Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur
Saleemah is an occasional writer and an all the time activist. She compiled Living Islam Out Loud: American Muslim Women Speak, a seminal … More
2011 Contributor Bios
The following people contributed to the 2011 edition of “Our Bodies, Ourselves” or to health articles on this site.
John Abramson MD, MS
John Abramson served as a family physician for 22 years and is the author of "Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine" … More
Janice Acton
Janice Acton lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she has worked for the past 20 years as researcher, evaluator, writer and editor. In … More
Rose Afriyie MPP
Rose S. Afriyie is a black feminist who is pursuing an M.P.P. at University of Michigan. Her policy areas of interest are gender and … More
Elizabeth Allemann MD
Elizabeth Allemann is a family physician and acupuncturist in Missouri. She has attended births in hospitals, birth centers, and homes and believes It … More
Amy Allina
Amy Allina is deputy director of the National Women's Health Network, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that works to improve the … More
Paula Amato MD
Paula Amato is a reproductive endocrinologist and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Oregon Health & Science University.
Alison Amoroso M.Ed.
Alison Amoroso earned her master's degree at Harvard Graduate School of Education and her bachelor's at Duke. She recently authored Unwanted Hair and … More
Onyekachukwu Iloabachie Anaedozie
Onyekachukwu Iloabachie Anaedozie is a certified public health professional with experience in health policy and program management and development since 2004. She has … More
Jill Arnold
Jill Arnold is a consumer advocate and works as a consultant to Consumer Reports on maternity care topics and cesarean rate reporting in … More
Veronica I. Arreola
Veronica I. Arreola is a professional feminist, writer and mom. She directs the Center for Research on Women and Gender's Women in Science … More
Carrie N. Baker
Carrie N. Baker, J.D., Ph.D., is a professor at Smith College in the Program for the Study of Women and Gender. Carrie’s primary … More
Susan Clark Ball MD, MPH
Susan Ball is an HIV specialist at New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell College of Medicine.
Mary Lou Ballweg
Mary Lou Ballweg is founder, president and executive director of the Endometriosis Association, the first organization in the world devoted to endometriosis. Credited … More
Ellen Barlow
Ellen Barlow is an experienced writer and editor specializing in health, biomedical science, public health and higher education. She is co-author of "Every … More
Shannon Berning
Shannon Berning is executive editor for Wharton Digital Press and books editor for Knowledge@Wharton. She wrote the "Relationships with Women" chapter for the … More
Kelly Blanchard, MSc
Kelly Blanchard is president of Ibis Reproductive Health. Her research has included clinical and social science studies on improving contraception and abortion technologies, … More
Hanne Blank
Hanne Blank is a historian, writer and activist who works at the intersection of bodies, sex and culture, specializing in the history of … More
Susan Blank, MD, MPH
Susan Blank is an assistant commissioner at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and a medical epidemiologist with the … More
Chris Bobel
Chris Bobel is an associate professor of women's studies at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She teaches Feminist Theory, Intro to Women's and … More
Debra Pascali-Bonaro, LCCE, BDT/PDT (DONA)
Debra Pascali Bonaro is a pioneer in reminding humanity that birth can be full of pleasure and delight. Debra has trained thousands of … More
Linda Brent PhD, MBA
Linda Brent, PhD, MBA is executive director of Paremus Foundation. A primatologist and nonprofit manager, Dr. Brent has published widely on animal welfare … More
Cathryn E. Brubaker, PhD
Cathryn E. Brubaker holds a doctorate in sociology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and has taught introductory and gender-based sociology courses at … More
Ellen A. Bruce, JD
Ellen A. Bruce, is director of the Gerontology Institute of the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of … More
Andrea J. Buchanan
Andrea J. Buchanan is a New York Times bestselling author whose whose work includes the multimedia young adult novel "Gift," published by Open … More
CaitieCat
CaitieCat is a blogger, poet, queer activist, painter, grandmother, writer, musician, person with chronic pain, polyglot and linguist, and proud Marxist feminist.
Juaquita D. Callaway, MD
Juaquita Callaway is a holistic gynecologist in the metro Atlanta area. She integrates conventional and natural treatment options to provide a comprehensive medical … More
Dylan Campbell
Dylan Campbell is a junior at Brooklyn College studying journalism and sociology. She aspires to tell people's stories.
