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Sarah Roberts, DrPH

Professor

Sarah Roberts, DrPH, is a Professor and Legal Epidemiologist at ANSIRH, at the University of California, San Francisco. She studies policies and health care practices related to stigmatized and criminalized behaviors during pregnancy. Dr. Roberts' current research focuses on 1) using legal epidemiology methods to evaluate impacts of state-level pregnancy-specific alcohol and drug policies and impacts of state-level abortion policies on maternal and infant health; 2) understanding health care provider practices regarding reporting pregnant and birthing people to government authorities; and 3) pregnant people’s decision-making regarding using cannabis during pregnancy. Previously, Dr. Roberts has led research about public health approaches to abortion, the impacts of state-level abortion policies on people considering and seeking abortion, changes in alcohol and drug use subsequent to receiving versus being denied an abortion, and barriers to prenatal care for pregnant women who use drugs. Dr. Roberts has published more than 120-peer reviewed manuscripts and has received grant funding from multiple private foundations as well as the National Institutes of Health and other government agencies. Dr. Roberts co-led the Social Scientists’ Amicus Brief for the Supreme Court Case June v. Russo. Dr. Roberts received her undergraduate degree in history from Columbia University, her MPH and a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies from the University of Michigan, and her DrPH from the University of California, Berkeley. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Alcohol Epidemiology at the Alcohol Research Group.

For a full list of Dr. Roberts' publications, awards, and presentations, click here.

Citations
  • Roberts SCM, Dennis E, Subbaraman MS, Liu G. Alcohol and pregnancy: Benefits and harms of pregnancy-specific alcohol policies among maternal-infant dyads covered by Medicaid. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. May 2026; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113186.
  • Subbaraman MS, Thomas S, Treffers R, Roberts SCM. Alcohol Sales Taxes Are Associated With Reduced Preterm Birth and Low Birthweight in the United States. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. February 2026; https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.25-00305.
  • McLemore MR, Crear-Perry J, Scott KA, Roberts SCM. Revisionist History is Not Helpful. A Response to Allen, et al., MCH and Abortion: Toward a Stronger Relationship. Maternal and Child Health Journal. February 2026; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-026-04222-x.
  • Roberts SCM, Gould H, Terplan M, Biggs MA. Beliefs about reporting self-managed abortion to government authorities among health professionals registering for a professional education webinar. Contraception. December 2025; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2025.111325.
  • 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.
  • Subbaraman MS, Berglas NF, Kerr WC, Roberts SCM. Relationships between state-level general population alcohol policies and birth outcomes: Results from 1972–2019 vital statistics. PLOS One. August 2025; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0327559.
  • Raifman S, Roberts SCM, Rocca CH. Alcohol and drug use and attainment of pregnancy preferences in the southwestern United States: A longitudinal cohort study. Addiction. July 2025; https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70135.
  • Alex Schulte, Subbaraman MS, Liu G, Kerr WC, Trangenstein PJ, Roberts SCM. Interactive effects between pregnancy-related alcohol policies and state spirits availability on infant and maternal outcomes. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. June 2025; https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2025.2503459.
  • 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.
  • Frederiksen B, Dennis E, Liu G, Leslie DL, Salganicoff A, Roberts SCM. The limitations of using Medicaid administrative data in abortion research. Contraception. January 2025; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110704.
  • Berglas NF, Thomas S, Treffers R, Trangenstein PJ, Subbaraman MS, Roberts SCM. Understanding the effects of alcohol policies on treatment admissions and birth outcomes among young pregnant people. Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research. December 2024; https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15512.
  • 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.
  • Alexander K, Terplan M, Roberts SCM. “We’re Checking a Box and, You Know, Covering Our Own”: Health Professionals’ Descriptions of Hospital-Policy Making Regarding Child Welfare Reporting Related to Birthing People’s Drug Use. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. September 2024; http://doi.org/10.1177/29767342241273416.
  • Roberts SCM, Liu G, Terplan M. Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder among Birthing People with an Alcohol-related Diagnosis. Journal of Addiction Medicine. September 2024; https://www.doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000001372.
