CORE is delighted to introduce a new member to our team – Madison Lands, CORE Research Program Manager. In this role, Madison provides critical administrative and coordination support to CORE research projects. She also collects …
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Registration open for the 2021 Wisconsin Contraceptive Care Summit
Registration is now open for the 2021 Wisconsin Contraceptive Care Summit, coming up March 5, 2021. Join an inclusive group of practitioners and community experts to learn the latest in person-centered and equitable access to contraceptive …
New research on health promoters and reproductive justice
CORE friends Rachel Bloom-Pojar (UW-Milwaukee) and Maria Barker (Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin) recently published a paper on the role of confianza in community-engaged work for reproductive justice. The paper describes their work with Latinx communities …
New CORE study on how doctors view abortion
Findings from a UW CORE study on how doctors view access to abortion were published today in the January issue of the American Journal of Public Health. In this research-based editorial, Jenny Higgins, Nicholas Schmuhl, …
New CORE research on the impact of medication abortion care restrictions in Wisconsin
CORE investigators have published a brief summarizing interviews with Wisconsin healthcare professionals about their experience providing medication abortion care services and how current Wisconsin policies affect their patients and their work. Investigators found overwhelming evidence …
Higgins interviewed on Wide Awake in Wisconsin podcast
Jenny Higgins was recently interviewed for the Wide Awake in Wisconsin podcast hosted by the Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health’s Sara Finger. Jenny provides an overview of recent CORE research on the impact of policy …
Jenny Higgins receives Society of Family Planning Mentor Award
CORE Director Jenny Higgins, PhD, MPH, received the Society for Family Planning Mentor Award at the Society’s Annual Meeting on October 9, 2020. This award is for individuals or teams who have demonstrated dedication to …
Jenny Higgins publishes a new study on sexuality and contraceptive method selection
CORE Director Jenny Higgins, CORE Lab member Kelsey Wright, and colleagues at the University of Utah recently published an article examining whether sexuality-related factors (like impact on libido or impact on sexual interruption) are important …
CORE is hiring!
We are hiring two critical team members who will help build CORE and share their expertise in support of its mission. In keeping with CORE’s values, we are especially excited about candidates who represent the …
Meet CORE’s new staff
CORE is delighted to introduce two new members to our team: Zakiyyah Sorensen and Mfonobong Ufot. Zakiyyah Sorensen is the CORE Outreach Lead. In this role, Zakiyyah directs the strategic planning and vision for CORE …