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Sara Yeatman, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Curriculum Vitae​​​

Email: Sara Yeatman
Office Location: Administration Building 280F
Phone: (303) 556-3555
Fax: (303) 556-8501
Office Hours: Monday 2:00-4:00PM
Areas of Expertise:
Sociology, demography 

Ph.D., Sociology, University of Texas, Austin

M.Sc., Demography and Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

B.A., International Relations and Environmental Studies, Tufts University

Dr. Yeatman teaches in the Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences. A trained sociologist and demographer, her research focuses on HIV/AIDS, fertility, and reproductive health and is largely based in sub-Saharan Africa where she has worked and collected data since 2005.

Dr. Yeatman is currently funded by two NICHD grants to study responses to HIV/AIDS in rural Malawi. The first project, Tsogolo la Thanzi, is a three year panel study of 2500 young Malawian men and women. This study examines how young people navigate HIV/AIDS while achieving other life goals such as marriage and childbearing. The second project, Young Adults' Responses to ART, uses both qualitative and quantitative data to explore how the recent spread of antiretroviral therapy has influenced perceptions of and responses to HIV/AIDS.  

2012 Grant, Monica and Sara Yeatman. “The Relationship between Orphanhood and Child Fostering in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Population Studies 66[3].

2012 Sennott, Christie and Sara Yeatman. “The Stability of Fertility Preferences and the Predictors of Change Among Young Women in Malawi.” International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 38[1]: 34-42.

2011 Trinitapoli, Jenny and Sara Yeatman. “Uncertainty and Fertility in a Generalized AIDS Epidemic.” American Sociological Review 76[6]: 935-954.

2011 Yeatman, Sara and Jenny Trinitapoli. “Best Friend Reports: A Tool for Measuring the Prevalence of Sensitive Behaviors.” American Journal of Public Health 101[9]: 1666-1667.

2011 Yeatman, Sara. “‘HIV is the Enemy of Childbearers’: The Construction of Local Epidemiology in Rural Malawi.” Culture, Health & Sexuality 13[4]: 471-483.

Yeatman, Sara. 2009. “HIV Infection and Fertility Preferences in Rural Malawi.” Studies in Family Planning 40(4): 261-276. [lead article]
Highlighted in International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2010 36(1).

2009 Yeatman, Sara. “The Impact of HIV Status and Perceived Status on Fertility Desires in Rural Malawi.” AIDS & Behavior 13: S12-S19.

2009 Angotti, Nicole, Agatha Bula, Lauren Gaydosh, Eitan Zeev Kimchi, Rebecca L. Thornton, and Sara Yeatman. “Increasing the Acceptability of HIV Counseling and Testing with Three C's: Convenience, Confidentiality and Credibility.” Social Science & Medicine 68 [2]: 2263-2270.

2008 Yeatman, Sara and Jenny Trinitapoli. “Beyond Denomination: The Relationship between Religion and Family Planning in Rural Malawi.” Demographic Research 19 [55]: 1851-1882.

2007 Yeatman, Sara. “Ethical and Public Health Considerations in HIV Counseling and Testing: What Do We Know and What Should That Mean for Policy?” Studies in Family Planning 38 [4]: 271-8.

2006 Yeatman, Sara, Joseph E. Potter and Daniel A. Grossman. “Over-the-Counter Access, Changing WHO Guidelines, and the Prevalence of Contraindicated Oral Contraceptive Use in Mexico.” Studies in Family Planning 37 [3]: 197-204. (referenced in Newsweek, July 7, 2010).

HBSC 7041: Research Design in the Health and Behavioral Sciences

PUBH 3071: Global Topics in Sexual and Reproductive Health

PUBH 2051: Introduction to Population Studies