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John S. Santelli
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John S. Santelli

John Santelli is Professor of Population and Family Health at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and served as department chair from 2004 to 2016. He is also a Professor of Pediatrics at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. Dr. Santelli is a pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist who joined the Guttmacher Institute in 2004 as a Senior Fellow. Prior to coming to New York, he was the Chief of the Applied Sciences Branch in the Division of Reproductive Health at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has conducted research on risk behaviors related to HIV and other STIs; programs to prevent HIV, other STIs and unintended pregnancy among adolescents and women; school-based health centers; clinical preventive services; and research ethics. He has been a national leader in ensuring that adolescents are appropriately included in health research. Dr. Santelli received his MD from the Buffalo School of Medicine in 1982 and his MPH from Johns Hopkins University in 1986. He has served as a member of the Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Adolescent Health, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health and AIDS Education and Prevention.


Dr. Santelli’s full bio and complete CV can be found at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Selected Publications

  • December 2020 Research Article

    Sex Education: Broadening the Definition of Relevant Outcomes

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Teens
  • August 2018 Research Article

    Changing Patterns of Contraceptive Use and the Decline in Rates of Pregnancy and Birth Among U.S. Adolescents, 2007–2014

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • August 2017 Research Article

    Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage: An Updated Review of U.S. Policies and Programs and Their Impact

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Teens
  • August 2016 Research Article

    Understanding the Decline in Adolescent Fertility in the United States, 2007–2012

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • October 2012 Research Article

    Pregnancy Ambivalence and Contraceptive Use Among Young Adults in the United States

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • July 2009 Research Article

    Changing Behavioral Risk for Pregnancy among High School Students in the United States, 1991-2007

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • September 2008 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Studies Demonstrate Ab-Only Ineffectiveness ... Again

    Alternet.org
  • April 2008 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Congress Holds Hearings on Abstinence-Only

    RH Reality Check
  • November 2007 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Scientists Tell Pelosi: No More Ab-only Funding

    RH Reality Check
  • June 2007 Research Article

    Sex Education and Sexual Socialization: Roles for Educators and Parents

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • January 2007 Research Article

    Explaining Recent Declines in Adolescent Pregnancy in the United States: The Contribution of Abstinence and Improved Contraceptive Use

    American Journal of Public Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • December 2006 Research Article

    Changes in Formal Sex Education: 1995-2002

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

    United States

    • Teens
  • June 2006 Research Article

    Contraceptive Use and Pregnancy Risk Among U.S. High School Students, 1991–2003

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 2005 Research Article

    Neighborhood Context and Sexual Behaviors Among Adolescents: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • October 2004 Research Article

    Differences Between Mistimed and Unwanted Pregnancies Among Women Who Have Live Births

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • October 2004 Research Article

    Measuring Factors Underlying Intendedness of Women's First and Later Pregnancies

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • March 2003 Research Article

    The Measurement and Meaning of Unintended Pregnancy

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 2001 Research Article

    Timing of Alcohol and Other Drug Use And Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Unmarried Adolescents and Young Adults

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • July 2000 Research Article

    Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Estimates and Trends From Four Nationally Representative Surveys

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • November 1998 Research Article

    Multiple Sexual Partners Among U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • July 1998 Research Article

    Sexual Behavior Among U.S. High School Students, 1990–1995

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • November 1997 Research Article

    The Use of Condoms with Other Contraceptive Methods Among Young Men and Women

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • May 1996 Research Article

    Stage of Behavior Change for Condom Use: The Influence of Partner Type, Relationship and Pregnancy Factors

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • March 1995 Research Article

    Combined Use of Condoms with Other Contraceptive Methods Among Inner-City Baltimore Women

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
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