Jamie Manzer, PhD, MPP, is a medical sociologist and Assistant Director of Research for the Birru Talabi Research Lab at CONVERGE. Her expertise spans sexual and reproductive health research, policy, and clinical practice, with a focus on equity and reproductive justice. Her work applies rigorous qualitative methods to examine how health systems, clinical practice, social determinants, and policy shape reproductive health access and outcomes. She brings extensive experience in federally funded research, including three years partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the Quality Family Planning guidelines. In her current role, she leads research and research operations for the Birru Talabi Research Lab's portfolio of federally funded studies on reproductive health. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Delaware where she specialized in health and medicine and a Master of Public Policy from The Hertie School of Governance in Berlin where she focused on global health.
Manzer, J., Carrillo-Perez A, Tingey L, Ouellette L, Hogan C, Atkins N, Carmichael K, Guerrero Ramirez G, Magee MM, Miller M, Nwankwo C, Reid S, Strelevitz T, Taylor V, Waddell W, Wong M, Yuksel B, Blum J. Client perspectives on contraceptive counseling, education and care: A systematic literature review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 67(6S), S22-31. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2024.07.019
Manzer, J. Ouellette L, Tingey L, Carrillo-Perez A, Hogan C, Atkins N, Carmichael K, Guerrero Ramirez G, Magee MM, Miller M, Nwankwo C, Reid S, Strelevitz T, Taylor V, Waddell W, Wong M, Yuksel B, Blum J. Provider perspectives on contraceptive counseling, education and care: A systematic literature review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 67(6S), S32-S40. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2024.07.025
Romer, S. E., Blum J., Borrero S., Crowley J., Hart J., Magee M. M., Manzer J., Stern L. Providing Quality Family Planning Services in the United States: Recommendations of the U.S. Office of Population Affairs (Revised 2024). American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 67(6S), S41-S86. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2024.09.007
Manzer, J., & Bell, A. V., The limitations of patient-centered care: The case of early Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) removal, Social Science and Medicine, 292. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114632
Manzer, J. & Bell, A. V., “We’re a little biased”: Medicine and the management of bias through the case of contraception, Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 2021. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00221465211003232