Scientific Publications
Refereed original articles in a journal
1. Kantor, L., Cruz, C.*, Adams, C., Akhimien, C., Abdulkadir, F. A., Battle, C., Oluwayemi, M., Salimon, O., Won, S.H., Niraula, S.*, Lassiter, T. (June 29, 2023). Black Women’s Maternal Health: Insights from Community Based Participatory Research in Newark, New Jersey. Behavioral Medicine. link
2. Cruz, N.*, Adams, C., Akhimien, C., Abdulkadir, F. A., Battle, C., Oluwayemi, M., Salimon, O., Lassiter, T., Kantor, L. (August 24, 2023). Keeping the 'C' in CBPR: Exploring Community Researchers’ Experiences with Human Subjects Protection Training Requirements. Behavioral Medicine. link
3. Kohler, R. E., Wagner, R. B., Careaga, K., Vega, J., Btoush, R., Greene, K., & Kantor, L. (2023). Parents’ intentions, concerns and information needs about COVID-19 vaccination in New Jersey: A qualitative analysis. Vaccines, 11(6), 1096. link
4. Lindberg, L., & Kantor, L. (2022). Adolescents' receipt of sex education in a nationally representative sample, 2011-2019. 69(6). Journal of Adolescent Health link
5. Kantor, L. (2021). Expanding evidence-based sexual health programs in the U.S.: new findings on a parent-teen program for rural families. Journal of Adolescent Health. 69(3), 359-360. link
6. Rokicki, S., Nguyen, P., Sharpe, A., Taylor, D., Spernal, S., Raghunath, A.*, Kantor, L. (2021). Racial disparities in prevalence, determinants, and impacts of COVID-19 in pregnancy: Protocol for a study using data from New Jersey hospitals. medRxiv /2021/257672. link
7. Kantor, L., Lindberg, L., Tashkandi, Y.*, Hirsch, J., Santelli, J. (2021). Sex education: broadening the definition of relevant outcomes. Journal of Adolescent Health. 68(1), 7-8. link
8. Lindberg, L.D., Bell D.L., Kantor, L. (2020). The sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and young adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Perspectives in Sexual and Reproductive Health, (52)2. link
9. Kantor, L., & Lindberg, L. (2020). Pleasure and sex education: The need for broadening both content and measurement. American Journal of Public Health, 110(2), 145-148. link
10. Simons, H. R., Leon-Atkins, J., Kohn, J. E., Spector, H., Hillery, J. F., Fager, G., & Kantor, L. (2019). Contraceptive counseling practices and patient experience: results from a cluster randomized controlled trial at Planned Parenthood. Contraception, 101(1), 14-20. link
11. Kantor, L., Levitz, N. and Holstrom, A. (2019). Support for sex education and teenage pregnancy prevention programmes in the USA: results from a national survey of likely voters. Sex Education. 20(2), 239-251. link
12. Santelli, J., Grilo, S., Lindberg, L. and Kantor, L. (2019). Ideology or evidence? examining the population-level impact of US government funding to prevent adolescent pregnancy. American Journal of Public Health, 109(3), 356-357. link
13. Levitz N., Wood E., Kantor, L. (2018). The influence of technology delivery mode on intervention outcomes: analysis of a theory-based sexual health program. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(8), e10398. link
14. Kantor, L. & Levitz N. (2017). Parents’ views on sex education in schools: how much do democrats and republicans agree? PLoS ONE, 12(7). link
15. Santelli, J., Kantor, L., Grilo, S., Speizer, I., Lindberg, L., Heitel, J., Schalet, A., Lyon, M., Mason-Jones, A., McGovern, T., Heck, C., Rogers, J., & Ott, M. (2017). Abstinence-only-until-marriage: an updated review of U.S. policies and programs and their impact. Journal of Adolescent Health, 61(3), 273-280. link
16. Santelli, J., Grilo, S., Lindberg, L., Speizer, I., Schalet, A., Heitel, J., Kantor, L., Ott, M., Lyon, M., Rogers, J., Heck, C., Mason-Jones, A. (2017). Abstinence-only-until-marriage policies and programs: An updated position paper of the society for adolescent health and medicine. Journal of Adolescent Health, 61(3), 400-403. link
17. Steinke, J.*, Root-Bowman, M.*, Estabrook, S., Levine, D., & Kantor, L. (2017). Meeting the needs of sexual and gender minority youth: formative research on potential digital health interventions. Journal of Adolescent Health. 60(5), 541-548. link
18. Simons, H. R., Leon-Atkins, J., Spector, H., Fager, G., Kantor, L., & Kohn, J. E. (2017). Associations between contraceptive counseling practices and patient satisfaction. Contraception, 96 (4), 285-286. link
19. Guilamo-Ramos, V., Lee, J., Kantor, L., Levine, D.S., Baum, S., & Johnsen, J. (2015). Potential for using online and mobile education with parents and adolescents to impact sexual and reproductive health. Prevention Science, 16(1), 53-60. link
20. Kantor, L. (2015). Parental influence on adolescent sexual behavior: A current look at the role of communication and monitoring and supervision. Dissertation, Columbia University. link
21. Friedman, A., Brookmeyer, K., Kachur, R., Ford, J., Hogben, M., Habel, M., Kantor, L., Clark, E., Sabatini, J., & McFarlane, M. (2014). An assessment of the GYT: get yourself tested campaign: an integrated approach to STD prevention communication. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 41(3), 151-7. link
22. Cushman, N.*, Kantor, L., Schroeder, E., Eicher, L., & Gambone, G.* (2014). Sexuality education: findings and recommendations from an analysis of 10 United States programmes. Sex Education, 14(5), 481-496. link
23. Kantor, L., Rolleri, L., & Kolios, K. (2014). Doug Kirby’s contributions to the field of sex education. Sex Education, 14(5), 473-480. link
24. Giorgio, M., Kantor, L., Levine, D., &, Arons, W. (2013). Using chat and text technologies to answer sexual and reproductive health questions: Planned Parenthood pilot study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15(9). link
25. Kantor, L. (2008). Abstinence-only education: violating students’ rights to health information. Human Rights, 35(3).
26. Santelli, J.S., & Kantor, L.M. (2008). Human rights, cultural, and scientific aspects of abstinence-only policies and programs. Sexuality Research & Social Policy, 5(3). link
27. Raymond, M.*, Bogdanovich, L.*, Brahmi, D.*, Cardinal, L.J.*, Fager, G.L.*, Frattarelli, L.C.*, Hecker, G.*, Jarpe, E.A.*, Viera, A.*, Kantor, L., & Santelli, J.S. (2008). State refusal of funding for abstinence-only programs. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 5(3). link
28. Kantor, L., Santelli, J., Teitler, J., & Balmer, R. (2008). Abstinence-only policies and programs: an overview. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 5(3). link
29. Kantor, L., & Bacon, W. (2002). abstinence-only programs implemented under welfare reform are incompatible with research on effective sexuality education. Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association, 57(1), 38–40.
30. Kantor, L., & Haffner, D. (1996). Opposing opinions on abstinence programs for adolescents. abstinence-only: negative position. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 9(3), 166–168. linkLindberg, L. & Kantor, L. (2022). Adolescents' receipt of sex education in a nationally representative sample, 2011-2019. Journal of Adolescent Health, 70, 290-297. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.08.027