Yasamin Kusunoki

Yasamin Kusunoki is an Associate Professor at the School of Nursing and a Faculty Associate at the Population Studies Center and Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on understanding and addressing sources of existing disparities in reproductive health behaviors and outcomes, particularly the role of social contexts such as intimate relationships, families, and communities. Current investigations include the influence of multiple, dynamic social contexts on young women’s risk of unintended pregnancy; the correlates and consequences of intimate partner violence victimization and reproductive coercion among young women; sexual violence victimization and perpetration among adolescents and young adults; and the integration of intimate partner violence interventions within reproductive health settings and substance use treatment services.