Claudia Zaugg, MPH
Project Director
Claudia Zaugg, MPH, is a Project Director at UCSF’s Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH). Her work involves the planning, implementation, and dissemination of multiple studies related to drug and alcohol use during pregnancy and abortion.
Claudia has worked for 10 years on groundbreaking public health initiatives and innovative legal epidemiology studies, resulting in new practices and evidence to improve maternal and child health outcomes. She holds a BA from Pomona College and MPH from UC Berkeley School of Public Health.
Citations
- Roberts SCM, Alex Schulte, Raifman S, Liu G, Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Subbaraman MS. Mandatory warning signs for alcohol use during pregnancy and birth and infant outcomes in southern United States: a quasi-experimental study. Alcohol and Alcoholism. November 2025; https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agaf076.
- Gould H, Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Scott KA, Roberts SCM. Mistrust Limits Possibilities for Patient-Provider Discussions Regarding Cannabis Use During Pregnancy. Women's Health Issues. October 2025; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2025.09.002.
- Thomas S, Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Roberts SCM. Trends in U.S. State Alcohol and Other Drug Use During Pregnancy Policies from 2016 to 2020: Policymaking in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Era. Substance Use & Misuse. March 2025; https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2024.2447925.
- Gould H, Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Biggs MA, Woodruff K, Long W, Mailman K, Vega J, Roberts SCM. Mandatory Warning Signs for Cannabis: Perspectives and Preferences of Pregnant and Recently Pregnant People Who Use Cannabis. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. February 2025; https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.23-00214.
- Biggs MA, Raifman S, Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Roberts SCM. Pregnant and Recently Pregnant People’s Views on Policies That Punish Pregnant People Who Use Cannabis. Substance Use & Misuse. January 2025; https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2025.2454660.
- Reed R, Roberts SCM, Downey MM, Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Manchikanti Gomez A. Physician Perspectives on the Role of Social Workers in Reporting Alcohol and Drug Use in Pregnancy to Child Protective Services. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research. October 2024; https://doi.org/10.1086/734069.
- Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Terplan M, Mailman K, Roberts SCM. Reasons pregnant people use cannabis to self-treat health conditions during pregnancy: Results from a US population-based survey. Drug and Alcohol Review. August 2024; https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13934.
- Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Terplan M, Roberts SCM. Clinician views on reporting pregnant and birthing patients who use alcohol and/or drugs to child welfare. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. September 2023; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.101109.
- Roberts SCM, Alex Schulte, Claudia Zaugg, MPH. Association of Pregnancy-Specific Alcohol Policies With Infant Morbidities and Maltreatment. Jama Network Open. August 2023; doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.27138.
- Roberts SCM, Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Biggs MA. Association of Mandatory Warning Signs for Cannabis Use During Pregnancy With Cannabis Use Beliefs and Behaviors. Jama Network Open. June 2023; https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.17138.
- Roberts SCM, Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Grossman D. Health care provider reporting practices related to self-managed abortion. BMC Women's Health. March 2023; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02266-7.
- Roberts SCM, Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Martinez N. Health care provider decision-making around prenatal substance use reporting. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. June 2022; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109514.
- Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Berglas NF, Johnson R, Roberts SCM. Reaching Consensus on Politicized Topics: A Convening of Public Health Professionals to Discuss Appropriate Abortion Activities for US Health Departments. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. November 2021; DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001455.
The latest research
See allNovember 29, 2025
Mandatory warning signs for alcohol use during pregnancy and birth and infant outcomes in southern United States: a quasi-experimental study
Roberts SCM, Alex Schulte, Raifman S, Liu G, Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Subbaraman MS. Mandatory warning signs for alcohol use during pregnancy and birth and infant outcomes in southern United States: a quasi-experimental study. Alcohol and Alcoholism. November 2025; https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agaf076.
October 10, 2025
Mistrust Limits Possibilities for Patient-Provider Discussions Regarding Cannabis Use During Pregnancy
Gould H, Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Scott KA, Roberts SCM. Mistrust Limits Possibilities for Patient-Provider Discussions Regarding Cannabis Use During Pregnancy. Women's Health Issues. October 2025; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2025.09.002.
March 31, 2025
Trends in U.S. State Alcohol and Other Drug Use During Pregnancy Policies from 2016 to 2020: Policymaking in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Era
Thomas S, Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Roberts SCM. Trends in U.S. State Alcohol and Other Drug Use During Pregnancy Policies from 2016 to 2020: Policymaking in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Era. Substance Use & Misuse. March 2025; https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2024.2447925.
February 6, 2025
Mandatory Warning Signs for Cannabis: Perspectives and Preferences of Pregnant and Recently Pregnant People Who Use Cannabis
Gould H, Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Biggs MA, Woodruff K, Long W, Mailman K, Vega J, Roberts SCM. Mandatory Warning Signs for Cannabis: Perspectives and Preferences of Pregnant and Recently Pregnant People Who Use Cannabis. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. February 2025; https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.23-00214.
January 24, 2025
Pregnant and Recently Pregnant People’s Views on Policies That Punish Pregnant People Who Use Cannabis
Biggs MA, Raifman S, Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Roberts SCM. Pregnant and Recently Pregnant People’s Views on Policies That Punish Pregnant People Who Use Cannabis. Substance Use & Misuse. January 2025; https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2025.2454660.
August 21, 2024
Reasons pregnant people use cannabis to self-treat health conditions during pregnancy: Results from a US population-based survey
Claudia Zaugg, MPH, Terplan M, Mailman K, Roberts SCM. Reasons pregnant people use cannabis to self-treat health conditions during pregnancy: Results from a US population-based survey. Drug and Alcohol Review. August 2024; https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13934.