  • 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.
  • Trangenstein PJ, Berglas NF, Subbaraman MS, Kerr WC, Roberts SCM. The relationship between alcohol availability and drink-driving policies and admissions to substance use disorder treatment during pregnancy. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. August 2024; https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.23-00414.
  • Martinez N, Seidman DL, Briscoe H, Hayes CM, Ojukwu EI, Paltin D, Roberts SCM. Patients, colleagues, systems, and self: Exploring layers of physician emotions in caring for pregnant people who use substances and their newborns. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. June 2024; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2024.209432.
  • Roberts SCM, Taylor KJ, Alexander K, Goodman D, Martinez N, Terplan M. Training health professionals to reduce overreporting of birthing people who use drugs to child welfare. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice. April 2024; https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-024-00466-6.
  • Subbaraman MS, Alex Schulte, Berglas NF, Kerr W, Thomas S, Treffers R, Liu G, Roberts SCM. Associations between alcohol taxes and varied health outcomes among women of reproductive age and infants. Alcohol and Alcoholism. March 2024; https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agae015.
  • Alex Schulte, Liu G, Subbaraman MS, Kerr W, Leslie DL, Roberts SCM. Relationships Between Alcohol Policies and Infant Morbidities and Injuries. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. February 2024; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2024.01.003.
  • Raifman S, Roberts SCM, Biggs MA, Rocca CH. Is legal recreational cannabis associated with cannabis use during pregnancy, beliefs about safety, and perceived community stigma?. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. January 2024; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111079.
  • Martinez N, Roberts SCM, Achu-Lopes R, Samura TL, Seidman DL, Woodhams EJ. Reconsidering the use of urine drug testing in reproductive settings. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. November 2023; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.101206.
  • Seymour JW, Higgins JA, Roberts SCM. What attributes of abortion care affect people's decision-making? Results from a discrete choice experiment. Contraception. November 2023; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110327.
  • Edwards F, Roberts SCM, Kenny K, Raz M, Lichtenstein M, Terplan M. Medical Professional Reports and Child Welfare System Infant Investigations: An Analysis of National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System Data. Health Equity. September 2023; https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2023.0136.
  • Subbaraman MS, Sesline K, Kerr W, Roberts SCM. Associations between state-level general population alcohol policies and drinking outcomes among women of reproductive age: Results from 1984 to 2020 National Alcohol Surveys. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. September 2023; https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15156.
  • 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.
  • Berglas NF, Subbaraman MS, Thomas S, Roberts SCM. Pregnancy-specific alcohol policies and admissions to substance use disorder treatment for pregnant people in the USA. Alcohol and Alcoholism. August 2023; https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agad056.
  • 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.
  • Jarlenski M, Shroff J, Terplan M, Roberts SCM, Brown-Podgorski B, Krans E. Association of Race With Urine Toxicology Testing Among Pregnant Patients During Labor and Delivery. JAMA Health Forum. April 2023; https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0441.
  • 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. Commentary on Luukkonen et al.: Policy possibilities for reducing public health harms related to pregnant people’s alcohol consumption. Addiction. February 2023; https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16164.
  • Sierra G, Berglas NF, Holfer LG, Grossman D, Roberts SCM, Kari White. Out-of-State Travel for Abortion among Texas Residents following an Executive Order Suspending In-State Services during the Coronavirus Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. February 2023; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043679.
  • Roberts SCM, Raifman S, Biggs MA. Relationship between mandatory warning signs for cannabis use during pregnancy policies and birth outcomes in the Western United States. Preventative Medicine. October 2022; DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107297.
  • Berglas NF, Kari White, Schroeder R, Roberts SCM. Geographic disparities in disruptions to abortion care in Louisiana at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Contraception. August 2022; doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2022.07.012.
  • Berglas NF, Kari White, Schroeder R, Roberts SCM. Geographic Disparities in Disruptions to Abortion Care in Louisiana at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Contraception. July 2022; DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2022.07.012.