Center for Genetics and Society
The Center for Genetics and Society (CGS) is a nonprofit social justice organization that works to ensure an equitable future where human genetic … More
Kari Christianson
Kari Christianson is the DES Action USA Program Director and a DES Daughter. She advocates for all DES-exposed individuals on the National Cancer … More
Robyn Churchill, CNM, MSN
Robyn Churchill is a certified nurse midwife and research director at Ariadne Labs and Harvard School of Public Health. Currently, Robyn is working … More
Barbara Collura
Barbara Collura joined RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association in September 2004 as the director of chapter and constituent services. In April 2007, Barbara … More
Katsi Cook
Katsi Cook is an elder Mohawk midwife who works to promote processes of care, both clinical and socio-cultural, that support Native American women … More
Raquel Cool
Raquel is a founding member of We are Egg Donors, an international self-advocacy group for egg providers. Her writing has been featured in … More
Mary E. Costanza, MD
Mary E. Costanza has been promoting women's health issues since 1970. While they have been many good changes, she believes there is still … More
Sarah Cox, CNM, MPH, MSN
Sarah Cox has been working in community and women's health for over 30 years. During those years, she has had the opportunity to … More
Carol Dansereau
Carol Dansereau is an environmental organizer/attorney who works with farm workers in Washington State on pesticide issues. Before joining the staff of the … More
Marcy Darnovsky, PhD
Marcy Darnovsky is executive director of the Center for Genetics and Society, a Berkeley, Calif.-based public affairs organization working to encourage responsible uses … More
Sayantani DasGupta, MD, MPH
Originally trained in pediatrics and public health, Sayantani DasGupta is a faculty member at the Master's Program in Narrative Medicine at Columbia University … More
Elizabeth Davis
Elizabeth Davis, a renowned expert on women's issues, has been a midwife, women's health care specialist, educator and consultant for over 30 years. … More
Cheryl de Jong-Lambert
Cheryl de Jong-Lambert is the director for internal communications at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. She lives in Manhattan with … More
Dave deBronkart
Dave deBronkart ("e-Patient Dave"), creator of the patient empowerment mantra "Gimme My Damn Data," is surely the world's best-known advocate for patient data … More
Kristin DeJohn
Kristin DeJohn, an award-winning writer and television producer, has been honored by the American Medical Association and by the Alliance for Women in … More
Bella DePaulo, PhD
Bella DePaulo (Ph.D., Harvard; visiting professor, UC Santa Barbara), an expert on single life, is the author of several books, including "Singled Out: … More
Joan Ditzion
Joan Ditzion is an original founder of the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective and co-author of all nine editions of “Our Bodies, Ourselves” … More
Petra L. Doan, PhD
Petra Doan is a professor of urban and regional planning at Florida State University. In addition to numerous publications on planning in developing … More
Janet Dollin, BSc, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP
Janet Dollin is a community family physician who teaches and practices in Ottawa, Canada. She is the past president of Federation of Medical … More
Leilani Doty, PhD
Leilani Doty is the director of the University of Florida (UF) Cognitive and Memory Disorder Clinics and a UF Department of Neurology faculty … More
Jennifer Dozer
Jen Dozer is a writer, a registered nurse, and a mother after experiencing infertility.
Carol Drury
Carol Ratliff Drury is Education Program Coordinator & Associate Director of the Endometriosis Association, a self-help organization founded in 1980 with international headquarters … More
Eliza Duggan
Eliza Duggan is a law student at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt). She has a Bachelor of Arts in … More
Kezia L. Ellison
Kezia Ellison is founder and president of Educating Teens, Inc. A non-profit organization, Educating Teens provides comprehensive HIV/AIDS & STI prevention education to … More
Jean Elson, Ph.D.
Jean Elson is senior lecturer emerita, department of sociology, University of New Hampshire. For many years, she taught classes in sociology of gender; … More
Liz Fabel, MPH
Liz Fabel is a Boston-area public health grant writer and business development specialist with over 23 years of experience in global and community … More
Gloria Feldt
Gloria Feldt is renowned activist, speaker and author on women's rights, power and leadership. She is co-founder of Take The Lead, a groundbreaking … More
J. Amanda Ferry
A mother, a geek, and a feminist, living outside of Boston.
