Scholarly Publications
2023
Evaluating the Frequency of Crisis Pregnancy Center Visits Among a Population of Patients Seeking Abortions in Los Angeles. Contraception 123: 110024.
“It Wasn’t Very Public-Clinicy”: Client Experiences at Faith-Based Pregnancy Centers. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. ePub ahead of print.
Examining the Websites of Anti- Choice “Crisis Pregnancy Centres”. PDF.
Spatial Distribution and Predictive Factors of Antenatal Care in Burundi: A Multilevel Analysis and Spatial Baseline for the Third Burundian Demographic Health Survey. Plos One 18(1): e0272897.
2022
The Problems with Crisis Pregnancy Centers: Reviewing the Literature and Identifying New Directions for Future Research. International Journal of Women’s Health 14: 757-763.
Early Pregnancy Confirmation Availability at Crisis Pregnancy Centers and Abortion Facilities in the United States. Contraception 117: P30-35.
Free, But at What Cost? How US Crisis Pregnancy Centres Provide Services. Culture, Health & Sexuality 25(8): 1024-1038.
Nevertheless, They Persisted: How Patterns of Opposition and Support Shaped the Survival of U.S. Abortion Clinics. Journal of Management Studies 59(8): 2124-2153.
A Mystery Client Study of Crisis Pregnancy Center Practices in New York State. Contraception 117: P36-38 .
Essays in Applied Microeconomics. PhD Thesis, Georgia State University, 2022.
Abortion: Legislation and Statistics in Europe. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care 27(4): 345-352.
Awareness of the Non-Contraceptive Benefits of Reversible Contraceptive Methods in a Cohort of Brazilian Women: An Exploratory Study. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care 27(4): 294-299.
Anti-Abortion Crisis Pregnancy Centers in Central Florida. Honors Program Thesis, Rollins College, 2022.
Authorial Incongruity and Organizational Presence(s): A Ventriloquial Analysis of Shadowed Organization. Management Communication Quarterly 36(4): 612-636.
“I Felt Like I Was a Bad Person… Which I’m Not”: Stigmatization in Crisis Pregnancy Centers. SSM – Qualitative Research in Health 2: 100059.
Animating and Sustaining Outrage: The place of Crisis Pregnancy Centers in Abortion Justice. Human Geography 15(3): 300-306.
2021
The Availability of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing and Treatment Services at Crisis Pregnancy Centers in the United States. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 48(10): 738-747.
Who Attends a Crisis Pregnancy Center in Ohio? Contraception 104(4):383-387.
Pregnancy Options Counseling and Abortion Referral Practices Among Colorado Nurse Practitioners, Nurse‐Midwives, and Physician Assistants. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health. 2021.
U.S. Anti-Abortion Ideology on the Move: Mobile Crisis Pregnancy Centers as Unruly, Unmappable, and Ungovernable. Political Geography 92: 102523.
Community Participation for Maternal and Neonatal Health in Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia: A Qualitative Case Study Design. PhD Thesis, University of Leeds, 2021.
Pregnancy Outcomes After Exposure to Crisis Pregnancy Centers Among an Abortion-Seeking Sample Recruited Online. Plos One 16(7): e0255152.
Comparing Website Identification for Crisis Pregnancy Centers and Abortion Clinics. Women’s Health Issues 31(5): 432-449.
Essential Services? Operating Status of Crisis Pregnancy Centres in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health 47(4): 304-305.
Factors Associated With Perceived Trust of False Abortion Websites: Cross-sectional Online Survey. Journal of Medical Internal Research 23(4): e25323.
New Handbook for a Post-Roe America: The Complete Guide to Abortion Legality, Access, and Practical Support. Book.
Quality of Top Webpages Providing Abortion Pill Information for Google Searches in the USA: An Evidence-Based Webpage Quality Assessment. Plos One 16(1): e0240664.
2020
Exploring Reproductive Oppression Among Undocumented Immigrants in Texas. Master’s Capstone, University of California, San Francisco. 2020.
Recommendations for Pregnancy Counseling and Abortion Referrals. American Public Health Association, Policy Number 20201.
P24 Quality of Abortion Referrals Provided by Clinics in Georgia that Offer Publicly-Funded Family Planning Services. Contraception 102(4): 284.
HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing and Treatment Services at Crisis Pregnancy Centers in the United States. National STD Prevention Conference, September 2020.
The Availability of Sexually Transmitted Infection Services at Crisis Pregnancy Centers in Georgia. National STD Prevention Conference, September 2020.
CRiSIS: CPC Regulations in States – Implications for Services – A Mystery Caller Study. Master Thesis, University of Pittsburgh, 2020.
Analyzing Patient Experiences From Crowd-Sourced Reviews of Crisis Pregnancy Centers in California. Obstetrics & Gynecology 135:93S.
A Web-Based Geolocated Directory of Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) in the United States: Description of CPC Map Methods and Design Features and Analysis of Baseline Data. JMIR Public Health Surveillance 6(1):e16726.
