Laura Lindberg, Senior Research Associate

Laura Duberstein Lindberg joined the Guttmacher Institute in February 2004 as a Senior Research Associate. Prior to that Dr. Lindberg worked at Abt Associates in Bethesda, MD, and at the Urban Institute's Population Studies Center in Washington, DC. Her main areas of interest include reproductive health needs and behaviors of young men, and adolescent sexual behavior more generally. Dr. Lindberg’s recent research has included analysis of changes in sex education in the U.S., patterns of non-coital sex among adolescents, and determinants of trends in teen pregnancy. Dr. Lindberg received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan's Sociology Department, having specialized in demography. She also had a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago. She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, including recent publications in the Journal of Adolescent Health, American Journal of Public Health, Perspectives on Reproductive and Sexual Health, Public Health Reports, and the American Journal of Men’s Health.

Recent Publications Include:

Lindberg LD, Jones R and Santelli S, Non-coital sexual activities among adolescents, Journal of Adolescent Health, 2008, 43(3):231-238.

Santelli, JS, Lindberg LD, Finer LB, Rickert V, Makleff, S, Kost K, and Singh S, Reliability of contraceptive prevalence estimates for women from the 2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Public Health Reports, 2008, 123:147-154.

Lindberg LD, Sonfield A and Gemmill A, Reassessing adolescent male sexual and reproductive health in the United States: Research and recommendations, American Journal of Men's Health, 2008, 2(1):40-56.

Lindberg LD and Singh S, Sexual behavior of single adult American women, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2008, 40(1):27-33.

Santelli JS, Lindberg LD, Finer LB, and Singh S, Explaining recent declines in adolescent pregnancy in the United States: The contribution of abstinence and improved contraceptive use?, American Journal of Public Health, 2007, 97(1):150-156.

Lindberg LD, Talk Amongst Yourselves...And Others, RHRealityCheck.org, July 12, 2007.

Lindberg LD, Santelli JS and Singh S, Changes in formal sex education: 1995–2002, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2006, 38(4):182-189.

Lindberg LD, Frost JJ, Sten C and Dailard C, Provision of contraceptive and related services by publicly funded family planning clinics, 2003, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2006, 38(3):139-147.

Lindberg LD, Frost J, Sten C, and Dailard C, The provision and funding of contraceptive services at publicly funded family planning agencies: 1995-2003, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2006, 38(1):37-45.

Santelli, JS, Abma J, Ventura S, Lindberg L, Morrow B, Anderson JE, Lyss S, and Hamilton BE, Can changes in sexual behaviors among high school students explain the decline in teen birth and pregnancy rates in the 1990s? Journal of Adolescent Health, 2004, 35:80-90.

Burstein, NR, Lindberg, LD, Fein, DJ, Page, L and LaRock RJ, Guide to data sources on the determinants of marriage and cohabitation, 2003, Bethesda, Maryland: Abt Associates, Inc.

Fein, DJ, Burstein, NR, Fein, GG and Lindberg, LD, The Determinants of marriage and cohabitation among disadvantaged Americans: research findings and needs, 2003, Bethesda, Maryland: Abt Associates Inc.

Fein, DJ, Lindberg, LD, London, R. and Mauldon, J. Welfare reform and family formation: assessing the effects, 2002, Bethesda, Maryland: Abt Associates Inc.

The Urban Institute, Delivering the full message, Enhancing teen health and well-being, Policy Brief 1, 2002, The Urban Institute: Washington, D.C.

The Urban Institute, Getting doctors to focus on sexual health of young men, Enhancing teen health and well-being, Policy Brief 2, 2002, The Urban Institute: Washington, D.C.

Zweig, JM, Phillips S, and Lindberg LD, Predicting adolescent profiles of risk: looking beyond demographics, Journal of Adolescent Health, 2002, 31(4):343-353.

Ku L, St. Louis M, Black C, Aral S, Turner C, Lindberg LD, and Sonenstein FS, Risk behaviors, medical care, and Chlamydial infection among young men in the United States, American Journal of Public Health, 2002, 92(7):1140-1143.

Zweig JM, Lindberg LD, and McGinley KL, Adolescent health risk profiles: The co-occurrence of health risks among females and males, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2001, 30(6):707-728.

Lindberg LD, Ku L, and Sonenstein FL, Adolescents' reports of reproductive health education, 1988 and 1995, Family Planning Perspectives, 2000, 32(5):220 226.

Santelli J, Lindberg LD, Abma J, Sucoff C, and Resnick M, Adolescent sexual behavior: estimates and trends from four nationally representative surveys, Family Planning Perspectives, 2000, 32(4):156 165,194.

Bradner C, Ku L, and Lindberg LD, Older, but not wiser: how do men get AIDS/STD information after high school, Family Planning Perspectives , 2000, 32(1):33-38.

Lindberg LD, Ku L, and Sonenstein F, Adolescent males' combined use of condoms with partners' use of female contraceptive methods, Maternal and Child Health Journal, 1999, 2(4).

Ku L, Sonenstein F, Boggess S, Lindberg LD, and Pleck J, Understanding changes in teenage men's sexual activity: 1979 to 1995, Family Planning Perspectives, 1998, 30(6):256-263.