Barbara Fildes MS, CNM, FACNM
Barbara Fildes practiced midwifery for 30 years in urban, suburban and rural settings. Midwifery was a natural extension of her nursing and advocacy … More
Rebecca Firestone
Rebecca Firestone is a social epidemiologist and evaluator committed to ensuring that women's rights are promoted through effective and evidence-based public health programs … More
June Rogers Flahie, BA, MEd
June Rogers Flahie has been a writer and editor for more than 20 years in Toronto, Canada. She has served in senior editor … More
Anna Forbes, MSS
Anna Forbes, a Washington, D.C.-based writer, policy analyst, organizer, and women’s health activist, has worked in HIV/AIDS continuously since 1985. Now an independent consultant … More
Stacey May Fowles
Stacey May Fowles is a writer and magazine professional living in Toronto. Her first novel, "Be Good," was published by Tightrope Books in … More
Lara Freidenfelds
Lara Freidenfelds, Ph.D., is a historian of health, reproduction, and parenting in America. She is the author of "The Myth of the Perfect … More
Ruth Fretts
Dr Ruth Fretts is a practicing obstetrician and gynecologist and has been studying stillbirth for 25 years, she is an Assistant Professor at … More
Marlene Gerber Fried
Marlene Gerber Fried is a longtime activist and scholar. She was the founding president and is current board member of the National Network … More
Jaclyn Friedman
Jaclyn Friedman is a writer, educator and activist, and editor of "Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without … More
Hilary Gerber, DO
Hilary Gerber is a family practice resident who completed a pre-doctoral research fellowship on labor and delivery interventions. Before medical school, she trained … More
Henci Goer
Henci Goer, award-winning medical writer and internationally known speaker, is an acknowledged expert on evidence-based maternity care. Her first book, "Obstetric Myths Versus … More
Cynthia A. Gómez
Cynthia A. Gómez is founding director of the Health Equity Institute at San Francisco State University, an organization dedicated to innovative community-science partnerships … More
Arielle Greenberg
Arielle Greenberg is the author of two books of poetry and co-editor of several poetry anthologies. Her latest book is "Home/Birth: A Poemic," … More
Alan Greene, MD, FAAP
Alan Greene is a practicing pediatrician and a leading voice in children's health and the environment. He is a graduate of Princeton University … More
Marjorie Greenfield, MD
Marjorie Greenfield is author of "The Working Woman's Pregnancy Book" and is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Case Western Reserve University … More
Susan Greenhalgh
Susan Greenhalgh is a professor of anthropology and the John King and Wilma Cannon Fairbank Professor of Chinese Society at Harvard. Previously, she … More
Margaret Morganroth Gullette, PhD
Margaret Morganroth Gullette is a prize-winning writer of nonfiction, and an internationally known age critic, essayist, and activist. Her latest book, "Agewise: Fighting … More
Tara Haelle
Tara Haelle is a freelance science and multimedia journalist who specializes in writing about women's health, prenatal health, pediatrics, mental health, vaccines, infectious … More
Aaron Hamlin
Aaron Hamlin, MPH, Esq., is the executive director of Male Contraception Initiative, a nonprofit that builds public support for new male contraceptives and … More
Polly F. Harrison
Polly Harrison has been senior advisor at AVAC since 2009, after 12 years as founder/director of the Alliance for Microbicide Development, a coalition … More
Ted Heck, MCJ
Ted Heck works in HIV prevention at the Virginia Department of Health. Volunteer activities include anti-violence and advocacy work in LGBQ and especially … More
Steph Herold, MPH
Steph Herold is the deputy director of the Sea Change Program, a new non-profit project of the Tides Center. Sea Change is dedicated … More
Katharine Hikel, MD
A lifelong women's health activist, Katharine Hikel (Trina) was schooled at Harvard, at the Women's Health Collective in Berkeley, Calif., and at the … More
Judi Hirshfield-Bartek, R.N., M.S., OCN
Judi Hirshfield-Bartek has been a breast oncology nurse for more than 35 years. She presently works at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in … More
Christine L Hitchcock, PhD
Christine Hitchcock is a research psychologist with interests in risks and public discourse about extended oral contraception; normal menstrual cycle physiology; bone health; … More
Anita P. Hoffer, PhD, EdD
Anita P. Hoffer worked at Harvard Medical School for over 25 years, where she served as an associate professor and director of research … More
Bethany Young Holt
Bethany Young Holt, PhD, MPH is an epidemiologist who leads the global collaboration of researchers, funders, and advocates working toward a new field … More
Trudy Van Houten PhD
Trudy Van Houten, PhD, is the director of the Clinical Applications of Anatomy course and co-director of the Human Body course at Harvard … More
Frances K. Howell
Frances K. Howell is the executive director of DES Action USA, where she works to educate, empower and advocate for those exposed to … More
Jin In
Jin In is Eastern born, Western bred with a global vision of empowering the worldีs poorest girls as a powerful lever to make … More
Deborah Issokson, PsyD
Deborah Issokson is a licensed psychologist specializing in perinatal mental health. Since 1993, she has provided psychotherapy for women and their partners as … More
Jodi Jacobson
Jodi L. Jacobson is a long-time leader in the health and development community and an advocate with extensive experience in public health, gender … More
Lisa Jervis
Lisa Jervis is the founding editor and publisher of Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture, the founding board chair of Women in Media … More
Carole Joffe, PhD
Carole Joffe is a professor at the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at … More
Laura Kaplan
Laura Kaplan is a lifelong activist and the author of "The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service." She was a … More
Mara Kardas-Nelson
Mara Kardas-Nelson is a journalist and researcher focusing on health, environment, social justice, development, local culture, and international affairs. Her work has appeared … More
Martha Katz M.D.
