Andrew Davidson
Affiliation
- Faculty Fellow, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health
Research
Andrew Davidson's research interests include contraceptive methods: Norplant and female sterilization; family planning and fertility issues; the transition to parenthood. He is the Senior Vice Dean and Professor of Population & Family Health at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, the Director of Academic Program, Division of Population and Family Health; a former member of the Social Sciences and Population Advisory Committee, National Institutes of Health; and a former advisor for the Special Program in Human Reproduction, World Health Organization.
Selected Work
- "Depressive Symptoms and Depo-Provera," Westoff C., Truman C., Kalmuss D., Cushman L., Davidson A., Rulin M., and Heartwell S. Contraception, 1998;57:237-240.
- "Depressive Symptoms and Norplant Contraceptive Implants," Westoff C., Truman C., Kalmuss D., Cushman L., Rulin M., Heartwell S., and Davidson A. Contraception, 1998;57:241-245.
- "Condom Use Among Clinic Patients Using Norplant and Depo Provera," Cushman L., Romero D., Kalmuss D., Davidson A., Heartwell S., and Rulin M. Family Planning Perspectives.
- "The Acceptability of New Contraceptives for Men: Results of a Five-Nation Study," Davidson A., Ahn K., Chandra S., Diaz-Guerrero R., and Dubey D. in Social Psychology and Cultural Context, J. Adamopolous and Y. Kashima (editors), Los Angeles: Sage.
- "Potential Barriers to the Removal of Levonorgestrel Implants (Norplant) Among Family Planning Clinic Patients." Kalmuss D., Davidson A., Cushman L., Heartwell S., and Rulin M.
- "Rates of Injectable Contraceptive Discontinuation and Subsequent Unintended Pregnancy Among Low-Income Women," Davidson A., Kalmuss D., Cushman L., Romero D., Heartwell S., and Rulin M. American Journal of Public Health, v87n9, p. 1532, September 1997.
- "Norplant Coercion: An Overstated Threat," Davidson A. and Kalmuss D. American Journal of Public Health 87(4): 550-551, 1997.
- "Condom Use among Clinic Patients using Norplant and Depo-Provera," Cushman L., Romero D., Kalmuss D., Davidson A., Heartwell S., and Rulin M. Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Indianapolis, Ind., November 1997.
- "Norplant Discontinuation Among Low Income Women," Kalmuss D. and Davidson A. Institute of Medicine Workshop on Implant Contraceptives: An Illuminating Case Study in Current Dilemmas and Possibilities. Washington D.C.; April 7-8, 1997.
