Center for Reproductive Health Research in the Southeast (RISE)

What Center for Reproductive Health Research in the Southeast (RISE) does

RISE (Center for Reproductive Health Research in the Southeast) is a non-profit research center housed at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta, Georgia. The organization conducts transdisciplinary, community-centered research on reproductive health access and equity in the U.S. Southeast, with explicit geographic focus on Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, and South Carolina. RISE applies research justice-based and participatory methodologies that center community experts, people of color, and other marginalized stakeholders as research partners rather than subjects, codified in a published seven-principle Community-Led Research Framework.

RISE's portfolio spans active research projects, educational products, and public-facing resources. Core research programs include the Georgia Medication Abortion (GAMA) project co-led with SisterLove, Inc., the 'Delays + Denials of Care' study co-led with Amplify Georgia Collaborative examining experiences under Georgia's HB 481 law, a full-spectrum doula care capacity-building initiative with Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia, telehealth medication abortion implementation research, and an analysis of abortion incidence and inequities in Georgia from 2010–2023 using Induced Termination of Pregnancy data from the Georgia Department of Public Health. Educational and dissemination outputs include a free seven-module Coursera MOOC ('Public Health Approaches to Abortion'), fact sheets, a Trusted Resources Hub, Mis- & Disinformation Resources, and an archive of more than 30 peer-reviewed publications in journals such as AJPH, JAMA, and Contraception.

The organization operates on a grant-funded non-profit revenue model with all services, research outputs, and educational resources provided free of charge. RISE is structured as a collaborative network rather than a commercial entity, with go-to-market motion centered on community partnerships, academic collaboration, and policy advocacy targeting researchers, students, community partners, and funders. There is no equity funding, no commercial product revenue, no patents, no AI/ML components, and no subsidiaries.

Name

Center for Reproductive Health Research in the Southeast (RISE)

Legal name

Center for Reproductive Health Research in the Southeast

Website

https://rise.emory.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RISE is a non-profit research center at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health that conducts community-led, justice-based reproductive health research and education focused on the U.S. Southeast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reproductive Health Research

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Educational Support Services (611710)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Policy, Research & Advocacy Organizations (Nonprofit) (BPAGADAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN), Sexual & Reproductive Health & Family Planning (SRH/FP) Programs (BPADAIAD)

Keywords

• Reproductive health research
• Public health research
• Community-based research
• Reproductive justice
• Health equity research

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: RISE operates as a research center housed at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. The organization receives funding through grants from organizations including the Society of Family Planning and other public health funders to conduct reproductive health research.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

RISE is a non-profit research center that conducts transdisciplinary, community-centered research on reproductive health access and equity in the U.S. Southeast. It produces peer-reviewed publications, fact sheets, and educational resources (including a free Coursera MOOC), and partners with community-based organizations, healthcare providers, and advocates on participatory research projects such as the Georgia Medication Abortion (GAMA) project and the Delays + Denials of Care study.

Product overview

RISE (Center for Reproductive Health Research in the Southeast) is a research center housed at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health that offers educational products, research resources, and community-facing tools. The portfolio includes a Coursera MOOC on public health approaches to abortion, the Georgia Medication Abortion (GAMA) Project with psychoeducational materials, mis- and disinformation resources, a trusted resources hub connecting users to abortion care and support services, fact sheets, peer-reviewed publications, and research projects on abortion access, policy impacts, and reproductive health equity in the U.S. Southeast.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GAMA: Georgia Medication Abortion project co-led by SisterLove, Inc. and RISE, exploring perceptions and experiences of medication abortion among Black and Latinx women in metro-Atlanta, Georgia.
• Delays + Denials of Care

