Evangeline Warren
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Warren's research focuses on reproductive health care, the social construction of race, and perceptions of discrimination. Overarching themes in Warren's writings include documenting the impacts of Crisis Pregnancy Centers on the health care landscape, describing the divergent ways Americans define discrimination, and amplifying the unique experiences of those with liminal racial identities. Her peer-reviewed work has been published in interdisciplinary journals as well as journals more specific to reproductive health, sociology, and public health.
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Examines the variety of ways Americans define racism, sexism, and classism using interviews and a nationally representative survey. Connects variation in definition with policy support for initiatives such as affirmative action, demonstrating that individual definitions of discrimination impact policy preference even when political affiliation is taken into account.
Identifies two distinct pathways through which individuals connect with Crisis Pregnancy Centers: the internet pathway (largely driven by search engines) and the social safety network pathway (driven by referrals from trusted members of their inner circle).
Demonstrates that some Americans consider certain forms of omission (such as telling victims not to talk about their experiences) to be a form of racism but that this definition is reliant both on the demographic background of the appraiser and on the racial identity of the victim.
Documents how pregnant people who visit Crisis Pregnancy Centers are directly exposed to abortion stigmatization by staff and volunteers. Describes the variety of strategies employed to resist stigmatization, including drawing on individual identities as mothers and as religious individuals.