Nakeisha Blades joined the Guttmacher Institute in 2007 and has been in her current position since 2015. Her areas of focus include abortion, contraceptive use and access to family planning services. Ms. Blades has coauthored articles in Health Policy and Planning, Social Work in Health Care and Pediatrics, and she is a member of the Population Association of America. Ms. Blades received her BA in health and societies from the University of Pennsylvania.