Newcomb Institute
Research • Action • Change
for Gender Equity
Newcomb Institute at Tulane University is a preeminent academic leader in the Gulf South focused on cutting-edge gender equity research, training the next generation, and igniting change with action.
Research Focus
We conduct multidisciplinary research with a focus on the Gulf South and in partnership with both government and community partners, to provide evidence for programs and policies that improve gender equity and women’s empowerment. This work includes data and evidence generation, creation of open-access datasets, collecting and preserving archival materials for public access, and training undergraduate and graduate and post-doctoral researchers.
Sexual, Reproductive, and Maternal Health and Policy
Gender-Based Violence
Feminist Civic Engagement and Leadership
In the Spotlight
Conceiving Equity 2026
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 6 - 8PM, Malkin Sacks Commons, Third Floor, Diboll Gallery
Join us for Conceiving Equity 2026, with poster presentations by Newcomb Institute's student interns, followed by the annual Roe v. Wade Lecture with Jessica Valenti. Jessica Valenti, author of the New York Times bestseller Abortion, is a writer, activist, and one of the country's most influential voices on gender and politics.
More information, here.
Breaking Research - LaVEX 2025 Report
For more information, read the press release or find the full the report here.
Newcomb Institute Events
2025 in Numbers
Faculty Engagement
122 faculty affiliates across the university's many schools and disciplines with $345,818 in faculty grant funding awarded in the 2024-25 academic year
Research Generation
28 peer-reviewed publications by Newcomb Institute
Student Internships
69 students placed with 33 nonprofit, government, and international organizations during the fall 2025 semester
