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Our research supports sexual and reproductive healthcare across communities in Texas and throughout the country.

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We are a leading research collaborative focused on emerging issues in reproductive health and policy.

At Resound Research, we envision a policy and service environment that fosters autonomy, centers dignity, and supports reproductive freedom for all.

Our collaborative team includes social scientists, healthcare providers, legal scholars, and policy experts. We work with community organizations and other partners to advance a shared vision of equitable reproductive health policies for people in all communities.

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Our Commitment

Reproductive health research that reaches beyond data points to show the impact of policy on people and places.

Latest Publications

Care Post-Roe: How post-Roe laws are obstructing clinical care

ANSIRH

Daniel Grossman, MD; Carole Joffe, PHD; Shelly Kaller, MPH; Katrina Kimport, PHD; Elizabeth Kinsey, MD; Klaira Lerma, Natalie Morris, Kari White

Sep 2024

Abortion Return Rates and Wait Times Before and After Texas’ Executive Order Banning Abortion During COVID-19

American Journal of Public Health (AJPH)

Brooke Whitfield, Gracia Sierra, Klaira Lerma, Vinita Goyal, Laurent Thaxton, Bhavik Kumar, Allison Gilbert, and Kari White

Sep 2024

New Brief Shows Texans are Unaware of Abortion Laws

Health Services Research.

Laura Dixon, Gracia Sierra, Tony Ogburn.

Aug 2024

The Texas Medical Board and the Futility of Medical Exceptions to Abortion Bans

JAMA

Elizabeth Sepper, Kari White, Anitra D. Beasley

May 2024

Areas of Expertise

We bring diverse professional experiences to the rigorous evaluation of contraception and abortion access and policies that affect pregnancy care and the healthcare workforce.

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Contraception

Latest Work

Meeting Preferences for Specific Contraceptive Methods: An Overdue Indicator

Studies in Family Planning

Kristen L. Burke, Joseph E. Potter

Jan, 2023

Minors’ Experiences Accessing Confidential Contraception in Texas

Journal of Adolescent Health

Brooke Whitfield M.A., Elsa Vizcarra, Asha Dane’el M.S.S.W., M.P.Aff, Lina Palomares L.M.S.W., Graci D’Amore, Julie Maslowsky Ph.D., Kari White Ph.D. M.P.H.

Jan, 2023

Satisfaction, Resignation, and Dissatisfaction with Long-Acting Reversible Contraception among Low-Income Postpartum Texans

Women’s Health Issues

Elizabeth J. Ela, Kathleen Broussard, Katie Hansen, Kristen L. Burke, Lauren Thaxton, Joseph E. Potter

Apr, 2022

Abortion Care

Latest Work

Abortion Return Rates and Wait Times Before and After Texas’ Executive Order Banning Abortion During COVID-19

American Journal of Public Health (AJPH)

Brooke Whitfield, Gracia Sierra, Klaira Lerma, Vinita Goyal, Laurent Thaxton, Bhavik Kumar, Allison Gilbert, and Kari White

Sep, 2024

New Brief Shows Texans are Unaware of Abortion Laws

Health Services Research.

Laura Dixon, Gracia Sierra, Tony Ogburn.

Aug, 2024

The Texas Medical Board and the Futility of Medical Exceptions to Abortion Bans

JAMA

Elizabeth Sepper, Kari White, Anitra D. Beasley

May, 2024

Systems of Care

Latest Work

Care Post-Roe: How post-Roe laws are obstructing clinical care

ANSIRH

Daniel Grossman, MD; Carole Joffe, PHD; Shelly Kaller, MPH; Katrina Kimport, PHD; Elizabeth Kinsey, MD; Klaira Lerma, Natalie Morris, Kari White

Sep, 2024

Insurance Churn and Postpartum Health among Texas Women with Births Covered by Medicaid/CHIP

Women’s Health Issues

Elizabeth J. Ela, Elsa Vizcarra, Lauren Thaxton, Kari White

Dec, 2021

Publicly Funded Reproductive Health Care Programs for People with Low Incomes in Texas, 2011-2021

University of Texas at Austin

Emma Carpenter, Klaira Lerma, Laura Dixon, and Kari White

Mar, 2021

Our Approach​

Rigorous and 
Inclusive Research

We use quantitative and qualitative methods to assess both the scale of policy impacts and the diverse and nuanced ways policy changes affect healthcare providers and people needing reproductive healthcare. Our approach centers the experiences of people most impacted by policies in Texas and beyond.

About Our Approach

“Our research relies on the expertise of collaborators with different backgrounds and professional experiences to address the most important issues in reproductive health policy from a multidisciplinary perspective.”

Team

Our Team
Meet Our Experts

Our dedicated team comprises experts from various fields, including researchers, legal professionals, and advocates, all working together to produce impactful, meaningful research.

Executive and Scientific Director

Kari White, PhD, MPH

Dr. White’s research uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to assess how policies affect people’s reproductive healthcare outcomes and experiences seeking and obtaining care.

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Research Scientist

Anna Chatillon, PhD

Dr. Chatillon’s work focuses on reproductive health policy, advocacy, and provision; community mobilization and expertise; and intersecting structures of marginalization.

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Affiliated Researcher

Anitra Beasley, MD, MPH

Dr. Beasley is Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine. She specializes in general obstetrics and gynecology and complex family planning.  Her research interests include access to contraception and family planning services, bias in medical care, and reduction of health disparities. 

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Latest News
Clinical Care

Care Post-Roe: How Post-Roe Laws Are Obstructing Clinical Care

Our collaborative report, led by UCSF’s ANSIRH, reveals that over two years after Roe’s fall, abortion bans still hinder medical
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Abortion Care

New Publication in AJPH: Disrupted Abortion Care During the COVID-19 Executive Order

A study in AJPH found Texas' 2020 abortion ban during COVID-19 disrupted care, hitting those past 10 weeks’ gestation hardest.
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Abortion Care

Knowledge and Awareness of Medication Abortion Among Reproductive-Aged Texans, New Brief

A 2023 survey shows 59% of reproductive-aged Texans knew about medication abortion, up from 49% in 2019.
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Clinical Care

Two Years Post-Dobbs and Counting, Courts and Agencies Still Fall Short in Supporting Reproductive Autonomy and Evidence-Based Care

Two years after Dobbs, abortion bans heighten health risks. Recent rulings in Idaho leave emergency abortion care access uncertain.
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News

Remembering TxPEP’s Joseph E. Potter

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our valued colleague and demographer, Joe Potter, on May 13.
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