Fran's career in reproductive rights and health began in 2007 and has spanned the fields of public health, policy, and advocacy. Since joining SiX in 2019, Fran has developed the reproductive rights team's research program to support evidence-based state policymaking on reproductive and maternal health. This includes creating unique spaces and opportunities for state legislators in SiX's Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council to connect and learn with public health, social science, clinical researchers, healthcare providers, and support networks nationwide.
Before joining SiX, Fran was the Senior Manager of Research at the Center for Reproductive Rights from 2013 to 2019, where she served a bridging role between the public health/social science/clinical research world and the state and national policy/legal work of the Center on dozens of campaigns and cases, including Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt at the US Supreme Court. Fran received her Master of Public Health from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health in 2013, where she focused her studies on the impact of abortion and family planning restrictions in the states.