Katharine White | Profiles RNS

Katharine O. White, MD MPH

Associate Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Obstetrics & Gynecology

MD, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
MPH, Columbia University School of Public Health
BS, Duke University

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Websites

	Boston Medical Center Provider Profile
	ORCID
	My NCBI
	ResearchGate
	LinkedIn
	DrKateWhite.com
	Mayo Clinic: Is my gynecologist the right doctor for me?

ORCID : 0000-0002-7390-9413

Dr. White is the Vice Chair of Academics, the Associate Director of the Complex Family Planning Fellowship, and the Director of BEACON Research at Boston Medical Center. She is also an Associate Professor of OB/GYN at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She is the Site PI for the NICHD Contraceptive Clinical Trials Network at Boston University, and has been the PI on randomized clinical trials, cohort studies and cross-sectional surveys. Dr. White's interests span quantitative analysis, qualitative studies, and implementation science. She is the PI of the Partners In Contraceptive Choice and Knowledge (PICCK) program, a quality improvement project for contraceptive services at Massachusetts birth hospitals, with a focus on training clinicians in shared decision-making around contraceptive counseling. Dr. White is particularly interested in shared decision-making, miscarriage management, and sexual wellness/dysfunction. She frequently lectures locally and nationally on a number of topics related to reproductive health. Dr. White is also the author of Your Guide to Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss and Your Sexual Health, both published by Mayo Clinic Press.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

The importance of centering diversity, equity, and inclusion has threaded throughout my work:

Clinical: I have been devoted to improving the reproductive health of historically structurally marginalized people with the capacity to become pregnant. My practice in abortion, miscarriage, and contraceptive care predominantly serves people from underrepresented ethnic and racial groups and those who are economically disadvantaged.

Education: I have co-led our efforts in recruitment of students and residents of color for our residency and fellowship. Our residency is now the most diverse in our institution with 80% of our current residents identifying as Black, Latine, Asian, or multi-racial, and 65% as a racial group that is underrepresented in medicine (URM). Additionally, I have mentored several URM residents into successful applications for fellowship.

Programming: I designed our statewide program Partners in Contraceptive Choice and Knowledge (PICCK) with a commitment to enacting policies that address reproductive coercion. PICCK includes a diverse Community Advisory Board, whose members speak at our trainings and meet regularly to direct our programming. This Board has been so successful, the Massachusetts Department of Health will support it after the grant ends. PICCK has also created programming around social determinants of health (including a toolkit, webinar, and brief screener) that will be utilized statewide.

Research: I supported three of my fellows in completing research on contraceptive coercion at the time of abortion care and on racism and reproductive health. I’m currently working with one of these former fellows, Dr. Kelly Treder (whom I hired as faculty), on a commentary about the impact of abortion restrictions on racial inequities in maternal health.

Department: I helped establish a Standing Leadership Search Committee, as well as a standardized interview procedure to make hiring into leadership positions a more transparent and equitable process. I have had years-long mentorship and sponsorship of Black junior faculty members, including our Director of Health Equity. Together, we are initiating efforts to address obstetric racism and to remove inequities in outcomes for both pregnancy care and gynecologic surgery.

Advocacy: I have spoken and written in multiple local and national forums about the disproportionate impact on people of color of the US Supreme Court decision overturning the right to an abortion.

On a personal level, I am the daughter of Irish and Italian parents who was the first to go to college directly after high school, and the first to pursue doctoral-level education. I am also the parent of an adolescent with autism and have a special interest in providing gynecological care to individuals with autism.

As my career progresses, I will include addressing health equity as a driving force in all these areas.

Chief and Chair
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology

Vice-Chair of Academics
Boston Medical Center

BMC Research
NIH RePORTER Research

Contraceptive Clinical Trials Network - Female Sites
08/01/2020 - 07/31/2027 (PI)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS

BAY 86-5028/18649
10/02/2017 - 12/31/2025 (PI)
Bayer

Partners in Contraceptive Choice and Knowledge
10/10/2019 - 09/30/2024 (PI)
Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Improvements in Reproductive Health Access, Infrastructure, and Security
02/16/2023 - 06/30/2024 (PI)
Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health / DPH

Birth Control to Improve Birth Spacing
07/15/2021 - 06/30/2024 (PI)
Brigham and Womens Hospital National Institute o
1R21HD103977-01A1

Phase 3 double-blind placebo-controlled efficacy trial of EVO100 vaginal gel for the prevention of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection (EVOGUARD)
02/11/2021 - 02/10/2024 (PI)
Evofem, Inc.

Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Levonorgestrel Butanoate for Female Contraception
09/28/2019 - 01/01/2024 (PI)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS

MK8415-060 Nexplanon Extension: A Phase 3, Open-label, Multi-Center, Single Arm Study to Assess Contraceptive Efficacy and Safety of the Etonogestrel (MK-8415) Implant During Extended Use From 3 Years After Insertion in Females 35 Years of Age or Younger
12/02/2020 - 12/01/2023 (PI)
Merck

Clinical Evaluation of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives
09/25/2015 - 09/27/2023 (PI)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS

Development of a novel, non-hormonal female contraceptive device
09/01/2022 - 08/31/2023 (PI)
Venova Technologies, Inc. National Institutes
1R41HD111106-01

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Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj
2023	CCTN-PHARMACOKINETIC / PHARMACODYNAMIC EVALUATIOIN OF LEVONORGESTREL BUTANOATE FOR FEMALE CONTRACEPTION	275201300017I-P00002-27500003-1
2019	CCTN - FEMALE SITES - EVALUATION OF LONG ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTIVES	275201300017I-P00002-27500002-1
2018	CCTN-PHARMACOKINETIC / PHARMACODYNAMIC EVALUATIOIN OF LEVONORGESTREL BUTANOATE FOR FEMALE CONTRACEPTION	275201300017I-0-27500003-1
2015	CCTN - FEMALE SITES - EVALUATION OF LONG ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTIVES	275201300017I-0-27500002-1

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

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Lee EM, O'Connor SK, Pancholi R, White KO, Woodhams E, Patton EW. "Meeting Patients Where They're at": Clinician Perspectives on Integration of Family Planning Services into Office-Based Addiction Treatment. J Addict Med. 2023 Nov-Dec 01; 17(6):702-707.View Related Profiles.

Woodhams, Elisabeth
Patton, Elizabeth
White, Katharine

PMID: 37934535

Woodhams, Elisabeth
White, Katharine

PMID: 37729005

Sausjord IK, Acton LW, White KO, O'Connor SK, Lerner NM. Breastfeeding and Hormonal Contraception: A Scoping Review of Clinical Guidelines, Professional Association Recommendations, and the Literature. Breastfeed Med. 2023 Sep; 18(9):645-665.View Related Profiles.

White, Katharine
Lerner, Natasha

PMID: 37672571

Bond JC, Wise LA, Fox MP, Garcia RI, Murray EJ, White KO, Rothman KJ, Hatch EE, Heaton B. Preconception Periodontitis and Risk of Spontaneous Abortion in a Prospective Cohort Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2023 Sep 01; 192(9):1509-1521.View Related Profiles.

Heaton, Brenda
Murray, Eleanor
Hatch, Elizabeth
White, Katharine
Rothman, Kenneth
Wise, Lauren
Fox, Matthew

PMID: 37339008; PMCID: PMC10666963; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwad142;

Treder KM, Amutah-Onukagha N, White KO. Abortion Bans Will Exacerbate Already Severe Racial Inequities in Maternal Mortality. Womens Health Issues. 2023; 33(4):328-332.View Related Profiles.

White, Katharine
Treder, Kelly

PMID: 37301725

Morse AN, Haas S, White KO. Facilitating an Optimal Transition to Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 May 01; 141(5):1025. PMID: 37103539

Wong ML, Achu RA, Spence NZ, White KO. Feasibility of methadone for pain relief in first trimester abortion (Boston, Massachusetts 2022). Contraception. 2023 Sep; 125:110052.View Related Profiles.

White, Katharine
Spence, Nicole
Achu, Rachel

PMID: 37105280

Bond JC, White KO, Abrams JA, Wesselink AK, Wise LA. Sexual dysfunction, distress, and care-seeking among females during the preconception period. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Jul; 229(1):43.e1-43.e12.View Related Profiles.

