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Jennifer S. Barber

Social Sciences · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Family Dynamics and RelationshipsReproductive Health and ContraceptionAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthDemographic Trends and Gender PreferencesGlobal Maternal and Child Health

Publications

146

Citations

4,147

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

50

Publishing since 1977

Research summary
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Jennifer S. Barber studies family dynamics, reproductive health, and the intimate relationships of young women as they move into adulthood. Her work examines how factors like contraceptive access and cost, neighborhood violence, and relationship changes shape pregnancy desires, contraceptive use, and experiences of intimate partner violence. She often uses intensive longitudinal surveys and randomized controlled trials, including a large study on contraceptive access in Michigan.

Family and intimate relationshipsReproductive health and contraceptionPregnancy desire during the transition to adulthoodIntimate partner violenceSocial context and neighborhood effects

Publication counts peaked around 2020 and have declined in the years since, indicating a slowing recorded output.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 10 publications10202021: 5 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials×9
  • Demography×6
  • Contraception×4
  • Journal of Marriage and the Family×3
  • Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health×2

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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