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Principal Research Scientist

Jennifer J. Frost

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Jennifer J. Frost has retired from the Guttmacher Institute.


 

Jennifer J. Frost joined the Guttmacher Institute in 1992. She is currently a Principal Research Scientist at the Institute. Over the last two decades, she has served as the principal investigator for numerous studies examining family planning service delivery, contraceptive use, unintended pregnancy, adolescent sexuality and pregnancy, and access to reproductive health care. Dr. Frost received a BA from Pomona College and her MPH and DrPH in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a member of the American Public Health Association, the Population Association of America, the Association for Reproductive Health Professionals and the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population.

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Selected Publications

  1. November 2012 Research Article

    Specialized Family Planning Clinics in the United States: Why Women Choose Them and Their Role in Meeting Women's Health Care Needs

    Jennifer J. Frost, Rachel Benson Gold and Amelia Bucek Women's Health Issues
  2. September 2012 Research Article

    Reasons for using contraception: Perspectives of US women seeking care at specialized family planning clinics

    Jennifer J. Frost and Laura D. Lindberg Contraception
  3. July 2012 Report

    Contraceptive Needs and Services, 2010

    Jennifer J. Frost, Mia R. Zolna and Lori F. Frohwirth
  4. May 2012 Research Article

    Young Adults' Contraceptive Knowledge, Norms and Attitudes: Associations with Risk Of Unintended Pregnancy

    Jennifer J. Frost, Laura D. Lindberg and Lawrence B. Finer Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  5. May 2012 Report

    Variation in Service Delivery Practices Among Clinics Providing Publicly Funded Family Planning Services in 2010

    Jennifer J. Frost, Rachel Benson Gold, Lori F. Frohwirth and Nakeisha Blades
  6. March 2012 Report

    Health Information Technology and Publicly Funded Family Planning Agencies: Readiness, Use and Challenges

    Jennifer J. Frost, Jenna Jerman and Adam Sonfield
  7. October 2011 Research Article

    The state of hormonal contraception today: overview of unintended pregnancy

    Jennifer J. Frost American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AJOG)
  8. June 2011 Research Article

    Factors influencing partners' involvement in women's contraceptive services

    Jennifer J. Frost, Megan L. Kavanaugh and Laura D. Lindberg Contraception
  9. June 2011 Report

    Couple-Focused Services in Publicly Funded Family Planning Clinics: Identifying the Need, 2009

    Mia R. Zolna, Jennifer J. Frost and Laura D. Lindberg
  10. January 2011 Report

    Estimating the Impact of Expanding Medicaid Eligibility For Family Planning Services: 2011 Update

    Adam Sonfield, Jennifer J. Frost and Rachel Benson Gold

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