The Availability of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing and Treatment Services at Crisis Pregnancy Centers in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health 66(2):S1.
Pregnant Women’s Reasons for and Experiences of Visiting Antiabortion Pregnancy Resource Centers. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 52(1): 49-56.
2019
Crisis Pregnancy Centers in the United States: Lack of Adherence to Medical and Ethical Practice Standards; A Joint Position Statement of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine and The North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 32(6): 563-566.
Crisis Pregnancy Centers in the US: Lack of Adherence to Medical and Ethical Practice Standards; A Joint Position Statement of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine and the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine and the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Journal of Adolescent Health 65(6): 821-4.
Pregnant Women’s Experiences of Crisis Pregnancy Centers: When Abortion Stigmatization Succeeds and Fails. Symbolic Interaction 42(4): 618-639.
A Qualitative Content Analysis of Crisis Pregnancy Center Websites to Assess Medical Misrepresentation in Georgia. Master Thesis, Georgia State University, 2019.
2018
Contraceptive Information on Pregnancy Resource Center Websites: A Statewide Content Analysis. Contraception 98(2): 158-162.
Targeting Young People: A State-Wide Analysis Describing Location of Crisis Pregnancy Centers Throughout Georgia and Around High Schools and Colleges/Universities. Journal of Adolescent Health 62(2): S67-S68.
Research Coming Soon!
- Spatial relationships between CPCs and abortion facilities in the United States
- Factors associated with CPC locations in the United States
- Spatial relationships between CPCs and high schools and colleges and universities
In The News
Abortion Rights Groups Protest Crisis Pregnancy Center in McHenry. Shaw Local News Network. October 30, 2023.
October 19 Letters to the Editor. Big Bend Sentinel. October 18, 2023.
Yelp and Texas Officials Square Off Over Free Speech and Anti-Abortion Centers. Mashable. October 3, 2023.
Faith-Based Maternity Homes ‘Create a Haven’ in States with Strict Abortion Laws. Stateline. October 3, 2023.
Yelp and Texas AG are Suing Each Other Over Description of Crisis Pregnancy Centers. NBC News. October 2, 2023.
Texas AG sues Yelp for Being Honest about Crisis Pregnancy Centers. Daily Kos. October 1, 2023.
Gainesville Abortion Activists, Critics React to ‘No More Closed Clinics’ Movement. The Independent Florida Alligator. September 20, 2023.
Red States Boost Support for Anti-Abortion Crisis Pregnancy Centers; Blue States Move to Stop Them. Daily Kos. September 15, 2023.
Partisan Battle Grows Over State Funding for Antiabortion Centers. The Washington Post. September 14, 2023.
Ruling from State Medical Board Brings Colorado Closer to Becoming the First State to Ban ‘Abortion Reversal’ Practice. Boulder Weekly. September 7, 2023.
Abortion-Ban States Pour Millions Into Pregnancy Centers with Little Medical Care. The Brunswick News. August 30, 2023.
Anti-Abortion Centers Spent Over $600M in One Year. That’s the Tip of the Iceberg. Rewire News Group. August 30, 2023.
Anti-Abortion Centers Want to Lure You In. Smile Politely. August 29, 2023.
Missouri, Other Abortion-Ban States Pour Millions Into Pregnancy Centers with Little Medical Care. St. Louis Today. August 27, 2023.
Abortion-Ban States Pour Millions Into Pregnancy Centers with Little Medical Care. Stateline. August 24, 2023.
Crisis Pregnancy Centers Outnumber Abortion Providers in Illinois by Nearly 3 to 1. NPR Illinois. August 22, 2023.
SC Gives Medical Contracts to Crisis Pregnancy Centers. Lack of Regulations Raise Concerns. Greenville News. August 7, 2023.
Influence, Funding Grows for Crisis Pregnancy Centers in SC. Here’s what to know. Greenville News. August 7, 2023.
New Jersey Aims to be a Safe Haven for Abortion. Crisis Pregnancy Centers Stand in the Way, Leaders Say. Politico. June 2, 2023.
Bill Allowing Tax Credits for Donations to Pregnancy Centers Up in House Tuesday. Alabama Daily News. May 16, 2023.
Why Won’t the CDC Kick “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” Out of Its Directories? Rewire News Group. May 16, 2023.
Illinois Senate Approves Measure to Crack Down on ‘Crisis Pregnancy Centers’. Yahoo. April 3, 2023.
Illinois Democratic Lawmakers Want to Crack Down on ‘Crisis Pregnancy Centers’. WBEZ Chicago. March 29, 2023.
Tennessee Considers $100 Million in Funding for Anti-Abortion Clinics. Rewire News Group. March 29, 2023.
Kansas Lawmakers Might Direct Millions of Dollars to Anti-Abortion Counseling Centers. NPR. March 6, 2023.
