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Dr. Melissa Gilliam to Present First Bowman Society Lecture of 2009
Melissa Gilliam, MD, MPH
Planning Families: A Road to Health for Women and Girls
Thursday, January 8, 2009
5:30–6:30 p.m.
Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine–4th Floor Atrium
December 17, 2008 —Melissa Gilliam, MD, MPH will present the Bowman Society Lecture on Thursday, January 8 at 5:30 p.m. in the 4th Floor Atrium of the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine.
Dr. Gilliam is Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Chicago, Director of the Fellowship in Family Planning, Chief of the Division of Family Planning and Contraceptive Research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Gilliam’s clinical work is in pediatric and adolescent gynecology. She serves as the principal investigator and sub-investigator on several clinical trials that investigate the safety, efficacy, acceptability, and experiences of young women using birth control.
Dr. Gilliam is particularly interested in studying vulnerable populations at risk of unintended pregnancies due to health care disparities including low income populations, women of diverse racial/ethnic groups, and adolescents. She has initiated several community-based research projects that seek to identify adolescent attitudes towards sexual activity, pregnancy, and contraceptive practices.
She currently leads a longitudinal study of low-income African-American and Latino/a adolescents to investigate risk factors for repeat pregnancy in the postpartum period. Her research is funded by private foundations, the National Institutes of Health, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the Centers for Disease Control. She currently serves on the Editorial Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She also serves on the Board of the Society for Family Planning and is the Board Chairman of the Guttmacher Institute.
For more information on past lecturers, please visit the Bowman Society page.
