Anna Newton-Levinson
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Secondary Appointment, Behavioral/Social/Health Educ
Anna Newton-Levinson, MPH, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gynecology and Obsterics and affilaited faculty with Center for Reproductive Health Research in the Southeast (RISE). She was previoulsy a FIRST Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Health Policy and Management and the first GEMMA Scholar in the Hubert Department of Global Health at Emory University. Dr. Newton-Levinson is an applied researcher, working in community engaged approaches to research and evaluation to advance equitable access to sexual and reproductive health services and includes prior work with: UCSF, CARE, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Her interests and expertise focus on health services, mixed methods research, and complex program evaluation. Most of her work has focused on reducing disparities in access to care and in health outcomes including STIs, contraception, maternal health, and abortion. Her focus also involves study of the contexts which shape inequities, and which must be addressed to better meet the needs of individuals.
Areas of Interest
- Adolescent Health/Child Health
- Community Based Research
- Health Disparities
- Health Services Research
- Implementation Science
- Maternal and Child Health
- Reproductive Health
Education
- BA 2007, UC Berkeley
- MPH 2012, Emory University
- PhD 2020, Emory University
- Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023, Emory University
Affiliations & Activities
The Center for Reproductive Health Research in the Southeast (RISE)
Publications
- 2. Newton-Levinson A, Griffin K, Blake S, Swartzendruber A, Kramer M, and Sales JM. , 2024, “I probably have access, but I can’t afford it”: expanding definitions of affordability in access to contraceptive services among people with low income in Georgia, USA, BMC Health Services Research , 24,
- Newton-Levinson A, Regina R, Dys G, Higdon M, Sullivan S, Kotke M, Hall KS, Blake SC. , 2023, Influences on implementation of a new model integrating Title X Services into primary care settings: Experiences of FQHCs in Georgia, Women's Health Issues, ,
- Redd S, Mosley EA, Narasimhan S, Newton-Levinson A, AbiSamra R*, Cwiak C, Hall KS, Hartwig SA, Pringle J, Rice WS., 2023, Predicted Consequences for Abortion Access in Georgia Under a Fetal Cardiac Activity Gestational Age Limit, Jama Network Open, ,
- Rice, W, Narasimhan, S, Newton-Levinson, A, Pringle, J, Redd, S, & Evans, D. , 2022, “Post-Roe” Abortion Policy Context Heightens the Imperative for Multilevel, Comprehensive, Integrated Health Education. , Health Education & Behavior, ,
- Stanhope KK, Newton-Levinson A, Stallworth T, Leruth S, Clevanger E, Master M, Dunlop AL, Boulet SL, Blake SC., 2022, Perceptions of cardiometabolic risk during pregnancy and postpartum: A qualitative study exploring strengths and opportunities in a safety-net hospital in Georgia., Preventing Chronic Disease, ,
- Newton-Levinson A, Higdon ML, and Rochat R., 2022, Supporting family planning clinic staff in the south: challenges and opportunities., Maternal Child Health Journal , ,