Laura Lindberg
@lauralindberg.bsky.social
Professor Rutgers School of Public Health. Counting sexual and reproductive health things. Demographer, theater lover, Guttmacher alum.
Love this piece by @apduorg.bsky.social on how "Government data shape and improve our lives from the moment we wake up until the moment we go to sleep." The destruction -- through direct and indirect attacks-- of federal data collection systems will harm us all.
A Day in the Life with Federal Government Data – Association of Public Data Users
apdu.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Love this piece by @apduorg.bsky.social on how "Government data shape and improve our lives from the moment we wake up until the moment we go to sleep." The destruction -- through direct and indirect attacks-- of federal data collection systems will harm us all.
Our new paper presents discouraging analyses of negative changes in the YRBS, including new age bias, increasing missingness, and declining response rates, which impact key measures. Our ability to study adolescent #SRH with federal surveys is rapidly diminishing. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Age Bias, Missing Data, and Declining Response Rates in the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey and Their Influence on Estimates of Trends in Adolescent Sexual Experience, 2011–2023 - Sexuality Resear...
Introduction The national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) has experienced considerable declines in response rates, increases in missing data on sexual experience, and shifts in data collection – all...
link.springer.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Our new paper presents discouraging analyses of negative changes in the YRBS, including new age bias, increasing missingness, and declining response rates, which impact key measures. Our ability to study adolescent #SRH with federal surveys is rapidly diminishing. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Thnx to @maryrziegler.bsky.social for MAHA's centering of men in push against contraception. "The pill isn’t right for everyone...But the renewed campaign against birth control seems to have much less to do with those risks than it does with making America manly again." slate.com/news-and-pol...
Conservatives Have a New Argument Against Birth Control. It’s About Protecting Men.
For decades, abortion opponents swore that they had created a single-issue movement and had no interest in changing access to birth control.
slate.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Thnx to @maryrziegler.bsky.social for MAHA's centering of men in push against contraception. "The pill isn’t right for everyone...But the renewed campaign against birth control seems to have much less to do with those risks than it does with making America manly again." slate.com/news-and-pol...
#THXBirthControl for letting me control if and when to have children. Now if only one of them were home to take my photo! How did access to birth control impact your life?
November 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
#THXBirthControl for letting me control if and when to have children. Now if only one of them were home to take my photo! How did access to birth control impact your life?
found a college report card. B is sociology! D in Spanish (I had to pass to fulfill the language requirement). The A in EECS was a coding class- maybe I picked the wrong career? Either way, shows that college grades don’t matter that much.
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
found a college report card. B is sociology! D in Spanish (I had to pass to fulfill the language requirement). The A in EECS was a coding class- maybe I picked the wrong career? Either way, shows that college grades don’t matter that much.
I am incredibly honored to have received the @societyfp.bsky.social Mentorship Award. Folks from more than 20+ institutions nominated me for the award. Supporting the next generation and building community have been the most rewarding parts of my career. ♥️ sph.rutgers.edu/news/faculty...
Faculty Receives 2025 Society of Family Planning Mentor Award
sph.rutgers.edu
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I am incredibly honored to have received the @societyfp.bsky.social Mentorship Award. Folks from more than 20+ institutions nominated me for the award. Supporting the next generation and building community have been the most rewarding parts of my career. ♥️ sph.rutgers.edu/news/faculty...
The Bayesian bet was Sherrill wouldn’t win in NJ- 50 years since democrats have kept the Governors office for three terms. so glad Probabilities aren’t destiny!
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The Bayesian bet was Sherrill wouldn’t win in NJ- 50 years since democrats have kept the Governors office for three terms. so glad Probabilities aren’t destiny!
i need suggestions on ways to make the best of the clock change and impending winter. I find it incredibly depressing and just want to curl up in a blanket until March. I got a light lamp and a cozy heating blanket, but still feel impending doom
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
i need suggestions on ways to make the best of the clock change and impending winter. I find it incredibly depressing and just want to curl up in a blanket until March. I got a light lamp and a cozy heating blanket, but still feel impending doom
I want Tracey Bennet’d job. Writing one word a day in wordle
October 30, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I want Tracey Bennet’d job. Writing one word a day in wordle
Disability Reproductive Equity Agenda: Protecting the Reproductive Rights of Disabled People in 2025 and Beyond www.americanprogress.org/article/disa...
