https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6495-4570
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Cultural Anthropology
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2026 - Present
Cultural Anthropology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Scholarly Works
Toward a Crisis Pregnancy Center Client Typology: Abortion-Seekers' Expectations and Experiences Following Implementation of Texas' Early Abortion Ban.
Journal article Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · June 2026 IntroductionThis study explores pregnant Texans' expectations of and experiences with crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) following implementation of Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB8), which in September 2021 prohibited abortions in Texas after detection of e ... Full text CiteTexas' Abortion Ban Conflicts With Person-Centered Health Care: Experiences of Texans With Medically Complex Pregnancies.
Journal article Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health · March 2026 IntroductionStarting in 2021, the Texas law referred to as Senate Bill 8 (SB8) sharply restricted abortion care, with an exception for medical emergencies. As a result, many pregnant Texans with medically complex conditions are being denied aborti ... Full text CiteTime Pressures and Sociocultural Constraints Affecting Access to Early Abortion Care Under Texas’ “6-Week” Ban
Journal article Sexuality Research and Social Policy · March 1, 2026 Introduction: In 2021, Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB8) prohibited abortion after detection of embryonic cardiac activity and was often referred to as a “6-week ban.” Limited evidence exists about how these laws intersect with people’s processes seeking pregnancy ... Full text CiteEducation
Brown University ·
2021
Ph.D.