- Grants awarded in 2011
- Grants awarded in 2010
- Grants awarded in 2009
- Grants awarded in 2008
- Grants awarded in 2007
Small/pilot research grants
($15,000 maximum award)
Cervical preparation for same-day surgical termination 14-16 weeks of gestation: A randomized trial comparing buccal misoprostol versus Dilapan-S
Julie Chor, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Amount awarded: $14,735
Probability of pregnancy after sterilization: A comparison of hysteroscopic versus laparoscopic sterilization
Alieen Gariepy, Yale University
Amount awarded: $10,094
Maternal mortality, abortion services and stigma: Providers' experiences and attitudes in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (satisfies social science set-aside)
Sarah Jane Holcombe, The Regents of the University of California - School of Public Health
Amount awarded: $15,000
Interferon pathway targeting by Depo-Provera in women
Sarah Prager, University of Washington
Amount awarded: $12,497
TOTAL small grants: $52,326
Large research grants
($120,000 maximum award)
Refining paracervical block techniques for pain control in first trimester surgical abortion
Paula Bednarek, Oregon Health and Science University
Amount awarded: $94,818
Relationship between drug exposure and DNA markers with depot medroxyprogesterone acetate-associated side effects in adolescents
Andrea Bonny, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Amount awarded: $120,000
Mifepristone vs. Osmotic dilator insertion for cervical preparation prior to surgical abortion at 15-18 weeks
Lynn Borgatta, Boston Medical Center
Amount awarded: $31,285
Effect of timing of postpartum depot medroxyprogesterone acetate administration on breastfeeding continuation, contraceptive usage, and postpartum depression: A randomized trial
Beatrice Chen, University of Pittsburgh
Amount awarded: $120,000
The associations among partner violence, problems with birth control, and abortion number and timing (satisfies social science set-aside)
Gillian Dean, Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc.
Amount awarded: $58,960
Emergency contraception in Tunisia: A multi-methods assessment of availability, accessibility, and acceptability
Angel Foster, Ibis Reproductive Health
Amount awarded: $74,000
Nationally representative survey on women's opinions about over-the-counter access to oral contraceptives (satisfies social science set-aside)
Daniel Grossman, Ibis Reproductive Health
Amount awarded: $119,957
Pain control in first trimester medical abortion: A randomized trial
Elizabeth Raymond, Gynuity Health Projects/Reproductive Health Technologies Project
Amount awarded: $116,943
Randomized clinical trial of a computerized contraceptive decision aid
Gina Secura, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Amount awarded: $94,817
Immediate postpartum vs. 4-8 week postpartum LNG-IUS use and breastfeeding: A randomized clinical trial
Gretchen Stuart, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Amount awarded: $120,000
Educational/evaluation set-aside
Developing a curriculum in adolescent family planning and reproductive health
Mandy Coles, University of Rochester Medical Center
Amount awarded: $119,980
Expanding the Providers Share Workshop Model: A Partnership with Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) Consortium of Abortion Providers (CAPS)
Lisa Harris, University of Michigan
Amount awarded: $120,000
TOTAL large grants: $1,190,760
Junior investigator—Career Award
Building a career in abortion research to fight restrictive access in the US (no abstract posted)
Amanda Dennis, Ibis Reproductive Health
Amount awarded: $82,000
Unsafe and safe abortion practices in Nepal after legalization (no abstract posted)
Corrine Rocca, University of California San Francisco
Amount awarded: $104,748
TOTAL Junior Investigator awards: $186,748
Mid-Career/Mentor Award
Mentoring recently graduated family planning fellows as a transition to independent investigators (no abstract posted)
Alisa Goldberg, Brigham & Women's Hospital/Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Amount awarded: $40,000
Multidisciplinary group of trainees interested in provision of family planning (no abstract posted)
Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, University of Pittsburgh
Amount awarded: $40,000
TOTAL Mentor awards: $80,000
Student Award
Bariatric surgeon practices regarding contraceptive care for reproductive age female patients obtaining bariatric surgery
Patricia Chico, University of Illinois at Chicago
Amount awarded: $5,000
Contraceptive use and reproductive outcomes among beneficiaries of the Oportunidades conditional cash transfer program in Mexico: Impact evaluation
Blair Darney, University of Washington
Amount awarded: $5,000
The characteristics, effects and predictors of self-disclosure during contraceptive counseling
Merrit Evans, University of California San Francisco
Amount awarded: $5,000
Relationship between insurance status and IUD-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors
Kathleen LeFurgy, University of Chicago
Amount awarded: $5,000
