Education

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD expected May 2012), Sociology & Demography                                    

Minor: Reproductive Justice in Post-Colonial Africa

Preliminary Exams: Demography & Ecology (Passed August 2018); Gender (Planned January 2018)                    

Masters of Arts (MA expected January 2019), Sociology & Demography                                    

Master’s Thesis: “Intersectionality, Sexuality and Intentionality: Contraceptive Use Survival Data from the HER Salt Lake Study”

Master’s Committee: Jenny A. Higgins, Jenna Nobles, Monica Grant

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Masters of Science in Public Health (MSPH 2012), International Health                         

Certificates: Health Informatics; Health and Human Rights                                                                          

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Bachelor of Arts (2010), Social Anthropology and International Studies                                                                              

Publications and Presentations

Peer Reviewed Publications

Behrman J, Wright KQ, Grant MJ, and E Soler-Hampesjek. Modern Contraceptive use among young adult women (ages 15-24) in Sub-Saharan Africa between 1990 and 2015. (Conditionally Accepted at Studies in Family Planning)

Wright KQ, Boydell V, Nanono N, Muhengi L and Hardee K. Do rights-based interventions improve users’ experiences with family planning services?: results from a quasi-experimental study in Uganda. (Under review at BMC Reproductive Health)

Boydell V, Neema S, Wright KQ, and Hardee K. 2018. “Closing the Gap” Between People and Programs. Lessons from Implementation of Social Accountability for Family Planning and Reproductive Health in Uganda. African Journal of Reproductive Health. 22(1):73-84.

Wright, KQ. K. Hardee and J. Townsend. (2016). The pitfalls of using selective data to represent the effectiveness, relevance and utility of the Standard Days Method (SDM) of contraception. Contraception. 94(4):374-75.

Scott, V.K., L.B. Gottschalk, K.Q. Wright, C. Twose, M. Bohren, M.E. Schmitt, and N. Ortayli. (2015). Community Health Workers’ Provision of Family Planning Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness. Studies in Family Planning. 46(3):241-261.

Invited Presentations

Hardee K, Boydell V, Wright KQ, Muwezi D, Jurczynska K, Sinai I and K. Gray. “Implementing and measuring voluntary, rights-based family planning: Evidence from Uganda and Nigeria.” International Conference on Family Planning. November 12-15, 2018.  Session: Reproductive Rights and Gender Empowerment. Kigali, Rwanda.  

Hardee K, Boydell V, Ahaibwe G, Depio S and KQ Wright. “I pray to God that family planning is good-two children you can manage: Men’s views of family planning and their access to services in Uganda.” International Conference on Family Planning. November 12-15, 2018.  Session: Men and Family Planning. Kigali, Rwanda.  

Higgins JA, Wright KQ, Sanders JN, Adkins DE and DK Turok. “Beyond Safety and Efficacy: How sexuality-related priorities impact contraceptive method selection.” North American Forum on Family Planning, October 20-22, 2018.  New Orleans, LA.  

Sanders JN, Adkins DE, Wright KQ, Turok DK and JA Higgins. “Psychometric development and validation of an instrument to prospectively measure contraceptive sexual acceptability.” International Academy of Sex Research Annual Meeting. July 17-20, 2018. Madrid, Spain.

KQ Wright, V Boydell and K Hardee. 2017. Validating a Measure of Rights-Based Family Planning Service Delivery. Presented at the 2017 annual Population Association of America Meeting in the session “Fertility, Family Planning and Sexual Health: Programs and Policies.” Chicago, IL.

KQ Wright, V Boydell and K Hardee. 2017. A study on how social accountability mechanisms influence FP/RH Programs in Uganda. Presented at the 2017 annual Population Association of America Meeting as a poster. Chicago, IL.

KQ Wright, V Boydell and K Hardee. 2016. Informed Choice Among Global Family Planning Users: Trends from 2000-2014. Presented at the 2016 annual Population Association of America Meeting as a poster. Washington D.C.

K Hardee, KQ Wright, and J. Spicehandler. 2016. What is the Evidence that "Evidence" is Used in Family Planning/ Reproductive Health Policy, Program and Practice Decisionmaking?. Presented at the 2015 annual Population Association of America Meeting as a poster. San Diego, CA.

Manuscripts in Progress

Nobles J and Wright KQ. When Men Return: The shifting sex-ratio and women’s labor market outcomes in Mexico. (Expected submission October 2018).

Higgins JA, Wright KQ, Sanders JN, Adkins DE, and Turok DK. Beyond safety and efficacy: How sexuality related priorities impact contraceptive method selection. (Expected submission September 2018).

Sanders JN, Adkins DE, Wright KQ and Higgins JA. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis to Identify Sexual Acceptability Domains Related to Contraceptive Method Uptake and Continuation. (Expected submission August 2018).

Wright KQ, Sanders JN and Higgins JA. Sexual Satisfaction Affects Contraceptive Uptake, Discontinuation and Switching: Findings from the HER Salt Lake Study. (Expected submission October 2018).

Grey Literature Publications

Hardee K, Wright KQ. Expanding the Role of Research Evidence in Family Planning Policy, Program and Practice Decision-making. The Evidence Project, Population Council. September 2015.

Hardee K, Wright KQ, Spicehandler, J. Family Planning Policy, Program and Practice Decision-making: The Role of Research Evidence and Other Factors. The Evidence Project, Population Council. September 2015.

Wright KQ, Iqteit I, Hardee K. Standard Days Method of Contraceptive: Evidence on Use, Implementation and Scale Up. Technical Report. The Evidence Project, Population Council. June 2015.

Awards and Service Work

Awards

University Fellowship (2016, 2019), University of Wisconsin-Madison: Full tuition and stipend, 2 years              

International Research and Training Grant (2016), Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS), University of Wisconsin-Madison: $5000                                                                                             

Public Health Informatics Scholarship, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: $10,000         

Mark Chesler Student Research Award, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 250$                                      

     

Service Work

Peer Mentor (2018-2019) University of Wisconsin-Madison  

Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee (2017-present) University of Wisconsin-Madison

Student Member & Liaison to SGSA Climate Committee                                                               

MRRC Statistics Tutor                       

Pedagogy and Race Workshop (2016-2017) University of Wisconsin-Madison                                               

Research Experience

Graduate Research Experience

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Demography and Ecology

• Research Assistant for Jenny Higgins, Gender and Women’s Studies – Madison, WI, 2017-2021

• Research Assistant for Jenna Nobles, Sociology – Madison, WI, 2017

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

• Research Assistant for Andrea Wirtz, Department of Epidemiology – Baltimore, MD, Oct 2011-Jan 2012

• Research Assistant for Mathuram Santosham – Baltimore, MD, May 2011 – Aug 2011

• Research Assistant for David Peters– Baltimore, MD  Nov 2010 – Aug 2011

Professional Research Experience

Population Council, Washington, D.C.

• Staff Associate, The Evidence Project, 2014-2018

Insight Systems Corps, Washington, D.C.

• Public Health Analyst, USAID Knowledge Management Services Project, 2013-2014

Jhpiego, Baltimore, MD

• Health Informatics Advisor, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Unit, 2012-2013

The Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Baltimore, MD

• Research Assistant, 2012