann, J., Kleber, M. E., Lorkowski, S., Kähönen, M., Terho Lehtimäki, Olli Raitakari, Waldenberger, M., Gieger, C., & Winfried März. (2025). Regulation of nc886 (vtRNA2-1) RNAs is associated with cardiometabolic risk factors and diseases. Clinical Epigenetics, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-025-01871-7 

Ratnayake, A., Hassig, S., He, H., Lederer, A., & Kissinger, P. J. (2025). Predictors of Adherence to a COVID-19 Serial Testing Program Among University Affiliates in the Deep South. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 31(4). https://doi.org/10.1097/phh.0000000000002124 

Ratnayake, A., Stoecker, C., & Kissinger, P. J. (2025). Effect of a Vaccine Mandate in Nonessential Public Spaces in New Orleans, Louisiana, on COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake, 2021-2022. Public Health Reports,. https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549251315073 

Reese, J., Zhang, Y., Devereux, R., Umans, J., Harville, E., & Best, L. (2025). Abstract P2142: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in American Indians: The Strong Heart Family Study (SHFS). Circulation, 151(Suppl_1). https://doi.org/10.1161/cir.151.suppl_1.p2142 

Romero-Hall, E., Daniel, C., Howard, J. T., Bond, N., & Newman, L. (2025). A feminist scholars collective supporting the growth and dissemination of a digital guide: A collaborative autoethnography. Journal of Electronic Publishing, 28(1). https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/jep/article/id/5878/ 

Shea, S. R., Mowen, A., & Kissinger, P. J. (2025). What We Fail to Teach: A Systematic Review of Sexual Health Education in the Deep South. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000002172 

Shea, S., Finger, J., & Kissinger, P. (2025). Birds, Bees, & Clinical Expertise: Survey of Healthcare Providers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, Comfort, And Practice of Sex-ED in Louisiana. Journal of Adolescent Health, 76(3), S36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.11.085 

Silva, M., Stolow, J., Burdick, M., & Mercieca, A. (2025). Contested narratives: A qualitative analysis of abortion testimonies in Louisiana legislature. Frontiers in Global Women’s Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2025.1533813 

Silverman, J. G., Tomar, S., Brooks, M. I., Sani Aliou, Johns, N. E., Challa, S., Shakya, H. B., Boyce, S. C., & Raj, A. (2025). Contraceptive decision-making and its association with contraceptive use among married adolescent girls in Niger. Reproductive Health, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-025-01962-x 

Singh, A., Kumar, K., McDougal, L., Chokhandre, P. K., Singh, A. K., Upadhyay, A. K., James, K. S., & Raj, A. (2025). Patriarchy, Fertility and Excess Female Child Mortality in India. Spatial Demography, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40980-024-00133-z 

Alger, J., Cafferata, M. L., López, R., Wiggins, L. D., Callejas, A., Castillo, M., Fúnes, J., Rico, F., Valencia, D., Varela, D., Alvarez, Z., Berrueta, M., Bock, H., Bustillo, C., Calderón, A., Ciganda, A., García-Aguilar, J., García, K., Gibbons, L., & Gilboa, S. M. (2024). Neurodevelopmental assessment of normocephalic children born to Zika virus exposed and unexposed pregnant people. Pediatric Research, 95(2), 566–572. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-023-02951-1 

Amutah-Onukagha, N., Black, A., Harville, E. W., Gifuni-Koutsouris, J., Shah, A., Hernandez, B., Datta, I., & Howard, S. (2024). Equity Analysis of a Reproductive Health Association: a Case Study. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 29(2), 164–172. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-024-04034-x 

Anda‐Duran, I. D., Bazzano, L., Harville, E., Camilo Fernandez‐Alonso, Banks, R., Tobyne, S., Jannati, A., Showalter, J., Bates, D., Pascual‐Leone, A., Swenson, R., & Libon, D. J. (2024). A Brief Digital Neuropsychological Protocol – IV: Relations Compared to Comprehensive Paper and Pencil Neuropsychological Assessment. Alzheimer S & Dementia, 20(S8). https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.095672 

