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Senior Research Associate

Mia R. Zolna

Portrait of Mia Zolna

Mia Zolna joined the Guttmacher Institute in 2005 and is currently a Senior Research Associate. Her main areas of research include unintended pregnancy, abortion, and family planning service delivery in the United States. She has managed several of the Institute’s periodic fielding efforts and is an affiliate of the Guttmacher Center for Population Research Innovation and Dissemination. Ms. Zolna has published articles in the New England Journal of Medicine, the American Journal of Public Health, and Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, among others, and is a member of the American Public Health Association and the Population Association of America. She received her AB in biopsychology from Vassar College and her MPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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Selected Publications

  1. May 2019 Research Article

    Challenging unintended pregnancy as an Indicator of reproductive autonomy: a response

    Kathryn Kost and Mia R. Zolna Contraception
  2. June 2018 Research Article

    Use of Health Insurance Among Clients Seeking Contraceptive Services at Title X–Funded Facilities in 2016

    Megan L. Kavanaugh, Mia R. Zolna and Kristen Burke Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  3. November 2017 Research Article

    Insurance-Related Practices at Title X-Funded Family Planning Centers under the Affordable Care Act: Survey and Interview Findings

    Mia R. Zolna, Megan L. Kavanaugh and Kinsey Hasstedt Women's Health Issues
  4. April 2017 Report

    Publicly Funded Contraceptive Services at U.S. Clinics, 2015

    Jennifer J. Frost, Lori F. Frohwirth, Nakeisha Blades, Mia R. Zolna, Ayana Douglas-Hall and Jonathan Bearak
  5. November 2016 Report

    Publicly Funded Family Planning Clinics in 2015: Patterns and Trends in Service Delivery Practices and Protocols

    Mia R. Zolna and Jennifer J. Frost
  6. September 2016 Report

    Contraceptive Needs and Services, 2014 Update

    Jennifer J. Frost, Lori F. Frohwirth and Mia R. Zolna
  7. March 2016 Research Article

    Declines in unintended pregnancy in the United States, 2008–2011

    Lawrence B. Finer and Mia R. Zolna New England Journal of Medicine
  8. July 2015 Report

    Contraceptive Needs and Services, 2013 Update

    Jennifer J. Frost, Lori F. Frohwirth and Mia R. Zolna
  9. October 2014 Research Article

    Return on Investment: A Fuller Assessment of the Benefits and Cost Savings of the US Publicly Funded Family Planning Program

    Jennifer J. Frost, Adam Sonfield, Mia R. Zolna and Lawrence B. Finer The Milbank Quarterly
  10. August 2014 Report

    Contraceptive Needs and Services, 2012 Update

    Jennifer J. Frost, Lori F. Frohwirth and Mia R. Zolna

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