Wesselink, Amelia
White, Katharine
Wise, Lauren

PMID: 37001576; PMCID: PMC10330018; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.03.037;

Renner RM, Hu V, Guilbert ÉR, Albert AYK, White KO, Jones HE, Guan X, Norman WV. First-trimester surgical abortion practice in Canada in 2012. Can Fam Physician. 2023 Jan; 69(1):36-44. PMID: 36693753; PMCID: PMC9873287; DOI: 10.46747/cfp.690136;

Rasool A, Mahmoud T, Mathyk B, Kaneko-Tarui T, Roncari D, White KO, O'Tierney-Ginn P. Obesity downregulates lipid metabolism genes in first trimester placenta. Sci Rep. 2022 Nov 12; 12(1):19368. PMID: 36371454; PMCID: PMC9653480; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24040-9;

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Bond JC, Abrams J, Wesselink AK, White KO, Rothman KJ, Wise LA. Predictors of Non-Response to a Sexual Health Survey in a North American Preconception Cohort Study. J Sex Med. 2022 Nov 01; 19(11):1707-1715.View Related Profiles.

Wesselink, Amelia
White, Katharine
Rothman, Kenneth
Wise, Lauren

PMID: 36928573

Wesselink, Amelia
White, Katharine
Rothman, Kenneth
Wise, Lauren

PMID: 36182572; PMCID: PMC9617790; DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.08.199;

Hubacher D, Schreiber CA, Turok DK, Jensen JT, Creinin MD, Nanda K, White KO, Dayananda I, Teal SB, Chen PL, Chen BA, Goldberg AB, Kerns JL, Dart C, Nelson AL, Thomas MA, Archer DF, Brown JE, Castaño PM, Burke AE, Kaneshiro B, Blithe DL. Continuation rates of two different-sized copper intrauterine devices among nulliparous women: Interim 12-month results of a single-blind, randomised, multicentre trial. EClinicalMedicine. 2022 Sep; 51:101554. PMID: 35865736; PMCID: PMC9294241; DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101554;

White KO, Lerner NM, LeRoy L, Decker E, Clark J. Massachusetts Initiative to Improve Contraception Services: A Tale of Two Programs. Am J Public Health. 2022 Jun; 112(S5):S478-S483.View Related Profiles.

White, Katharine
Lerner, Natasha

PMID: 35767781; PMCID: PMC10461484; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.306905;

Kate White MD. Your Sexual Health. 2022. View Publication

Iverson RE, Bocchino RL, Schapero MA, White KO. The association of hourly second-stage documentation with cesarean delivery and maternal blood loss. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Dec; 35(25):9511-9516. PMID: 35236206

Treder K, White KO, Woodhams E, Pancholi R, Yinusa-Nyahkoon L. Racism and the Reproductive Health Experiences of U.S.-Born Black Women. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 03 01; 139(3):407-416.View Related Profiles.

Woodhams, Elisabeth
White, Katharine
Treder, Kelly

PMID: 35115434

Fowler ML, Pokuaa I, Delgado S, Hendessi P, Memmo E, Iverson RE, White K, Noel NL. Implementation of same-day discharge in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery in a safety-net hospital. Indian J Surg. 2022. View Publication

Murray Horwitz ME, Fisher MA, Prifti CA, Rich-Edwards JW, Yarrington CD, White KO, Battaglia TA. Primary Care-Based Cardiovascular Disease Risk Management After Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: a Narrative Review. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 03; 37(4):912-921.View Related Profiles.

Yarrington, Christina
Prifti, Christine
White, Katharine
Horwitz, Mara
Battaglia, Tracy

PMID: 34993867; PMCID: PMC8734553; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07149-x;

Kate White MD. Your Guide to Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss. Mayo Clinic Press. Rochester, MN. 2021; 1-384. View Publication

Bond JC, Harlow BL, White KO. Care Seeking for Chronic Vulvar Pain Among a Large, Population-Based Sample of Reproductive-Aged Women. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2022 Apr; 31(4):513-520.View Related Profiles.

Harlow, Bernard
White, Katharine

PMID: 34520267; PMCID: PMC9063164; DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0086;

Ramanadhan S, Woodhams E, Srikanth P, White KO. Pain medication requirements in patients with opioid use disorder at the time of surgical abortion: An exploratory study. Contraception. 2021 10; 104(4):350-354.View Related Profiles.

Woodhams, Elisabeth
White, Katharine

PMID: 34237331

Fowler ML, Wang D, Chia V, Handal-Orefice R, Latortue-Albino P, Mulekar S, White K, Perkins R. Management of Cervical Ectopic Pregnancies: A Scoping Review. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 07 01; 138(1):33-41.View Related Profiles.

