Kirsten Thompson, MPH
Communications Director, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
Program Director, UCSF/KPNC BIRCWH Program
Ms. Thompson directs the Bixby Center core team with the aim of expanding the impact of our members' work. To support our members, the Bixby core team enhances our internal and external communications, increases our collaborations, and mentors and develops our members. She coordinates fundraising and grant writing for Bixby core and collaborative projects involving multiple members. She is Program Director of the UCSF/KPNC Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH). She continues to collaboratively design, implement, and manage research projects, focusing on the policy impact of the research.
Ms. Thompson joined the UCSF Bixby Center in 2008 as a research coordinator for a large national trial with 40 Planned Parenthood sites. For five years, she worked closely with Bedsider to author and curate content, including the Provider Perspectives, Get on Top, and Shoptalk series. Before joining the Bixby Center, she founded an organization to promote the development of new contraceptives for men and analyzed satellite data for the World Resources Institute.
Areas of interest:
- Organizational development
- Equity and inclusion
- Translating research into health policies and outcomes
Education:
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Masters in Public Health
- Bryn Mawr College, Bachelor's in Biology
In the news:
- Where's better birth control? | The New Yorker
- Hundreds of patients are claiming the Mirena IUD causes a neurological disorder--but experts say more research is needed | Rewire
- IUDs are more affordable than ever, so will more women get them? | FiveThirtyEight
Publications:
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Socio-temporal contextual and community factors associated with daily exclusive ENDS use and dual use with tobacco cigarettes among adolescent vapers: an ecological momentary assessment study. BMC Public Health. 2022 Dec 07; 22(1):2289. Abadi MH, Shamblen SR, Thompson K, Lipperman-Kreda S, Grube J, Richard BO, Aramburu C. PMID: 36474234.
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"I don't know whose mouth has been on this": youth nicotine and cannabis vaping practices in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Public Health. 2022 09 23; 22(1):1808. Islam S, Thompson K, Abadi M, Wharton K, Lipperman-Kreda S. PMID: 36151523; PMCID: PMC9502587.
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Association of Travel Distance to Nearest Abortion Facility With Rates of Abortion. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 07 01; 4(7):e2115530. Thompson KMJ, Sturrock HJW, Foster DG, Upadhyay UD. PMID: 34228128; PMCID: PMC8261612.
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The impact of flavored ENDS use among adolescents on daily use occasions and number of puffs, and next day intentions and willingness to vape. Addict Behav. 2021 03; 114:106773. Abadi MH, Lipperman-Kreda S, Shamblen SR, Thompson K, Grube JW, Leventhal AM, Luseno W, Aramburu C. PMID: 33338905; PMCID: PMC7785609.
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Commentary on research to improve contraceptive and multipurpose prevention technologies. Contraception. 2020 03; 101(3):148-152. Speidel JJ, Townsend J, Williams E, Quam J, Thompson KMJ. PMID: 31917180.
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Estimating the Prevalence of United States Women with Alcohol-exposed Pregnancies and Births. Womens Health Issues. 2019 Mar - Apr; 29(2):188-193. Roberts SCM, Thompson KM. PMID: 30651200.
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Current and past depressive symptoms and contraceptive effectiveness level method selected among women seeking reproductive health services. Soc Sci Med. 2018 Oct; 214:20-25. Steinberg JR, Adler NE, Thompson KM, Westhoff C, Harper CC. PMID: 30138841; PMCID: PMC6245651.
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Training contraceptive providers to offer intrauterine devices and implants in contraceptive care: a cluster randomized trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 06; 218(6):597.e1-597.e7. Thompson KMJ, Rocca CH, Stern L, Morfesis J, Goodman S, Steinauer J, Harper CC. PMID: 29577915; PMCID: PMC5970088.
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Integration of Health Coaching Concepts and Skills into Clinical Practice Among VHA Providers: A Qualitative Study. Glob Adv Health Med. 2018; 7:2164957X18757463. Collins DA, Thompson K, Atwood KA, Abadi MH, Rychener DL, Simmons LA. PMID: 29468093; PMCID: PMC5815416.
