Departmental Affiliations
Center & Institute Affiliations
Research Interests
Reproductive health, household decision-making autonomy and empowerment, women's health, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, gender, intimate partner violence
Experiences & Accomplishments
My areas of interest include reproductive health, women's international health,household gender dynamics,initimate partner violence, and decision-making autonomy and power. I bring an interest in these problems from both a demographic and sociological perspective. My research interests focus primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and the Philippines. My long-term goals are to gain a better understanding of the relationship between household dynamics, gender relations, and the individual and societal factors that influence or impinge upon health choices. I hope that results from my research will enable policy-makers and activists to better address persistent gender inequalities. In blending training from sociology and demography, I hope to integrate knowledge about the importance of culture and setting with data collection, sophisticated analytical techniques, and methodology.
Honors & Awards
AMTRA Award, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2007 Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health-Alpha Chapter (2005-present) AMTRA Award, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2003 Comfort-Starr Prize for Excellence in Sociology, Oberlin College 1988 On-the-Spot Award, The National Institutes of Health, 1998
Select Publications
- Hindin, M.J. (In Press) “The influence of adolescent childbearing on women's attitudes towards wife beating in sub-Saharan Africa.” Maternal and Child Health Journal
- Hindin, M.J., McGough, L.J., and Adanu, R.M. (2014) “Misperceptions, misinformation and myths about modern contraceptive use in Ghana,” Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care 40:30-35.
- Hindin, M.J., Christiansen, C.S., and Ferguson, B.J. (2013) “Setting Research Priorities for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.” Bulletin of the World Health Organization 91:10-18
- Cox, C.M.,*, Hindin, M.J.,Otupiri, E. and Larsen-Reindorf, R. (2013) “Understanding couple relationship quality and contraceptive use in Kumasi, Ghana” International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 39(4):185–194
- Schwandt, H.M.*, Creanga, A.A., Danso, K.A., Adanu, R.M., Agbenyega, T., and Hindin, M.J. (2013) Pathways to unsafe abortion in Ghana: The role of male partners, women, and health care providers Contraception 88(4):509-17.