Biography
Concentration: Health
Kiley Cope is a PhD student in Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, specializing in Health. Her research focuses on rural reproductive justice, reproductive healthcare access, and the social and institutional forces that shape experiences of pregnancy and motherhood. She is particularly interested in how rural communities, healthcare systems, educational institutions, and reproductive health messaging influence reproductive possibilities, with current interests including crisis pregnancy centers, sex education, maternal and postpartum care, and reproductive misinformation.
Before coming to UW–Madison, Kiley earned a Master of Public Administration from California State University, Chico, where her research examined rural reproductive healthcare systems and access, and a B.A. in Psychology from Cal Poly Pomona. She is pursuing a doctoral minor in Sociology and is interested in community-engaged research that connects feminist scholarship with public policy and practice.