All Ci3 research projects include rigorous evaluation. Throughout the course of each project, we seek to engage and learn from young people, and to share our interdisciplinary approaches with the broader community through publications, external communications, and policy development.

Papers

TitleJournal DateLink
“This has definitely opened the doors”: Provider perceptions of patient experiences with telemedicine for contraception in IllinoisContraception2022Read Here
Are Illinois Contraceptive Providers Comfortable Providing Care to Adolescents? Results From a Statewide Provider Needs AssessmentWomen's Health Issues2022Read Here
Exploring Illinois Contraceptive Providers’ Interest in Medication Abortion TrainingContraception2022Read Here
Beyond Hobby Lobby: Employer's responsibilities and opportunities to improve network access to reproductive healthcare for employeesContraception2022Read Here
Provider and community stakeholder perspectives of expanding Medicaid coverage of abortion in IllinoisBMC Health Services Research2022Read Here
Using Body Mapping to Explore Gender with Adolescents in Uttar PradeshJournal of Youth Studies2022Read Here
Using Digital Games to Promote Equity in Career and Health Education: A Prototype of Caduceus QuestUrban Education2022Read Here
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Body Mapping and Story Circles in Sexual Health Research With Youth of Color: Methodological Insights and Study Findings From Adolescent X, an Art-Based Research ProjectHealth Promotion Practice2021Read Here
This Ain't It: Ci3's Lockdown Zine: Myleena’s Quarantine Chronicles and #whywefightJournal of Adolescent Health2021Read Here
Provider and Patient Perspectives on a New Tangible Decision Aid Tool to Support Patient-Centered Contraceptive Counseling with Adolescents and Young AdultsJournal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology2021Read Here
Text Collage from “Transmedia Collage: Histories of Violence and Futures of Health on Chicago's South Side.”Journal of Adolescent Health2021Read Here
Image Collage From “Transmedia Collage: Histories of Violence and Futures of Health on Chicago's South Side”Journal of Adolescent Health2021Read Here
What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: Patient and Provider Perspectives on Postpartum Contraceptive Care in Illinois Catholic HospitalsContraception2021Read Here
Reproductive healthcare denials among a privately insured populationPreventive Medicine Reports2021Read Here
Police Enforcement of Sex Work Criminalization Laws in an “End Demand” City: The Persistence of Quality-of-Life Policing and Seller ArrestsArchives of Sexual Behavior2021Read Here
Lessons learned: Illinois providers’ perspectives on implementation of Medicaid coverage for abortionContraception2021Read Here
Forced parental involvement in youth abortion creates obstacles to access, even with judicial bypassJournal of Adolescent Health, Volume 6, Issue 1 2021Read Here
Understanding Adolescents Experiences with Gender-Based Norms in India through a Participatory Storytelling Game International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, Volume 26, Issue 12021Read Here
Relationship of parity and prior cesarean delivery to levonorgestrel 52 mg intrauterine system expulsion over 6 yearsContraception2021Read Here
TitleJournal NameYearLink
Community Violence Exposure and Adolescent Pregnancy in Chicago
Journal of Interpersonal Violence		2020Read Here
Youth Reproductive Justice: Beyond Choice, Toward Health EquityHealth Education and Behavior2020Read Here
Provider and Patient Perspectives on a New Tangible Decision Aid Tool to Support Patient-Centered Contraceptive Counseling with Adolescents and Young AdultsJournal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology2020Read Here
Parenting and child-caretaking among black men who have sex with men and associated sexual and reproductive health factors: a brief reportJournal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services2020Read Here
Exploring young women’s menstruation-related challenges in Uttar Pradesh, India, using the socio-ecological frameworkSexual Health and Reproductive Health Matters, Volume 28 • Issue 1 2020Read Here
“My Hands Are Tied”: Abortion Restrictions and Providers’ Experiences in Religious and Nonreligious Health Care SystemsPerspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 52 • Issue 22020Read Here
