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. 

Green, Anderson-Carter receive Wisconsin Partnership Program grant

Congratulations to Tiffany Green, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Reproductive and Population Health, and India Anderson-Carter, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn! Green and Anderson-Carter received a grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program’s Collaborative Health Scienc... more

Green co-authors op-ed in Ms Magazine

Tiffany Green, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Reproductive and Population Health, co-authored an opinion article published in Ms. Magazine in response to violence against Minnesota legislators in June 2025. In “The Minnesota Shooting Wasn’t Random—It Was a Predictable Resurgence of Violence”, Green and co-author ... more

Senderowicz talks about US birth rate with CS Monitor

Leigh Senderowicz, ScD, MPH, assistant professor in the Division of Reproductive and Population Health and UW-Madison Department of Gender & Women’s Studies, recently spoke with the Christian Science Monitor for a recent story about the birth rate in the United States and the potential impacts of trying to increase it. In “Tr... more

Women’s Healthcast: Reproductive Autonomy in 2025, featuring Leigh Senderowicz and Amy Williamson

Reproductive autonomy is defined as an individual’s ability to make decisions about their reproductive health and access reproductive health services without interference or coercion. In 2025, there are a lot of social and policy factors at play that impact people’s reproductive autonomy both in the U.S. and worldwide. On th... more

Green, Sobecki celebrated at SMPH Faculty Investiture Ceremony

The UW School of Medicine and Public Health hosted the 2025 SMPH Faculty Investiture Celebration on June 18. Two faculty in the Department of Ob-Gyn with recent appointments to endowed professorships and fellowships were celebrated during the ceremony.Tiffany Green, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Reproductive and... more
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