Products and services

• Public Health Approaches to Abortion MOOC A free Coursera online course providing foundational knowledge on abortion in the context of changing reproductive health landscape in the U.S., featuring expertise from RISE and Emory University researchers and community partners.
• Georgia Medication Abortion (GAMA) Project A community-led research project exploring perceptions and experiences of medication abortion among Black and Latinx women in metro-Atlanta, Georgia, co-led with SisterLove, Inc., including a psychoeducational video ('My Health in My Hands') and webinar-style training.
• Mis- & Disinformation Resources Educational resources helping users learn about mis- and disinformation used to stigmatize and distort facts about abortion safety and effectiveness, including quick reads, scholarly resources, history of mifepristone, legal information, and interactive resources.
• Trusted Resources Hub A resource directory connecting users with abortion care providers (abortionfinder.org, ineedana.com, plancpills.org), financial assistance (abortion funds), medical support (M+A Hotline), and legal services (If/When/How Repro Legal Helpline).
• Fact Sheets Research summaries and infographics on topics including Georgia's abortion bans, parental involvement laws, abortion fund case characteristics, medication abortion and telehealth, and Protestant pastoral perspectives on abortion care.
• Peer-Reviewed Publications Archive A comprehensive repository of academic publications covering abortion access, reproductive health policy, doula care, medication abortion, abortion stigma, and maternal health outcomes in the U.S. Southeast.
• Delays + Denials of Care Project A research study co-led with Amplify Georgia Collaborative documenting experiences of care under Georgia's HB 481 abortion law, examining how exceptions fail to ensure critical care access for pregnancy-related emergencies and losses.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• SisterLove, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-leader of the Georgia Medication Abortion (GAMA) project exploring perceptions and experiences of medication abortion among Black and Latinx women in metro-Atlanta. SisterLove is a community-based reproductive justice organization leading family planning research with RISE.
• Amplify Georgia CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-led the 'Delays + Denials of Care' study documenting experiences of care under Georgia's abortion law HB 481, conducting 25 interviews with patients, clinicians, and community organizations from August 2024 to December 2025.
• Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of GeorgiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-leads the 'Building capacity for full spectrum doula care in communities of color across Georgia' project, conducting research on facilitators and challenges of doula businesses and supporting doula training.
• Coalition to Expand Contraceptive Access (CECA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed the Enhancing Statewide Contraceptive Access Initiatives (SCAI) project in collaboration with RISE, identifying lessons learned and opportunities across contraceptive access initiatives through listening sessions, environmental scans, and summits.
• ARC-SoutheastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on research identifying opportunities for mitigation of caregiver reproductive health access gaps. ARC-Southeast is an abortion fund serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, and South Carolina.
• Georgia Department of Public HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides Induced Termination of Pregnancy (ITOP) data for research analyzing abortion incidence and inequities in Georgia from 2010-2023 in the context of policy and practice disruptions.
• M+A HotlinemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on mixed-method research analyzing calls and surveys from a hotline providing expert medical information to people self-sourcing or managing abortion and/or miscarriage, evaluating trends surrounding the Dobbs decision.
• UCSFmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration with UCSF researchers on analysis of calls from the M+A Hotline clinical support hotline for self-managed abortion research.
• WeTestifysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides community-based input for the M+A Hotline research project on self-managed abortion, bringing lived experience perspectives to the research.
• Georgia Family Planning SystemsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on research evaluating implementation of telehealth services for medication abortion and contraceptive provision in the Southern U.S.
• Feminist Women's Health CentersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization serving Black and Latinx women in metro-Atlanta as part of the GAMA project, providing medication abortion education and referral services.
• Center for Black Women's WellnesssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing services to Black women in metro-Atlanta, contributing to the GAMA project research on medication abortion access.
• Caminar LatinosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization serving Latino communities in Atlanta, participating in the GAMA project research collaboration.
• Emory University Rollins School of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for RISE, providing academic infrastructure, faculty appointments, and research resources. RISE is housed within the Rollins School of Public Health.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Center for Reproductive Rights: Global legal and policy advocacy organization using human rights frameworks to advance reproductive autonomy. RISE's reproductive justice framing and focus on rights-based care mirror CRR's approach, though CRR operates primarily through legal and policy advocacy rather than academic research.
• Emory University Rollins School of Public Health: Host institution of RISE and a leading school of public health with extensive maternal/reproductive health research portfolio. Comparable as the broader academic framework that houses RISE and provides faculty, students, and infrastructure that shape RISE's research output.
• Society of Family Planning: The leading funder and convener of abortion and contraception research in North America, with a research community spanning multiple academic centers. Directly comparable to RISE in topic area and is also a primary funder (SFPRF12-MA5), making it both a peer and a counterparty.

Direct peers

• Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH): UCSF-based research program that produces rigorous, multidisciplinary research on reproductive health, rights, and justice. ANSIRH is RISE's closest structural analog as an academic research center, with overlapping research themes (abortion, contraception, stigma) and similar community-partnered methodologies.
• Ibis Reproductive Health: A research organization that partners with communities to conduct clinical and social science research on abortion, contraception, and broader reproductive autonomy. Comparable to RISE in methodology (community-partnered research), publication output, and clinical-research-policy integration.
• SisterLove, Inc. Atlanta-based reproductive justice organization led by and serving Black women, co-leader of RISE's GAMA project. SisterLove is both a structural peer (community-led reproductive justice research and advocacy) and a key operational partner of RISE.
• Guttmacher Institute: A leading research and policy organization focused on sexual and reproductive health and rights in the U.S. and globally. Directly comparable to RISE for its data-driven research, peer-reviewed publications, fact sheets, and emphasis on translating evidence into policy change.

Emerging players

• Power to Decide: Research and advocacy organization focused on preventing unplanned pregnancy and advancing young people's reproductive well-being. Comparable to RISE in combining research, education, and policy advocacy, though with a contraceptive- and youth-focused lens rather than abortion access.
• National Women's Health Network: Advocacy organization working to improve the health of women and gender-expansive people through policy and consumer education. Partial overlap with RISE's mission around evidence-based reproductive health advocacy and consumer-facing educational resources.
• Black Mamas Matter Alliance: A national Black women-led alliance advancing maternal health, rights, and justice. Comparable to RISE in centering Black women's reproductive health experiences and using research-justice frameworks, with overlapping research interests in doula care and maternal mortality.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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