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Am I Going to Be in Trouble for What I’m Doing?”: Providing Contraceptive Care in Religious Health Care SystemsPerspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health2019Read Here
Family planning service provision in Illinois religious hospitals: Racial/ethnic variation in access to non-religious hospitals for publicly-insured womenContraception2019Read Here
Development of a Framework and Tool to Facilitate Cost-of-Care Conversations With Patients During Prenatal CareAnnals of Internal Medicine, Volume 170 • Issue 92019Read Here
Understanding young women’s experiences of gender inequality in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh through story circlesInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth 2019Read Here
Discordance in Objective and Self-perceived HIV Risk: A Potential Barrier to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in Young Gay and Bisexual MenJournal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care2019Read Here
You’ve Gotta be Careful”: Familial Messages Regarding Sexual Behavior and Sexual Relationships among African American AdolescentsInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2019Read Here
Assessing the impact of race on HIV/STI risk perceptions among young men who have sex with men using an experimental approachJournal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome2019Read Here
Racial and Socioeconomic Inequity in the Spatial Distribution of LGBTQ Human Services: an Exploratory Analysis of LGBTQ Services in ChicagoSexuality Research and Social Policy, Published online2019Read Here
Predicting Pharmacist Dispensing Practices and Comfort Related to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention (PrEP)AIDS and Behavior, Published Online2019Read Here
Increasing Anti-tobacco Industry Attitudes Among Youth: A Pilot Study of a Multiplayer Educational Board Game.Games for Health Journal • Vol. 8, Issue 12019Read Here
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A game-based intervention to improve youth sexual health and reproductive health in New Delhi, IndiaContraception, Volume 98 • Issue 42018Read Here
Development of a Mobile App on Contraceptive Options for Young African American and Latina WomenHealth Education & Behavior2018Read Here
MOBILE-izing Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: A Pilot Study Using a Mobile Health Unit in ChicagoJournal of School Health, Volume 88 • Issue 32018Read Here
Perceived responsibility for pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection prevention among young African American men: An exploratory focus group studySexual & Reproductive Healthcare, Volume 162018Read Here
Mobile contraceptive application use in a clinical setting in addition to standard contraceptive counseling: A randomized controlled trial Contraception, Volume 98 • Issue 42018Read Here
Embedded Game Design as a Method for Addressing Social Determinants of HealthAmerican Journal of Sexuality Education2018Read Here
Game-Based Health Education: The Case of Hexacago Health AcademyJournal of STEM Outreach, Vol. 1, Issue 12018Read Here
A Game-Based Intervention for Adolescent Meningitis Prevention: Infection CityJournal of Adolescent Health, Volume 62 • Issue 22018Read Here
S.E.E.D.: Creating and Implementing an Alternate RealityKairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy2018Read Here
Transmedia Collage: Exploring How A Climate of Structural Violence Impacts Black and Brown Teens on Chicago’s South Side Open Thresholds, Issue #32018Read Here
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Exploring the feasibility and acceptability of a high-school-based digital sexual assault prevention program: BystanderContraception, Volume 96 • Issue 42017Read Here
Exploring the Mother–Adolescent Relationship as a Promotive Resource for Sexual and Gender Minority YouthJournal of Social Issues, Volume 73 • Issue 12017Read Here
Perceived Dual Method Responsibilities by Relationship Type Among African-American Male Adolescents The Journal of Adolescent Health, Volume 60 • Issue 32017Read Here
Alternate Reality Games as an Informal Learning Tool for Generating STEM Engagement among Underrepresented Youth: a Qualitative Evaluation of The SourceJournal of Science Education and Technology, Volume 26 • Issue 32017Read Here
Commentary: Out on campus: meeting the mental health needs of sexual and gender minority college studentsJournal of Adolescent Health, Volume 61 • Issue 32017Read Here
