Jody Steinauer is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Department at UCSF. A graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz and UCSF's School of Medicine, she also holds a Master's Degree of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research at UCSF. After residency in ob/gyn at UCSF, she completed fellowships in both Women's Health Clinical Research and Family Planning at UCSF. In addition to serving as the Associate Director of the Family Planning Fellowship at UCSF she is the Co-Director of the Reproductive Health Research Unit at SFGH. She is currently studying the factors that contribute to abortion provision after residency, and the effect of family planning training in general. She is also studying methods to improve contraceptive compliance in patients, especially in patients at high risk of unintended pregnancy. As a medical student Jody founded Medical Students for Choice (MSFC), and she has continued to have a strong interest in policy through her work with MSFC and other organizations such as Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. This event is cohosted with the University of Michigan Obstetrics and Gynecology Department.