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Yasaman Zia, PhD, MPH

Title(s)Assistant Researcher, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address550 16th Street
San Francisco CA 94158
PronounsShe/Her/Hers
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    University of Washington, Seattle, WAPhD2023Epidemiology
    George Washington University, Washington, DCMPH2013Epidemiology
    George Washington University, Washington, DCBA2011Psychology

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    Policy and agency: LARC experiences among young people in California and Texas
    Society for Family Planning SFP19-LARC5
    Role: PI
    Contraceptive experiences of abortion patients: The Southwest Contraceptive Access Network
    Society of Family Planning SFP19-PAC5
    Role: PI

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    1. Provider perspectives on telehealth for contraceptive care: "the provider isn't going want to use it unless it's easy to use". Reprod Health. 2026 Feb 28. Alvarez A, Morse SM, Zia Y, Somerson E, Folse C, Albergate Davis K, Comfort AB, Moayedi G, Goodman S, Harper CC. PMID: 41764553.
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    2. Contraceptive care for patients with bigger bodies in the US: Evaluation of a provider training intervention. Prev Med Rep. 2026 Feb; 62:103389. Zia Y, Alvarez A, Pineda C, Folse C, Robinson J, Edelman A, Goodman S, Harper CC. PMID: 41631102; PMCID: PMC12860744.
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    3. Racism in contraceptive care: 'that trust barrier is really hard to build back up, rightfully so'. Cult Health Sex. 2025 Dec 23; 1-11. Zia Y, Morse S, Alvarez A, Pineda C, Somerson E, Folse C, Albergate Davis K, Brandi K, Mengesha B, Harper C, Hill M. PMID: 41432994.
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    4. Phone calls to enhance PrEP persistence among Kenyan women accessing postabortal care: a cluster randomized trial. Front Reprod Health. 2025; 7:1709721. Heffron R, Etyang L, Nyerere B, Wanyama I, Zia Y, Schaafsma T, Thomas KK, Mwangi M, June L, Mogaka FO, Kiptinness C, Kamiru M, Barker T, Okochi H, Gandhi M, Ngure K, Bukusi EA, Mugo NR. PMID: 41394015; PMCID: PMC12695733.
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    5. A qualitative study on healthcare providers' biases towards transgender and gender diverse people accessing contraceptive care. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2025 Dec; 33(1):2577002. Zia Y, Folse C, Lawyer A, Zeid F, Alvarez A, Somerson E, Davis KA, Menkin D, Hawkins M, Hastings J, Harper C. PMID: 41132106; PMCID: PMC12624886.
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    6. "I am putting my fear on them subconsciously": a qualitative study of contraceptive care in the context of abortion bans in the U.S. Reprod Health. 2024 Nov 24; 21(1):171. Zia Y, Somerson E, Folse C, Alvarez A, Albergate Davis K, Comfort AB, Brown K, Brandi K, Moayedi G, Harper CC. PMID: 39581967; PMCID: PMC11587542.
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    7. Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Validation of the Sexual and Reproductive Empowerment Scale for Adolescents and Young Adults in Kenya. Stud Fam Plann. 2024 06; 55(2):85-103. Zia Y, Upadhyay U, Rhew I, Kimanthi S, Congo O, Onono M, Barnabas R, Mugo N, Bukusi EA, Harrington EK. PMID: 38604945; PMCID: PMC12604660.
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    8. The Effect of Stigma on Family Planning and HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Decisions of Young Women Accessing Post-Abortion Care in Kenya. AIDS Behav. 2024 Jun; 28(6):1834-1844. Zia Y, Etyang L, Mwangi M, Njiru R, Mogaka F, June L, Njeru I, Makoyo J, Kimani S, Ngure K, Wanyama I, Bukusi E, Nyerere B, Nyamwaro C, Mugo N, Heffron R, PrEDIRA team. PMID: 38451448; PMCID: PMC11161434.
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    9. Structural influences on delivery and use of oral HIV PrEP among adolescent girls and young women seeking post abortion care in Kenya. EClinicalMedicine. 2024 Feb; 68:102416. Zia Y, Etyang L, Nyerere B, Nyamwaro C, Mogaka F, Mwangi M, June L, Njiru R, Mokoyo J, Kimani S, Thomas KK, Ngure K, Wanyama I, Bukusi E, Mugo N, Heffron R. PMID: 38292038; PMCID: PMC10825648.
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    10. Demand for medication abortion among public university students in Washington. J Am Coll Health. 2025 Mar; 73(3):1173-1177. Riley T, Godfrey EM, Angelini E, Zia Y, Cook K, Balkus JE. PMID: 37561697.
