
Sarah CM Roberts, DrPH, is a Professor and Legal Epidemiologist at ANSIRH, at the University of California, San Francisco. She studies policies and health care practices related to stigmatized and criminalized behaviors during pregnancy. Dr. Roberts' current research focuses on 1) using legal epidemiology methods to evaluate impacts of state-level pregnancy-specific alcohol and drug policies and impacts of state-level abortion policies on maternal and infant health; 2) understanding health care provider practices regarding reporting pregnant and birthing people to government authorities; and 3) pregnant people’s decision-making regarding using cannabis during pregnancy. Dr. Roberts has published more than 130-peer reviewed manuscripts and has received grant funding from multiple private foundations as well as the National Institutes of Health and other government agencies. Dr. Roberts co-led the Social Scientists’ Amicus Brief for the Supreme Court Case June v. Russo.
