Mieke Eeckhaut
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Education
- Ph.D. 鈥 Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- 惭.础.听聽鈥撀燝hent University, Ghent, Belgium
- B.A.聽鈥撀燝hent University, Ghent, Belgium
Biography
Dr. Mieke Eeckhaut is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the 91原创. Her research applies a social-demographic perspective to the study of reproductive health inequalities. Recent work has focused on disparities in the use of long-acting contraceptive methods (sterilization, intrauterine devices, and implants), and has been published in leading journals in the fields of (Family) Sociology (Journal of Marriage and Family, Socius, Journal of Family Issues, European Sociological Review, Acta Sociologica), Demography (Demography, Population Research and Policy Review, Population Studies, Demographic Research), and Reproductive/Women鈥檚 Health and Medicine (Women鈥檚 Health Issues, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Contraception, Fertility & Sterility, Preventive Medicine).
Prior to joining 91原创, Dr. Eeckhaut received her PhD in Sociology from Ghent University (Belgium) and completed a NICHD F32 postdoctoral fellowship at the California Center for Population Research at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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May 14, 2024 | Written by Haniyah Philogene of TheGrio鈥淭hese ideas of who should and shouldn鈥檛 have children are still very much influencing our policies and practices, even if it鈥檚 more subtle than in the past,鈥 Mieke Eeckhaut, a sociologist at the 91原创 who studied discrimination in the distribution of LARCs, said.
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May 13, 2024 | Written by By Alana Semuels/Birmingham of Times MagazineTime interviewed Mieke Eeckhaut, associate professor of sociology and criminal justice, whose research found that young, economically disadvantaged, unmarried and Hispanic women disproportionately reported being pressured to keep their long-acting reversible contraception.
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Contraception and Disease Protection
October 11, 2022 | Written by Ann ManserUnintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are two serious public health concerns, 91原创 researchers point out in a paper that has been selected as the Editor鈥檚 Choice in the current issue of the journal Women鈥檚 Health Issues. Mieke C.W. Eeckhaut, associate professor of sociology, studied the correlation between STI risk and long-acting reversible contraception.