Shelly Kaller

senior research associate
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
[email protected]
+1 415 353-4775

Shelly is a Project Director at ANSIRH, managing research studies focused on access to sexual and reproductive health care. She currently directs studies that aim to expand access to medication abortion including a national mixed-methods study on people’s interest in alternative models of medication abortion provision, a self-selection study for over-the-counter medication abortion, and a retrospective case-control study to understand the risk of ectopic pregnancy among people seeking abortion. In addition, Shelly is a member of ANSIRH’s Abortion Facility Database committee. Shelly is also dedicated to improving equity and diversity at ANSIRH, leading efforts through the Culture and Inclusion working group to foster belonging, safety, and community-building among its members. Shelly’s previous experience includes research on factors influencing people’s contraceptive choices and evaluation of adolescent school health programs.

Publications: 

Support for criminalization of self-managed abortion (SMA): A national representative survey.

Social science & medicine (1982)

Biggs MA, Becker A, Schroeder R, Kaller S, Scott K, Grossman D, Raifman S, Ralph L

Access to Reproductive Health Services Among People With Disabilities.

JAMA network open

Biggs MA, Schroeder R, Casebolt MT, Laureano BI, Wilson-Beattie RL, Ralph LJ, Kaller S, Adler A, Gichane MW

Awareness of medication abortion among a nationally representative U.S. sample, 2021-2022.

Contraception

Kaller S, Upadhyay UD, Ralph LJ, Schroeder R, Biggs MA

Changes in the Frequency and Type of Barriers to Reproductive Health Care Between 2017 and 2021.

JAMA network open

Adler A, Biggs MA, Kaller S, Schroeder R, Ralph L

Reasons for Having Unprotected Sex Among Adolescents and Young Adults Accessing Reproductive Health Services.

Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health

Nathan SF, Berglas NF, Kaller S, Mays A, Biggs MA

"No Big Deal": A Qualitative Study of Pharmacists' Perspectives on Dispensing Mifepristone for Medication Abortion.

Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health

Kaller S, Ma M, Gurazada T, Baba CF, Rafie S, Raine-Bennett T, Averbach S, Chen M, Berry E, Meckstroth KR, Grossman D

Trends In Self-Pay Charges And Insurance Acceptance For Abortion In The United States, 2017-20.

Health affairs (Project Hope)

Upadhyay UD, Ahlbach C, Kaller S, Cook C, Muñoz I

Abortion service availability during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a national census of abortion facilities in the U.S.

Contraception: X

Kaller S, Muñoz MGI, Sharma S, Tayel S, Ahlbach C, Cook C, Upadhyay UD

Pharmacists' knowledge, perspectives, and experiences with mifepristone dispensing for medication abortion.

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA

Kaller S, Morris N, Biggs MA, Baba CF, Rafie S, Raine-Bennett TR, Creinin MD, Berry E, Micks EA, Meckstroth KR, Averbach S, Grossman D

Pre-Abortion Informed Consent Through Telemedicine vs. in Person: Differences in Patient Demographics and Visit Satisfaction.

Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health

Kaller S, Daniel S, Raifman S, Biggs MA, Grossman D

Medication Abortion With Pharmacist Dispensing of Mifepristone.

Obstetrics and gynecology

Grossman D, Baba CF, Kaller S, Biggs MA, Raifman S, Gurazada T, Rafie S, Averbach S, Meckstroth KR, Micks EA, Berry E, Raine-Bennett TR, Creinin MD

The Role of Health Care Providers in Young Women's Attitudes about and Willingness to Use Emergency Contraceptive Pills.

Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health

Berglas NF, Kaller S, Mays A, Biggs MA

"It's Worked Well for Me": Young Women's Reasons for Choosing Lower-Efficacy Contraceptive Methods.

Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology

Berglas NF, Kimport K, Mays A, Kaller S, Biggs MA

Abortion method preference among people presenting for abortion care.

Contraception

Wingo E, Ralph LJ, Kaller S, Biggs MA

The Fine Line Between Informing and Coercing: Community Health Center Clinicians' Approaches to Counseling Young People About IUDs.

Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health

Biggs MA, Tome L, Mays A, Kaller S, Harper CC, Freedman L

Provider Practices and Young Women's Experiences with Provider Self-disclosure during Emergency Contraceptive Visits.

Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health

Cheeks M, Kaller S, Mays A, Biggs MA

Women's Experiences Using Telemedicine to Attend Abortion Information Visits in Utah: A Qualitative Study.

Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health

Ehrenreich K, Kaller S, Raifman S, Grossman D

Impact on Healthy Behaviors of Group Obesity Management Visits in Middle School Health Centers.

The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses

Schapiro NA, Green EK, Kaller S, Brindis CD, Rodriguez A, Alkebulan-Abakah M, Chen JL

Young Women's Perspectives About the Contraceptive Counseling Received During Their Emergency Contraception Visit.

Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health

Biggs MA, Kimport K, Mays A, Kaller S, Berglas NF

Evaluating the capacity of California's publicly funded universities to provide medication abortion.

Contraception

Raifman S, Anderson P, Kaller S, Tober D, Grossman D

"Birth Control can Easily Take a Back Seat": Challenges Providing IUDs in Community Health Care Settings.

Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

Biggs MA, Kaller S, Harper CC, Freedman L, Mays AR

The role of school health centers in health care access and client outcomes.

American journal of public health

Soleimanpour S, Geierstanger SP, Kaller S, McCarter V, Brindis CD

Role: 
Staff