Martha Ellen Katz, MD has practiced medicine with a focus on women's health for thirty years. She works at the University Health Service … More
Elizabeth Kavaler, MD
Elizabeth Kavaler is an attending urologist at both Lenox Hill Hospital and New York Presbyterian, director of urogynecology at Lenox Hill Hospital, and … More
Barbara Keddy
Barbara Keddy's research in women's health has a focus on race, age and culture. She has received Canadian national and provincial funding developing … More
Jean Kilbourne
Jean Kilbourne is internationally recognized for her groundbreaking work on the image of women in advertising and for her critical studies of alcohol … More
Tekoa L. King CNM, MPH
Tekoa L. King is a clinical health sciences professor in the School of Nursing at the University of California, San Francisco. She is … More
Sheryl A. Kingsberg, PhD
Sheryl Kingsberg is the chief of behavioral medicine at MacDonald Women's Hospital/University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Professor in Reproductive Biology and Psychiatry … More
Katy B. Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA
Katy B. Kozhimannil is an assistant professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public … More
Kathryn Krase
Kathryn Krase is a social worker, lawyer, social work educator and mom to Jack. Her interest in reproductive rights grew out of an … More
Cara Kulwicki
Cara Kulwicki is a feminist writer whose work centers on sexual assault and other forms of gender-based violence. She blogs at both The … More
Jacqueline Lapidus, MTS
Jacqueline Lapidus, co-editor of "The Widows' Handbook: Poetic Reflections on Grief and Survival" (Kent State University Press 2014), was a consulting editor for … More
Sylvia A. Law
Prof. Sylvia A. Law, NYU Law School, is a scholar and activist on issues of health care and reproductive freedom. A founding Board … More
Linda Layne
Linda Layne is the mother of two fine sons. Her work includes "Motherhood Lost: A Feminist Account of Pregnancy Loss in America" and … More
Margaret Lazarus
Margaret Lazarus is a documentary film director and producer and and is the executive director of Cambridge Documentary Films. Her films include: "Taking … More
Mary Ann Leeper, PhD
Mary Ann Leeper retired from The Female Health Company in 2013 where she was the senior strategic advisor and president and chief operating … More
Esther Morris Leidolf
Esther Morris Leidolf is the author of "The Missing Vagina Monologue." She is the founder of the the "MRKH Organization" and was the … More
Mitchell Levine, MD
Mitchell Levine is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist and a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He received degrees from … More
Hope Lewis
Hope Lewis is faculty director of Global Legal Studies and a founder of the Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) … More
Elizabeth Sarah Lindsey
Elizabeth Lindsey is committed to equality, fighting poverty, and developing creative urban development solutions. She holds a Masters in Public Affairs and Urban … More
Elaine Lissner
Elaine Lissner is founder and trustee of Parsemus Foundation, which works to advance innovative and neglected medical research, and managing director of its wholly-owned … More
Alice LoCicero
Dr. Alice LoCicero is a clinical psychologist with a longstanding interest in conventional and alternative approaches to women's health. She has a private … More
Margaret Lock
Margaret Lock is the Marjorie Bronfman Professor Emerita in the Department of Social Studies of Medicine and the Department of Anthropology at McGill … More
Maurizio Macaluso
Maurizio Macaluso, M.D., Dr.P.H. is an epidemiologist and is Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's … More
Emily Maistrellis
Emily Maistrellis, MSc, is an experienced public health and social science researcher in the fields of sexual and reproductive health and rights. She … More
Alyson Martin
Alyson Martin is an award-winning journalist, an author, a photographer, and an editor. She is the co-author of "A New Leaf: The End … More
Courtney Martin
Courtney E. Martin is the author of Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists, among other critically-acclaimed books, an editor at Feministing.com, … More
Lydia Mayer, MD, MPH, FACOG
Lydia Mayer is an obstetrician-gynecologist and medical ethicist who practices to serve patients and patients' lives. A thoughtful clinician, her professional skills, interests … More
Ginny Mazur
