Lee Hasselbacher

Lee Hasselbacher is a Research Associate Professor and the Director of Policy Research for the Reproductive Health Outcomes and Disparities (RHOADs) Lab in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Chicago. Hasselbacher leads RHOADs reproductive health policy research, collecting data and translating research to inform policy debates and legislation. She collaborates with health providers, advocates, and UChicago researchers to achieve evidence-based policy reform. Her policy-related research covers topics such as access to contraception and abortion, postpartum health, Medicaid coverage, religious refusals in health care, and consent and confidentiality for young people. Hasselbacher specializes in qualitative research to explore implementation and practical impact of laws and policies on equitable access to reproductive health care.

Hasselbacher is a graduate of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where she focused on law and social policy, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.