Advocacy Committee

The NASPAG advocacy committee advocates for the reproductive well-being of children and adolescents and the provision of unrestricted, unbiased and evidence based practice of PAG.

We collaborate extensively with other organizations, the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, committees within NASPAG (social media, newsletter, education) and the NASPAG board of directors to develop, share and endorse projects aligned with our shared mission.  We are frequently asked to support advocacy statements in a time sensitive fashion, so participation in the advocacy committee does require email attentiveness and desire to expand writing repertoire. It is a lively committee devoted to optimizing patient care and championing our patients and colleagues.

Explore NASPAG Advocacy Statements from the Advocacy Committee 

NASPAG Endorsed Documents from the Advocacy Committee

Women First Research Coalition 

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To join or contact the Advocacy Committee, please email [email protected] 

2026 - 2027 Advocacy Committee

Co-Chair Olga Kciuk, MD MSc Stanford University Palo Alto, CA	Co-Chair Swetha Naroji, MD MBA Children's National Medical Center Washington, DC
Vice Chair / Chair Elect Cherie Priya Dhar Northwestern University Feinburg School of Medicine Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL
Past Chair Shelby Davies, MD Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	Board Liaison Mary Romano MD MPH Vanderbilt Medical Center Nashville, TN

Members 

Melina Dendrinos
Cherie Priya Dhar
Kristl Tomlin
Rachel Goldstein
Beth Rackow
Ellen Rome
Kathryn Stambough
Emily Rider-Longmaid
Preethi Chidambaram
Julia Durante
Miriam Langer
Cristina Davis-Kankanamge
Viktoriya Tulchinskaya 

Emeritus

Nichole Tyson
Elizabeth Alderman
Megan Harrison
Susan Kaufman
Andrew Lupo
Seema Menon

The views and opinions expressed by the Advocacy Committee are those of the individuals presenting or signing the communication, and do not necessarily express the official policy or position of their institutions listed.