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    11. Depression and PrEP uptake, interruption, and adherence among young women in Uganda. AIDS Care. 2023 09; 35(9):1365-1374. Zia Y, Nambala L, Stalter RM, Muwonge TR, Ssebuliba T, Nakyanzi A, Nampewo O, Boyer J, Morrison S, Nsubuga R, Bagaya M, Nyanzi R, Matovu F, Yin M, Wyatt C, Mujugira A, Heffron R. PMID: 36892945; PMCID: PMC11293432.
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    12. Abortion Criminalization: A Public Health Crisis Rooted in White Supremacy. Am J Public Health. 2022 11; 112(11):1662-1667. Riley T, Zia Y, Samari G, Sharif MZ. PMID: 36223577; PMCID: PMC9558193.
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    13. Bone mineral density, nutrient intake, and physical activity among young women from Uganda. Arch Osteoporos. 2022 Oct 11; 17(1):134. Heffron R, Muwonge TR, Boyer J, Matovu F, Zia Y, Bagaya M, Ssebuliba T, Morrison S, Bambia F, Nsubuga R, Badaru J, Stein G, Mugwanya KK, Wyatt C, Baeten JM, Yin MT, Mujugira A, Kampala Women’s Bone Study Team. PMID: 36216962; PMCID: PMC11262243.
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    14. Psychosocial Experiences of Adolescent Girls and Young Women Subsequent to an Abortion in Sub-saharan Africa and Globally: A Systematic Review. Front Reprod Health. 2021; 3:638013. Zia Y, Mugo N, Ngure K, Odoyo J, Casmir E, Ayiera E, Bukusi E, Heffron R. PMID: 36303958; PMCID: PMC9580653.
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    15. HIV risk and pre-exposure prophylaxis interest among women seeking post-abortion care in Kenya: a cross-sectional study. J Int AIDS Soc. 2021 05; 24(5):e25703. Heffron R, Casmir E, Aswani L, Ngure K, Kwach B, Ogello V, Kiptinness C, Ambiyo F, Wairimu N, Ossome E, Machafu H, Zia Y, Thomas D, Scoville C, Barker T, Bukusi E, Mugo N. PMID: 33973355; PMCID: PMC8110894.
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    16. Use of fertility awareness methods as a component of safer conception for women in HIV-serodifferent relationships in Kenya. Reprod Health. 2021 Apr 01; 18(1):73. Zia Y, Velloza J, Oluoch L, Momanyi R, Mbugua S, Njoroge J, Gakuo S, Mugo E, Thuo N, Kiptinness C, Njuguna N, Ngure K, R Mugo N, Heffron R. PMID: 33794936; PMCID: PMC8017620.
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    17. Factors associated with vaginal detection of prostate-specific antigen among participants in a clinical trial in Malawi. Sex Transm Infect. 2021 02; 97(1):77. Zia Y, Davis N, Wiener J, Hobbs MM, Lapple D, Chinula L, Tegha G, Msika A, Tang J, Kourtis AP. PMID: 32527793; PMCID: PMC8011807.
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    18. Effect of efavirenz on levonorgestrel concentrations among Malawian levonorgestrel implant users for up to 30 months of concomitant use: a subanalysis of a randomized clinical trial. Contracept X. 2020; 2:100027. Tang JH, Davis NL, Corbett AH, Chinula L, Cottrell ML, Zia Y, Tegha G, Stanczyk FZ, Hurst S, Hosseinipour MC, Haddad LB, Kourtis AP. PMID: 33364598; PMCID: PMC7752709.
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    19. Medroxyprogesterone acetate concentrations among HIV-infected depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate users receiving antiretroviral therapy in Lilongwe, Malawi. Contraception. 2019 11; 100(5):402-405. Zia Y, Tang JH, Chinula L, Tegha G, Stanczyk FZ, Kourtis AP. PMID: 31374188; PMCID: PMC7245365.
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    20. Assessing prevalence of missed laboratory-confirmed sexually transmitted infections among women in Kingston, Jamaica: results from a secondary analysis of the Sino-Implant clinical trial. BMJ Open. 2018 04 13; 8(4):e019913. Zia Y, Wiener J, Snead MC, Papp J, Phillips C, Flowers L, Medley-Singh N, Costenbader EC, Hylton-Kong T, Kourtis AP. PMID: 29654017; PMCID: PMC5905734.
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    21. Measuring serum melatonin in postmenopausal women: Implications for epidemiologic studies and breast cancer studies. PLoS One. 2018; 13(4):e0195666. Chu LW, John EM, Yang B, Kurian AW, Zia Y, Yu K, Ingles SA, Stanczyk FZ, Hsing AW. PMID: 29641614; PMCID: PMC5895067.
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    22. Future of combination therapy with dabrafenib and trametinib in metastatic melanoma. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2015; 16(14):2257-63. Zia Y, Chen L, Daud A. PMID: 26331795.
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