Exploring Transgender Legal Name Change as a Potential Structural Intervention for Mitigating Social Determinants of Health Among Transgender Women of ColorSexuality Research and Social Policy2017Read Here
Reporting pre-exposure prophylaxis use in Craigslist personal advertisements among men seeking sex with men in the United StatesSexual Health2017Read Here
Exploring Individual and Structural Factors Associated with Employment Among Young Transgender Women of Color Using a No-Cost Transgender Legal Resource Center Transgender Health, Volume 2 • Issue 12017Read Here
Race and HIV Risk: Exploring Race and HIV Risk Perceptions Among Young Men Who Have Sex With MenJournal of Adolescent Health, Volume 60 • Issue 22017Read Here
Contextual, experiential, and behavioral risk factors associated with HIV status: a descriptive analysis of transgender women residing in Atlanta, Georgia International Journal of STD & AIDS2017Read Here
Building capacities to author change: community based participatory design as a form of positive youth development and adolescent sexual and reproductive health care intervention designIASDR Conference 2017Read Here
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LifeChanger: A Pilot Study of a Game-Based Curriculum for Sexuality EducationThe Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Volume 29 • Issue 22016Read Here
Transgender Veterans and the Veterans Health Administration: Exploring the Experiences of Transgender Veterans in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare SystemTransgender Health, Volume 1 • Issue 12016Read Here
Fit to Serve? Exploring Mental and Physical Health and Well-Being Among Transgender Active-Duty Service Members and Veterans in the U.S. MilitaryTransgender Health, Volume 1 • Issue 12016Read Here
Gender Affirmation and Resiliency Among Black Transgender Women With and Without HIV InfectionTransgender Health, Volume 1 • Issue 12016Read Here
The Source: An Alternate Reality Game to Spark STEM Interest and Learning among Underrepresented YouthThe Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, Volume 17 • Issue 22016Read Here
Because if we don’t talk about it, how are we going to prevent it? Lucidity, a narrative-based digital game about sexual violence.Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, Volume 16 • Issue 42016Read Here
Lucidity: Connected Learning and Transmedia GamesPublished in Audiovisual Thinking: The Journal of Academic Videos2016Watch Here
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Because if we don’t talk about it, how are we going to prevent it? Lucidity, a narrative-based digital game about sexual violence. Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, Volume 16 • Issue 42015Read Here
Mother-Son Communication About Sex and Routine HIV Testing Among Younger Men of Color Who Have Sex With Men The Journal of Adolescent Health, Volume 57 • Issue 52015Read Here
Reinvigorating adolescent sexuality education through alternate reality games: the case of The Source Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, Volume 16 • Issue 42015Read Here
Worlding Through Play: Alternate Reality Games, Large Scale Learning, and The Source The American Journal of Play, Volume 8 • Issue 12015Read Here
Interventions Using New Digital Media to Improve Adolescent Sexual Health: A Systematic Review The Journal of Adolescent Health, Volume 51 • Issue 62012Read Here
Lucidity: Connected Learning and Transmedia GamesAudiovisual Thinking: The Journal of Academic Videos2012Read Here

Ci3 Reports

TitleYearLink
Brief Report: Birth Equity Act Expands Private Insurance Coverage for Abortion in Illinois2024Read Here
Brief Report: Adolescents’ political and personal responses to recent policies restricting abortion and gender-affirming care2024Read Here
Brief Report: Young People’s Interest in Voting and Civic Engagement: Interviews with Adolescents in the Midwest2024Read Here
Brief Report: Ensuring accurate information for pregnant people considering abortion in Illinois2023Read Here
Brief Report: Emergency contraception on Illinois college campuses 2023Read Here
Brief Report: Illinois Abortion Statistics Update 2023Read Here
Brief Report: Exploring Patient and Provider Comfort and Expectations around Mifepristone Pharmacy Dispensing2023Read Here
Are Illinois Contraceptive Providers Comfortable Providing Care to Adolescents? Results From a Statewide Provider Needs Assessment2022Read Here
