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Senior Research Associate

Ellie Leong

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Since joining the Guttmacher Institute in 2014, Ellie Leong has worked on numerous domestic and global research projects, including studies on family planning, sexuality education, abortion incidence and contraceptive effectiveness. Her research interests include reproductive decision-making and applications of data science for sexual and reproductive health research. Ms. Leong received a BA in psychology from Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College and an MS in applied statistics for social science research at New York University.

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Selected Publications

  1. July 2018 Research Article

    Challenges to Implementing National Comprehensive Sexuality Education Curricula in Low- And Middle-Income Countries: Case Studies of Ghana, Kenya, Peru and Guatemala

    Sarah Keogh, Melissa Stillman, Kofi Awusabo-Asare, Estelle M. Sidze, Ana Silvia Monzón, Angélica Motta and Ellie Leong PLOS ONE
  2. June 2017 Report

    From Paper to Practice: Sexuality Education Policies and Curricula and Their Implementation in Guatemala

    Ana Silvia Monzón, Ana Lucía Ramazzini, Elena Prada, Melissa Stillman and Ellie Leong
  3. April 2017 Report

    From Paper to Practice: Sexuality Education Policies and Their Implementation in Ghana

    Kofi Awusabo-Asare, Melissa Stillman, Sarah Keogh, David Teye Doku, Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Kobina Esia-Donkoh, Ellie Leong, Joshua Amo-Adjei and Akinrinola Bankole
  4. April 2017 Report

    From Paper to Practice: Sexuality Education Policies and Their Implementation in Kenya

    Estelle M. Sidze, Melissa Stillman, Sarah Keogh, Stephen Mulupi, Caroline P. Egesa, Ellie Leong, Martin Mutua, Winstoun Muga, Akinrinola Bankole and Chimaraoke Izugbara

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