M. Antonia Biggs, PhD

Senior Researcher, Family PACT Evaluation, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

Email: antonia.biggs@ucsf.edu

Biosketch:

Dr. M. Antonia Biggs is a Social Psychologist at the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health. Her research is dedicated to better understanding the barriers faced by economically disadvantaged populations in accessing reproductive health services so that policy can be designed to improve their social and health outcomes. Her specific research interests include unintended pregnancy, access to family planning services, Latina adolescent childbearing, service delivery for long-acting contraceptives, and the psychological well-being of women having abortions. Dr. Biggs is directing a survey of family planning providers’ delivery of long-acting contraception in California, a study interviewing clients’ regarding their experiences with family planning services, participating in the evaluation of the Colorado and Iowa Initiatives to reduce unintended pregnancy by increasing access to long-acting contraception, and working on a nationwide longitudinal prospective study of the health and well-being of women who seek abortion. Dr. Biggs holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Boston University.

Areas of Interest:

• Unintended pregnancy
• Access to reproductive health services
• Abortion and women's well-being
• Delivery of long-acting reversible contraception

For a complete list of publications, please click here: Publications on PubMed.

Updated June 2013

Citations:

• Biggs MA, Ralph L, Minnis A, Marchi KS, Lehrer JA, Braveman PA, Brindis C. Factors Associated with Delayed Childbearing: From the Voices of Expectant Latina Adults and Teens in California. Hispanic Journal of the Behavioral Sciences. 2010:32(1):77-103.
• Biggs MA, Arons A, Turner R, Brindis CD. Same-day LARC insertion attitudes and practices. Contraception. 2013:.