Bio          

Kathleen Broussard received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin (2022), where she specialized in demography as a fellow at the Population Research Center. She also holds an M.A. from the University of Chicago. She is a faculty affiliate of the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at USC and the Carolina Population Center at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Research

Dr. Broussard’s research examines the individual, social, and structural determinants of people’s reproductive lives. Using a reproductive justice-informed approach, she investigates how people navigate reproduction both socially and medically and how institutions and technologies shape people’s experiences. She employs a range of methodological approaches, including surveys, interviews, and content analysis, to explore these complex dynamics.

Her work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Social Science & Medicine, Population Studies, JAMA Network Open, and American Journal of Public Health. Her research has also received national media attention, with coverage in The New York Times and The Atlantic, and has been cited in two U.S. Supreme Court amicus briefs (June Medical Services v. Russo and Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization).

Broussard’s research has been supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Society of Family Planning. In recognition of her contributions to sociology, she has received multiple awards from the American Sociological Association and the Eastern Sociological Society.

Teaching

SOCY 749: Population Perspectives of Gender, Sexuality, and Health

SOCY 316: Reproductive Governance and Resistance

SOCY 391: Research Methods

SOCY 101: Introductory Sociology