Beron, A. J., Yukich, J. O., Berry, A. A., Correa, A., Keating, J., Bott, M., Wierzba, T. F., Weintraub, W. S., Friedman-Klabanoff, D. J., Mongraw-Chaffin, M., Gibbs, M. A., Taylor, Y. J., Kissinger, P. J., Hayes, D. V., Schieffelin, J. S., Burke, B. K., & Oberhelman, R. A. (2024). Assessment of sociodemographic factors associated with time to self-reported COVID-19 infection among a large multi-center prospective cohort population in the southeastern United States. PLOS ONE, 19(9), e0293787. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293787 

Bhan, N., Thomas, E. E., McDougal, L., Nanda, P., Mahapatra, T., Das, A., Kumari, S., Closson, K., Singh, A., & Raj, A. (2024). Validation of a family planning self-efficacy measure with married women in Bihar, India: Findings from the Bihar Integrated Family Planning Survey. Contraception X, 6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conx.2024.100113 

Daniel, C., & Price, K. (2024). Hedging: University responses to the overturning of Roe in abortion-ban states. American Studies, 63(3). https://journals.ku.edu/amsj/article/view/21407 

Daniel, C., Mahoney, A., & Riley, G. (2024). The politics of problem definition: Abortion policy in Republican-controlled Louisiana. Social Sciences, 13(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13080387 

Dey, A. K., Dimitrova, A., Raj, A., & Benmarhnia, T. (2024). Heatwaves and Home Births: Understanding the Impact of Extreme Heat on Place of Delivery in India. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4865054 

Gage, A. J., Wood, F. E., Gay, R., & Akilimali, P. (2024). Effects of the Momentum project on postpartum family planning norms and behaviors among married and unmarried adolescent and young first-time mothers in Kinshasa: A quasi-experimental study. PLoS ONE, 19(3). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300342 

Gitonga, E., & Gage, A. J. (2024). Modern contraceptive prevalence and its predictors among non-refugee and refugee Somali women in Nairobi city, Kenya; a comparative view. Frontiers in Global Women’s Health, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2024.1328612 

Goldin Evans, M., Gee, R. E., Phillippi, S., Sothern, M., Theall, K. P., & Wightkin, J. (2024). Multilevel Barriers to Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Uptake: A Narrative Review. Health promotion practice, 25(4), 717–725. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399231211531 

Goldin Evans, M., Wallace, M., Bazzano, A. N., Biggio, J. R., Cruz, K., Gamble, A., Green, C., Jah, Z., Longo, S., Perez, S., Reed, R. N., Shaffer, J. G., Shi, L., & Harville, E. (2024). The Southern Center for Maternal Health Equity (SCMHE): a multisector multifaceted community-based approach to reduce disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality in the Gulf South. Frontiers in Public Health, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1465779 

Haley, C. O., King, L. E., Dyer, L., Evans, M. G., Theall, K. P., & Wallace, M. (2024). Maternity Care Deserts in Louisiana and Breastfeeding Initiation. Women’s Health Issues, 34(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2023.11.010 

Harville, E. W. (2024). Reproductive History and Lifetime Brain Health. Neurology, 103(1). https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000209611 

Johnson, I., Vilda, D., Allen, E., Boisson, D., Daniel, C., Giwa, L., Evans, M. G., Ledet, H., Richardson, L., & Wallace, M. (2024). Building collective power to advance maternal and infant health equity: Lessons from the New Orleans Maternal and Child Health Coalition. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 28. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-024-04000-7 

Jones, A., Zakaria, A., Rajan, L., & Kissinger, P. (2024). Recruitment of Hard-To-Reach Populations in Randomized Controlled Trials Using Medical Students and Electronic Con-sents. Journal of Student-Run Clinics, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.59586/jsrc.v10i1.363 