Ginny Mazur has served as Community Partnership Director and in other jobs at Goddard House Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and Goddard House … More
Elise Miller, MEd
Elise Miller is director of the Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE), an international partnership established in 2002. CHE strengthens the science … More
Ellen Miller-Mack
Ellen Miller-Mack is a nurse practitioner who provided care to incarcerated women for 10 years, as part of her job at a community … More
Ellen Sullivan Mitchell
Ellen Sullivan Mitchell received her Ph.D. in nursing science from the University of Washington in 1987. As a faculty member at UW, her … More
Margaret F. (Peggy) Moloney, RN, PhD, ANP-CS
Margaret (Peggy) Moloney is an associate professor of nursing at Georgia State University in Atlanta. She currently teaches primarily in the doctoral nursing … More
Rev. Irene Monroe
Irene Monroe is an ordained minister, a motivational speaker, a weekly radio commentator on "All Rev'd Up" on WGBH, a Boston NPR station, … More
Heidi Moore
Heidi Moore is a writer and editor in Chicago who focuses on education, health and sustainability issues. Her writing has appeared in the … More
Caroline Moore
After receiving an MBA and working in business for 20 years, Caroline Moore is raising her children and relishing her new country life. Diagnosed … More
Sophia Moradian
Sophia Moradian holds dual degrees in international and Middle East studies, with an economics concentration, from Boston College. She is currently a MPhil … More
Cathleen E. Morrow, MD
Cathy is a former midwife and current family physician whose focus is on women's health in her clinical practice and teaching humanism and … More
Christine H. Morton, PhD
Christine Morton is a medical sociologist whose research has focused on women's reproductive experiences, doula care, childbirth education, maternal mortality and morbidity and … More
Shree Mulay
Shree Mulay is associate dean and professor in the Division of Community Health and Humanities in the Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. … More
Claire Mysko
Claire Mysko is an award-winning author and an internationally recognized expert on body image, leadership, and media literacy. Her book for girls, "You're … More
Elizabeth Naumburg MD
Elizabeth H. Naumburg MD is currently an Associate Dean for Advising and Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Rochester. Her career … More
Lin Nelson
Lin Nelson teaches environment & community studies at Evergreen State College, Olympia WA. She works with organizations dealing with environment, workplace, women's lives … More
Amie Newman
Amie Newman is a writer, editor and global health communicator. She is also a writer/blogger for the Our Bodies Ourselves digital platform. Currently, Amie consults … More
Deanna Nobleza M.D.
Dr. Nobleza is dual board certified in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry and specializes in college mental health. Having previously worked at Princeton University, … More
Lisa M. Noguchi, CNM, MSN
Lisa Noguchi is a certified nurse-midwife with over 20 years of experience in women's health research and clinical practice from teens to seniors. … More
Craig Norberg-Bohm
Craig Norberg-Bohm is a consultant in private practice. Craig is the founder of Jane Doe Inc.’s Massachusetts White Ribbon Day Campaign. He … More
Gina Ogden PhD, LMFT
Gina Ogden, PhD, LMFT, is a sex therapist and workshop leader. She conducted a nationwide survey on sexuality and spirituality. Her latest books … More
Chukwuma Onyeije M.D.
Dr. Onyeije is a board certified Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist and clinical associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Morehouse School of Medicine. … More
Leslye Orloff
Leslye E. Orloff is vice president and director of Legal Momentum's Immigrant Women Program. Leslye is a co-founder and co-chair of the National … More
Patricia Owen-Smith, PhD
Patricia Owen-Smith is a professor of psychology and women's studies at Oxford College of Emory University. She is currently serving as chair of … More
Ruth Palombo
Ruth Palombo, PhD, Assistant Secretary, Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, designs programs that foster empowerment, independence and well-being for older adults. She … More
William H. Parker, MD
William H. Parker is a clinical professor in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UCLA School of Medicine and is the … More
Sarah Elspeth Patterson, M.Ed.