Disability Reproductive Equity Agenda: Protecting the Reproductive Rights of Disabled People in 2025 and Beyond
The Center for American Progress recently hosted a summit with more than 50 advocates from the reproductive and disability rights communities to identify the most pressing policy priorities they face.
www.americanprogress.org
October 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Disability Reproductive Equity Agenda: Protecting the Reproductive Rights of Disabled People in 2025 and Beyond www.americanprogress.org/article/disa...
Postdoc opportunity… and speaks to why i advise grad students to get cleared for RDC research… the postdoc clock moves too quickly…
Postdoc at the Minnesota Population Center, @minnpop.bsky.social
Applications open now and being evaluated on a rolling basis. Pass on to demographers you know!
(This one requires folks to relocate to the Twin Cities, because it involves work in the restricted data center)
Applications open now and being evaluated on a rolling basis. Pass on to demographers you know!
(This one requires folks to relocate to the Twin Cities, because it involves work in the restricted data center)
hr.myu.umn.edu
October 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Postdoc opportunity… and speaks to why i advise grad students to get cleared for RDC research… the postdoc clock moves too quickly…
This looks 🔥🔥🔥🔥
We have a fantastic line-up of panel speakers - Christina Dragon, Fernanda Fortes de Lena, Onikepe Owolabi, and Kristopher Velasco - for our November FemQuant online event: Feminist Research and Data Activism in Political Turmoil. Sign up to join us on 5 Nov femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
October 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This looks 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Check out our new explainer on “below replacement fertility” - can someone please share this with RFK Jr who thinks the US birth rate is 1.6%?!!!
You've probably heard that US fertility is "below replacement level." But what does that actually mean???
Demographers @lesja.bsky.social & others explain the link between birth rates & population growth in this new @ccfamilies.bsky.social brief. contemporaryfamilies.utah.edu/publications...
Demographers @lesja.bsky.social & others explain the link between birth rates & population growth in this new @ccfamilies.bsky.social brief. contemporaryfamilies.utah.edu/publications...
October 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Check out our new explainer on “below replacement fertility” - can someone please share this with RFK Jr who thinks the US birth rate is 1.6%?!!!
A laugh I needed today!
Can I have kids after 35?
Sociologist: Do you want to?
Demographer: Historical data say probably yes.
Economist: Can you afford IVF?
RFK Jr.: NOBODY HAS SPERM ANYMORE
Sociologist: Do you want to?
Demographer: Historical data say probably yes.
Economist: Can you afford IVF?
RFK Jr.: NOBODY HAS SPERM ANYMORE
October 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A laugh I needed today!
Administration's attempt to stop TPPP sex ed programs from teaching "gender ideology" blocked. Court decision said this was "motivated solely by political concerns, devoid of any considered process or analysis, and ignorant of the statutory emphasis on evidence-based programming." bit.ly/4q1tlub
bit.ly
October 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Administration's attempt to stop TPPP sex ed programs from teaching "gender ideology" blocked. Court decision said this was "motivated solely by political concerns, devoid of any considered process or analysis, and ignorant of the statutory emphasis on evidence-based programming." bit.ly/4q1tlub
Reposted by Laura Lindberg
Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
October 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
Reposted by Laura Lindberg
YRE is proud to announce that our Director of Research, @lauralindberg.bsky.social was recently awarded @societyfp.bsky.social mentor of the year! Thank you Dr. Lindberg for everything you to do to support YRE’s trainees and other young scholars. Your continued guidance never ceases to amaze us!