Justman, J., Skalland, T., Moore, A., Amos, C. I., Marzinke, M. A., Zangeneh, S. Z., Kelley, C. F., Singer, R., Mayer, S., Hirsch-Moverman, Y., Doblecki-Lewis, S., Metzger, D., Barranco, E., Ho, K., Marques, E. T. A., Powers-Fletcher, M., Kissinger, P. J., Farley, J. E., Knowlton, C., Sobieszczyk, M. E., … CoVPN 5002 COMPASS Study Team (2024). Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection among Children and Adults in 15 US Communities, 2021. Emerging infectious diseases, 30(2), 245–254. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3002.230863 

Kissinger, P. J., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2024). The Rise and Fall of Expedited Partner Treatment. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 51(9), 582–583. https://doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000002025 

Kracht, C. L., Goynes, K. O., Dickey, M., Jones, B., Simeon, E., Butler, J., Kebbe, M., Kaja Falkenhain, Harville, E. W., Sutton, E. F., & Redman, L. M. (2024). The role of government assistance, housing, and employment on postpartum maternal health across income and race: a mixed methods study. BMC Public Health, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20745-w 

Kracht, C. L., Harville, E. W., Cohen, N. L., Sutton, E. F., Kebbe, M., & Redman, L. M. (2024). Racial disparities in gestational weight gain and adverse pregnancy outcomes among Black and White pregnant people with obesity. Obesity, 32(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.24206 

O’Connell, S., Kang, S., Fernandez Alonso, C., De Anda-Duran, I., Moukaled, S., Chen, W., Harville, E., Bazzano, L. A., & Mills, K. T. (2024). Abstract P332: Metabolically Healthy Obesity is Associated With Higher Levels of Executive Function in Middle-Aged Adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Circulation, 149(Suppl_1). https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.149.suppl_1.p332 

Pearson, E., Paul, D., Menzel, J., Shakhider, M. A. H., Konika, R. A., Uysal, J., & Silverman, J. G. (2024). Effectiveness of the Addressing Reproductive Coercion in Health Settings (ARCHES) intervention among abortion clients in Bangladesh: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. EClinicalMedicine, 73, 102699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102699 

Raj, A., Dey, A., Rao, N., Yore, J., McDougal, L., Bhan, N., Silverman, J. G., Hay, K., Thomas, E. E., Fotso, J. C., & Lundgren, R. (2024). The EMERGE framework to measure empowerment for health and development. Social Science & Medicine, 351, 116879–116879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116879 

Ratnayake, A., & Kissinger, P. (2024). Response Rates by Condom Use Measurement Type Among Sexually Active Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Women. Sexually transmitted diseases, 51(11), 734–737. https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000002048 

Ratnayake, A., Gomes, G., & Kissinger, P. J. (2024). HIV Screening Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Women in New Orleans, LA. AIDS and Behavior, 28(8), 2821–2828. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04354-7 

Ratnayake, A., Hernandez, J. H., Justman, J., Farley, J. E., Hirsch-Moverman, Y., Ho, K., Mayer, S., Abiodun Oluyomi, Sobieszczyk, M. E., Swaminathan, S., Skalland, T., Jean, & Kissinger, P. J. (2024). Vaccine Hesitancy at Nine Community Sites Across the United States, Early in COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 4(6). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-024-02172-0 

Reisz, T., Murray, K., & Gage, A. J. (2024). Associations between child marriage and reproductive and maternal health outcomes among young married women in Liberia and Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE, 19(5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300982 

Taylor, C., Ratnayake, A., Lederer, A., Gomes, G., He, H., & Kissinger, P. J. (2024). Ability to Recontact Sex Partners and Partner Treatment Success Among Young Heterosexual Black Men With Chlamydia. Journal of Adolescent Health, 75(4), 673–679. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.06.008 

