Shelly Kaller
senior research associate
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
School of Medicine

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.

• Changes in the Frequency and Type of Barriers to Reproductive Health Care Between 2017 and 2021.
  JAMA network open 2023 Adler A, Biggs MA, Kaller S, Schroeder R, Ralph L
• Abortion terminology preferences: a cross-sectional survey of people accessing abortion care.
  BMC women's health 2023 Kaller S, Ralph L, Wingo E, Biggs MA
• 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 2022 Nathan SF, Berglas NF, Kaller S, Mays A, Biggs MA
• Unwanted abortion disclosure and social support in the abortion decision and mental health symptoms: A cross-sectional survey.
  Contraception 2022 Biggs MA, Driver M, Kaller S, Ralph LJ
• A cross-sectional study examining consideration of self-managed abortion among people seeking facility-based care in the United States.
  Reproductive health 2022 Ralph L, Ehrenreich K, Kaller S, 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 2022 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) 2022 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 2021 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 2021 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 2021 Kaller S, Daniel S, Raifman S, Biggs MA, Grossman D
• Medication Abortion With Pharmacist Dispensing of Mifepristone.
  Obstetrics and gynecology 2021 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 2021 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 2021 Berglas NF, Kimport K, Mays A, Kaller S, Biggs MA
• Abortion method preference among people presenting for abortion care.
  Contraception 2020 Wingo E, Ralph LJ, Kaller S, Biggs MA
• Developing and validating the Psychosocial Burden among people Seeking Abortion Scale (PB-SAS).
  PloS one 2020 Biggs MA, Neilands TB, Kaller S, Wingo E, Ralph LJ
• The Fine Line Between Informing and Coercing: Community Health Center Clinicians' Approaches to Counseling Young People About IUDs.
  Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health 2020 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 2020 Cheeks M, Kaller S, Mays A, Biggs MA
• Exploring young women's reasons for adopting intrauterine or oral emergency contraception in the United States: a qualitative study.
  BMC women's health 2020 Kaller S, Mays A, Freedman L, Harper CC, Biggs MA
• Characteristics of patients having telemedicine versus in-person informed consent visits before abortion in Utah.
  Contraception 2019 Daniel S, Raifman S, Kaller S, Grossman D
• 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 2019 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 2019 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 2018 Biggs MA, Kimport K, Mays A, Kaller S, Berglas NF
• Evaluating the capacity of California's publicly funded universities to provide medication abortion.
  Contraception 2018 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 2018 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 2010 Soleimanpour S, Geierstanger SP, Kaller S, McCarter V, Brindis CD