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Kathryn LaRoche

Kathryn LaRoche

Research Focus

Women's Health

Curriculum vitae

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Office and Contact

Room: MTTW 227

Email: kjlaroch@purdue.edu

Phone: 765-496-1076

Courses

  • PUBH 590 - Human Sexuality & Sexual Health

Areas of Expertise

  • sexual and reproductive health
  • qualitative methods
  • action research
  • abortion
  • health policy and service delivery

Biography

Dr. Kathryn J. LaRoche, PhD, MSc is an Assistant Professor of Public Health at Purdue University. Prior to joining Purdue, she received a Cotutelle PhD in Population Health from the University of Ottawa (Canada) and Anthropology from Macquarie University (Australia); she also completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at Indiana University Bloomington.

As a public health social scientist and applied anthropologist, Dr. LaRoche carries out community-engaged, action- and intervention-oriented research about sexual and reproductive health with a focus on abortion and pregnancy. In 2022, she received the Carole Joffe and Stanley Henshaw Early Achievement in Social Science Research Award from the National Abortion Federation for her contribution to generating abortion-related knowledge

Dr. LaRoche has ongoing projects in the United States, Canada, and Australia. She founded and directs the Pregnancy, Abortion, and Reproductive Rights Research Collective at Purdue and currently has opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. She is also interested in creating connections with collaborators and community partners that are committed to the rights of individuals to make informed and empowered reproductive health decisions.

Education

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2022). School of Public Health, Department of Applied Health Science. Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.
  • PhD (2020), Population Health. Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences. University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
  • PhD (2020), Anthropology. Faculty of Arts, Department of Anthropology. Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
  • MSc (2015), Interdisciplinary Health Sciences. Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences. University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
  • BA (2013), Specialization in Psychology and Minor in Women's Studies. Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Psychology. University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.

Selected Honors/Awards

  • Carole Joffe and Stanley Henshaw Early Achievement in Social Science Research Award. The National Abortion Federation - 2022