James Trussell

Professor of Economics and Public Affairs and Faculty Associate of the Office of Population Research at Princeton University.  He is the author or co-author of more than 300 scientific publications, primarily in the areas of reproductive health and demographic methodology.   His recent research has been focused in three areas: emergency contraception, contraceptive failure, and the cost-effectiveness of contraception. He has actively promoted making emergency contraception more widely available as an important step in helping women reduce their risk of unintended pregnancy; in addition to his research on this topic, he maintains an emergency contraception website (not-2-late.com) and designed and launched a toll-free emergency contraception hotline (1-888-NOT-2-LATE).   

Dr. Trussell received his B.S. degree in mathematics from Davidson College in 1971, a B.Phil. in economics from Oxford University in 1973, and a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University in 1975. He is a senior fellow at the Guttmacher Institute, a member of the National Medical Committee of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and a member of the board of directors of the NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation and the Society of Family Planning.  He serves on the editorial advisory committees of Contraception and Contraceptive Technology Update.  Recent publications include:

Cleland K, Zhu H, Goldstuck N, Cheng L, Trussell J.  The efficacy of intrauterine devices for emergency contraception: a systematic review of 35 years of experience.  Hum Reprod. 2012 Jul;27(7):1994-2000.  Epub 2012 May 8.  PubMed PMID: 22570193.

Trussell J.  Contraceptive efficacy.  In: Hatcher RA, Trussell J, Nelson AL, Cates W, Kowal D, and Policar M (eds). Contraceptive Technology: Twentieth Revised Edition.  New York NY: Ardent Media; 2011. p. 779-863.

Cleland K, Peipert JF, Westhoff C, Spear S, Trussell J.  Family Planning as a cost-saving preventative health service.   N Engl J Med. 2011 May 5;364(18):e37. Epub 2011 Apr 20. PubMed PMID: 21506736

Cleland K, Raymond E, Cheng L, Zhu H.  Ectopic pregnancy and emergency contraception a systematic review. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jun; 115(6):1263-6. PubMed PMID:20502299

Fjerstad M, Trussell J, Sivin I, Lichtenberg ES, and Cullins V. Rates of serious infection after changes in regimens for medical abortion. N Engl J Med. 2009 July 9;361(2):145-151. PubMed PMID: 19587339.

Trussell J, Lalla AM, Doan QV, Reyes E, Pinto L, Gricar J. Cost-effectiveness of contraceptives in the United States. Contraception. 2009 Jan;79(1):5-14. Epub 2008 Sep 25.  Erratum in: Contraception. 2009 Aug;80(2):229-30. PubMed PMID: 19041435.

Trussell J, Guthrie KA, Schwarz EB. Much ado about little: obesity, combined hormonal contraceptive use, and venous thrombosis. Contraception. 2008 Mar;77(3):143-6. Epub 2008 Jan 30.  PubMed PMID: 18279682.

Kost K, Singh S, Vaughan B, Trussell J, Bankole A. Estimates of contraceptive failure from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth.  Contraception. 2008 Jan;77(1):10-21. Epub 2007 Dec 3. PubMed PMID: 18082661; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2811396

Hatcher RA, Trussell J, Nelson AL, Cates W, Stewart F, Kowal D (ed). Contraceptive Technology: Nineteenth Revised Edition. New York NY: Ardent Media; 2007. 

Raymond EG, Trussell J, Polis CB.  Population effect of increased access to emergency contraceptive pills: a systematic review. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jan;109(1):181-8. PubMed PMID: 17197603.

Davidoff F, Trussell J. Plan B and the politics of doubt. JAMA. 2006 Oct 11;296(14):1775-8. PubMed PMID: 17032991.

A complete list of publications is available here.