Lisa Maldonado

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EDUCATION

MPH, Columbia University, 1995
MA in Economics, University of Michigan, 1988
BA, cum laude, University of Miami, 1985
-Major:  English and Economics   Minor:  Mathematics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FUND FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IN NEW YORK CITY
Consultant
March 2024-Present 

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACCESS PROJECT
Co-Founder, Executive Director
July 2005-October 2022

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, Mailman School of Public Health, Center for Community Health and Education
Assistant Director, Research and Evaluation
January 2003-June 2004

Assistant Director for Program Operations
October 1997 – December 2002

School-based Clinic Program Manager
December 1990 – June 1994

INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY HEALTH
Director of Patient Services
July 1995 – September 1997

CONSULTANT
Provided technical assistance to various youth and health agencies. Agencies included Planned Parenthood of New York City, Coalition for School-based Primary Care, Fresh Youth Initiatives, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Family Care International, and Coalition for School-based Primary Care. Conducted program evaluations, wrote proposals, conducted focus groups, and wrote background papers on innovative adolescent health programs and maternal mortality reduction programs.

FAMILY PLANNING INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE, The International Division of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
Program Management Specialist
October 1989 – December 1990

Program Associate
June 1988 – October 1989

SELECT PRESENTATIONS

2020 Society of Family Planning oral presentation: “Treating the whole physician: Motivating — and supporting — family physicians to integrate abortion into primary care” Christine Dehlendorf, MD, Ivonne McLean, MD, MPH, Lisa Maldonado, MA, MPH Grace Shih, MD, MPH.

2018 North American Forum on Family Planning oral presentation: “Expanding availability and maintaining choice of full scope contraception in underserved and primary care settings” Suzanne Goodman, MD, MPH; Lisa Maldonado, MA, MPH, Aisha Mays, MD; Susan E. Rubin, MD, MPH, Siobhan Shand.

2017 Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State Annual Conference oral presentation: “Nurse Practitioners and Abortion Care in New York State” Caroline M. Hewitt, DNS, RN, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC, Lisa Maldonado, MA, MPH.

2016 American Public Health Association oral presentation: “Expanding Abortion Training Options: The Impact of a 1-Year Clinical Fellowship” G deFiebre, MPH, L Maldonado, MA, MPH, L Prine, MD, S Shah, MD

2016 American Public Health Association oral presentation: “Expanding LARC Access: Hands-on model for training community health workforce” L Maldonado, MA, MPH, K Fox, MD, G deFiebre, MPH, L Prine, MD.

2016 American Public Health Association oral presentation: “Family Medicine Residents Trained in Abortion: 5 Years Later” G deFiebre, MPH, L Maldonado, MA, MPH, L Prine, MD, S Shah, MD

2016 American Public Health Association poster presentation: “NYC LARC Access Taskforce: Reducing barriers to long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) access through a city-wide, multidisciplinary collaboration” Baum R, Maldonado L, Lawton H, Saada, A, Tobier N.

2015 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine poster presentation: “ Managing Early Pregnancy Loss in Primary Care: Findings from Mixed-Method Research with Family Physicians Trained in Uterine Aspiration” L Prine, MD, L Maldonado, MA, MPH, G deFiebre, MPH, D Romero, PhD, MA.

2015 North American Forum on Family Planning oral presentation: “New insights into determinants of physician provision of abortion care:  qualitative and quantitative approaches” Deborah Bartz, MD, MPH; Elizabeth Janiak, MA, MSc; Lisa Maldonado, MA, MPH.

2015 American Public Health Association poster presentation: “Expanding Community-based Management of Early Pregnancy Loss” Lisa Maldonado, MA, MPH;  Linda Prine, MD; Gabrielle deFiebre, MPH; Diana Romero, PhD, MA.

2014 Reproductive Health (Association of Reproductive Health Professionals Annual Meeting) oral presentation: “A business model for ensuring access to long-acting reversible contraception in federally qualified health centers” L Maldonado, MA, MPH, L Prine, MD.

2014 American Public Health Association poster presentation: “Managing early pregnancy loss in primary care: findings from mixed-method research with family physicians trained in uterine aspiration.” LMaldonado, MA, MPH, D Romero, PhD, MA, G deFiebre, MPH, Linda Prine, MD.

2010 American Public Health Association Poster Presentation: “Building a teen-friendly primary care practice: Assessing staff attitudes toward sexuality and contraception” Maldonado, L.M, Lesnewski, R., Simpson, R.

2008 American Public Health Association Poster Presentation: “Expanding access to full-spectrum reproductive health care for the uninsured:  The Women’s Reproductive Health Free Clinic Expansion Project” Maldonado, L, MacNaughton, H,  Taylor, J., Madou, M., Triplett, A.

2007 American Public Health Association Poster Presentation: “Barriers to integrating early abortion into primary care” Lesnewski, R., Maldonado, L., Prine, L.

2007 American Public Healht Association Oral Presentation: “Potential Impact of Medication Abortion: Family medicine, a case study” Maldonado, L., Lesnewski, R.

2006 American Public Health Association Oral Presentation: “Using the Electronic Health Record to Monitor EC Prescribing” Maldonado, L., Oshman, L.

2006 American Public Health Association Oral Presentation: “Re-engineering community health centers: An effective strategy to expand access to contraception”  Maldonado, L., Oshman, L.

