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  • Reproductive Health Impact Study
  • Adding It Up
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Senior Research Assistant

Marielle Kirstein

Marielle Kirstein joined the Guttmacher Institute in 2018. Ms. Kirstein focuses on access to contraceptive and abortion services, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and behavior. Her work spans domestic and international contexts, and she is involved in research needs assessments in areas with humanitarian emergencies. Prior to joining the Institute, Ms. Kirstein received a BA in sociology from Tulane University. 
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Selected Publications

  1. Reproductive Health Impact Study
    November 2023 Research Article

    Cost-related barriers to sexual and reproductive health care: Results from a longitudinal qualitative study in Arizona

    Alicia VandeVusse, Rubina Hussain, Melissa Stillman, Cynthia Beavin, Marielle Kirstein and Megan L. Kavanaugh SSM - Qualitative Research in Health
  2. Blue image that reads: Abortion Provider Census: Incarcerated patients"
    November 2023 Research Article

    Incarceration Status Among Individuals Obtaining Abortion in the United States, 2020

    Marielle Kirstein, Liza Fuentes and Carolyn Sufrin American Journal of Public Health
  3. Black and white image of a doctor reading notes to a patient
    September 2023 Research Article

    “Technically an abortion”: Understanding perceptions and definitions of abortion in the United States

    Alicia VandeVusse, Jennifer Mueller, Marielle Kirstein, Joe Strong and Laura D. Lindberg Social Science and Medicine
  4. November 2022 Research Article

    Abortion incidence and service availability in the United States, 2020

    Rachel K. Jones, Marielle Kirstein and Jesse Philbin Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (University of Ottawa)
  5. November 2022 Research Article

    Disruptions and opportunities in sexual and reproductive health care: How COVID-19 impacted service provision in three US states

    Alicia VandeVusse, Philicia Castillo, Marielle Kirstein, Jennifer Mueller and Megan L. Kavanaugh Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (University of Ottawa)
  6. October 2022 Policy Analysis

    100 Days Post-Roe: At Least 66 Clinics Across 15 US States Have Stopped Offering Abortion Care

    Marielle Kirstein, Joerg Dreweke, Rachel K. Jones and Jesse Philbin
  7. August 2022 Research Article

    Improving abortion underreporting in the USA: a cognitive interview study

    Jennifer Mueller, Marielle Kirstein, Alicia VandeVusse and Laura D. Lindberg Culture, Health & Sexuality: An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care
  8. Clinic closure door with chains preview image
    July 2022 Policy Analysis

    One Month Post-Roe: At Least 43 Abortion Clinics Across 11 States Have Stopped Offering Abortion Care

    Marielle Kirstein, Rachel K. Jones and Jesse Philbin
  9. July 2022 Research Article

    The Impact of Policy Changes from the Perspective of Providers of Family Planning Care in the US: Results from a Qualitative Study

    Alicia VandeVusse, Jennifer Mueller, Marielle Kirstein, Philicia Castillo and Megan L. Kavanaugh Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
  10. Abortion Provider Census map preview image
    June 2022 Policy Analysis

    Long-Term Decline in US Abortions Reverses, Showing Rising Need for Abortion as Supreme Court Is Poised to Overturn Roe v. Wade

    Rachel K. Jones, Jesse Philbin, Marielle Kirstein, Elizabeth Nash and Kimberley Lufkin

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