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Laura Schummers

ResearcherUniversity of British Columbia

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Laura Schummers

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
16 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (7 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Health Policy Research Reproductive Population Health Contraception Access Health Services Research Contraception Policy Abortion Interviews Linked Health Administrative Data Analysis

Latest papers

Longitudinal trends and characteristics of medication abortion provision in Australian general practice: a national open-cohort study using MedicineInsight, 2014 to 2021.
BMJ sexual & reproductive health · 2026
Letter to the editor: Confounding, selection bias, and reverse causation severely limit interpretation of Auger (2025) paper examining association between abortion and mental health outcomes.
Journal of psychiatric research · 2026 · first author
Provision of contraceptive prescriptions following medication abortion in Australian general practice: A National Longitudinal Study using MedicineInsight, 2013-2022.
Contraception · 2026

All 26 publications

Latest funding

Closing the surveillance gap: Identifying congenital anomalies in Canadian population health data in the era of early prenatal diagnosis
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$248,624
Are some groups being left behind? Evaluating equitable contraception access following British Columbia's free contraception policy
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$108,500
Biologic basis of contraceptive choice associated ovarian cancer risk: from populations through cells to action
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$2,000,000

All 19 grants and awards

26 publications.

Longitudinal trends and characteristics of medication abortion provision in Australian general practice: a national open-cohort study using MedicineInsight, 2014 to 2021.

Kassie GM, Mazza D, Edvardsson K, Black K, Schummers L, Norman WV, Grzeskowiak LE

BMJ sexual & reproductive health2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2026-203337 PMID: 42476759

Letter to the editor: Confounding, selection bias, and reverse causation severely limit interpretation of Auger (2025) paper examining association between abortion and mental health outcomes.

Schummers L, Nethery E, Norman WV

Journal of psychiatric research2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2026.03.018 PMID: 41861441

Provision of contraceptive prescriptions following medication abortion in Australian general practice: A National Longitudinal Study using MedicineInsight, 2013-2022.

Kassie GM, Mazza D, Edvardsson K, Black KI, Schummers L, Norman WV, Grzeskowiak LE

Contraception2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2025.111358 PMID: 41475464

The effect of an educational campaign on contraception seeking in Northern Nigeria: an interrupted time series analysis using routine health information system data.

Okpani AI, Stucchi A, Cheng L, Hamza KL, Mooney D, Adu P, Zeitouny S, Grépin KA, Hutcheon J, Schummers L, Law MR

Health policy and planning2026

DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czag045 PMID: 41925037

Universal Free Contraception Coverage Policy, Out-of-Pocket Payments, and Costs.

Nethery E, Law MR, Cheng L, Bryan S, Clement F, Nickel NC, Norman WV, Black A, Helmer-Smith M, McGrail KM, Schummers L

JAMA health forum2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2026.1269 PMID: 42213447

Barriers to contraception access and use among youth: A scoping review in high-income countries.

Johnston BK, Janssen PA, Ohtsuka M, Khan Z, Madden C, Perry C, Scott-Fiddler P, Munro S, Schummers L, McGrail KM

International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics2026

DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.70637 PMID: 41236007

In reproductive health policy and access, Canada is not the 51st US state.

Schummers L, Norman WV

BMJ sexual & reproductive health2026First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2025-202912 PMID: 40866112

Effect of universal no-cost coverage on use of long-acting reversible contraception and all prescription contraception: population based, controlled, interrupted time series analysis

Schummers L, Cheng L, Odendaal M, Rodriguez-Llorian E, Kuo IF, Norman WV, Black A, Stucchi A, Helmer-Smith M, Nethery E

The BMJ202512 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-083874

Universal Pharmacare and Contraceptive Dispensations Among Youth

Downey AK, Hanna SE, Levine MA, Schummers L, Guindon GE

JAMA pediatrics20253 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.2585 PMID: W4413280003

Mifepristone Access Through Community Pharmacies When Regulated as a Routine Prescription Medication.

Nethery E, Xu C, Chan CSY, Helmer-Smith M, Stucchi A, Mooney D, Zusman EZ, Dunn S, Pammett R, Norman WV, Guarna G, Law MR, Schummers L

JAMA network open2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.42096 PMID: 41196594

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Laura Schummers

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Longitudinal trends and characteristics of medication abortion provision in Australian general practice: a national open-cohort study using MedicineInsight, 2014 to 2021.

Letter to the editor: Confounding, selection bias, and reverse causation severely limit interpretation of Auger (2025) paper examining association between abortion and mental health outcomes.

Provision of contraceptive prescriptions following medication abortion in Australian general practice: A National Longitudinal Study using MedicineInsight, 2013-2022.

The effect of an educational campaign on contraception seeking in Northern Nigeria: an interrupted time series analysis using routine health information system data.

Universal Free Contraception Coverage Policy, Out-of-Pocket Payments, and Costs.

Barriers to contraception access and use among youth: A scoping review in high-income countries.

In reproductive health policy and access, Canada is not the 51st US state.

Effect of universal no-cost coverage on use of long-acting reversible contraception and all prescription contraception: population based, controlled, interrupted time series analysis

Universal Pharmacare and Contraceptive Dispensations Among Youth

Mifepristone Access Through Community Pharmacies When Regulated as a Routine Prescription Medication.

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Sheila Dunn

Liz Darling

Amanda Black

Nichole Fairbrother

Stirling Bryan

Fiona Clement

Jessica Liauw

Emmanuel Guindon

Robert Pammett

Kimberlyn McGrail

Jude Kornelsen

Stefania Bertazzon

Vanessa Poliquin

Kimberlyn McGrail

Mitchell Levine

Steven Hanna

Janusz Kaczorowski

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Jennifer Hutcheon

Amy Metcalfe

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