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Principal Research Scientist

Jennifer J. Frost

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Jennifer J. Frost joined the Guttmacher Institute in 1992. She is currently a Principal Research Scientist at the Institute. Over the last two decades, she has served as the principal investigator for numerous studies examining family planning service delivery, contraceptive use, unintended pregnancy, adolescent sexuality and pregnancy, and access to reproductive health care. Dr. Frost received a BA from Pomona College and her MPH and DrPH in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a member of the American Public Health Association, the Population Association of America, the Association for Reproductive Health Professionals and the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population.

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Selected Publications

  1. Preview image of a hospital Title X cascading harms policy analysis
    April 2025 Policy Analysis

    Trump Administration’s Withholding of Funds Could Impact 30% of Title X Patients

    Megan L. Kavanaugh, Nakeisha Blades, Amy Friedrich-Karnik and Jennifer J. Frost
  2. January 2024 Research Article

    Contraceptive Needs and Services in the United States, 1994-2016

    Jennifer J. Frost ICPSR
  3. July 2023 Report

    Publicly Funded Clinics Providing Contraceptive Services in Four US States: The Disruptions of the “Domestic Gag Rule” and COVID-19

    Alicia VandeVusse, Jennifer Mueller, Ava Braccia, Samira M. Sackietey and Jennifer J. Frost
  4. July 2023 Research Article

    Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on publicly supported clinics providing contraceptive services in four US states

    Jennifer Mueller, Alicia VandeVusse, Samira M. Sackietey, Ava Braccia and Jennifer J. Frost Contraception: X
  5. June 2022 Research Article

    Patterns in Receipt and Source of STI Testing Among Young People in the United States, 2013–2019

    Zoe H. Pleasure , Laura D. Lindberg, Jennifer Mueller and Jennifer J. Frost Journal of Adolescent Health
  6. June 2021 Report

    Trends and Differentials in Receipt of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in the United States: Services Received and Sources of Care, 2006–2019

    Jennifer J. Frost, Jennifer Mueller and Zoe H. Pleasure
  7. August 2020 Opinion

    COVID-19 Job Losses Threaten Insurance Coverage and Access to Reproductive Health Care for Millions

    Adam Sonfield, Jennifer J. Frost, Ruth Dawson and Laura D. Lindberg Health Affairs Blog
  8. February 2020 Policy Analysis

    Estimating the Impact of Changes in the Title X Network on Patient Capacity

    Mia R. Zolna, Sean Finn and Jennifer J. Frost
  9. December 2019 Research Article

    Availability, practices and acceptance of postabortion contraceptive services in health facilities: A study in six states of India

    Harihar Sahoo, Melissa Stillman, Jennifer J. Frost, Rajib Acharya and Rubina Hussain Contraception
  10. October 2019 Report

    Publicly Supported Family Planning Services in the United States: Likely Need, Availability and Impact, 2016

    Jennifer J. Frost, Mia R. Zolna, Lori F. Frohwirth, Ayana Douglas-Hall, Nakeisha Blades, Jennifer Mueller, Zoe H. Pleasure and Shivani Kochhar

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