Resound Research for Reproductive Health is a multidisciplinary collaborative of social scientists and healthcare professionals. Our team conducts methodologically sound research and evaluation to inform evidence-based and person-centered reproductive healthcare. 

Initially organized as the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) at The University of Texas at Austin in 2011, our team has conducted timely and rigorous assessments of how significant – and often restrictive – policy changes disproportionately affect people’s access to abortion and contraceptive care. In 2023, we officially transitioned our work to the Tides Center as Resound Research for Reproductive Health.

Our projects at Resound Research remain rooted in Texas because the impacts of reproductive health policies passed in the state are large in scale and often forecast policy changes in other states. We are also attuned to the fact we need to work across state borders on a regional and national level to identify broad-reaching solutions that support comprehensive reproductive healthcare. 

By working with community organizations, health service providers, policy experts, and coalitions, our team can respond to the dynamic service and policy landscape and the priorities identified by stakeholders. By leveraging these relationships, we can implement highly collaborative, networked research projects and broadly disseminate our findings.

Our vision at Resound is for research that connects our researchers with one another, our partners, and the communities we work in to advance a shared vision of equitable abortion, contraception and pregnancy-related care that is obtainable for all.