Sarah Elspeth Patterson, M.Ed., is a former sex worker, survivor and executive director of Persist Health Project, a peer-led community health organization based … More
Su Penn
Su Penn writes about homeschooling, raising a trans child, polyamory, adoption, sex, and more at her blog. Her article about her youngest child's … More
Lisa Perriera MD, MPH
Dr. Perriera is an obstetrician-gynecologist that specializes in family planning. Her main areas of interest are the prevention of unintended pregnancy and contraceptive … More
Elizabeth Pimentel ND
Trained as a naturopathic physician and midwife, Elizabeth Pimentel is committed to empowering women to take charge of their bodies and their health. … More
Yvonne Piper, RN, FNP
Yvonne Piper works as a primary care provider at Lyon-Martin Health Services in San Francisco. She has TA'ed two rounds of UCSF's Coursera … More
Lauren Plante MD, MPH
Lauren is the director of maternal-fetal medicine at an academic medical center in Philadelphia which probably would not like her to name it. … More
Megan Polanin
Megan Polanin is a Senior Fellow at the National Center for Health Research, in Washington, D.C. Her work focuses on scrutinizing scientific research … More
Jerilynn C. Prior MD, FRCPC, ABIM, ABEM
Jerilynn Prior is a professor of endocrinology at UBC in Canada. Her work focuses on understanding women's reproduction (adolescence, menarche, menstrual cycles, ovulation, … More
Jenni Grover Prokopy
Jenni Prokopy is founder/editrix of ChronicBabe.com, where she draws on her experience with fibromyalgia and other conditions to teach women to build incredible … More
Dr. Holly Ramsey-Klawsnik
Dr. Holly Ramsey-Klawsnik is a sociologist researcher, licensed marriage & family therapist, and licensed certified social worker, Klawsnik & Klawsnik Associates, Canton, Mass. … More
Nushin Rashidian
Nushin Rashidian is an award-winning Iranian-American journalist. A Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alum, she focuses her reporting on drug policy, aging … More
Vicki Ratner MD
Vicki Ratner, M.D., is the founder and president emeritus of the Interstitial Cystitis Association (ICA). Dr. Ratner was catapulted into action when, as … More
Nancy Redd
New York Times bestselling author of BODY DRAMA and DIET DRAMA. Harvard women's studies graduate. On a worldwide speaking tour designed to help … More
Jessica H. Retrum
Jessica Retrum is an assistant professor in the department of social work at MSU Denver. She has eight years of clinical experience in … More
Marcie Richardson, MD
Marcie Richardson is an obstetrician-gynecologist who believes the only way that women can really be empowered is to understand and take charge of … More
Marcie Richardson
Marcie Richardson, MD, is an obstetrician-gynecologist who believes the only way that women can really be empowered is to understand and take charge … More
Gary A. Richwald, MD, MPH
Gary A. Richwald is a communicable and infectious disease expert with training in internal medicine, preventive medicine, epidemiology and women's/reproductive health. A graduate … More
Karin Ringheim, PhD, MPH
Karin Ringheim spent 25 years as a social scientist with international organizations including the World Health Organization, the U.S. Agency for International Development, … More
Suzanne Robotti
Suzanne Robotti is the founder and president of MedShadow Foundation, an online nonprofit that informs the public about the side effects, risks, and … More
Susan Roll PhD
Susan Roll is an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Maryland. Her research and teaching focus on … More
Rebekah Rollston, MD, MPH
Rebekah Rollston is a primary care physician at Cambridge Health Alliance in Massachusetts. Her professional interests include increasing access to primary care, health … More
Amy Romano
Amy Romano, MSN, CNM, is a nurse-midwife who has written extensively about evidence-based maternity care for books, online media, and professional journals. She … More
Judith P. Rooks, CNM, MPH, MS
Judith Rooks is a nurse-midwife, past-president of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, epidemiologist with many years' service at the U.S. Centers for Disease … More
Amy Rosenman MD
Amy Rosenman is a clinical professor of health sciences at UCLA, where she is the director of urogynecology in Santa Monica. She is … More
