Steph Herold
Research Analyst
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
School of Medicine
Steph Herold, MPH, is a Researcher who studies the portrayal of abortion on television and in film as part of the Abortion Onscreen team at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health. Steph has over fifteen years of experience in the reproductive health, rights, and justice fields, and has won several awards, including the Rosie Jimenez Award from the Women’s Medical Fund.
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Steph has co-authored a dozen peer-reviewed publications and grey literature papers mainly focusing on abortion in popular culture, abortion stigma, and self-managed abortion. Steph currently serves on the Board of Directors of All-Options. Her past board tenure includes serving on the Advisory Board of ReproAction, the Board of Directors of the New York Abortion Access Fund, the inaugural Steering Committee of the International Network for the Reduction of Abortion Discrimination and Stigma, and the Board of Directors of ACCESS: Women’s Health Justice. Steph earned her MPH from Columbia University and her BA from Bryn Mawr College.
Education & Training
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- MPH Population and Family Health Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health 05/2013
Interests
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- abortion in popular culture
- audience impact studies
- abortion
- abortion stigma
- feminist media studies
- television studies
- media studies
Websites
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- StephHerold.com (stephherold.com)
Publications (16)
Top publication keywords:
PoliticsAbortion, SpontaneousSelf-ManagementAbortion, InducedSocial StigmaPregnancy, UnwantedAbortion ApplicantsInformation DisseminationMass MediaDecision MakingPregnancyAbortion, LegalJournalismAbortifacient AgentsTelevision
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Abortion pills on TV: An exploratory study of the associations between abortion plotline viewership and beliefs regarding in-clinic and self-managed medication abortion.
Contraception 2024 Herold S, Morris N, Biggs MA, Schroeder R, Kaller S, Sisson G -
'I could see myself doing something like that': US women's engagement with characters who experience abortion, adoption and surrogacy on Little Fires Everywhere.
Culture, health & sexuality 2023 Herold S, Sisson G -
“You can’t tell this story without abortion”: television creators on narrative intention and development of abortion stories on their shows
“You can’t tell this story without abortion”: television creators on narrative intention and development of abortion stories on their shows 2023 Stephanie Herold Gretchen Sisson -
Abortion in Popular Culture: A Call to Action
When Stories Are All We Have: The Role of Television in a Future in Which Abortion is Illegal 2023 Stephanie Herold Gretchen Sisson -
From ‘Dirty Dancing’ to ‘Scandal,’ On-Screen Abortion Stories Carry Sway
The New York Times 2022 Stephanie Herold
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Hollywood's Role in Stigmatizing Abortion
The American Prospect 2022 Stephanie Herold -
Increased Visibility, Increasing Restrictions: Abortion on TV
Los Angeles Review of Books 2021 Lauren Herold Steph Herold -
Prime-time abortion on Grey's Anatomy: What do US viewers learn from fictional portrayals of abortion on television?
Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health 2021 Sisson G, Walter N, Herold S, Brooks JJ -
Disseminating Evidence on Abortion Facilities to Health Departments: A Randomized Study of E-mail Strategies.
Health communication 2021 Woodruff K, Berglas N, Herold S, Roberts SCM -
“I can’t believe your mixed ass wasn’t on the pill!”: race and abortion on American scripted television, 2008-2019
“I can’t believe your mixed ass wasn’t on the pill!”: race and abortion on American scripted television, 2008-2019 2020 Stephanie Herold Gretchen Sisson Renee Bracey Sherman -
Abortion on American television: An update on recent portrayals, 2015-2019.
Contraception 2020 Herold S, Sisson G -
Experiences of harassment and empowerment after sharing personal abortion stories publicly.
Contraception: X 2020 Woodruff K, Schroeder R, Herold S, Roberts SCM, Berglas NF -
Self-managed abortion: A systematic scoping review.
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology 2019 Moseson H, Herold S, Filippa S, Barr-Walker J, Baum SE, Gerdts C -
Hangers, Potions, and Pills: Abortion Procedures on American Television, 2008 to 2018.
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health 2019 Herold S, Sisson G -
"The stakes are so high": interviews with progressive journalists reporting on abortion.
Contraception 2017 Sisson G, Herold S, Woodruff K -
Women's Private Conversations about Abortion: A Qualitative Study.
Women & health 2015 Herold S, Kimport K, Cockrill K