Ronna Popkin, MS

Columbia University
Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health
722 West 168th St
Room 556
New York, NY
USA 10032
Email: rp2471@columbia.edu

Biographical Sketch: Ronna Popkin is a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University. She is a Fellow in the NIH pre-doctoral training program in Gender, Sexuality, and Health. Her research interests include adolescent and young adult sexual and reproductive health, sexuality education, and women’s health in the United States. Prior to coming to Columbia, Ms. Popkin worked as a Community Sexuality Educator for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and lectured courses at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on sexuality education, women’s health, and the politics of fertility control. Ms. Popkin earned her Master of Science in Health Education and Bachelor of Science with Honors in Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Papers:
4142.0 Effect of age-standardization on trends in US teen birth rates, 1981 - 2010