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Kara Smythe

Kara Smythe

(she/her)

Research student

School of Social Sciences

Email
SmytheKL@cardiff.ac.uk
Campuses
1-3 Museum Place, Room Room 0.04, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3BD
Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA

Publication

2022

Articles

Research

Thesis

Exploring the uptake and provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) among ‘vulnerable’ groups: a mixed-methods study

Funding sources

ESRC-Wales DTP & Public Health Wales

Teaching

I have contributed to a module on sexuality, sexual health and gender at University College London. My teaching centres on contraceptive care and services, abortion, and reproductive justice.

Biography

I am currently exploring the uptake and provision of long-acting reversible contraception in Wales. I am a medical doctor, and I trained and worked for many years as an Obstetrician/Gynecologist in the United States. In 2021, I completed an MSc in Population Health at UCL, and in 2023 I completed an MSc in Social Science Research Methods at Cardiff University. My PhD research aims to bring together these various disciplines.

Professional memberships

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology: 2016 - present

Supervisors

Honor Young

Honor Young

Senior Lecturer

Specialisms

  • Sociology of health
  • Reproductive medicine