“This has definitely opened the doors”: Provider perceptions of patient experiences with telemedicine for contraception in Illinois2022Read Here
Utilizing Telehealth for Contraceptive Care in Adolescent Patients: Provider and Staff Perspectives2022Read Here
Babytown: A Ci3 Hexacago Health Academy Game2022 Read Here
Beyond Hobby Lobby: Employer’s Responsibilities and Opportunities to Improve
Network Access to Reproductive Healthcare for Employees		2022Read Here
Provider and community stakeholder perspectives of expanding Medicaid coverage of abortion in Illinois2022Read Here
Using Body Mapping to Explore Gender with Adolescents in Uttar Pradesh2022
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Using Digital Games to Promote Equity in Career and Health Education: A Prototype of Caduceus Quest2022Read Here
Youth Engagement Framework2021Read Here
What You Don't Know Can-Hurt You Patient and Provider Perspectives on Postpartum Contraceptive Care in Illinois Catholic Hospitals2021Read Here
Body Mapping and Story Circles in Sexual Health Research with Youth of Color: Methodological Insights and Study Findings from Adolescent X, an Art-Based Research Project2021Read Here
Testimony in support of HB 370 Before the Senate Executive Committee2021 Read Here
Mailing Mifepristone: Challenges for Patients Experiencing Homelessness2021Read Here
Selective Enforcement of Sex Work Criminalization Laws in Chicago2021Read Here
Listening to young people and the evidence on sexual health education2021Read Here
Lessons learned: Illinois providers' perspectives on implementation of Medicaid coverage for abortion2021Read Here
Understanding Adolescents Experiences with Gender-Based Norms in India through a Participatory Storytelling Game2021Read Here
The Problems with Parental Notice of Abortion: The Reality of the Judicial Bypass Process2020Read Here
Obstetric and Postpartum Care in Illinois Catholic Hospitals: Impact and Implications for Patients with Medicaid Insurance| A White Paper on Reproductive Healthcare Access – 20202020Read Here
Understanding the Needs of Illinois Family Planning Providers to Improve Contraceptive Access: A Research Report 2020Read Here
"My Hands Are Tied”: Abortion Restrictions and Providers’ Experiences in Religious and Nonreligious Health Care Systems 2020Read Here
Exploring young women’s menstruation-related challenges in Uttar Pradesh, India, using the socio-ecological framework2020Read Here
Understanding and Increasing Gender Equity for Adolescents Through Storytelling: Kissa Kahani2019Read Here
Youth Reproductive Justice: Beyond Choice, Toward Health Equity2019Read Here
Laws Requiring Parental Involvement in Abortion: Unnecessary and Potentially Harmful 2019Read Here
Am I Going to Be in Trouble for What I’m Doing?” Providing Contraceptive Care in Religious Health Care Systems2019Read Here
Family planning service provision in Illinois religious hospitals: Racial/ethnic variation in access to non-religious hospitals for publicly insured women2019Read Here
Development of a Framework and Tool to Facilitate Cost-of-Care Conversations With Patients During Prenatal Care2019Read Here
Understanding young women’s experiences of gender inequality in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh through story circles: Kissa Kahani2019Read Here
Racial and Socioeconomic Inequity in the Spatial Distribution of LGBTQ Human Services in Chicago 2019Read Here
Educating Young People to Shift Culture on Sexual Violence 2019Read Here
A New Tool for Adolescent Contraception Counseling Developed by Young People Using Human Centered Design2019Read Here
Designing Mobile Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare with and for Adolescents2018Read Here
Knowledge of Adolescent Consent and Confidentiality Laws and Use of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care among Adolescents 2017Read Here
The Role of Religiously-affiliated Hospitals in Reproductive Health Care for Women with Public Insurance in Cook County 2016Read Here
Insurance Coverage for Contraception in Illinois: Looking Ahead 2016Read Here
Coverage of Contraception and Abortion in Illinois’ Qualified Health Plans 2015Read Here

Posters

TitleConferenceYearLink
Illinois patient preferences around abortion method prior to 11 weeks’ gestation 
National Abortion Federation Conference2023Read Here
