
Division of Reproductive and Population Health

The Division of Reproductive and Population Health (“Pop Health”), founded 2017, is committed to improving reproductive health, wellbeing, and equity through high-quality social science research and evidence-based programs. Our work recognizes that health is influenced not just by individual-level factors or healthcare service delivery, but also by the social and socioeconomic contexts in which people live. Reproductive health inequities overwhelmingly stem from these latter sociocultural factors.
To address those inequities, members of this division conduct rigorous research, provide leadership to several public health initiatives, partner with diverse stakeholders, and endeavor to translate research into policy and practice through dissemination and implementation. Topic areas include birth equity, contraception, pregnancy and family planning, and abortion, among others. The division is also home to the Collaborative for Reproductive Equity (CORE), an initiative that supports and translates policy-relevant research on reproductive health, equity, and autonomy in Wisconsin and beyond, and the Reproduction Equity Action Lab, which conducts rigorous and cutting-edge research that identifies key structural inequities that stand in the way of reproductive autonomy across the lifespan.
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Green, Sobecki celebrated at SMPH Faculty Investiture Ceremony

Cutler, Higgins talk about post-Dobbs research in Cap Times

Research and leadership at the AcademyHealth 2025 Annual Research Meeting
Presentations at Department Research Day 2025
