Publications
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Reproductive justice and person-centered contraceptive care
Allison BA, Glodowski CR, Smith C, Mizelle C, Leiva H, Wright ST, Golin C, Arora KS, Schilling S. 鈥淓ffectiveness of Interventions to Support Person-Centered Contraceptive Care for Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review.鈥� American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, in press, 2025.
Allison BA, Wilkinson TA, Maslowsky J. Adolescent-Centered Sexual and Reproductive Health Communication. JAMA. Published online December 18, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.24246
Wilkinson TA, Hoopes AJ, Allison BA. Contraception Choice Beyond Efficacy. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Nov 25. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.4997. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39585708.
Hartheimer JS, Allison BA, Perry MF. Increasing access to LARC removal in pediatrics to support adolescent reproductive justice in the United States. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2024; 1-5. doi:10.1111/psrh.12270
Allison BA, Angelino A, Joshua KH, Strayhorn L, Rogers P, Mann ES. 鈥淚t means being safe, having power over one鈥檚 body鈥�: Black Female Adolescent Experiences with Reproductive Health Counseling in Primary Care. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2024 Feb 1:S1083-3188(24)00178-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2024.01.165. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38301797.
Contraceptive care delivery
Tsevat DG, Miller V, Hodges M, Mizelle C, Stuart G, Arora KS, Allison JH, Allison BA. 鈥淒ifferences in pain聽regimens聽among nulliparous patients undergoing IUD insertion within a single health system.鈥� American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, in press, 2025.1q
Allison BA, Ritter V, Lin FC, Flower KB, Perry MF. Trends in Continuation of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Among Adolescents Receiving Medicaid. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Jul 9:S1054-139X(24)00238-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.04.029. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38980246.
Allison BA, Yates L, Tadikonda A, Arora KS, Stuart GS. Single-Visit Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Initiation Among Adolescents Before and During COVID-19. J Adolesc Health. 2023 Oct 9:S1054-139X(23)00441-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.08.031. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37815761.
Jones A, Whitesell C, Tadikonda A, Perry MF, Allison BA. “I feel like it gives me what I need to know”: A qualitative study on adolescent perceptions of two contraceptive decision aids. Contraception. 2023 Sep 1:110277. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110277. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37659707.
Stuart GS, Yates L, Crump J, Allison BA, Navarro AL, Tadikonda A, Neal-Perry G, Arora KS. Single-visit insertion of long-acting reversible contraception in a single health system. Contraception. 2023 Mar 15:110009. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110009. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36931546.
Jones A, Allison BA, Perry M. Effectiveness of contraceptive decision aids in adolescents and young adults: A Systematic Review. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Aug 10:S1083-3188(21)00266-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.08.005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34389463.
Allison BA, Ritter V, Flower KB, Perry MF. Initiation of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception in Hospitalized Adolescents in the United States. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Jun 10;. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-001974. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34112700.
Clinician bias in reproductive healthcare
Tsevat DG, Bullington BW, Arora KS, Allison BA. Beliefs and behaviors regarding abortion counseling among U.S. clinicians caring for adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2024 Dec 7:S1083-3188(24)00351-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2024.12.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39653109.
Bullington BW, Mann ES, Thornton M, Hartheimer J, Arora KS, Allison BA. Clinician Perspectives on Adolescent Contraceptive Counseling Following Dobbs v. Jackson: Implications for Young People’s Contraceptive Autonomy. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2024 Nov 1:S1083-3188(24)00337-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2024.10.007. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39489479.
Mann ES, Hartheimer J, Bullington BW, Thornton MJ, Arora KS, Allison BA. Beyond stigma: Clinician bias in contraceptive counseling to sexual and gender minority youth. Contraception. 2024 Sep 25:110718. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110718. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39332608.
Allison BA, Bullington BW, Makhijani SA, Arora KS. Exploring Primary Care Physician Biases in Adolescent Contraceptive Counseling. Contraception. 2024 Sep 13:110706. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110706. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39278343.
Thornton M, Mann ES, Bullington BW, Hartheimer J, Arora KS, Allison BA. Exploring adolescent-facing US clinicians’ perceptions of their contraceptive counseling and use of shared decision-making: A qualitative study. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2024 Aug 22. doi: 10.1111/psrh.12283. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39175306.
Policy impacts on reproductive healthcare
Allison BA, Vear K, Hoopes AJ, Maslowsky J. The Perceived Impact of a Post-Dobbs Landscape on U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults. Contraception. 2024 Jun 13:110513. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110513. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38879071.