White, Katharine
Perkins, Rebecca

PMID: 34259461

Sobel L, Lee YW, White KO, Woodhams E, Patton E. Contraceptive decision making among pregnancy-capable individuals with opioid use disorder at a tertiary care center in Massachusetts. Contraception. 2021 10; 104(4):355-360.View Related Profiles.

Woodhams, Elisabeth
Patton, Elizabeth
White, Katharine

PMID: 34118268

Tancioco V, White KO. COVID-19 Sheds Light on Opportunities to Reshape Contraception Delivery. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 05; 30(5):632-633.View Related Profiles.

White, Katharine
Tancioco, Virginia

PMID: 33769897

Cannon R, White K, Seifert B, Woodhams E, Brandi K, Yinusa-Nyahkoon L. Exploring the physician's role in contraceptive counseling at the time of abortion in the US. Contraception. 2021 05; 103(5):316-321.View Related Profiles.

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White, Katharine
Cannon, Rachel

PMID: 33545128

Storey A, White K, Treder K, Woodhams E, Bell S, Cannon R. First-Trimester Abortion Complications: Simulation Cases for OB/GYN Residents in Sepsis and Hemorrhage. MedEdPORTAL. 2020 10 16; 16:10995.View Related Profiles.

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Treder, Kelly
Cannon, Rachel
Bell, Shannon

PMID: 33094159; PMCID: PMC7566226; DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10995;

Backley S, Knee A, Pekow P, Markenson G, White KO, Schoen C, Chasan-Taber L. Prenatal Depression and Risk of Short Interpregnancy Interval in a Predominantly Puerto Rican Population. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2020 11; 29(11):1410-1418.View Related Profiles.

Markenson, Glenn
White, Katharine

PMID: 32471325; PMCID: PMC7703248; DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2019.8201;

Lindsay SF, Woodhams EJ, White KO, Drainoni ML, Johnson NL, Yinusa-Nyahkoon L. Understanding Barriers to Contraception Screening and Referral in Female Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2020 02; 9(1):63-71.View Related Profiles.

Woodhams, Elisabeth
White, Katharine
Drainoni, Mari-Lynn

PMID: 31634022; PMCID: PMC8024365; DOI: 10.1089/jayao.2019.0074;

White KO, Castaño P. Te Linde’s Operative Gynecology (Eds. Handa V and Van Le L). Surgical Management of Ectopic Pregnancy. Wolters Kluwer. Philadelphia. 2019.

White KO, Jones HE, Lavelanet A, Norman WV, Guilbert E, Lichtenberg ES, Paul M. First-trimester aspiration abortion practices: a survey of United States abortion providers. Contraception. 2019 01; 99(1):10-15. PMID: 30125557

White KO, Jones HE, Shorter J, Norman WV, Guilbert E, Lichtenberg ES, Paul M. Second-trimester surgical abortion practices in the United States. Contraception. 2018 Apr 14. PMID: 29665357

Brandi K, Morgan JR, Paasche-Orlow MK, Perkins RB, White KO. Obstetric Outcomes After Failed Hysteroscopic and Laparoscopic Sterilization Procedures. Obstet Gynecol. 2018 02; 131(2):253-261.View Related Profiles.

Morgan, Jake
White, Katharine
Brandi, Kristyn
Paasche-Orlow, Michael
Perkins, Rebecca

PMID: 29324606

Brandi K, Woodhams E, White KO, Mehta PK. An exploration of perceived contraceptive coercion at the time of abortion. Contraception. 2018 04; 97(4):329-334.View Related Profiles.

Woodhams, Elisabeth
White, Katharine
Brandi, Kristyn
Mehta, Pooja

PMID: 29253582

Jones HE, O'Connell White K, Norman WV, Guilbert E, Lichtenberg ES, Paul M. First trimester medication abortion practice in the United States and Canada. PLoS One. 2017; 12(10):e0186487. PMID: 29023594; PMCID: PMC5638562; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186487;

Goff SL, Mazor KM, Guhn-Knight H, Budway YY, Murphy L, White KO, Lagu T, Pekow PS, Priya A, Lindenauer PK. Factors That Matter to Low-Income and Racial/Ethnic Minority Mothers When Choosing a Pediatric Practice: a Mixed Methods Analysis. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2017 Dec; 4(6):1051-1060. PMID: 28275998; PMCID: PMC5875937; DOI: 10.1007/s40615-016-0309-x;

Lavelanet AF, Rybin D, White KO. The pharmacokinetics of 12-week continuous contraceptive patch use. Contraception. 2017 Jun; 95(6):578-585. PMID: 28285154; DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2017.03.002;