  • 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.
  • Patel D, Liu G, Roberts SCM, Leslie DL, Weisman C, Horvath S, Chuang C. Association of Provider Specialty With Abortion-Related Morbidity and Adverse Events Among Patients Having Procedural and Medication Abortions. Women's Health Issues. April 2022; DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2022.03.001.
  • 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.
  • Woodruff K, Wingo E, Berglas NF, Roberts SCM. Abortion and the Mission of MCH: Perspectives of MCH and Family Planning Professionals in Health Departments. Maternal and Child Health Journal. October 2021; DOI: 10.1007/s10995-021-03235-y.
  • Woodruff K, Scott KA, Roberts SCM. Pregnant People’s Experiences Discussing Their Cannabis Use with Prenatal Care Providers in a State with Legalized Cannabis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. August 2021; doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108998. [Epub ahead of print].
  • Roberts SCM, Thompson TA, Taylor KJ. Dismantling the legacy of failed policy approaches to pregnant people's use of alcohol and drugs. International Review of Psychiatry. July 2021; 1-12. [Epub ahead of print].
  • Roberts SCM, Berglas NF, Schroeder R, Grossman D, Lingwall M, Kari White. Disruptions to Abortion Care in Louisiana During Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal of Public Health. June 2021; e1-e9.
  • Woodruff K, Berglas NF, Herold S, Roberts SCM. Disseminating Evidence on Abortion Facilities to Health Departments: A Randomized Study of E-mail Strategies. Health Communications. June 2021; [Epub ahead of print].
  • Upadhyay UD, McCook AA, Bennett AH, Cartwright AF, Roberts SCM. State abortion policies and Medicaid coverage of abortion are associated with pregnancy outcomes among individuals seeking abortion recruited using Google Ads: A national cohort study. Social Science & Medicine. February 2021; 274:113747. Epub 2021 Feb 6.
  • White K, Bhavik Kumar, Goyal V, Wallace RR, Roberts SCM, Grossman D. Changes in abortion in Texas following an executive order ban during the coronavirus pandemic. JAMA Internal Medicine. January 2021; 325(7):691-693.
  • Roberts SCM, Schroeder R, Joffe C. COVID-19 and independent abortion providers: Findings from a rapid-response survey. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. December 2020; 52(4):217-225.
  • Upadhyay UD, Schroeder R, Roberts SCM. Adoption of no-test and telehealth medication abortion care among independent abortion providers in response to COVID-19. Contraception: X. November 2020; 2:100049.
  • Roberts SCM. Good intentions are not enough: truly supporting pregnant women with substance use disorders requires evaluating the impact of our policies and practices. Women's Reproductive Health. August 2020; 7:3,181-184.
  • Toquinto SM, Berglas NF, McLemore MR, Delgado A, Roberts SCM. Pregnant women's acceptability of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use screening and willingness to disclose use in prenatal care. Women's Health Issues. July 2020; 30(5):P345-352.
  • Roberts SCM, Kimport K. A qualitative exploration of women's experiences discovering pregnancies in the emergency department. Contraception: X. April 2020; 2:100024.
  • Leslie DL, Guodong L, Jones BS, Roberts SCM. Healthcare costs for abortions performed in ambulatory surgery centers vs office-based settings. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. April 2020; 222(4):348.e1-348.e9.
  • Woodruff K, Roberts SCM. “My good friends on the other side of the aisle aren’t bothered by those facts”: U.S. State legislators’ use of evidence in making policy on abortion. Contraception. April 2020; 101(4):249-255.
  • Berglas NF, Woodruff K, Roberts SCM. Approaches, barriers, and facilitators to abortion-related work in U.S. health departments: perspectives of maternal and child health and family planning professionals. BMC Public Health. March 2020; 20(1):299.
  • Woodruff K, Schroeder R, Herold S, Roberts SCM, Berglas NF. Experiences of harassment and empowerment after sharing personal abortion stories publicly. Contraception: X. February 2020; 20:100021.