Contraceptive personal assistant services to increase the use of long-acting, reversible contraceptives among postpartum women
Kate Simmons, Oregon Health and Science University
Amount awarded: $5,000
Family planning intentions and satisfaction with contraceptive care: A qualitative exploration of postpartum Latina women in North Carolina
Matt Zerden, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
Amount awarded: $5,000
TOTAL Student awards: $30,000
TOTAL GRANTS FOR 2011: $1,539,834
Small/pilot grants
($15,000 maximum award)
The effect of nitroglycerin on the IUD insertion experience in nulliparous women
Paula Bednarek, Oregon Health and Science University
Amount awarded: $14,893
The unmet reproductive health needs of women with epilepsy:
A
qualitative exploration of family planning decision making
Amanda Dennis, Ibis Reproductive Health
Amount awarded: $15,000
Randomized, open-label, controlled trial of immediate postpartum versus interval insertion of Mirena® to increase the usage at 6 months after delivery
David Eisenberg, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Amount awarded: $15,000
Post-abortion LARC—Repeat pregnancy rates
Aileen Langston, Columbia University Medical Center
Amount awarded: $15,000
Contraception and the consequences of unwanted pregnancy in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Alison Norris, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Amount awarded: $15,000
Acceptability and use-effectiveness of Depo-subQ provera 104 administered via Uniject versus conventional intramuscular Depo-Provera among HIV-positive women and family planning providers in Rakai, Uganda
Chelsea Polis, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Amount awarded: $15,000
Charting the terrain of abortion information online
Tracy Weitz/Katrina Kimport, University of California San Francisco
Amount awarded: $14,996
TOTAL small grants: $104,889
Large grants
($120,000 maximum award)
A randomized controlled trial of 2% lidocaine gel for IUD insertion
Rebecca Allen, Women and Infants Hospital
Amount awarded: $64,100
Boston migraine and contraception study
Deborah Bartz, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Amount awarded: $110,792
Contemporary intrauterine contraception use among adolescents: Examination of a national health claims database
Abbey Berenson, The University of Texas Medical Branch
Amount awarded: $120,000
Impact of combination oral contraceptives, Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and the Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System on diffusion of HIV Type 1 within cervicovaginal mucus
Cassing Hammond, Northwestern University
Amount awarded: $117, 742
Investigating contraceptive use and continuation among women obtaining legal abortion services in Nepal
Jillian Henderson, University of California San Francisco
Amount awarded: $119,926
Who uses long-acting reversible contraceptive methods?
Megan Kavanaugh, Guttmacher Institute
Amount awarded: $62,902
Measuring abortion stigma for program design and evaluation
Anu Kumar, Ipas, Inc.
Amount awarded: $119,501
Contraception satisfaction and effectiveness post abortion: A randomized controlled trial
Wendy Norman, University of British Columbia
Amount awarded: $99,623
Calling all high-risk patients: Can a simple telephone call increase contraception continuation after abortion?
Jody Steinauer, University of California San Francisco
Amount awarded: $69,260
The role of depression, anxiety, and negative emotions in post-abortion contraceptive decision-making
Julia Steinberg, University of California San Francisco
Amount awarded: $119,926
Abortion counseling: The origins, crisis, and attempts at resurgence of a new occupational role
Tracy Weitz/Carole Joffe, University of California San Francisco
Amount awarded: $57,915
TOTAL large grants: $1,061,687
TOTAL GRANTS FOR 2010: $1,166,576
Small/pilot grants
($15,000 maximum award)
Provision of reproductive health services among adolescent medicine providers
Mandy Coles, University of Rochester
Amount awarded: $14,980
See also executive summary.
Predictors of contraception choice and use in HIV-positive women: A pilot study
Shannon Criniti, Drexel University College of Medicine
Amount awarded: $14,986
The effect of parental involvement laws on the timing of teenagers’ abortions
Shana Judge, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
Amount awarded: $14,520
See also executive summary.
Abortion patients perspectives on receiving contraceptive services during abortion care
Megan Kavanaugh, Guttmacher Institute
Amount awarded: $15,000
See also executive summary.
Disposal of fetal tissue after elective abortion: What women think
Patricia Lohr, bpas
Amount awarded: $12,896
See also executive summary.
Acceptability of Mirena® in Zimbabwean Women
Diane Morof, University of Zimbabwe
Amount awarded: $14,997
Penn Family Planning and Pregnancy Loss Center database proposal
Courtney Schreiber, University of Pennsylvania
Amount awarded: $15,000
Ambivalence versus indifference towards pregnancy in young women
Jeanelle Sheeder, University of Colorado, Denver
Amount awarded: $14,847
See also executive summary.
