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Emma Romell

PhD Student in Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chapter Member: Wisconsin SSN
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About Emma

Romell is a social demographer who studies families, gender, and inequality. She is also interested in issues of reproductive health equity and access. Her work on expert testimony in the abortion policymaking process has been published in Contraception. She serves as a graduate student representative for the American Sociological Association's Family Section.

Contributions

The Future of Birth Cost Recovery in Wisconsin

  • Laura Swan
  • Tiffany L. Green

Publications

"Expert Participation in 25 Years of Wisconsin Abortion Policymaking" (with Daniela Mansbach, Rachel L. Dyer, and Alisa Von Hagel). Contraception 109 (2022): 43-48.

Examines the scope of expert testimony given in Wisconsin legislative committee hearings regarding abortion laws. Finds that anti-abortion rights activists testify more frequently than pro-abortion rights medical experts.