  • Roberts SCM, Mericle AA, Subbaraman MS, Thomas S, Kerr W, Berglas NF. Variations by Education Status in Relationships Between Alcohol/Pregnancy Policies and Birth Outcomes and Prenatal Care Utilization: A Legal Epidemiology Study. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. February 2020; 26(2):S71-S83.
  • Roberts SCM, Berglas NF, Kimport K. Complex situations: Economic insecurity, mental health, and substance use among pregnant women who consider – but do not have – abortions. PLOS One. January 2020; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226004.
  • Karriker-Jaffe KJ, Tam CC, Cook WK, Greenfield TK, Roberts SCM. Gender Equality, Drinking Cultures and Second-Hand Harms from Alcohol in the 50 US States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. November 2019; 16(23):4619.
  • Sufrin C, Terplan M, Scott C, Roberts SCM. re: Expanding Contraceptive Access for Women With Substance Use Disorders Partnerships Between Public Health Departments and County Jails. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. November 2019; 25(6):E10-E11.
  • Berglas NF, Kimport K, Williams V, Mark K, Roberts SCM. The Health and Social Service Needs of Pregnant Women Who Consider but Do Not Have Abortions. Women's Health Issues. September 2019; 29(5)364–369.
  • Roberts SCM. The Presence and Consequences of Abortion Aversion in Scientific Research Related to Alcohol Use during Pregnancy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. August 2019; 16(16), 2888.
  • Woodruff K, Roberts SCM. “Alcohol During Pregnancy? Nobody Does That Anymore”: State Legislators’ Use of Evidence in Making Policy on Alcohol Use in Pregnancy. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. June 2019; 80(3):380–388.
  • Roberts SCM, Berglas NF, Subbaraman MS, Mericle AA, Thomas S, Kerr WC. Racial differences in the relationship between alcohol/pregnancy policies and birth outcomes and prenatal care utilization: A legal epidemiology study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. June 2019; 201:244-252.
  • Roberts SCM, Johns NE, Williams V, Upadhyay UD. Estimating the proportion of Medicaid-eligible pregnant women in Louisiana who do not get abortions when Medicaid does not cover abortion. BMC Women's Health. June 2019; 19(1):78.
  • Roberts SCM, Mericle AA, Subbaraman MS, Thomas S, Treffers RD, Delucchi K, Kerr WC. State Policies Targeting Alcohol Use during Pregnancy and Alcohol Use among Pregnant Women 1985-2016: Evidence from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Women's Health Issues. May 2019; 29(3):213-221.
  • Subbaraman MS, Roberts SCM. Costs associated with policies regarding alcohol use during pregnancy: Results from 1972-2015 Vital Statistics. PLOS One. May 2019; 14(5):e0215670.
  • Upadhyay UD, Cartwright AF, Goyal V, Belusa E, Roberts SCM. Admitting privileges and hospital- based care after presenting for abortion: A retrospective case series. Health Services Research. April 2019; 54(2):425-436.
  • Martinez P, Kerr WC, Subbaraman MS, Roberts SCM. New Estimates of the Mean Ethanol Content of Beer, Wine, and Spirits Sold in the United States Show a Greater Increase in Per Capita Alcohol Consumption than Previous Estimates. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. March 2019; 43(3):509-521.
  • Roberts SCM, Thompson KM. Estimating the prevalence of United States women with alcohol-exposed pregnancies and births. Women's Health Issues. March 2019; 29(2):188-193.
  • Roberts SCM, Mericle AA, Subbaraman MS, Thomas S, Treffers R, Delucchi K, Kerr WC. Differential Effects of Pregnancy-Specific Alcohol Policies on Drinking Among Pregnant Women by Race/Ethnicity. Health Equity. December 2018; 2:1, 1–10, DOI: 10.1089/ heq.2018.0059.
  • Roberts SCM, Beam N, Liu G, Upadhyay UD, Leslie DL, Ba D, Kerns JL. Miscarriage treatment–related morbidities and adverse events in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and office-based settings. Journal of Patient Safety. December 2018; 16(4):e317-e323.
