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Laura Lindberg

Professor of Public Health and Director of the Program in Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Chapter Member: New Jersey-Philadelphia SSN
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About Laura

Lindberg's research focuses on sexual and reproductive health in the United States. Overarching themes include adolescent SRH, abortion access, sex education and midwifery as a birth justice issue, and survey research and design. She is an expert on abortion access in New Jersey. Lindberg consults with multiple community-based organizations in New Jersey and serves as a technical advisor to state and national survey efforts.

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Contributions

Teens are Driving the Demand for Online Abortion Pills Via Telehealth – New Research

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In the News

Opinion: "Nearly Half of N.J. Women Can’t Access the Birth Control They Actually Want," Laura Lindberg, NJ.com, May 10, 2026.
Opinion: "As NJ Abortion Care Has Evolved, So Have Threats to Access," Laura Lindberg, NJ Spotlight News, March 12, 2026.

Publications

"Midwives as Abortion Care Providers: Evidence from a National Survey of Early Career U.S. Midwives" (with Amy Alspaugh and Julie Blumenfeld). Contraception (2026).

Examines early-career U.S. midwives' involvement in abortion care provision. Finds that early-career midwives contribute to abortion care in the United States.

"Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Receipt of Person-Centered Contraceptive Counseling" (with Brooke Whitfield and Tracey A. Wilkinson). JAMA Network Open 8, no. 12 (2025).

Analyzes whether U.S. adolescents and young adults are receiving person-centered contraceptive counseling (PCCC). Demonstrates that receipt of PCCC was positively associated with preferred method use among adolescents.

"Implications of Abortion Restrictions for Adolescents" (with Julie Maslowsky and Paz Baum). JAMA Pediatrics 179, no. 6 (2025): 675-676.

Explores the scope of post-Dobbs abortion policy changes across states for adolescents. Finds that methods adults use to circumvent geographic restrictions are less accessible to adolescents due to cost and logistical barriers, leaving them disproportionately affected by such restrictions.

"Adolescence Post-Dobbs: A Policy-Driven Research Agenda for Minor Adolescents and Abortion" (with Julie Maslowsky and Emily S. Mann), Youth Reproductive Equity, May 2024.

Identifies key questions about how the post-Dobbs policy landscape is affecting minor adolescents seeking abortion care. Calls for a policy-driven research agenda to better understand how changing abortion laws shape adolescents' access to care, health outcomes, and reproductive autonomy.

"Adolescents and Young Adults’ Sources of Contraceptive Information" (with Dana Martha Johnson, Elizabeth Pleasants, Brooke Whitfield, Zoe H. Pleasure, Ci’erra Larsen, and Riley J. Steiner). 7, no. 9 (2024): JAMA Network Open.

Assesses adolescents and young adults’ preferred and actual sources of contraceptive information. Suggests discrepancies between preferred and actual sources of contraceptive information for adolescents and young adults’ in the U.S., underscoring the role of clinicians in supporting informed contraceptive decision-making.