White KO, Nucatola DL, Westhoff C. Intra-fetal Compared With Intra-amniotic Digoxin Before Dilation and Evacuation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Nov; 128(5):1071-1076. PMID: 27741192

Goff SL, Mazor KM, Pekow PS, White KO, Priya A, Lagu T, Guhn-Knight H, Murphy L, Youssef Budway Y, Lindenauer PK. Patient Navigators and Parent Use of Quality Data: A Randomized Trial. Pediatrics. 2016 Oct; 138(4). PMID: 27600316; PMCID: PMC5051210; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-1140;

Goff SL, Youssef Y, Pekow PS, White KO, Guhn-Knight H, Lagu T, Mazor KM, Lindenauer PK. Successful Strategies for Practice-Based Recruitment of Racial and Ethnic Minority Pregnant Women in a Randomized Controlled Trial: the IDEAS for a Healthy Baby Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2016 Dec; 3(4):731-737. PMID: 27068662; PMCID: PMC5064805; DOI: 10.1007/s40615-015-0192-x;

Norman WV, Guilbert ER, Okpaleke C, Hayden AS, Steven Lichtenberg E, Paul M, White KO, Jones HE. Abortion health services in Canada: Results of a 2012 national survey. Can Fam Physician. 2016 Apr; 62(4):e209-e217. PMID: 28192276; PMCID: PMC4830677

Guilbert ER, Hayden AS, Jones HE, White KO, Steven Lichtenberg E, Paul M, Norman WV. First-trimester medical abortion practices in Canada: National survey. Can Fam Physician. 2016 Apr; 62(4):e201-e208. PMID: 28192275; PMCID: PMC4830676

Beasley A, White KO, Cremers S, Westhoff C. Randomized clinical trial of self versus clinical administration of subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate. Contraception. 2014 May; 89(5):352-6. PMID: 24656555; PMCID: PMC4086940; DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2014.01.026;

Goff SL, Pekow PS, White KO, Lagu T, Mazor KM, Lindenauer PK. IDEAS for a healthy baby--reducing disparities in use of publicly reported quality data: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2013; 14:244. PMID: 23919671; PMCID: PMC3751013; DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-244;

Castaño PM, White KO. Should we do more to improve oral contraceptive continuation? Womens Health (Lond Engl). 2013 Mar; 9(2):145-56. PMID: 23477321; DOI: 10.2217/whe.13.10;

Hall KS, White KO, Rickert VI, Reame NK, Westhoff CL. An exploratory analysis of associations between eating disordered symptoms, perceived weight changes, and oral contraceptive discontinuation among young minority women. J Adolesc Health. 2013 Jan; 52(1):58-63. PMID: 23260835; PMCID: PMC3530081; DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.04.015;

Hall KS, White KO, Rickert VI, Reame N, Westhoff C. Influence of depressed mood and psychological stress symptoms on perceived oral contraceptive side effects and discontinuation in young minority women. Contraception. 2012 Nov; 86(5):518-25. PMID: 22673038; PMCID: PMC3440521; DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.04.010;

White KO, Westhoff C. The effect of pack supply on oral contraceptive pill continuation: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Sep; 118(3):615-22. PMID: 21860291; DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182289eab;

Hall KS, White KO, Reame N, Westhoff C. Studying the use of oral contraception: a review of measurement approaches. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Dec; 19(12):2203-10. PMID: 21034277; PMCID: PMC2990281; DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.1963;

White KO. Update on contraception. Semin Reprod Med. 2010 Mar; 28(2):93-4. PMID: 20352557; DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1248132;

Gebbie, Ailsa E and White, Katharine O'Connell. Fast Facts: Contraception. Health Press Limited. London. 2009; 1-115. View Publication

O'Connell K, Jones HE, Simon M, Saporta V, Paul M, Lichtenberg ES. First-trimester surgical abortion practices: a survey of National Abortion Federation members. Contraception. 2009 May; 79(5):385-92. PMID: 19341852; DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.11.005;

Wiegerinck MM, Jones HE, O'Connell K, Lichtenberg ES, Paul M, Westhoff CL. Medical abortion practices: a survey of National Abortion Federation members in the United States. Contraception. 2008 Dec; 78(6):486-91. PMID: 19014795; DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.07.015;

