Jennifer Yarger, PhD
Assistant Professor, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dr. Yarger is a social scientist whose research focuses on improving access to quality sexual and reproductive health information and services, particularly among adolescents and young adults. Her work involves developing and testing educational materials to improve youth access to care, reduce health inequities, and support reproductive autonomy. As a scholar in the UCSF-KPNC Urologic Epidemiology (UroEpi) K12 Career Development Program, she is expanding her research to include youth access to care for urinary tract infections (UTI) and other genitourinary conditions. Dr. Yarger holds a PhD in Public Policy and Sociology from the University of Michigan, where she also received training in demography and population science.
Education:
- Wellesley College, Bachelor's in Political Science
- University of Michigan, Doctorate in Public Policy and Sociology
Publications:
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Use of preferred contraceptive method among young adults in Texas and California: A comparison by state and insurance coverage. PLoS One. 2023; 18(8):e0290726. Hopkins K, Yarger J, Rossetto I, Sanchez A, Brown E, Elmes S, Mantaro T, White K, Harper CC. PMID: 37651402; PMCID: PMC10470945.View in: PubMed Mentions:
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Educational Intervention Among Adolescents and Young Adults on Emergency Contraception Options. J Adolesc Health. 2023 06; 72(6):993-996. Harper CC, Jones E, Brindis CD, Watson A, Schroeder R, Boyer CB, Edelman A, Trieu S, Yarger J. PMID: 36894464.
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Perceived Access to Contraception via Telemedicine Among Young Adults: Inequities by Food and Housing Insecurity. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 02; 38(2):302-308. Yarger J, Hopkins K, Elmes S, Rossetto I, De La Melena S, McCulloch CE, White K, Harper CC. PMID: 35657468; PMCID: PMC9165539.
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Telehealth for Contraceptive Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Provider Perspectives. Womens Health Issues. 2022 Sep-Oct; 32(5):477-483. Rao L, Comfort AB, Dojiri SS, Goodman S, Yarger J, Shah N, Folse C, Blum M, Hankin J, Harper CC. PMID: 35691762; PMCID: PMC9110325.
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Educators' Perspectives on Integrating Technology Into Sexual Health Education: Implementation Study. JMIR Hum Factors. 2022 Jan 12; 9(1):e31381. Decker MJ, Harrison S, Price M, Gutmann-Gonzalez A, Yarger J, Tenney R. PMID: 35019842; PMCID: PMC8792781.View in: PubMed Mentions:
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Young people's romantic relationships and sexual activity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Public Health. 2021 10 02; 21(1):1780. Yarger J, Gutmann-Gonzalez A, Han S, Borgen N, Decker MJ. PMID: 34598698; PMCID: PMC8486634.
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An Educational Intervention to Raise Awareness of Contraceptive Options Among Young People. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2022 02; 31(2):252-260. Yarger J, Schroeder R, Cabral MA, Lamme JS, McCulloch CE, Trieu SL, de Jounge A, Harper CC. PMID: 34101500.
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Concerns About the Cost of Contraception Among Young Women Attending Community College. Womens Health Issues. 2021 Sep-Oct; 31(5):420-425. Yarger J, Schroeder R, Blum M, Cabral MA, Brindis CD, Perelli B, Harper CC. PMID: 33931310.
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Intervention Integrating Technology and In-Person Sexual Health Education for Adolescents (In the Know): Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Aug 07; 9(8):e18060. Decker MJ, Gutmann-Gonzalez A, Price M, Romero J, Sheoran B, Yarger J. PMID: 32763885; PMCID: PMC7442936.
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Trends in Adolescent Birth Rates in California: Examining the Influence of Community Characteristics Through Geographic and Temporal Analysis. J Adolesc Health. 2020 02; 66(2):217-223. Yarger J, Berglas NF, Campa M, Chabot M, Decker MJ. PMID: 31704107.
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Young Adults Changing Insurance Status: Gaps in Health Insurance Literacy. J Community Health. 2018 08; 43(4):680-687. Tilley L, Yarger J, Brindis CD. PMID: 29455314.
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The Role of Publicly Funded Family Planning Sites In Health Insurance Enrollment. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2017 06; 49(2):103-109. Yarger J, Daniel S, Biggs MA, Malvin J, Brindis CD. PMID: 28445624.
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Rural-Urban Differences in Awareness and Use of Family Planning Services Among Adolescent Women in California. J Adolesc Health. 2017 Apr; 60(4):395-401. Yarger J, Decker MJ, Campa MI, Brindis CD. PMID: 27998703.
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Implementation in Practice: Adaptations to Sexuality Education Curricula in California. J Sch Health. 2016 09; 86(9):669-76. Arons A, Decker M, Yarger J, Malvin J, Brindis CD. PMID: 27492936.
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Black-White Differences in Attitudes Related to Pregnancy Among Young Women. Demography. 2015 Jun; 52(3):751-86. Barber JS, Yarger JE, Gatny HH. PMID: 25962867; PMCID: PMC4576914.
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Family PACT Providers and Health Care Reform Implementation. 2015. Yarger J, Daniel S, Biggs MA, Malvin J, & Brindis CD. View Publication.
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Client-Provider Interactions about Screening and Referral to Primary Care Services and Health Insurance Programs. 2014. Daniel S, Biggs MA, Malvin J, Yarger J, Lewis S, Brindis CD. View Publication.
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Nonfamily Experience and Receipt of Personal Care in a Rapidly Changing Context. Ageing Soc. 2014 Jan; 34(1):106-128. Yarger J, Brauner-Otto SR. PMID: 24999289; PMCID: PMC4080634.
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Decline in Adolescent Female Participation in the Family PACT Program. 2013. Yarger J, Daniel S, Brindis CD. View Publication.
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention in California after State Budget Cuts. 2013. Malvin J, Yarger J, Brindis CD. View Publication.
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Does it matter how you ask? Question wording and males’ reporting of contraceptive use at last sex. Social Science Research. 2012; 41(5):1028-1036. SarahBrauner-Otto, Jennifer Yarger, Joyce Abma.