Office Location:
North Classroom 3018B
Dr. Yeatman’s research focuses on the causes and consequences of fertility, and in particular the mismatch between fertility desires and behavior, whether that leads to undesired or unrealized fertility. Early in her career, she co-designed and led a 6-year longitudinal study of young adults in southern Malawi between 2009-2015. Through the project, Tsogolo la Thanzi, she sought to understand how a generation of young adults growing up in Malawi’s HIV epidemic navigated their lives while avoiding or dealing with the consequences of HIV. Data from the project have been used in over 70 publications, including many theses and dissertations from students at institutions throughout the United States and Malawi.
Currently, Dr. Yeatman’s research is focused on access to contraception and reproductive health care in the U.S. and the way in which access—and more recently lack of access—impacts people’s health outcomes and life trajectories. Much of this work is part of a rich collaboration through the Colorado Fertility Project, which is based at the CU Population Center, where she serves as Development Director.