Kathleen Broussard

Hi there! I am Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of South Carolina. My research interests include medical sociology, sexual and reproductive health, social demography, and fertility desires and behaviors.

My recent work examines people's decision-making processes related to pregnancy and parenthood as well as their experiences seeking healthcare for a wide range of reproductive health issues. I use both quantitative and qualitative approaches in my research including survey and interview-based methods, content analysis, and ethnography to explore these complex dynamics of social life.

My research appears in Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Social Science & Medicine, Population Studies, JAMA Network Open, Contraception, American Journal of Public Health, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, and other peer-reviewed publications. It has also been featured across major news outlets, including The New York Times and The Atlantic. In support of my research, I have received funding from the Society of Family Planning and the The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

Prior to joining USC, I completed my Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, where I was a fellow at the Population Research Center, and my M.A. at the University of Chicago.