2004 American Public Health Association Poster Presentation: “Sowing the Seeds: Cultivating the Dreams for College Reaching Parents, Educators and Administrators”  Ureño, M., Maldonado, L., Echeverria, S.

1995 American Public Health Association Oral Presentation: “Factory-based Health Education in a Traditional Mexican Border Town: Obstacles and Solutions”  Maldonado, L.

PUBLICATIONS

Family Physicians’ Barriers and Facilitators in Incorporating Medication Abortion. Razon N, Wulf S, Perez C, McNeil S, Maldonado L, Fields AB, Holt K, Fox E, Silverstein I, Dehlendorf C. J Am Board Fam Med. 2022 May-Jun. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.03.210266

Exploring the impact of mifepristone’s risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) on the integration of medication abortion into US family medicine primary care clinics. Razon N, Wulf S, Perez C, McNeil S, Maldonado L, Fields AB, Carvajal D, Logan R, Dehlendorf C. Contraception. 2022 May. doi: 10.10161/j.contraception.2022.01.017

Provision of Early Pregnancy Loss Care in New York Federally Qualified Health Centers. Nagle A, Srinivasulu S, Maldonado L, deFiebre G. J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Jan-Feb. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.01.200136.

Evaluation of the Miscarriage Care Initiative: A Program to Integrate Comprehensive Early Pregnancy Loss Management in Primary Care Settings. Srinivasulu S, Riker L, Maldonado L, Breitbart V. Fam Med. 2020;52(10):707-715. doi: 10.22454/FamMed.2020.130959

Barriers and Enablers to Family Physicians’ Provision of Early Pregnancy Loss Management in the United States. deFiebre G, Srinivasulu S, Maldonado L, Romero D, Prine L, Rubin SE. Womens Health Issues.  2020 September. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.07.003

Intention to provide abortion upon completing family medicine residency and subsequent abortion provision: a 5-year follow-up survey. Srinivasulu S, Maldonado L, Prine L, Rubin SE. Contraception. 2019 Sep. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2019.05.011.

Establishing and Conducting a Regional, Hands-on Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Training Center in Primary Care. Rubin SE, Maldonado L, Fox K, Rosenberg R, Wall J, Prine L. Womens Health Issues. 2018 Sep-Oct. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2018.04.010.

Goodman S, Flaxman G, and the TEACH Trainers Collaborative Working Group.* TEACH Early Abortion Training Workbook, Fifth Edition. UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health: San Francisco, CA (2016). * Hufbauer E, Amico J, McNeil S, Pau C, Maldonado L, Brahver D, Weber C, Ti A, Wang LF, Wolfe M, Wondolowski L, Rosenstein H, Lazarin M. TEACH Doc: 2016-001 

Association of reproductive health training on intention to provide services after residency: the family physician resident survey. Romero D, Maldonado L, Fuentes L, Prine L. Fam Med. 2015 Jan;47(1):22-30.

Community health centers’ role in family planning. Lesnewski R, Maldonado L, Prine L. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2013 May. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0056.

INTERVIEWS/FEATURED PRESS

Racklin, Meghan. 2019. “The New Abortion Underground Starts With Information.” Glamour. Glamour. January 22, 2019. https://www.glamour.com/story/the-new-abortion-underground-starts-with-information.

Olson, Jeremy. 2018. “About-Face on Abortion Fellowship Leaves U with Whiplash.” Star Tribune. Star Tribune. May 19, 2018. http://www.startribune.com/about-face-on-abortion-fellowship-leaves-u-with-whiplash/483124181/.

Javier, Carla. 2017. “Trump Is President and the Affordable Care Act Is under Attack. Here’s How to Get Your Health Care in Order Now.” Splinter. Splinter. January 27, 2017. https://splinternews.com/trump-is-president-and-the-affordable-care-act-is-under-1793858355.

Maldonado L. Opinion Letter to the Editor | How to Reform Welfare Reform. Nytimes.com. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/23/opinion/how-to-reform-welfare-reform.html. Published 2016.

Maldonado L. Opinion Letter to the Editor | Charter Schools and Parental Choice. Nytimes.com. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/opinion/l10murray.html. Published 2010.

RECENT ACTIVITIES

Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine, board member, 2023-present
American Public Health Association
-Abortion Task Force co-chair, 2007-2012
-Action Board 2009 – 2012
-Latino Caucus, Secretary 2002, 2003, Chair 2004, 2005
-General Council representing the Sexual and Reproductive Health Section, 2005-2008
-Nominating Committee, 2006-2008, Chair 2008
Association of Reproductive Health Professions Board member, 2014-2017
Community Roots Charter School, Advocacy Committee 2009-2018
New York City, Brooklyn Community Board 
–Member (appointed by Borough President), 2023-Present 
-Ad-hoc Cannabis Committee, 2023-Present
-Environment, Sanitation, and Transportation Committee, 2023-Present
-Economic Development Committee, 2023-Present
New York City Department of Education, Committee on Special Education, Parent Member 2009-2022
New York City LARC Access Task Force
-co-chair Provider Training Committee, 2013 – 2015
-co-chair 2015-2017
New York City Poll Worker 2020 – Present
New York State Alliance for Women’s Health, 2008 – 2012
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Education Consultant 2009-2010
Society of Family Planning, Finance Committee Member, 2020 – Present

LANGUAGES

Bilingual in English and Spanish, conversant in French