La Follette School Seminar: Improving Reproductive, Maternal, and Infant Health through Public Policy

Christine Piette Durrance, an associate professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will discuss her research about improving reproductive, maternal, and infant health through public policy. Her research focuses on several recurring themes, including contraception, unintended pregnancy, abortion and STD rates, alcohol and substance use, medical malpractice and defensive medicine, health insurance mandates, and reactions to managed care.