Claire Watt Rothschild

Claire Watt Rothschild, PhD, currently serves as a Senior Research Advisor II for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights at Population Services International and as a Regional Research Affiliate at the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology at the University of Washington. With a robust academic background in epidemiology, Claire has held various research and leadership roles, including Co-Lead of the Self-Care Trailblazer Group and a predoctoral fellow at the University of Washington School of Public Health. Claire’s extensive experience encompasses managing research projects, evaluating health programs, and conducting analyses on contraceptive use and reproductive health interventions in diverse settings, particularly in Kenya. Previous positions include working as a Research Coordinator at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and as a Research and Evaluation Manager at Jacaranda Health, where Claire led multiple randomized control trials. Academic qualifications include a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Washington, an MS in Global Health and Population from Harvard, and a BA in Human Biology from Stanford University.