Ushma Upadhyay, PhD, MPH is Professor at University of California, San Francisco in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences and core faculty of Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH). She is a public health Social Scientist trained in epidemiology and demography.
Dr. Upadhyay has expertise in abortion safety, abortion access in the U.S., medication abortion, and state-level abortion restrictions. She is Principal Investigator of the CHAT Study which evaluates the safety, effectiveness, and acceptability of telehealth for abortion in 20 states and is embarking on the NIH-funded REACH study which examines equity in telehealth abortion care. She is also leading a study on interest in a late period pill.
Dr. Upadhyay is Co-Chair of #WeCount, a national study sponsored by the Society of Family Planning which seeks to track monthly abortion volume data by state to better understand the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on abortion access. She is nationally recognized as an expert on abortion and is frequently interviewed by media outlets such as the Washington Post, the New York Times, and NPR. She earned a BA in Public Communication and International Studies from American University, an MPH from Columbia University, and a PhD from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.