Jessica Sanders is the Family Planning Research Director and Research Assistant Professor at the University of Utah. She received her PhD in Public Health from the University of Utah with an emphasis in Women's Health. Her research spans the spectrum of fertility and reproductive health. She is involved with the HER Salt Lake Contraceptive Initiative and Family Planning Elevated, both projects are aimed at expanding access to comprehensive contraceptive care throughout Utah and the Intermountain West. She is working to evaluate the impact of expanded contraceptive access on women's lives and broader societal outcomes. Dr. Sanders approaches contraceptive access through a public health lens, advocating for the full range of reproductive health options through interdisciplinary academic and clinical research to ensure an evidenced-based and person-centered approach to education, policy and clinical care.