Jacqueline E. Darroch, Senior Fellow

Jacqueline E. Darroch, Ph.D., is an independent researcher in social demography and a senior fellow at the Guttmacher Institute. She has been involved with the Guttmacher Institute since 1978. As Interim President in 2003 and senior vice president from 1996 to 2004, she provided leadership in the direction of the organization’s policy-focused research and public education on sexual and reproductive health. She oversaw developments and opportunities in the areas of research, theory and methodology, health care delivery and financing, public opinion and behavior, and local, state, federal and international policies and programs. In addition, she worked to obtain funding from private foundations, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Population Affairs. Dr. Darroch held the positions of director of research (1978-1988), vice president for research (1988-2002) and vice president for science (2002-2004).

Dr. Darroch also served as associate director for reproductive health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation from 2004 to 2006. She is the author or coauthor of more than 100 articles and publications on sexual behavior, fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, teenage pregnancy and abortion.

Recent Publications Include:

Darroch JE, Singh S and Nadeau J, Contraception: an investment in lives, health and development, In Brief, New York: Guttmacher Institute, 2008, No. 5 (forthcoming).

Darroch JE and Frost JJ, Factors associated with contraceptive choice and inconsistent method use, United States, 2004, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2008, 40(2):94-104.

Sonfield A, Gold RB, Frost JJ and Darroch JE, U.S. insurance coverage of contraceptives and the impact of contraceptive coverage mandates 2002, ,Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2004, 36(2):72-79.

Singh S, Darroch JE, Vlassof M and Nadeau J, Adding It Up: The Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care, New York: The Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2003.

Vlassoff M, Singh S, Darroch JE, Carbone E and Bernstein S, Assessing costs and benefits of sexual and reproductive health interventions, Occasional Report, New York: The Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2004, No. 11.

Landry DJ, Darroch JE, Singh S and Higgins J, Factors associated with the content of sex education in U.S. public secondary schools, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2003, 35(6); 261-269.

Finer LB, Darroch JE and Frost JJ, Services for men at publicly funded family planning agencies, 1998–1999, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2003, 35(5):202-207.

Singh S, Bankole A and Darroch JE, A, B and C in Uganda: the roles of abstinence, monogamy and condom use in HIV decline, Occasional Report, New York: The Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2003, No. 9.

Jones RK, Darroch JE and Henshaw SK, Contraceptive use among U.S. women having abortions in 2000-2001, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2002, 34(6):294-303.

Jones RK, Darroch JE and Henshaw SK, Patterns in the socioeconomic characteristics of women obtaining abortions in 2000-2001, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2002, 34(5):226-235.