Save the date! On Friday, October 22, 2021, CORE will be hosting a Research Exchange virtual event. The focus is on reproductive health, equity, and autonomy in Wisconsin and beyond. More information will be added …
Year: 2021
New Publication: Dr. Renee Kramer and team study experiences of being turned away from Catholic healthcare settings without receiving care
We’re excited to share a new CORE study! Dr. Renee D. Kramer and Dr. Jenny A. Higgins of CORE, along with Dr. Marguerite E. Burns, Lori R. Freedman & Debra B. Stulberg, published a new …
Congratulations to Dr. Jill Denson on completing her PhD!
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Jill Denson, who successfully defended her PhD this week at the Zilber School of Public Health at UW-Milwaukee.
Now Hiring: Fall Research Assistantship with Dr. Christine Durrance
Dr. Christine Durrance, CORE Research Hub Co-Advisor and Associate Professor of Public Affairs, is hiring hiring a fall Research Assistant to assist with a variety of projects. Please share this opportunity widely and with friends …
When it comes to contraceptive use, sexual impacts matter: CORE director Jenny Higgins and colleagues publish new study in JAMA Internal Medicine
This week CORE Director Jenny Higgins and colleagues published a new article in JAMA Internal Medicine, titled “Association Between Patients’ Perceptions of the Sexual Acceptability of Contraceptive Methods and Continued Use Over Time.” “Our study shows that people’s sexual experiences of their contraceptive method seem to matter a lot in whether people like their method and use it over time. It’s important that we pay more attention to sexual acceptability in our contraceptive research, clinical care, and education,” Dr. Higgins said.
Dr. Tiffany L. Green and colleagues publish new article in Obstetrics & Gynecology
In a article in Obstetrics & Gynecology, also known as the Green Journal, authors Tiffany L. Green, PhD, Jasmine Y. Zapata, MD, Heidi W. Brown, MD, MAS, and Nao Hagiwara, PhD address the limitations of …
Valley and Alvarez’s new research on medication abortion policy appears in Scholars Strategy Network
MD/PhD Candidate and CORE Researcher Taryn Valley and CORE alumna Barbara Alvarez have a new piece out this week in Scholars Strategy Network titled “How Medication Abortion Legislation in Wisconsin Impedes Access to Safe Care.” …
The Need For Accurate Contraceptive Awareness And Advocacy Among Health Care Providers
In a new article for Health Affairs titled “The Need For Accurate Contraceptive Awareness And Advocacy Among Health Care Providers,” CORE Researchers Jenny Higgins, Lindsay M. Cannon, Laurel W. Rice and David K. Turok investigate …
CORE Research Highlight: An Analysis of Abortion Clinic Closures, Births, and Abortions in Wisconsin
Between 2010 and 2017, Wisconsin passed three laws regulating abortion providers. Two of five abortion clinics closed in Wisconsin, increasing the distance to the nearest clinic to 55 miles on average and to over 100 …
New CORE study on contraception and sexual functioning, satisfaction, and well-being
In a new article in the Journal of Sex Research, CORE researchers Jenny Higgins, Renee Kramer, and Kelsey Wright partnered with David Turok and Jessica Sanders at the University of Utah to document the effect …