Loretta Ross
Loretta J. Ross is a co-founder and the National Coordinator of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. She has a 35+ … More
Alice Rothchild, MD
Alice Rothchild is a Boston ob-gyn who has been active in the women's movement since the early 1970s, when she worked on the … More
Carol Roye
Carol Roye is the author of "A Woman's Right to Know," a culmination of decades of experience and research into the history and … More
Carol Sakala
Carol Sakala is the director of Childbirth Connection programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families. She is a long-time maternity care … More
Carolyn M. Sampselle, PhD. RN
Carolyn M. Sampselle is the Carolyne K. Davis Collegiate Professor of Nursing at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. She holds appointments … More
Annie Sartor
Annie Sartor is a core member of Breast Cancer Action's program team and leads BCAction's national campaigns and policy advocacy. Annie's activist background … More
Gordon Schiff
Gordon Schiff is a practicing internist, Associate Director of Brigham Center for Patient Safety Research, and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard. He … More
Megan Schimpf, MD
Megan Schimpf received her undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Michigan. She completed her residency in OB/GYN at the University of Connecticut … More
Abby L. Schwarz
Abby Schwarz, Ph.D., is a behavioral ecologist (semiretired) and was one of 12 women who wrote the first edition of "Our Bodies, Ourselves" in … More
Susan Sered
Susan Sered is a professor of sociology at Suffolk University in Boston. Her publications include "Can't Catch a Break: Gender, Jail, Drugs and … More
Ellen R. Shaffer, PhD
Ellen R. Shaffer is co-director with Joe Brenner of the Center for Policy Analysis, which conducts policy research, analysis and advocacy. The Center … More
Grace Shih, MD, MAS
Grace Shih is an assistant professor at University of Washington in the department of Family Medicine. She completed her family medicine residency at … More
Jocelyn Sims
Jocelyn Sims is a Chicago-area communications professional with more than 15 years of diverse writing, editing and communications experience. She has a bachelor's … More
Mark Sloan
Mark Sloan is a pediatrician and an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Community and Family Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.
Norman P. Spack, MD
Norman P. Spack is the co-founder of the Gender Management (GeMS) Service at Boston Children's Hospital, the first program in North America to … More
Kimberly Springer
Kimberly Springer is associate professor of womenีs studies specializing in mass media, social movements, and digital culture. Her books include "Living for the … More
Minnah Stein
Minnah Stein is a teenage activist and founder of EMPOWERU who takes on issues important to teens. When she learned the alarming statistics … More
Andy Steiner
Andy Steiner, author of "Spilled Milk: Breastfeeding Adventures and Advice from Less-Than-Perfect Moms" (Rodale 2005), is a freelance writer and editor based in … More
Elizabeth Steiner MD
Dr. Steiner's specialty is Family Medicine: whole person, whole family, whole community health. She teaches and does research to improve early detection of … More
Heather Stephenson
Heather Stephenson was the managing editor of the 2005 edition of "Our Bodies, Ourselves," editor of "Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause," and executive editor … More
Evelina Weidman Sterling, PhD, MPH, MCHES
Evelina Weidman Sterling is a public health educator and researcher who focuses primarily on women's health issues, mental health, and chronic diseases. She … More
Naomi E. Stotland, MD
Naomi Stotland is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of California, San Francisco. Her primary research area is obesity … More
MJ Strauhal
MJ Strauhal, PT, DPT, BCB-PMD is a pelvic physical therapist at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, OR. She is board certified … More
Ryann Summers
Ryann Summers is a San Francisco-based yoga teacher and writer, with a background in counseling and women's health. She studied clinical psychology and … More
Carolyn Swenson MD
Carolyn Swenson, MD, is a specialist in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at the University of Michigan.
