We celebrate scholars in the field of family planning through awards selected from research presentations at the Society of Family Planning Annual Meeting.

Outstanding Researcher Award 

The Outstanding Researcher Award is given to the best oral abstract presented at the Annual Meeting.

2022: Candis Smith, PhD

Prevalent but not inevitable: Mapping contraception deserts across the American states

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Outstanding Researcher in Training Award

The Outstanding Researcher in Training Award is given to the best oral abstract presented at the Annual Meeting by a researcher who is currently in training or was in training at the time the research was conducted.

Ci’erra Larsen, MPH

Barriers to abortion access for young southerners: A qualitative analysis of case notes from ARC-Southeast

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Poster Abstract Awards

The Poster Abstract Awards are given to the top three posters presented at the Annual Meeting.

2022 first place — Marit Pearlman Shapiro, MD, MPH

No test medication abortion: A systematic review

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2022 second place — M. Antonia Biggs, PhD

Growing national interest and support for advance provision and over-the-counter access to medication abortion

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2022 third place — Jacqueline Ellison, PhD, MPH

Contraceptive use among Medicare enrollees with a disability

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We support scholars invested in advancing family planning through research.