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Contraception after medication abortion in the United States: results from a cluster randomized trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 01; 218(1):107.e1-107.e8. Rocca CH, Goodman S, Grossman D, Cadwallader K, Thompson KMJ, Talmont E, Speidel JJ, Harper CC. PMID: 28986072; PMCID: PMC5997454.
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Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Counseling and Use for Older Adolescents and Nulliparous Women. J Adolesc Health. 2016 12; 59(6):703-709. Gibbs SE, Rocca CH, Bednarek P, Thompson KMJ, Darney PD, Harper CC. PMID: 27665153; PMCID: PMC6653632.
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Funding policies and postabortion long-acting reversible contraception: results from a cluster randomized trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Jun; 214(6):716.e1-8. Rocca CH, Thompson KM, Goodman S, Westhoff CL, Harper CC. PMID: 26692178; PMCID: PMC6005688.
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Counseling for emergency contraception: time for a tiered approach. Contraception. 2014 Dec; 90(6):559-61. Thompson K, Belden P. PMID: 25444255.
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Improving the oral health of residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities: an oral health strategy and pilot study. Eval Program Plann. 2014 Dec; 47:54-63. Binkley CJ, Johnson KW, Abadi M, Thompson K, Shamblen SR, Young L, Zaksek B. PMID: 25137553; PMCID: PMC4188479.
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Gender differences in Afghan drug-abuse treatment: an assessment of treatment entry characteristics, dropout, and outcomes. Ethn Health. 2015; 20(5):453-73. Abadi MH, Shamblen SR, Courser M, Johnson KW, Thompson K, Young L, Browne T. PMID: 24920072.
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Counseling for IUDs and implants: are health educators and clinicians on the same page? Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2013 Dec; 45(4):191-5. Thompson KM, Stern L, Gelt M, Speidel JJ, Harper CC. PMID: 24325290.
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Counseling and provision of long-acting reversible contraception in the US: national survey of nurse practitioners. Prev Med. 2013 Dec; 57(6):883-8. Harper CC, Stratton L, Raine TR, Thompson K, Henderson JT, Blum M, Postlethwaite D, Speidel JJ. PMID: 24128950; PMCID: PMC3890255.
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Access to levonorgestrel emergency contraception: science versus federal politics. Womens Health (Lond). 2013 Mar; 9(2):139-43. Thompson KM, Raine TR, Foster DG, Speidel JJ, Darney PD, Brindis CD, Harper CC. PMID: 23477320.
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Evidence-based IUD practice: family physicians and obstetrician-gynecologists. Fam Med. 2012 Oct; 44(9):637-45. Harper CC, Henderson JT, Raine TR, Goodman S, Darney PD, Thompson KM, Dehlendorf C, Speidel JJ. PMID: 23027156; PMCID: PMC3745306.
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Postabortion contraception: qualitative interviews on counseling and provision of long-acting reversible contraceptive methods. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2012 Jun; 44(2):100-6. Morse J, Freedman L, Speidel JJ, Thompson KM, Stratton L, Harper CC. PMID: 22681425.
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Examining human rights and mental health among women in drug abuse treatment centers in Afghanistan. Int J Womens Health. 2012; 4:155-65. Abadi MH, Shamblen SR, Johnson K, Thompson K, Young L, Courser M, Vanderhoff J, Browne T. PMID: 22532779; PMCID: PMC3333825.
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Increased use of intrauterine contraception in California, 1997 to 2007. Womens Health Issues. 2011 Nov-Dec; 21(6):425-30. Thompson KM, Foster DG, Harper CC. PMID: 21723742.
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Non-medical use of prescription drugs among youth in an Appalachian population: prevalence, predictors, and implications for prevention. J Drug Educ. 2011; 41(3):309-26. Collins D, Abadi MH, Johnson K, Shamblen S, Thompson K. PMID: 22125924; PMCID: PMC3321549.
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Our Bodies, Ourselves. Zeldes K, Cupaiuolo C, et al. (Eds.). Birth control. 2011. Thompson KM, Westhoff C, Blanchard K, et al.
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Contraceptive policies affect post-abortion provision of long-acting reversible contraception. Contraception. 2011 Jan; 83(1):41-7. Thompson KM, Speidel JJ, Saporta V, Waxman NJ, Harper CC. PMID: 21134502.