O'Connell K, Jones HE, Lichtenberg ES, Paul M. Second-trimester surgical abortion practices: a survey of National Abortion Federation members. Contraception. 2008 Dec; 78(6):492-9. PMID: 19014796; DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.07.011;

O'Connell K, Westhoff C. Pharmacology of hormonal contraceptives and acne. Cutis. 2008 Jan; 81(1 Suppl):8-12. PMID: 18338652

Thiboutot DM, Harper JC, O'Connell K, Rich P, Sondheimer SJ. Improving outcomes through collaboration. Cutis. 2008 Jan; 81(1 Suppl):26-31. PMID: 18340677

Mansel R, Goyal A, Nestour EL, Masini-Etévé V, O'Connell K. A phase II trial of Afimoxifene (4-hydroxytamoxifen gel) for cyclical mastalgia in premenopausal women. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2007 Dec; 106(3):389-97. PMID: 17351746; DOI: 10.1007/s10549-007-9507-x;

O'Connell K, Davis AR, Kerns J. Oral contraceptives: side effects and depression in adolescent girls. Contraception. 2007 Apr; 75(4):299-304. PMID: 17362710; DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2006.09.008;

O'Connell K, Davis AR, Westhoff C. Self-treatment patterns among adolescent girls with dysmenorrhea. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2006 Aug; 19(4):285-9. PMID: 16873033; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2006.05.004;

Davis AR, Osborne LM, O'Connell KJ, Westhoff CL. Challenges of conducting a placebo-controlled trial for dysmenorrhea in adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2006 Oct; 39(4):607-9. PMID: 16982402; DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.03.019;

O'Connell KJ, Osborne LM, Westhoff C. Measured and reported weight change for women using a vaginal contraceptive ring vs. a low-dose oral contraceptive. Contraception. 2005 Nov; 72(5):323-7. PMID: 16246655; DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2005.05.008;

Davis AR, Westhoff C, O'Connell K, Gallagher N. Oral contraceptives for dysmenorrhea in adolescent girls: a randomized trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Jul; 106(1):97-104. PMID: 15994623; DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000165826.03915.65;

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 62 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2022

Bar chart showing 62 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2022

Year	Publications
2005	2
2006	2
2007	2
2008	5
2009	1
2010	2
2011	1
2012	2
2013	2
2014	1
2016	5
2017	4
2018	3
2019	2
2020	2
2021	7
2022	10
2023	9

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Experts reveal why women shouldn't shave 'down there' before giving birth

vt 12/15/2022

New Test Can Help Detect Early Miscarriage

Verywell Family 12/9/2022

Fact Vs. Fiction: How Does Plan B Really Affect Your Body?

Glam 11/15/2022

The Unintended Consequences of Apple’s Fertility Tech

WIRED 11/2/2022

Can Plan B Make Your Period Late? It Might Disrupt Your Cycle

Elite Daily 9/15/2022

Whitney Cummings on Birth Control: ‘You Don’t Have to Settle.’

Healthline 8/31/2022

Tampon Shortage Spotlights the Vital Need for Menstrual Equity Now

HealthCity 8/30/2022

A Republican Lawmaker’s Viral Video Highlights The Danger Of Nonviable Pregnancies

BuzzFeed 8/25/2022

15 Feminine Wipes That Gynecologists Actually Approve To Keep You Feeling Fresh Down There

Women's Health 8/23/2022

Fewer and fewer OB-GYNs are taught how to perform abortions. What happens when there's no one left?

Salon 8/7/2022

All women 40-60 should have weight counseling, coalition urges

UPI 8/1/2022

Abortion bans are impeding access to ulcer, arthritis, and cancer medications

Popular Science 8/1/2022

Abortion foes downplay complex post-Roe v. Wade realities

AP News 7/29/2022

Here’s Why You Need A Sexual Health Emergency Kit And What To Pack In It

BuzzFeed News 7/29/2022

COVID-19 Vaccine Linked to Short-Term Changes in Menstrual Cycle Length, Study Suggests

Prevention 7/21/2022

'Why not Plan B?': Here's what you're getting wrong about the emergency birth control

USA TODAY 7/19/2022

Is it an abortion or a D&C? Medically speaking, "the steps are the same"

Salon 7/10/2022

No, Plan B Emergency Contraception Isn’t Banned In Any States Right Now After Roe V. Wade Is Overturned

