Dr. Sonenstein's primary interests include sexual and reproductive health with special emphases on adolescents and males. She is currently conducting a review of research funded under the Title X Family Planning Service Delivery Improvement Program, an assessment of programs that involve males in preventing teen pregnancy, and an analysis of how young men establish stable romantic relationships. Dr. Sonenstein has designed and conducted several major studies related to men's fertility. She directs National Survey of Adolescent Males funded by the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development to study sexual behavior and reproductive health among a national sample of young men ages 15-19. Dr. Sonenstein currently serves on the National Scientific Advisory Committee for the National Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Redesign of the Young Adult 2000 Survey (NLSY), and the Advisory Panel for the National Evaluation of Federal Abstinence Efforts. Previously, she was the Director of the Population Research Center at The Urban Institute in Washington, D.C.

adolescent health, reproductive health, men's sexual and reproductive health, teen pregnancy, family and children's policy, survey research methodology

Schmidt, S.R. , Wang, K.H., Sonenstein, F.L. (2008). Designing a Household Survey to Address Seasonality in Child Care Arrangements. Eval Review (32): 216-233.

Ku, L.C., St. Louis, M, Farshy, Aral, S.,Turner, C., Lindberg, L. and Sonenstein, F.L. (2002). Risk Behaviors, Medical Care, and Chlamydial Infection Among Young Men in the United States, American Journal of Public Health. Vol 92, No. 7

Gates, G..J. and F.L. Sonenstein. (2000). Heterosexual Genital Activity among Adolescent Males: 1988 and 1995. Family Planning Perspectives (November/December) 32 (6):295-297, 304.

Abma, J. and F.L. Sonenstein.(2001). Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Practices among Teenagers in the United States 1988 and 1995. Vital and Health Statistics Series 23 No. 21, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland.

Sonenstein, F. L. (ed). (2000). Young Men's Sexual and Reproductive Health: Toward a National Agenda. Washington, D.C. The Urban Institute.

Sonenstein FL. (Summer 1999). Teenage American Males: Growing Up With Risks. Scientific American Presents Men. Volume 10, No. 2.

Sonenstein, F.L., Ku, L., Lindberg, L., Turner, C., and Pleck, J. Changes in sexual behavior and condom use among teenage men: 1988 to 1995. American Journal of Public Health, (88)6:956-959, June 1998.

Turner, C.F., Ku, L.C., Rogers, S.M., Lindberg, L.D., Pleck, J.H., and Sonenstein, F.L. Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Drug Use, and Violence: Increased Reporting with Computer Survey Technology. Science, 280(5365): 867 873, May 1998.

Sonenstein, F.L., Stewart, K, Lindberg, L.D., Pernas, M., and Williams, S. (1997) Involving Males in Preventing Teen Pregnancy: A Guide for Program Planners. Washington, D.C.: The Urban Institute.