  • Roberts SCM, Kimport K, Kriz R, Holl J, Mark K, Williams V. Consideration of and Reasons for Not Obtaining Abortion Among Women Entering Prenatal Care in Southern Louisiana and Baltimore, Maryland. Journal of Sexuality Research and Social Policy. October 2018; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-018-0359-4.
  • Berglas NF, Williams V, Mark K, Roberts SCM. Should prenatal care providers offer pregnancy options counseling?. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. September 2018; 18(1):384.
  • Ingraham N, Roberts SCM. Inclusion of LGBTQ persons in research related to pregnancy risk: a cognitive interview study. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health. September 2018; 44 233-234.
  • Thomas S, Treffers R, Berglas NF, Drabble L, Roberts SCM. Drug Use During Pregnancy Policies in the United States From 1970 to 2016. Contemporary Drug Problems. August 2018; 45(4):441-459.
  • Ingraham N, Roberts SCM. Reproductive Health Care Priorities and Barriers to Effective Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer People Assigned Female at Birth: A Qualitative Study. Women's Health Issues. July 2018; 28(4):350-357.
  • Kimport K, Kriz R, Roberts SCM. The prevalence and impacts of crisis pregnancy center visits among a population of pregnant women. Contraception. June 2018; 98:69-73.
  • Roberts SCM, Upadhyay UD, Liu G, Kerns JL, Ba D, Beam N, Leslie DL. Association of Facility Type With Procedural-Related Morbidities and Adverse Events Among Patients Undergoing Induced Abortions. JAMA. June 2018; 319(24):2497-2506.
  • Subbaraman MS, Thomas S, Treffers R, Delucchi K, Kerr WC, Martinez P, Roberts SCM. Associations between state‐level policies regarding alcohol use among pregnant women, adverse birth outcomes, and prenatal care utilization: Results from 1972‐2013 Vital Statistics. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. June 2018; doi.org/10.1111/acer.13804.
  • Berglas NF, Roberts SCM. The development of facility standards for common outpatient procedures and implications for the context of abortion. BMC Health Services Research. March 2018; 18(1):212.
  • Roberts SCM, Foster DG, Gould H, Biggs MA. Changes in Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use Over Five Years After Receiving Versus Being Denied a Pregnancy Termination. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. March 2018; 79(2), 293–301.
  • Foster DG, Biggs MA, Ralph LJ, Gerdts C, Roberts SCM, Glymour MA. Socioeconomic Outcomes of Women Who Receive and Women Who Are Denied Wanted Abortions in the United States. American Journal of Public Health. January 2018; 108(3):407-413.
  • Berglas NF, Battistelli M, Nicholson WK, Sabota M, Urman RD, Roberts SCM. The effect of facility characteristics on patient safety, patient experience, and service availability for procedures in non-hospital-affiliated outpatient settings: A systematic review. PLOS One. January 2018; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190975.
  • Roberts SCM, Fuentes L, Berglas NF, Dennis AJ. A 21st-Century Public Health Approach to Abortion. American Journal of Public Health. October 2017; 107(12):1878-1882.
  • Gerdts C, Daskilewicz K, Momberg M, Roberts SCM, Harries J. Women’s experiences seeking informal sector abortion services in Cape Town, South Africa: a descriptive study. BMC Women's Health. October 2017; 17(1):95.
  • Biggs MA, Roberts SCM. Fatal flaws in recent analysis on the risk of premature death following teenage abortion and childbirth. European Journal of Public Health. October 2017; 27(5):794.
  • Berglas NF, Jones BS, Roberts SCM. Facility standards for common outpatient procedures: Are there lessons learned for abortion?. North American Forum on Family Planning. October 2017.
  • Berglas NF, Johns N, Rosenzweig C, Hunter LA, Roberts SCM. State and Local Health Department Activities Related to Abortion: A Web Site Content Analysis. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. August 2017; 24(3):255-262.