Women’s Health Magazine 7/8/2022

Abortion is Health Care: Access is Crucial

HealthCity 7/7/2022

Fall of Roe could bring ‘catastrophic consequences’ to maternal, fetal health

The Boston Globe 7/3/2022

Retailers limit purchase of emergency contraception

WHDH 6/28/2022

'Ripple effect' after Roe: Obstacles to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy care

United Press International 6/28/2022

Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade

WHDH 6/27/2022

a Step-by-Step Guide to a Safe Medical Abortion

My Droll 6/25/2022

POV: Overturning Roe v. Wade Will Worsen Health Inequities in All Reproductive Care

BU Today 6/24/2022

What to Consider About Contraception and Pregnancy After Roe v. Wade Is Overturned

WQED 6/24/2022

A Guide to Safer Sex for People With Vulvas

VICE 6/23/2022

The Abortion Pill: How It Works, Side Effects And More

Forbes 6/23/2022

Which Birth Control Stops Periods? 5 Options And The Pros And Cons

My Droll 6/18/2022

What to Do If You Can’t Find Tampons

Consumer Reports 6/17/2022

No, Plan B Emergency Contraception Isn’t Banned In Any States Right Now

Women's Health Magazine 6/3/2022

Hormone monitoring may play role in remote miscarriage management

Healio 5/25/2022

No, Plan B Emergency Contraception Isn’t Banned In Tennessee Or Missouri Right Now

Women's Health 5/10/2022

Is It Possible to Be Pregnant and Still Get Your Period? Doctors Share the Truth

Parade 5/2/2022

Early abortion medication use shortens time to abortion in pregnancy of unknown location

Healio 4/19/2022

Non-medical Intervention During Labor May Lead to Better Maternal Outcomes

HealthCity 4/12/2022

Can I Eat Papaya While Pregnant?

Verywell Family 3/24/2022

New intervention decreases cesarean rate and improves maternal blood loss

Medical Xpress 3/23/2022

I'm a Physician and Wish Every Patient Knew These Things

Eat This, Not That! 3/16/2022

What To Say (And What Not To Say) To A Friend Who's Having An Abortion

Yahoo! News 2/3/2022

‘Inaccurate’: COVID-19 vaccine disinformation fuels medical myths

AFP 1/31/2022

We Need to Talk More About Stillbirths

Giddy 1/24/2022

What is Emergency Contraception? Gynecologists Answer 10 Common Questions About this Type of Birth Control

Health Magazine 12/15/2021

Why You Need To Start Taking Prenatal Vitamins Way Before You're Pregnant

Yahoo! 11/30/2021

7 Benefits of Orgasm Including Improved Mood and Pain Relief

Health 11/17/2021

Reproductive Health Is Important Among Communities with Opioid Use Disorder

Relias Health 11/1/2021

Take Action pill: How this Plan B alternative prevents pregnancy

Insider 10/21/2021

What is an IUD? The long-lasting birth control that is over 99% effective

Insider 10/1/2021

Should you shave pubic hair before giving birth? We ask the experts

TODAY 9/28/2021

The Grief and Joy of Pregnancy After a Miscarriage

Get Me Giddy 7/13/2021

What to Know About Ovulation Pain When You’re Trying to Conceive

The Bump 6/10/2021

Despite half million death toll, misinformation still fueling concerns

Global Times 5/16/2021

Fertility fears, fueled by misinformation, harm US vaccine uptake

France 24 5/14/2021

What Is an Ectopic Pregnancy?

How Stuff Works 5/6/2021

Mass. Woman Didn't Know She Was Pregnant Until She Gave Birth. How Common Is This?

NBC Boston 4/6/2021

False claim about Covid-19 vaccine causing infertility circulates online

SAMAA 3/15/2021

What We Know About COVID Vaccines and Fertility in Women and Men

Newsweek 3/15/2021

7 questions your OB-GYN wishes you would ask them when pregnant

INSIDER 3/10/2021

What To Know About Being Overweight And Pregnant

Women'sHealth 3/5/2021

What you need to know about factor V Leiden — a blood clotting condition that can cause miscarriages

INSIDER 2/12/2021

Plan B won't affect your fertility, but it can cause other side effects and isn't an effective long-term form of birth control

Insider 1/21/2021

Election 2020: A Day of Nervousness Turns to a Night of Uncertainty

BU Today 11/3/2020

5 Ways Your Relationship Could Be Bad for Your Heath (and How to Fix It

People Magazine 10/12/2020

‘My Gyno Anxiety Was So Bad, I Used To Nearly Pass Out During Pelvic Exams’

Women’s Health 2/14/2020

What to Expect During a Miscarriage

Glamour 10/28/2019

When Is A Person “Least Fertile”?

