I provide media commentary on topics related to sexual and reproductive health.
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Print & Digital
Is It Time to Delete Your Period Tracker App? (Glamour, 2024)
The abortion bot will see you now (The Washington Post, 2023)
Abortion chatbot Charley helps women end their pregnancies: 'Let's get started' (Fox News, 2023)
New chatbot connects abortion-seekers with care options (Mashable, 2023)
Privacy, Porn, and Parents in the Room: Sex Education’s Pandemic Challenges (EdWeek, 2021)
Getting ‘consent’ for sex is too low a bar (The New York Times, 2018)
Wearing black to the State of the Union isn’t enough (CNN, 2018)
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Podcasts & Radio
Charley Chatbot Revolutionizing Access to Abortion Information and Services (Digital Politics Podcast, 2025)
Sexting (NPR/WHYY Radio Times, 2019)
What should kids be learning in sex ed in the era of #MeToo? (NPR/KALW Your Call, 2018)
The Controversy Over Comprehensive Sex Ed (NPR/WAMU The 1A, 2017)
Sex Ed Study: Robot Babies May Increase Teen Birth Rate (NPR/WNYC The Takeaway, 2016)
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On Camera
Sex education is evolving to meet kids where they are - on the internet (Mashable, 2019)
Let’s Have Sex with Zach Zimmerman (Time Out New York, 2019)
AMAZE Brings Sex Education Online to End Sexual Assault Epidemic (NowThis News, 2018)
Keynotes and Panels
Keynote at Lesbians Who Tech Summit, 2024
Panel at Social Good Summit, 2018
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“Charley: The Private, Secure Abortion Chatbot,” National Abortion Federation Annual Meeting, 2024
“Quality Sex Education at Multiple Touchpoints,” Utah Family Planning Forum, 2019
“Sex Education in 2018: Ensuring Access for All Young People,” University of Michigan School of Social Work, 2018
“Sex Education Policy, Programs and Research: Current Landscape and Future Opportunities,” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, 2017
“LGBTQ-Inclusive Sex Education: Barriers, Best Practices and Strategies for Moving Forward,” USC School of Social Work, 2017
“The Information Void: A Discussion of Reproductive Health Education,” National Council of Jewish Women, 2017
“From the Capitol to the Classroom: Sex Education Policy in 2014,” American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists Annual Conference, 2014
“Building Support for and Responding to Controversy over Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs,” OAH, ACFY/FYSB, CDC/DRH Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grantee Conference, 2013