  • Roberts SCM, Thomas S, Treffers R, Drabble L. Forty Years of State Alcohol and Pregnancy Policies in the USA: Best Practices for Public Health or Efforts to Restrict Women’s Reproductive Rights?. Alcohol and Alcoholism. August 2017; https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agx047.
  • Upadhyay UD, Cartwright AF, Goyal V, Belusa E, Roberts SCM. Admitting privileges and their relationship to hospital-based care after abortion: a retrospective case series. National Abortion Federation Annual Meeting. August 2017.
  • Roberts SCM, Belusa E, Turok DK, Combellick S, Ralph LJ. Do 72-Hour Waiting Periods and Two-Visit Requirements for Abortion Affect Women's Certainty? A Prospective Cohort Study. Women's Health Issues. July 2017; 27(4):400-406.
  • Upadhyay UD, Kimport K, Belusa E, Johns N, Laube D, Roberts SCM. Evaluating the impact of a mandatory pre-abortion ultrasound viewing law: A mixed methods study. PLOS One. June 2017; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178871.
  • Ralph LJ, Foster DG, Kimport K, Turok DK, Roberts SCM. Measuring decisional certainty among women seeking abortion. Contraception. March 2017; 95(3):269–278.
  • Berglas NF, Gould H, Turok DK, Sanders J, Perrucci A, Roberts SCM. State-mandated (mis)information and women’s endorsement of common abortion myths. Women's Health Issues. Mar-Apr 2017; 27(2): 129-135.
  • Roberts SCM, Turok DK, Belusa E, Combellick S, Upadhyay UD. Utah's 72-Hour Waiting Period for Abortion: Experiences Among a Clinic-Based Sample of Women. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. December 2016; 48(4):179-187.
  • Upadhyay UD, Johns N, Combellick S, Kohn J, Keder L, Roberts SCM. Comparison of Outcomes before and after Ohio's Law Mandating Use of the FDA-Approved Protocol for Medication Abortion: A Retrospective Cohort Study. PLOS Medicine. August 2016; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002110.
  • Roberts SCM. Conclusion Overreach in Alcohol and Pregnancy Article. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. June 2016; 77(4):667–668.
  • Roberts SCM, Ralph LJ, Sharon C. Wilsnack, Foster DG. Which women are missed by primary health-care based interventions for alcohol and drug use?. Addict Behav. April 2016; 55:32-7.
  • Karasek D, Roberts SCM, Weitz TA. Abortion Patients' Experience and Perceptions of Waiting Periods: Survey Evidence before Arizona's Two-visit 24-hour Mandatory Waiting Period Law. Women's Health Issues. Jan-Feb 2016; 26(1):60-6.
  • Roberts SCM, Subbaraman MS, Delucchi K, Sharon C. Wilsnack, Foster DG. Moderators and mediators of the relationship between receiving versus being denied a pregnancy termination and subsequent binge drinking. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. December 2015; 159:117-124.
  • Roberts SCM, Gould H, Upadhyay UD. Implications of Georgia's 20-Week Abortion Ban. American Journal of Public Health. August 2015; 105(8):e77-e82.
  • Foster DG, Steinberg JR, Roberts SCM, Neuhaus J, Biggs MA. A comparison of depression and anxiety symptom trajectories between women who had an abortion and women denied one. Psychological Medicine. July 2015; 45:2073-2082.
  • Rocca CH, Kimport K, Roberts SCM, Gould H, Neuhaus J, Foster DG. Decision Rightness and Emotional Responses to Abortion in the United States: A Longitudinal Study. PLOS One. July 2015; 10(7):e0128832.
  • Roberts SCM, Delucchi K, Sharon C. Wilsnack, Foster DG. Receiving Versus Being Denied a Pregnancy Termination and Subsequent Alcohol Use: A Longitudinal Study. Alcohol and Alcoholism. July 2015; 50(4):477-484.
  • Roberts SCM, Fuentes L, Kriz R, Williams V, Upadhyay UD. Implications for women of Louisiana’s law requiring abortion providers to have hospital admitting privileges. Contraception. May 2015; 91(5):368–372.