Let’s Chat: Initial feasibility, usability, and acceptability of a novel adolescent-centered sexual and reproductive care web appSociety for Family Planning Conference2022Read Here
Exploring pharmacist comfort and readiness to dispense mifepristoneSociety for Family Planning Conference2022Read Here
Illinois patient experiences with public and private insurance coverage for abortion following policy change Society for Family Planning Conference2022Read Here
Hexacago Health Academy 2.0: An interactive social justice science program to increase interest in STEM and health careers among youth of colorNational Institutes of Health SciED Conference 2022Read Here
Interest Among Illinois Family Planning Providers in Receiving Training on Medication Abortion ProvisionSociety of Family Planning Annual Conference2021Read Here
Rapid Innovation and Implementation of Telemedicine for Contraception: Providers' PerspectivesSociety of Family Planning Annual Conference2021Read Here
Trauma Responsive Abortion Care Workshop for Resident PhysiciansSociety of Family Planning Annual Conference2021Read Here
Disparities in Short Interval Pregnancy by Hospital Religious AffiliationSociety of Family Planning Annual Conference2021Read Here
Relationship of Obesity and Intrauterine Contraceptive ExpulsionSociety of Family Planning Annual Conference2021Read Here
Unanticipated consequences of Catholic hospital restrictions on postpartum patientsSociety of Family Planning Annual Conference2021Read Here
Unanticipated Consequences of Catholic Hospital Restrictions on Postpartum Patients (Video)Society of Family Planning Annual Conference2021 Watch Here
Lineage: Co-Creation of a Game-Based Educational Intervention with Young People Through the Lens of Reproductive JusticeNIH Science Education Partnership Award Conference2021Read Here
A new tool for sparking nonjudgemental sexual and reproductive health conversations between adolescents and healthcare providersSociety of Family Planning (SFP) Annual Meeting2020Read Here
A tangible decision aid to support patient-centered contraceptive counseling among adolescents and young adultsSociety of Family Planning (SFP) Annual Meeting2020Read Here
Employer vs. employee perspectives on religious healthcare denials and insurance networks: A mixed studySociety of Family Planning (SFP) Annual Meeting2020Read Here
Baby Town: A Role-Playing Board Game and Curriculum to Highlight the Challenges of Teenage Parenthood in a Destigmatizing MannerSociety for Adolescent Health and Medicine’s (SAHM) 2019 Annual Meeting. 2019Read Here
Hearsay: A Storytelling Card Game to Increase Knowledge and Awareness of Contraception and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (Prep) Among High School Students Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine’s (SAHM) 2019 Annual Meeting. 2019Read Here
Testing a Mobile App and Counseling-Based Waiting Room Intervention Created with and for Young Black Women to Educate About Dual Protection Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine’s (SAHM) 2019 Annual Meeting. 2019Read Here
Feasibility and Acceptability Testing of a Mobile App and Waiting Room Intervention to Educate Young Black Women About Postpartum Contraception and Birth Spacing Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine’s (SAHM) 2019 Annual Meeting2019Read Here
Development of a Health Curriculum for the Work2Prevent Employment InterventionAdolescent Medicine Trials for HIV/AIDS Interventions2018Read Here
Assessing PrEP awareness, perceptions, and consultation experience among staff in community pharmacies Third Coast CFAR Conference 2018Read Here
Push-Pull Factors Influencing Sex Trade Involvement among Young Black/Latinx Sexual Minority Men and Transgender YouthThird Coast CFAR Conference 2018Read Here
“Am I going to be in trouble for what I’m doing?”: providers’ reflections on religious healthcare restrictions on contraception Research Consortium on Religious Healthcare Institutions2018Read Here
HIV disclosure in participant-generated narratives from black sexual minority men and transgender womenThird Coast CFAR Conference 2018Read Here
Fatherhood and Caregiving among Black Men who have Sex with MenNorth American Forum on Family Planning 2018Read Here
A Game-Based Intervention To Improve Youth Sexual And Reproductive Health In New Delhi, India North American Forum on Family Planning2018Read Here

Using Research and Creativity to Advance Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health