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Director of International Research

Elizabeth A. Sully

Portrait of Elizabeth Sully

Elizabeth Sully joined the Guttmacher Institute as a Senior Research Scientist in 2015 and became Director of International Research in 2025. Her research focuses on sexual and reproductive health, including abortion measurement, adolescent health, the impact and cost of sexual and reproductive health services, and the sociobehavioral dynamics of HIV transmission.

Dr. Sully earned her MA in public affairs and her PhD in public affairs and demography from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and the Office of Population Research, and she received her BA with Joint Honors in political science and international development studies from McGill University.

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Selected Publications

  1. July 2020 Report

    Adding It Up: Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health 2019

    Elizabeth A. Sully, Ann Biddlecom, Jacqueline E. Darroch, Taylor Riley, Lori S. Ashford, Naomi Lince-Deroche, Lauren Firestein and Rachel Murro
  2. June 2020 Research Article

    Budgeting for comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights under universal health coverage

    Naomi Lince-Deroche, Elizabeth A. Sully, Lauren Firestein and Taylor Riley Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
  3. April 2020 Research Article

    Investigating the early impact of the Trump Administration’s Global Gag Rule on sexual and reproductive health service delivery in Uganda

    Margaret Giorgio, Fredrick Makumbi, Simon Peter Sebina Kibira, Suzanne Bell, Selena Anjur-Dietrich and Elizabeth A. Sully PLOS ONE
  4. April 2020 Research Article

    Estimating abortion incidence and unintended pregnancy among adolescents in Zimbabwe, 2016: a cross-sectional study

    Taylor Riley, Mugove Gerald Madziyire, Tsungai Chipato and Elizabeth A. Sully BMJ Open
  5. April 2020 Research Article

    Estimates of the Potential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    Taylor Riley, Elizabeth A. Sully, Zara Ahmed and Ann Biddlecom International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  6. September 2019 Research Article

    Not all inequalities are equal: differences in coverage across the continuum of reproductive health services

    Elizabeth A. Sully, Ann Biddlecom and Jacqueline E. Darroch BMJ Global Health
  7. October 2018 Research Article

    Abortion in Zimbabwe: A National Study of the Incidence of Induced Abortion, Unintended Pregnancy and Post-Abortion Care in 2016

    Elizabeth A. Sully, Mugove Gerald Madziyire, Taylor Riley, Ann M. Moore, Marjorie Crowell, Margaret Tambudzai Nyandoro, Bernard Madzima and Tsungai Chipato PLOS ONE
  8. October 2018 Research Article

    Severity and Management of Postabortion Complications Among Women in Zimbabwe, 2016: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Mugove Gerald Madziyire, Chelsea Polis, Taylor Riley, Elizabeth A. Sully, Onikepe Owolabi and Tsungai Chipato BMJ Open
  9. September 2018 Research Article

    Estimating Abortion Incidence among Adolescents and Differences in Postabortion Care by Age: A Cross-Sectional Study of Postabortion Care Patients in Uganda

    Elizabeth A. Sully, Lynn M. Atuyambe, Justine N. Bukenya, Hannah Whitehead, Nakeisha Blades and Akinrinola Bankole Contraception
  10. August 2018 Report

    Future Scenarios of Adolescent Contraceptive Use, Cost and Impact in Developing Regions

    Ann Biddlecom, Taylor Riley, Jacqueline E. Darroch, Elizabeth A. Sully, Vladimíra Kantorová and Mark C. Wheldon

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