Janelle S. Taylor
Janelle S. Taylor is a professor of anthropology at the University of Washington, in Seattle. Her specialty is medical anthropology, meaning that she … More
Kirsten M.J. Thompson
Kirsten Thompson is a project director at the University of California, San Francisco, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health. Her goal is to … More
Trisha Torrey
Trisha Torrey is Every Patient's Advocate, an expert in patient empowerment and advocacy. She is the author of four books, including "You Bet … More
Cindy Turner-Maffei, MA, IBCLC, ALC
Cindy Turner-Maffei's life/work has focused on maternal and infant nutrition and wellness. As a lead faculty member of the Healthy Children Project, Inc., … More
Jeane Ungerleider, LICSW, BCD
Jeane Ungerleider has been the director of counseling services at Boston IVF since 1986. She is consultant to individuals and couples on topics … More
Anne Urban
Annie is a social, political and consumer advocate on issues of importance to parents, women and children. She blogs regularly about the art … More
Cornelia van der Ziel, MD
Cornelia van der Ziel retired from her practice as an OB/GYN. She worked as an OB/GYN since 1979, first for Kaiser in northern … More
Pamela Vireday, CCE
Pamela Vireday is a teacher, childbirth educator, speaker, freelance writer, and well-rounded mama to four kids. She writes at WellRoundedMama.blogspot.com and Plus-Size-Pregnancy.org, and … More
Robin Wallace, MD, MAS
Robin Wallace is a family physician and family planning specialist in North Texas. She sees herself first and foremost as a patient advocate … More
Marc G. Weisskopf, PhD, ScD
Marc G. Weisskopf is an associate professor of environmental and occupational epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. He received his doctorate … More
Rose Weitz, PhD
Rose Weitz is a sociologist and professor of women and gender studies at Arizona State University. She has published numerous books and articles … More
Tracy A. Weitz, PhD, MPA
Tracy A. Weitz is a researcher and public policy advocate with broad expertise on abortion history, policy and care delivery. She received her … More
Laura Wershler
Laura Wershler is a veteran sexual and reproductive health advocate who worked and volunteered with Planned Parenthood affiliated organizations in Canada for over … More
Toni Weschler, MPH
Toni Weschler is the author of the groundbreaking bestseller "Taking Charge of Your Fertility," as well as a revolutionary book on reproductive health … More
Carolyn Westhoff, MD
Carolyn Westhoff is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at The College of Physicians and Surgeons, and professor of population and family health, … More
Cosette Wheeler PhD
Dr. Wheeler is a Regent's Professor of Pathology at the University of New Mexico (UNM) Health Sciences Center. She currently directs one of … More
Beverly Whipple, PhD, RN, FAAN
Beverly Whipple, a certified sexuality educator, counselor and researcher, is the co?author of the international bestseller "The G Spot and Other Discoveries About … More
Judy Anne Williams LICSW
Judy Anne Williams is a clinical social worker, a Quaker, a youthworker, and a bisexual activist. Her work seeks to help us bring … More
Jamia Wilson
Jamia Wilson, a feminist media activist, is the executive director at Youth Tech Health, after serving as the TED Prize Storyteller. She is … More
Beverly Winikoff, MD, MPH
Beverly Winikoff is president of Gynuity Health Projects. She is also a professor of clinical population and family health at the Mailman School … More
Claire Winstone Ph.D.
Claire is an infant mental health therapist treating early traumas and a prenatal/birth psychology educator who loves sharing with those who are passionate … More
Karen Anne Wolf
Karen Anne Wolf is a nurse sociologist and nurse practitioner educator living in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has worked for more … More
Susan Wood PhD
Susan Wood is Associate Professor of Health Policy and Director of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health at the George Washington University School … More
Fred L. Wyand
Fred Wyand has directed ASHA's HPV and Cervical Cancer Prevention Center since 2003, and has served as editor of HPV News since that … More
Susan Wysocki, WHNP, FAANP
Susan Wysocki is a nationally recognized expert, opinion leader, speaker, writer, and consultant in the field of women's health. She is the president … More
Susan Yanow, MSW
Susan Yanow is a long-time reproductive rights activist and was the founding executive director of the Abortion Access Project. She is currently a … More
Diony Young
Editor of BIRTH: Issues in Perinatal Care since 1990, Diony authored the award-winning "Changing Childbirth: Family Birth in the Hospital," and many other … More
Courtney Young
Courtney Young is a Manhattan-based popular culture writer. She has written for publications such as The Nation, The Huffington Post and The Daily … More
Meg Young
Meg Young is an undergraduate at Tufts University, where she hopes to study absolutely everything. During her gap year between high school and … More
Kay Zakariasen
Kay Zakariasen graduated from the University of Minnesota, served in the Peace Corps, came home to work in an inner-city school for 10 … More
Deanna Zandt
Deanna Zandt is a media technologist, co-founder and partner at Lux Digital, and the author of "Share This! How You Will Change the … More
Miriam Zoll
Miriam Zoll is an award-winning writer and the author of the memoir-expose "Cracked Open: Liberty, Fertility and the Pursuit of High-Tech Babies" (Interlink, … More
Diana Zuckerman, PhD
Diana Zuckerman is president of the National Center for Health Research, in Washington, D.C. She is a frequently quoted expert on health and … More
Janna Zwerner, MRC
Janna Zwerner is a nationally renowned disability rights advocate who has worked tirelessly for more than 30 years to promote the independence of … More