September 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
YRE is proud to announce that our Director of Research, @lauralindberg.bsky.social was recently awarded @societyfp.bsky.social mentor of the year! Thank you Dr. Lindberg for everything you to do to support YRE’s trainees and other young scholars. Your continued guidance never ceases to amaze us!
Gotta love when the supermarket has a special display of matzah for Rosh Hashanah. Reminds me of the maple syrup served with potato pancakes for Chanukah in college. 🍎
September 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Gotta love when the supermarket has a special display of matzah for Rosh Hashanah. Reminds me of the maple syrup served with potato pancakes for Chanukah in college. 🍎
Reposted by Laura Lindberg
Having children is a commitment to the future.
And too many people don’t feel secure enough about their lives now or in the future to make that commitment and have the children they’d like.
And until we address that issue, birth rates are unlikely to increase. My op-ed in @newsweek.com.
And too many people don’t feel secure enough about their lives now or in the future to make that commitment and have the children they’d like.
And until we address that issue, birth rates are unlikely to increase. My op-ed in @newsweek.com.
Low Birth Rates Are Here To Stay | Opinion
Individuals and families need to be supported by a strong social safety net that includes paid leave and a robust child care infrastructure. There are no quick fixes.
www.newsweek.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Having children is a commitment to the future.
And too many people don’t feel secure enough about their lives now or in the future to make that commitment and have the children they’d like.
And until we address that issue, birth rates are unlikely to increase. My op-ed in @newsweek.com.
And too many people don’t feel secure enough about their lives now or in the future to make that commitment and have the children they’d like.
And until we address that issue, birth rates are unlikely to increase. My op-ed in @newsweek.com.
At the 2025 CitymatCH conference presenting on #NurtureNJ efforts to improve maternal health. Love the “runs on coffee” tag!
September 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
At the 2025 CitymatCH conference presenting on #NurtureNJ efforts to improve maternal health. Love the “runs on coffee” tag!
Incredibly honored to be receiving the 2025 Society of Family Planning annual mentorship award. Huge thanks to the many people who supported this nomination. societyfp.org/community/aw...
#sfp2025 | Society of Family Planning
Congratulations to the 2025 Society of Family Planning’s annual awards recipients. We hope you will join us in honoring Mitchell Creinin, MD; Jamila Perritt MD MPH FACOG; Laura Lindberg, PhD, MA; and ...
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September 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Incredibly honored to be receiving the 2025 Society of Family Planning annual mentorship award. Huge thanks to the many people who supported this nomination. societyfp.org/community/aw...
Can one of my London friends please go to this and tell me how wonderful it is?! Green with envy www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/44875-s...
Songs For A New World Tickets | Eventim Apollo | London Theatre
Book theatre tickets for Songs For A New World, Eventim Apollo. Join acclaimed stars as they explore life, love, and the choices we face today.
www.londontheatre.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Can one of my London friends please go to this and tell me how wonderful it is?! Green with envy www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/44875-s...
Couldn’t find my reading glasses on my desk, but just discovered three pairs in my purse!
September 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Couldn’t find my reading glasses on my desk, but just discovered three pairs in my purse!
I made chicken soup
with purple carrots and now the soup is purple! That should be interesting at Rosh Hashana… maybe I can color the matzoh balls also
with purple carrots and now the soup is purple! That should be interesting at Rosh Hashana… maybe I can color the matzoh balls also
September 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I made chicken soup
with purple carrots and now the soup is purple! That should be interesting at Rosh Hashana… maybe I can color the matzoh balls also
with purple carrots and now the soup is purple! That should be interesting at Rosh Hashana… maybe I can color the matzoh balls also
Working on new projects where unexpected responses so far have been “robots” (project about responses to declining fertility ) and “pickles” (project on post coital contraceptive behaviors). Going to be a fun autumn!
September 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Working on new projects where unexpected responses so far have been “robots” (project about responses to declining fertility ) and “pickles” (project on post coital contraceptive behaviors). Going to be a fun autumn!