Joseph E. Potter Explained

Joseph E. Potter (died May 13, 2024) was an American sociologist, demographer, and professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. From 2011, he was also the leader of the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP), which has aimed to investigate the effect of restrictive abortion and family planning laws passed in Texas. Previously, he was the director of the Border Contraceptive Access Study. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University.^{[1] [2]}

Work

As part of his work with TxPEP, Potter co-authored a 2016 study of the effects of Texas's funding cuts to Planned Parenthood on the number of births among Medicaid patients and the use of birth control in the state.^{[3] [4]} He has also researched the demand for long-acting reversible contraception (e.g. IUDs) and female sterilization among Texas women, and the difference between the percent of women who want to use such contraceptives and the percent who actually use them.^[5]

Death

Potter died on May 13, 2024.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Joseph Potter . UT College of Liberal Arts . en . 2017-09-15.
2. Web site: Joseph Potter . Demographic Research . 2017-09-15.
3. News: Study: Texas birth control fell after Planned Parenthood cut . 2016-02-03 . CBS News . 2017-09-15 . en.
4. News: Cutting Planned Parenthood Would Increase Medicaid Births, C.B.O. Says . Zernike . Kate . 2017-03-14 . The New York Times . 2017-09-15 . en-US . 0362-4331.
5. News: Despite Demand, Few Texas Women on Medicaid Are Able to Access IUDs . Flynn . Meagan . 2017-07-17 . Houston Press . 2017-09-15.
6. Web site: It is with heavy hearts that we share the loss of our colleague and Professor Emeritus Joe Potter. May 14, 2024. University of Texas at Austin. May 21, 2024.
7. https://www.nepo.unicamp.br/nota-de-pesar-professor-doutor-joseph-e-potter/ Nota de Pesar – Professor Doutor Joseph E. Potter