Grants awarded in 2008
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: $14,636
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
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
Patient ultrasound viewing and abortion care
Diana Foster, University of California, San Francisco
Amount awarded: $39,250
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
Grants awarded in 2007
Small grants
($15,000 maximum award)
Blood loss at the time of first trimester surgical abortion in anticoagulated women
Bliss Kaneshiro, Oregon Health Sciences University
Amount awarded: $14,737
An alternative model for emergency contraception:
Prostaglandin inhibitor-induced luteolysis
Alison Edelman, Oregon Health Sciences University
Amount awarded: $15,000
Meaning, resilience, and self-care for the abortion team project
Lisa Harris, University of Michigan
Amount awarded: $14,904
Large grants
($120,000 maximum award)
Combined oral contraceptives and body weight:
Do oral contraceptives cause weight gain?
Alison Edelman, Oregon Health Sciences University
Amount awarded: $120,000
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
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
Paracervical block with combined ketorolac and lidocaine in first trimester surgical abortion
Catherine Cansino, Johns Hopkins University
Amount awarded: $83,740
Acceptability of implantable etonorgestrel (Implanon) as contraception immediately following a surgical abortion
Eleanor Drey, University of California, San Francisco
Amount awarded: $89,818
Contraceptive decision-making by Latina diabetics
Stephanie Teal, University of Colorado
Amount awarded: $119,177
