Stephanie Spitz is a Senior Project Manager at the CTC-SRH and the Collaborative to Advance Health Services at UMKC, where she plays a transformative role in advancing equitable, trauma-informed, and person-centered healthcare. A dedicated leader in sexual health education and advocacy, she works to eliminate systemic barriers to care through innovative training initiatives, research, & collaboration.
At CTC-SRH, Stephanie is coordinating projects such as the IUC Training Program, Clinical Skills Workshops, Learning Labs Series, and National Reproductive Health Conference, ensuring that providers receive up-to-date training on best practices in sexual and reproductive healthcare in a variety of settings and modalities. She also worked on the Accelerating Equitable Access Efforts Project, expanding healthcare access in underserved communities. Through the Telesane Virtual Education Project, she collaborated with the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence and the Missouri Department of Health, equipping forensic nurses with essential training to support survivors of sexual violence.
Stephanie’s impact extends beyond training, conducting research that has assisted informing conversations on expanding male services and healthcare equity within Title X settings. She has co-authored “Understanding Vasectomy Services’ Models of Care, Training, and Financing Among Title X Family Planning Providers” published in the 2025 Family & Community Health Journal and “Provider Views on Vasectomy: Cultural, Gender, and Political Elements of Men's Decisions to Seek Publicly Funded Services” published in the 2024 Frontiers in Reproductive Health Journal.
Stephanie’s leadership at the Collaborative to Advance Health Services has been equally impactful. She played a critical role in organizing the inaugural Syndemic Solutions Summit, demonstrating her ability to coordinate large-scale, intersectional training that focused on discussing & generating solutions for syndemic approaches to end the intertwined health conditions of five epidemics: HIV, STIs, Viral Hepatitis, Substance Use Disorders & Mental Health, and Reproductive & Sexual Health.
Another example of her ability to foster collaboration & highlight creativity, was that of a week-long training event, “Utilizing the Intersection of Family Planning and Harm Reduction in Communities.” This initiative united the work of CTC-SRH and the Peer Recovery Center of Excellence, providing healthcare providers with the tools to address both sexual health and substance use treatment in an intersectional & person-centered manner.
In recognition of her commitment to learning, diversity, integrity, accountability, respect, and collaboration Stephanie was awarded the 2025 Living the Values Award. Colleagues praised her passion for learning, unwavering dedication to equity, respect, and collaboration, and the ability to bridge research and education to create meaningful change.
