Rachel Jones, Senior Research Associate

Rachel Jones has worked at the Guttmacher Institute since July 1999. She received her Ph.D. in sociology from Tulane University, where she studied gender, family and inequality. Her work at the Guttmacher Institute has focused on adolescent sexual health, abortion, and male sexual and reproductive health. Most recently, she completed a national survey of all known abortion providers in the United States, the findings of which are summarized in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. She has also published articles in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Current Opinions in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Journal of Adolescent Health, Social Forces and Sociological Inquiry.

Recent Publications Include:

Jones RK, Fennell J, Higgins JA and Blanchard K, Better than nothing or savvy risk-reduction practice? The importance of withdrawal, Contraception, 2009, 79(6):407-410.

Vaughan B, Trussell J, Kost K, Singh S and Jones R, Discontinuation and resumption of contraceptive use: results from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth, Contraception, 2008, 78(4):271-283.

Lindberg LD, Jones RK and Santelli JS, Non-coital sexual activities among adolescents, Journal of Adolescent Health, 2008, 42(2):44-45.

Jones RK, Zolna MRS, Henshaw SK and Finer LB, Abortion in the United States: incidence and access to services, 2005, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2008, 40(1):6-16.

Jones RK, Frohwirth LF and Moore AM, "I would want to give my child, like, everything in the world": how issues of motherhood influence women who have abortions, Journal of Family Issues, 2008, 29(1):79-99.

Jones RK, Singh S and Finer LB, Repeat Abortion in the United States, Occasional Report, New York: Guttmacher Institute, 2006, No. 29.

Jones RK, Do U.S. family planning clinics encourage parent-child communication? Findings from an exploratory survey, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2006, 38(3):155-161.

Jones RK, Singh S and Purcell A, “Parent-child relations among minor females attending U.S. family planning clinics”, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2005, 37(4):193-201.

Jones RK, Darroch JE and Singh S, Religious differentials in the sexual and reproductive behaviors of young women in the United States, Journal of Adolescent Health, 2005, 36(4):279-288.

Jones RK, Purcell A, Singh S and Finer LB, Adolescents’ reports of parental knowledge of adolescents’ use of sexual health services and their reactions to mandated parental notification for prescription contraception, Journal of the American Medical Association, 2005, 293:340-348.

Jones RK and Boonstra H, Confidential reproductive health services for minors: the potential impact of mandated parental involvement for contraception, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2004, 36(5):182-191.

Jones RK, Darroch JE and Henshaw SK, Contraceptive use among U.S. women having abortions in 2000-2001, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2002, 34(6):294-303.

Jones RK, Darroch JE and Henshaw SK, Patterns in the socioeconomic characteristics of women obtaining abortions in 2000-2001, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2002, 34(5):226-235.

Jones RK and Henshaw SK, Mifepristone for early medical abortion: experiences in France, Great Britain and Sweden, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2002, 34(3):154-161.

Frost JJ, Jones RK, Woog V, Singh S and Darroch JE, Teenage sexual and reproductive behavior in developed countries: country report for the United States. Occasional Report, New York, The Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2001, No 8.