Refinery29 10/11/2019

Can Contraceptive Pills Expire?

Refinery 29 8/5/2019

Promotion to Associate Professor for 18 Medical Campus Faculty

BU Today 6/14/2019

The 4 Types Of Doctor Appointments You Should Never, Ever Skip

Women's Health 4/26/2019

What To Do If You Leave A Tampon In Too Long, According To An OB-GYN

Romper 4/5/2019

Man Explains How Many Tampons Women Need Annually And Is Completely Wrong

Inquisitr 3/6/2019

Apple Recently Hired a Prominent Obstetrician, Signaling Interest in Women's Health

CNBC 2/7/2019

Does It Matter What Kind of Underwear You Wear During a Workout?Does It Matter What Kind of Underwear You Wear During a Workout?

Greatist 1/7/2019

Should Massachusetts Repeal The Law Requiring Parental Consent For A Minor To Have An Abortion?

The Boston Globe 1/4/2019

Does The Size Of Your Areola Mean Anything?

Refinery29 12/3/2018

Can You Get Pregnant Right Before Your Period?

Refinery29 11/8/2018

5 signs your period might not be 'normal'

Insider 9/21/2018

The Best Women's Health Apps, Period

Wired 9/1/2018

When Is A Person "Least Fertile"?

Refinery29 5/31/2018

Fitbit Versa smartwatch launched in India, priced from Rs. 19999

Gizmo Times 5/9/2018

Sexual Health in Your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s & Beyond

She Know 4/19/2018

You should always put your Nuvaring in the fridge — and the reason why makes total sense

Insider 3/23/2018

Fitbit will help women track their periods

Yahoo Finance 3/13/2018

Fitbit Aims To Track Women’s Health And Kids’ Activity

Sport Techie 3/13/2018

Fitbit will start tracking your period in an attempt to add more value to Fitbit

The Verge 3/13/2018

2016 Tufts University School of Medicine: Notable Teaching Citation

2015 Baystate Medical Center: William Zussman Outstanding Teacher Award

2015 North American Forum on Family Planning: Top 17 Posters

2014 Contraception (journal): Daniel R. Mishell, Jr, MD Outstanding Article Award

2014 North American Forum on Family Planning: Third Place Poster Award

2014 Tufts University School of Medicine: Accomplished Teaching Citation

2011 Council for Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baystate Medical Center: National Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

2011 Tufts University School of Medicine: Accomplished Teaching Citation

2010 North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Annual Conference: Sally Perlman Best Poster Award

2010 Tufts University School of Medicine: Notable Teaching Citation

2004 Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons: Excellence in Teaching by a Resident or Fellow

2002 Baystate Medical Center: Excellence in Teaching by a Chief Resident

2002 Baystate Medical Center: Resident Research Award

2001-2002 Tufts University School of Medicine: Excellence in Teaching by a Resident

In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

Contraception
LARC
Miscarriage
Reproductive health
Abortion

I am the Vice Chair of Academics in the Department of OB/GYN, and head the department Research Steering Committee and Education Steering Committee. I am also the Associate Program Director for the Fellowship in Complex Family Planning. I am deeply involved in faculty development in both of these roles, and serve as a regular individual advisor and mentor to fellows and multiple junior faculty members.

My research expertise is shared decision-making and patient-centered care, particularly in contraceptive counseling. I am also involved in research focusing on new contraceptive method development, addressing inequities in reproductive health, and the impact of sexual dysfunction. I have successfully mentored 23 student, doctoral, post-doctoral, and junior faculty trainees on research projects in gynecology and reproductive health. I have also mentored dozens of students, fellows, and faculty in career development.

A career that involves research can take many forms. I have mentored multiple "big R" researchers, who intend to devote a significant portion of their careers to research. And I have mentored even more "small R" researchers, who apply for smaller grants, are co-investigators on larger projects, and find great satisfaction in mentoring students and residents through their own projects. I am energized by helping a mentee figure out what the best path is for them, recognizing both their strengths and interests, and what they want their future career to look like. I particularly enjoy working with mentees on designing a balance between clinical care, research, education, and advocacy.

Available to Mentor as: (Review Mentor Role Definitions):