Van Gerwen, O. T., Aaron, K. J., Schroeder, J., Kissinger, P. J., & Muzny, C. A. (2024). Spontaneous resolution ofTrichomonas vaginalisinfection in men. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 100(7). https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2024-056160 

Vilda, D., Sutton, E. F., Kothamasu, V. S. S., Clisham, P. R., & Gambala, C. T., & Harville, E. W. (2024). The risk of perinatal and cardiometabolic complications in pregnancies conceived by medically assisted reproduction. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 41(3), 613–621. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-024-03025-9 

Wallace, M. E., Vilda, D., Dyer, L., Johnson, I., & Funke, L. (2024). Health care use and health consequences of geographic lack of access to abortion and maternity care. Birth, 51(2), 363–372. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12792 

Wood, F. E., Gage, A. J., Mafuta, E., & Bertrand, J. T. (2024). Involving men in pregnancy: a cross-sectional analysis of the role of self-efficacy, gender-equitable attitudes, relationship dynamics and knowledge among men in Kinshasa. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06638-1 

Averbach, S., Johns, N. E., Ghule, M., Dixit, A., Begum, S., Battala, M., Saggurti, N., Silverman, J., & Raj, A. (2023). Understanding quality of contraceptive counseling in the CHARM2 gender-equity focused family planning intervention: Findings from a cluster randomized controlled trial among couples in rural India. Contraception, 118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2022.10.009 

Daniel, C., & Riley, G. (2023). Building equitable partnerships and a social justice mindset through a donor-funded reproductive rights and health internship program. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 27(1). https://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/jheoe/article/view/2722/2791 

Dixit, A., Johns, N. E., Ghule, M., Battala, M., Begum, S., Saggurti, N., Silverman, J., Reed, E., Kiene, S. M., Benmarhnia, T., Averbach, S., & Raj, A. (2023). Association of traditional marital practices with contraceptive decision-making, couple communication, and method use among couples in rural Maharashtra, India. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 25(4), 521–536. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2022.2062052 

Downey, M. M., Daniel, C., McGlynn-Wright, A., & Haugeberg, K. (2023). Protect and control: Coverture’s logics across welfare policy and abortion law. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 47(4). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03616843231186320     

Gage, A. J., Akilimali, P. Z., Wood, F. E., Gay, R., Padis, C. O., & Bertrand, J. T. (2023). Evaluation of the effect of the Momentum project on family planning outcomes among first-time mothers aged 15–24 years in Kinshasa, DRC. Contraception, 125, 110088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110088  

Gage, A. J., Wood, F. E., & Gay, R. (2023). Expanding contraceptive choice among first-time mothers age 15–24 in Kinshasa: The Momentum pilot project. Frontiers in Global Women’s Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2023.1087009 

Poehling, C., Downey, M. M., Singh, M. I., & Beasley, C. C. (2023). From gaslighting to enlightening: Reproductive justice as an interdisciplinary solution to close the health gap. Journal of Social Work Education, 59(sup1), S36–S47. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2023.2345678 

Vilda, D., Walker, B. C., Hardeman, R. R., & Wallace, M. E. (2023). Associations between state and local government spending and pregnancy-related mortality in the U.S. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 64(4), 459–467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2022.10.022 

Daniel, C. (2022). Compromising justice: Reproductive rights advocacy in the time of Trump. Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, 43(1). https://muse.jhu.edu/article/846733 

Daniel, C., & Baldwin, T. (2022). Fabricating babies: Reproduction as production in Storks and The Boss Baby. Feminist Media Studies, 23(8). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14680777.2022.2149596 

Dixit, A., Ghule, M., Rao, N., Battala, M., Begum, S., Johns, N. E., Averbach, S., & Raj, A. (2022). Qualitative examination of the role and influence of mothers-in-law on young married couples’ family planning in rural Maharashtra, India. Global Health: Science and Practice, 10(5). https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00050 