  • Mauldon J, Foster DG, Roberts SCM. Effect of abortion vs. carrying to term on a woman's relationship with the man involved in the pregnancy. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. March 2015; 47(1):11-8.
  • Roberts SCM, Foster DG. Receiving versus being denied an abortion and subsequent tobacco use. Maternal and Child Health Journal. March 2015; 19(3):438-46.
  • Roberts SCM, Elaine G. Zahnd, Sufrin C, Armstrong MA. Does adopting a prenatal substance use protocol reduce racial disparities in CPS reporting related to maternal drug use? A California case study. J Perinatol. February 2015; 35(2):146-50.
  • Roberts SCM, Sharon C. Wilsnack, Foster DG, Delucchi K. Alcohol Use Before and During Unwanted Pregnancy. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. November 2014; 38(11):2844-52.
  • Roberts SCM, Biggs MA, Chibber KS, Gould H, Rocca CH, Foster DG. Risk of Violence From the Man Involved in the Pregnancy After Receiving or Being Denied an Abortion. BMC Medicine. September 2014; 12:144.
  • Harris LF, Roberts SCM, Biggs MA, Rocca CH, Foster DG. Perceived stress and emotional social support among women who are denied or receive abortions in the United States: a prospective cohort study. BMC Women's Health. June 2014; 14:76.
  • Roberts SCM, Gould H, Kimport K, Weitz TA, Foster DG. Out-of-Pocket Costs and Insurance Coverage for Abortion in the United States. Women's Health Issues. March 2014; (24)2:e211-218.
  • Chibber KS, Biggs MA, Roberts SCM, Foster DG. The Role of Intimate Partners in Women’s Reasons for Seeking Abortion. Women's Health Issues. February 2014; 24(1):e131-138.
  • Ingraham N, Roberts SCM, Weitz TA. Prior Family Planning Experiences of Obese Women Seeking Abortion Care. Women's Health Issues. January 2014; 24(1):125-130.
  • Roberts SCM, Rocca CH, Foster DG. Receiving versus being denied an abortion and subsequent drug use. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. January 2014; 134:63-70.
  • Drabble L, Thomas S, O'Connor L, Roberts SCM. State Responses to Alcohol Use and Pregnancy: Findings From the Alcohol Policy Information System. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. January 2014; 14(2):191-206.
  • Gould H, Foster DG, Perrucci A, Barar RE, Roberts SCM. Predictors of Abortion Counseling Receipt and Helpfulness in the United States. Women's Health Issues. July 2013; 23(4):e249-55.
  • Upadhyay UD, Combellick S, Johns N, Kohn JE, Keder L, Roberts SCM. State law requiring FDA protocol for medication abortion associated with increased need for additional interventions. April 2013.
  • Foster DG, Kimport K, Gould H, Roberts SCM, Weitz TA. Effect of abortion protesters on women’s emotional response to abortion. Contraception. January 2013; 87(1):81-7.
  • Roberts SCM, Avalos LA, Sinkford D, Foster DG. Alcohol, tobacco and drug use as reasons for abortion. Alcohol and Alcoholism. November-December 2012; 47(6):640-8.
  • Roberts SCM. Macro-level gender equality and alcohol consumption: A multi-level analysis across U.S. states. Social Science & Medicine. July 2012; 75(1):60-8.
  • Roberts SCM, Nuru-Jeter A. Universal alcohol/drug screening in prenatal care: a strategy for reducing racial disparities? Questioning the assumptions. Maternal and Child Health Journal. November 2011; 15(8):1127-34.
  • Roberts SCM, Pies C. Complex calculations: how drug use during pregnancy becomes a barrier to prenatal care. Maternal and Child Health Journal. April 2011; 15(3):333-41.
  • Roberts SCM, Nuru-Jeter A. Women's perspectives on screening for alcohol and drug use in prenatal care. Women's Health Issues. May-Jun 2010; 20(3):193-200.

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