Inside One of the Anti-Abortion Crisis Pregnancy Centers that Might Get Millions from Kansas. KCUR 89.3. February 16, 2023.
Gov. Lee Proposes Giving $100 Million for TN Anti-Abortion Centers. WKRN. February 7, 2023.
How to Spot a Crisis Pregnancy Center, and Why It Matters More Post-Roe. POPSUGAR. January 19, 2023.
OPINION: Beware of crisis pregnancy centers in post-Roe era. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. January 13, 2023.
Gov. Reynolds Wants More Funding For Questionable Pregnancy Centers. Iowa Starting Line. January 12, 2023.
As Abortion Access Shrinks in the South, Tax Dollars Flow to Fake Clinics. Facing South. October 14, 2022.
Is Better Sex Ed The Answer To Fighting Abortion Misinformation? Refinery29. September 12, 2022.
Here’s What to Know about Abortion Access in Post-Roe Wisconsin. Wisconsin Public Radio. September 9, 2022.
5 Interactive Tools for Learning About Abortion Access in Your State. Mashable. June 24, 2022.
Post-Roe: What Lies Ahead for Georgia’s Women. The Current. June 24, 2022.
Text ‘A’ for Abortion: How a Texas Group Targets Pregnant Women Online. New York Times. June 23, 2022.
Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers Are Collecting Troves of Data That Could Be Weaponized Against Women. Time. June 22, 2022.
Anti-Abortion ‘Fake Clinics’ Exist Throughout WA. Here’s What They Are and How to Spot Them. The Olympian. June 21, 2022.
How to Identify and Avoid Crisis Pregnancy Centers. Healthline. June 21, 2022.
Post-Roe, the Morning After Pill will be Crucial. Startups are Racing to Increase Access. Fast Company. June 21, 2022.
Facebook and Anti-Abortion Clinics Are Collecting Highly Sensitive Info on Would-Be Patients. Reveal. June 15, 2022.
People in Abortion Deserts Will Be At Extra Risk of Anti-Abortion Center Manipulation if Roe Falls. PRISM. June 13, 2022.
The Antiabortion Movement Fuels a Growth Industry: Pregnancy Centers. LA Times. June 12, 2022.
New Research Shows States Diverting Federal Anti-Poverty Funds to Deceptive Anti-Abortion Centers. Ms. Magazine. June 15, 2021.
The Crisis Pregnancy Center Scam. Unladylike Podcast. October 20, 2020.
Anti-Abortion Centers Receive At Least $4M From US Coronavirus Bailout. The Guardian. August 3, 2020.
Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Which Spread Lies about Abortion, Got Millions in PPP Funding. Mic. August 3, 2020.
How To Get Tested for STIs During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthline. July 9, 2020.
Shouting My Abortion (Pregnancy Loss, Pro-Choice, and Fake Abortion Clinics. What the F**k Podcast. July 1, 2020.
Abortion Advice Should Be As Safe As Abortion Itself. STAT. January 31, 2020.
Crisis Pregnancy Center Care Is Focus of Adolescent Health Societies’ Statement. Relias Media. January 1, 2020.
Georgia Is Funneling Millions of Dollars to Fake Abortion Clinics. Vice. December 13, 2019.
My Body, My Voice: Pregnancy Is Often a Death Sentence in Georgia. Creative Loafing. December 3, 2019.
Crisis Pregnancy Centers. OBGyn News. December 2019.
Crisis Pregnancy Centers Pose Risk to Adolescent Health, Experts Say. Healio. November 8, 2019.
‘Crisis Pregnancy Centers’ Endanger Adolescent Health, Doctors Say. Reuters. November 7, 2019.
While Abortion Clinics Diminish, Crisis Pregnancy Centers Flourish. Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. February 19, 2019.
Fake Health Clinics Are Tricking College Students. Cosmopolitan. February 1, 2019.
Anti-Choice Clinics Are Changing the Way They Operate to Qualify for Government Funding. Vice. January 15, 2019.
UGA Researcher Launches Web-Based Directory to Improve Crisis Pregnancy Center Transparency. University of Georgia College of Public Health. September 10, 2018.
Is a Crisis Pregnancy Center Teaching Sex Ed at Your Kid’s School? HuffPost. April 24, 2018.
Study: Georgia Funds Anti-Choice Fake Clinics Doling Out ‘Potentially Harmful’ Information. Rewire News Group. November 21, 2017.
Central New York Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs). Stop the Shaming. N.d.
Law Reviews
Reclaiming Access to Truth in Reproductive Healthcare After National Institute of Family & Life Advocates v. Becerra. University of Michigan Law School, Michigan Law Review. 2020;119(1).
Spencer A. NIFLA v. Becerra and Crisis Pregnancy Centers: Constitutionalizing the Distribution of False Medical Information to Pregnant People. Nat’l Law. Guild Rev. 2019; 76(75).
Report Citations
Mapping Deception A Closer Look At How States’ Anti-Abortion Center Programs Operate. Equity Forward.