Gage, A. J., Wood, F. E., Kittoe, D., Murthy, P., & Gay, R. (2022). Association of Male Partners’ Gender-Equitable Attitudes and Behaviors with Young Mothers’ Postpartum Family Planning and Maternal Health Outcomes in Kinshasa, DRC. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912182 

Gage, A. J., Wood, F. E., Woo, M., & colleagues. (2022). Impact of the Momentum pilot project on male involvement in maternal health and newborn care in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A quasi-experimental study. BMC Women’s Health, 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-02032-1 

Goldin Evans, M., Wallace, M., Theall, K., Mahoney, A., Richardson, L., & Daniel, C. (2022). A state-level approach to reducing inequities in sexually transmitted infections. Women’s Health Issues, 32(5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2022.07.002 

Nazarbegian, M., Averbach, S., Johns, N. E., Ghule, M., Silverman, J., Lundgren, R., Battala, M., Begum, S., & Raj, A. (2022). Associations between contraceptive decision-making and marital contraceptive communication and use in rural Maharashtra, India. Studies in Family Planning, 53(4), 617–637. https://doi.org/10.1111/sifp.12214 

Raj, A., Ghule, M., Johns, N. E., Battala, M., Begum, S., Dixit, A., Vaida, F., Saggurti, N., Silverman, J. G., & Averbach, S. (2022). Evaluation of a gender synchronized family planning intervention for married couples in rural India: The CHARM2 cluster randomized control trial. EClinicalMedicine, 45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101334 

Reed, E., Salazar, M., Behar, A. I., Servin, A. E., Ayala, G. X., Silverman, J. G., Rusch, M. L. A., Zuniga, M. L., & Raj, A. (2022). Economic vulnerability among girls at risk for adolescent pregnancy: Qualitative findings among a clinic sample of girls residing in the U.S.-Mexico border region. Adolescents, 2(1), 101–112. https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents2010010 

Akilimali, P. Z., Tran, N.-T., & Gage, A. J. (2021). Heterogeneity of Modern Contraceptive Use among Urban Slum and Nonslum Women in Kinshasa, DR Congo: Cross-Sectional Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), 9400. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179400 

Dixit, A., Bhan, N., Benmarhnia, T., Reed, E., Kiene, S. M., Silverman, J., & Raj, A. (2021). The association between early in marriage fertility pressure from in-laws and family planning behaviors among married adolescent girls in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India. Reproductive Health, 18(1), 60. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01116-9 

Dixit, A., Johns, N. E., Ghule, M., Battala, M., Begum, S., Yore, J., Saggurti, N., Silverman, J. G., Reed, E., Benmarhnia, T., Averbach, S., & Raj, A. (2021). Male-female concordance in reported involvement of women in contraceptive decision-making and its association with modern contraceptive use among couples in rural Maharashtra, India. Reproductive Health, 18(1), 139. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01187-8 

Gage, A. J., Wood, F. E., & Akilimali, P. Z. (2021). Perceived norms, personal agency, and postpartum family planning intentions among first-time mothers age 15–24 years in Kinshasa: A cross-sectional analysis. PLoS ONE, 16(7), e0254214. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254214 

Karletsos, D., Stoecker, C., Vilda, D., Theall, K. P., & Wallace, M. E. (2021). Association of state gestational age limit abortion laws with infant mortality. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 61(6), 787–794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2021.05.022 

Sudhinaraset, M., Woofter, R., Young, M. T., Landrian, A., Vilda, D., & Wallace, S. P. (2021). Analysis of state-level immigrant policies and preterm births by race/ethnicity among women born in the US and women born outside the US. JAMA Network Open, 4(4). https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.4482 

Vilda, D., Wallace, M. E., Daniel, C., Evans, M. G., Stoecker, C., & Theall, K. P. (2021). State abortion policies and maternal death in the United States, 2015–2018. American Journal of Public Health, 111(9), 1696–1704. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306396 

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