A pilot study of early postpartum intrauterine contraception
Gretchen Stuart, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
Amount awarded: $15,000
Large grants
($120,000 maximum award)
Mifepristone versus laminaria for cervical preparation prior to surgical abortion at 14-16 weeks
Lynn Borgatta, Boston Medical Center
Amount awarded: $30,453
The sensitivity of manual versus electric vacuum aspiration to detect completed abortion at less than 6 weeks of pregnancy
Gillian Dean, Planned Parenthood of New York City
Amount awarded: $118,499
A non-hormonal model for emergency contraception: a prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2-specific inhibitor
Alison Edelman, Oregon Health Sciences University
Amount awarded: $119,958
Cervical priming before D & E in South Africa
Daniel Grossman, Ibis Reproductive Health
Amount awarded: $110,500
Strengthening human resources for abortion care: The Providers Share workshop
Lisa Harris, University of Michigan
Amount awarded: $120,000
Comparison of levonorgestrel-releasing and copper intrauterine devices on glucose tolerance in women with recent gestational diabetes mellitus: A randomized trial
Jessica Kiley, Northwestern University
Amount awarded: $119,982
Unmet demand for surgical sterilization among Mexican-origin women
Joseph Potter, University of Texas at Austin
Amount awarded: $120,000
Development and testing of a computerized contraceptive decision-making tool
Gina Secura, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Amount awarded: $119,928
EC choice and outcomes: The copper T380A IUD vs. oral levonorgestrel for emergency contraception
David Turok, University of Utah
Amount awarded: $119,928
See also executive summary.
The knowledge, attitudes, & practices of Mexican health care providers in relation to abortion
Dilys Walker, Instituto Nacional se Salud Publica
Amount awarded: $37,563
See also executive summary.
Small grants
($15,000 maximum award)
Women's preferences for pain control during first-trimester surgical abortion: A qualitative study
Rebecca Allen, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Amount awarded: $14,6367
See also executive summary.
Large grants
($120,000 maximum award)
Cervical preparation before same-day 2nd trimester abortion with vaginal misoprostol versus Dilapan-S: A randomized controlled trial
Deborah Bartz, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Amount awarded: $111,100
The safety and efficacy of digoxin as a feticidal agent prior to 2nd trimester abortion
Gillian Dean, Planned Parenthood of New York City
Amount awarded: $32,576
See also executive summary.
A direct observation study of provider-patient communication about contraception:
How does race affect communication, and how does communication affect contraception use?
Christine Dehlendorf, University of California, San Francisco
Amount awarded: $120,000
Safety of intra-amniotic and intra-fetal digoxin administration before late 2nd trimester abortion by dilation and evacuation
Eleanor Drey, University of California, San Francisco
Amount awarded: $51,781
RCT of intra-fetal vs. intra-amniotic digoxin feticide
Katharine O’Connell, Columbia University
Amount awarded: $119,998
Computer-assisted provision of hormonal contraception
Eleanor Schwarz, University of Pittsburgh
Amount awarded: $119,999
Patient ultrasound viewing and abortion care
Tracy Weitz, University of California, San Francisco
Amount awarded: $39,250
See also executive summary.
Small grants
($15,000 maximum award)
An alternative model for emergency contraception:
Prostaglandin inhibitor-induced luteolysis
Alison Edelman, Oregon Health Sciences University
Amount awarded: $15,000
See also executive summary and publication in Contraception.
Meaning, resilience, and self-care for the abortion team project
Lisa Harris, University of Michigan
Amount awarded: $14,904
See also executive summary.
Blood loss at the time of first trimester surgical abortion in anticoagulated women
Bliss Kaneshiro, Oregon Health Sciences University
Amount awarded: $14,737
See also executive summary.
Large grants
($120,000 maximum award)
Paracervical block with combined ketorolac and lidocaine in first trimester surgical abortion
Catherine Cansino, Johns Hopkins University
Amount awarded: $83,740
See also executive summary and publication in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Acceptability of implantable etonorgestrel (Implanon) as contraception immediately following a surgical abortion
Eleanor Drey, University of California, San Francisco
Amount awarded: $89,818
See also executive summary.
Combined oral contraceptives and body weight:
Do oral contraceptives cause weight gain?
Alison Edelman, Oregon Health Sciences University
Amount awarded: $120,000
See also executive summary and publication in Human Reproduction.
Abortion self-induction among low-income women in San Francisco, Boston, and New York:
A quantitative and qualitative study
Daniel Grossman, Ibis Reproductive Health
Amount awarded: $120,000
See also executive summary and publication in Reproductive Health Matters.
Contraceptive decision-making by Latina diabetics
Stephanie Teal, University of Colorado
Amount awarded: $119,177
See also executive summary.
Immediate post-placental insertion of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system after cesarean delivery vs. 4-8 week post-delivery interval insertion
Amy Whitaker, University of Chicago
Amount awarded: $72,339
