Our Team

As an Associate at Ibis, Heidi manages a portfolio of quantitative and qualitative work that aims to address pervasive biases in reproductive health research. Presently, her research focuses on testing a new method to reduce under-reporting of abortion, both clinic-based and self-induced, applying novel recruitment strategies to address selection bias in abortion research, and understanding the family planning needs and experiences of transgender and gender-expansive people.

For her research, Heidi received the Outstanding Young Investigator of the Year award from the North American Forum on Family Planning in 2014, the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health in 2015, and the Vittinghoff Innovation Award for Methodological Innovation & Excellence from the University of California, San Francisco in 2016, among others.

Heidi received her undergraduate degree in Human Biology and International Relations from Stanford University; a Masters in Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology & Biostatistics from the University of California, Berkeley; and a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of California, San Francisco.

Sachiko works as a Research Assistant on a number of qualitative and quantitative projects in both the United States and Central America. These projects include work in understanding the effects of restrictive abortion policies and stigma, assessing reproductive health barriers specific to trans and gender-expansive individuals, and the development of an app to assist in the provision of medication abortion care.

Previous to their work at Ibis, Sachiko worked with youth in San Francisco, facilitating weekly queer support groups and giving workshops on harm reduction, positive sexuality, and anti-oppression, and executed two independent research projects in South America on adolescent pregnancy.

Sachiko holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature and American Studies with an emphasis in Intersectionality and Health from the University of California Berkeley.

Laura is a Project Manager working on a range of projects at Ibis including reproductive health care access in the US military, telemedicine for medication abortion provision, and the Later Abortion Initiative.

She previously served as a clinical social worker in medical and community mental health settings and has worked on research projects investigating US health care policy trends and mental illness among adolescents. She is an alumna of the Reproductive Rights Activist Service Corps and a former legal assistant to the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project.

Laura holds a Master of Social Work from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts in Women and Gender Studies from CUNY Hunter College.

With 20 years of experience delivering anti-oppression education and services for LGBTQ+ individuals, Lyndon Cudlitz provides training and technical assistance for healthcare providers, educational institutions, nonprofits, businesses, government agencies, queer groups, and family members.

His ongoing projects have included training Planned Parenthood centers in gender-affirming hormone therapy and drafting new trans policies for NY State's juvenile justice system and psychiatric facilities.

Lyndon's background has also included sexual health education, services for survivors of violence, Deaf services, 10 years as a firefighter/EMT, and founding & directing youth leadership programs in Maine, New York, and Missouri. Lyndon is currently based on Mohican & Haudenosaunee lands in Upstate NY and can often be found climbing rock faces across the country.