Ushma Upadhyay, PhD, MPH is Professor at University of California, San Francisco in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences and core faculty of Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH). She is a public health Social Scientist trained in epidemiology and demography. Dr. Upadhyay has expertise in abortion safety, abortion access in the U.S., medication abortion, and state-level abortion restrictions. She is Principal Investigator of the CHAT Study which evaluates the safety, effectiveness, and acceptability of telehealth for abortion in 20 states and is embarking on the NIH-funded REACH study which examines equity in telehealth abortion care. She is also leading a study on interest in a late period pill. Dr. Upadhyay is Co-Director of the University of California Global Health Institute’s Center for Gender and Health Justice. She has developed and validated the Reproductive Autonomy Scale and the Sexual and Reproductive Empowerment Scale for Adolescents and Young Adults, both of which can be used by researchers to quantitatively measure people’s power in matters related to contraceptive use, pregnancy, and abortion. She earned a BA in Public Communication and International Studies from American University, her MPH from Columbia University, and her PhD from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
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