Overview Academic/Research Interest Areas

Epidemiology

Reproductive

Maternal and child health

Contraceptives

Recent Projects and Results

PI. 11/05-6/07; UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant: Study on Contraceptive Knowledge in Students
This study aims to determine demographic, lifestyle, and behavioral characteristics related to both contraceptive use and non-use among a group of sexually active women using a web-based survey design.

PI. 6/04-5/05; Sigma Delta Epsilon/Graduate Women in Science: Contraceptive History, Initiation, and Choice Study
This study investigated demographic and lifestyle characteristics associated with contraceptive use and discontinuation using a survey design. In addition, oral contraceptive users participated in a longitudinal study to determine whether body mass index was associated with adherence to an oral contraceptive regimen or frequency of sexual intercourse.

Recent Publications

Brunner LR, Hogue CJ. The role of body weight in oral contraceptive failure: Results from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth. Ann Epidemiol 2005;15:492-99.

Brunner Huber LR, Hogue CJ. The association between body weight, unintended pregnancy, and contraception at the time of conception. MCHJ 2005;4:413-20.

Brunner Huber LR, Hogue CJ, Stein AD, Drews C, Zieman M, King J, Schayes S. Contraceptive adherence and frequency of intercourse among oral contraceptive users: Findings from the Contraceptive History, Initiation, and Choice Study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2006;194:1290-95.

Brunner Huber LR, Hogue CJ, Stein AD, Drews C, Zieman M. Increasing body weight and risk of oral contraceptive failure: A case-cohort study in South Carolina. Ann Epidemiol 2006;16:637-42.

Educational Background

BA, Anthropology, Syracuse University

MA, Amherst, University of Massachusetts

PhD.,Epidemiology, Emory University