Allison BA, Ritter V, Lin FC, Flower KB, Perry MF. Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Initiation Among Adolescents After an American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Jan 8:e235932. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.5932. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38190303; PMCID: PMC10775076.
Vear K, Esbrook E, Padley E, Maslowsky J, Allison BA, Hoopes AJ. 鈥淭ime and money and support鈥�: Adolescents and Young Adults鈥� Perceived Social and Logistical Support Needs for Safe Abortion Care. Contraception. 2023 Jul 22:110128. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110128. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37487867.
Allison BA, Odom RM, Vear K, Hoopes AJ, Maslowsky J. A Nationwide Sample of Adolescents and Young Adults Share Where They Would Go Online for Abortion Information After Dobbs v. Jackson. J Adolesc Health. 2023 Jun 29:S1054-139X(23)00269-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.05.010. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37389530.
Allison BA, Vear K, Hoopes AJ, Maslowsky J. Adolescent Awareness of the Changing Legal Landscape of Abortion in the United States and Its Implications. J Adolesc Health. 2023 May 29:S1054-139X(23)00206-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.04.008. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37269283.
Youth engagement in research
Hoopes AJ, Padley E, Vear K, Chang T, Marzouk T, Dao TD, Esbrook E, Odom RM, Maslowsky J, Allison BA. 鈥淧artnering with youth researchers in a dynamic reproductive health policy landscape.鈥� Pediatrics, in press, 2025.
Pregnancy and pregnancy options counseling
Allison BA, Borcky T, Boutros-Khoury H, Kirkpatrick L. Teen Pregnancy. Pediatr Rev. 2024 Dec 1;45(12):680-692. doi: 10.1542/pir.2024-006414. PMID: 39616131.
Kirkpatrick L, Bell LA, Borcky T, Boutros-Khoury H, Hooven-Davis J, Rankine J, Robbins C, Syed T, Szoko N, Allison BA. Evaluation of a Pregnancy Options Counseling Curriculum for Pediatric Residents. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Dec 14:S1054-139X(24)00555-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.11.003. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39674945.
Verma BA, Nichols LP, Plegue MA, Moniz MH, Rai M, Chang T. Advice given by community members to pregnant women: a mixed methods study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016 Nov 9;16(1):349. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-1146-y. PubMed PMID: 27829393; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5103593.
Chang T, Verma BA, Shull T, Moniz MH, Kohatsu L, Plegue MA, Collins-Thompson K. Crowdsourcing and the Accuracy of Online Information Regarding Weight Gain in Pregnancy: A Descriptive Study. J Med Internet Res. 2016 Apr 7;18(4):e81. doi: 10.2196/jmir.5138. PubMed PMID: 27056465; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4840255.
Telehealth and adolescent privacy and confidentiality
Rea S, Mikesell L, Cuddihy C, Perry M, Allison BA. Exploring the Complexity of Telehealth Privacy Through a Lens of Adolescent Development. Qualitative Health Research. 2023;0(0). doi:10.1177/10497323231151596
Mikesell L, Rea S, Cuddihy C, Perry MF, Allison BA. 鈥淓xploring the Connectivity Paradox: How the sociophysical environment of telehealth shapes adolescent patients鈥� and parents鈥� perceptions of the patient-physician relationship.鈥� Health Communication. 2022 Sep 14. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2022.2124056
Rea S, Zynda A, Allison B, Tolleson-Rinehart S. Adolescent Perceptions of Technology-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: A Systematic Review. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Jun 15:S1054-139X(22)00460-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.05.012. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35717326.
Allison BA, Rea S, Mikesell L, Perry MF. Adolescent and Parent Perceptions of Telehealth Visits: A Mixed-Methods Study. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Oct 29:S1054-139X(21)00487-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.09.028. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34756777.
Sexually transmitted infections
Allison BA, Park RV, Walters EM, Perry MF. Increased Detection of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia after Implementation of a Universal Screening Protocol in a Pediatric Primary Care Clinic. Sex Transm Dis. 2021 Aug 16. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001534. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34407011.
Allison BA, Walters EM, Butler BW, Perry MF. A Clinic-Based Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Screening for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia in Adolescents. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2021 Aug;47(8):510-518. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2021.04.006. Epub 2021 Apr 28. PubMed PMID: 34074609.
Allison BA, Widman L, Stewart JL, Evans R, Perry M. Adherence to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Adolesc Health. 2021 May 28;. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.04.001. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PubMed PMID: 34059426.
Perry M, Allison BA. Gonorrheal Diseases. Pediatr Rev. 2018 Aug;39(8):427-429. doi: 10.1542/pir.2017-0120. PubMed PMID: 30068746.
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