Jennifer Yarger, PhD
Assistant Professor
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Jennifer Yarger (she/her) is an Assistant Professor with joint appointments in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. Her work focuses on improving access to sexual and reproductive health information and services and reducing disparities in reproductive health outcomes, particularly among adolescents and young adults in the United States. Dr. Yarger is a K12 Scholar in the UCSF Urologic Epidemiology (UroEpi) K12 Career Development Program.
In her work with Beyond the Pill, she is conducting a cluster randomized trial to test an intervention to increase awareness of and access to contraception among students aged 18-25 in community colleges. She is also engaged in developing and testing innovative new educational materials and tools to support reproductive autonomy.
She holds a doctorate in Public Policy and Sociology (social demography concentration) from the University of Michigan and a BA in Political Science from Wellesley College.