Leslie M Kantor
Biographic Data
| ID | 6058338 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leslie M Kantor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leslie M |
| FAMILY NAME | Kantor |
| SIGNATURE | KANTOR L M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Planned Parenthood |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3550-612X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Developing an mHealth Intervention to Increase HPV Vaccine Confidence Among Black Families
Despite over 15 years of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination implementation, uptake remains below national targets. Black/African American adolescents are less likely to complete the HPV vaccine series, due to a myriad of multilevel factors including vaccine hesitancy. The objective of this study was to develop a tailored mHealth intervention to promote vaccine confidence among Black families with adolescents. We generated a message bank from …
Women of Color’s Perinatal Experiences
Disparities in maternal health experiences and outcomes are a critical public health problem in the United States. For this large, qualitative study, ninety-six women of color who gave birth within the past three years were interviewed by community researchers. Participants shared in depth information about their experiences throughout the perinatal period. Participants largely felt prenatal care was accessible to them, though some struggled with…
Job satisfaction, mental health, and workplace well-being of community health workers
Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly recognized as essential to the public health workforce, yet little is known about CHWs’ workplace well-being. We examined CHWs’ job satisfaction, mental health, and workplace experiences. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey of CHWs across the state of New Jersey. Job satisfaction was measured using an adapted version of the Multi-Dimensional Motivation Scale for Community Health Workers wi…
Keeping the ‘C’ in CBPR
Community-engaged research is increasingly recognized for its potential to advance health equity. The ability to conduct such research in the United States is predicated on the completion of human subjects protection courses; however, prior studies suggest that many of these required courses may not adequately accommodate the varied skillsets and backgrounds of community members involved with carrying out research. The present study explores comm…
Black Women’s Maternal Health
This study on Black women's maternal health engaged a group of six community members in a community based participatory research project in a state with one of the largest racial disparities in maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States. The community members conducted 31 semi-structured interviews with other Black women who had given birth within the past 3 years to examine their experiences throughout the perinatal an…
Support for sex education and teenage pregnancy prevention programmes in the USA
Support for sex education in middle and high school and for the inclusion of a variety of topics in sex education programmes is strong among likely voters in the USA. This survey was conducted with a diverse sample of 965 adults who were invited from the largest probability-based panel in the USA. In addition to supporting sex education in schools, likely voters support continued government funding for teenage pregnancy prevention programmes and …
The Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Young Adults During the Covid ‐19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 public health crisis is having rapid and profound effects on how people around the world are living their lives. Adolescents and young adults (AYA) aged 12–24 in the United States are at low risk for hospitalization and death from COVID-19 compared with other age-groups.* However, the disease may affect other aspects of their physical, mental and social health. Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) touches upon all of these domains, a…
Pleasure and Sex Education
Sex education in the United States is limited in both its content and the measures used to collect data on what is taught. The risk-reduction framework that guides the teaching of sex education in the United States focuses almost exclusively on avoiding unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, overlooking other critical topics such as the information and skills needed to form healthy relationships and content related to sexual plea…
Ideology or Evidence? Examining the Population-Level Impact of US Government Funding to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy
"Ideology or Evidence? Examining the Population-Level Impact of US Government Funding to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy." , 109(3), pp. 356–357
Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage
Adolescence is marked by the emergence of human sexuality, sexual identity, and the initiation of intimate relations; within this context, abstinence from sexual intercourse can be a healthy choice. However, programs that promote abstinence-only-until-marriage (AOUM) or sexual risk avoidance are scientifically and ethically problematic and-as such-have been widely rejected by medical and public health professionals. Although abstinence is theoret…
Sexuality education
In this study, we identified 10 sexuality education programmes from different locations in the USA that aim to give young people knowledge and skills to develop healthy relationships, as well as avoid pregnancy and disease. We conducted in-depth interviews with programme administrators to develop a series of case studies and provide concrete recommendations for education and public health professionals to implement similar approaches in their com…
Doug Kirby's contribution to the field of sex education
Doug Kirby transformed the field of sex education by conducting rigorous research that led to new, critical insights about ways to strengthen programmes, evaluation and policies related to sexual health
State refusal of federal funding for abstinence-only programs
Abstinence-only policies and programs
Human rights, cultural, and scientific aspects of abstinence-only policies and programs
Abstinence-only policies and programs
The Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Young Adults During the Covid ‐19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 public health crisis is having rapid and profound effects on how people around the world are living their lives. Adolescents and young adults (AYA) aged 12–24 in the United States are at low risk for hospitalization and death from COVID-19 compared with other age-groups.* However, the disease may affect other aspects of their physical, mental and social health. Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) touches upon all of these domains, a…
Pleasure and Sex Education
Sex education in the United States is limited in both its content and the measures used to collect data on what is taught. The risk-reduction framework that guides the teaching of sex education in the United States focuses almost exclusively on avoiding unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, overlooking other critical topics such as the information and skills needed to form healthy relationships and content related to sexual plea…
State refusal of federal funding for abstinence-only programs
Human rights, cultural, and scientific aspects of abstinence-only policies and programs
Ideology or Evidence? Examining the Population-Level Impact of US Government Funding to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy
"Ideology or Evidence? Examining the Population-Level Impact of US Government Funding to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy." , 109(3), pp. 356–357
State refusal of federal funding for abstinence-only programs
Abstinence-only policies and programs
Human rights, cultural, and scientific aspects of abstinence-only policies and programs
Sexuality education
In this study, we identified 10 sexuality education programmes from different locations in the USA that aim to give young people knowledge and skills to develop healthy relationships, as well as avoid pregnancy and disease. We conducted in-depth interviews with programme administrators to develop a series of case studies and provide concrete recommendations for education and public health professionals to implement similar approaches in their com…
Doug Kirby's contribution to the field of sex education
Doug Kirby transformed the field of sex education by conducting rigorous research that led to new, critical insights about ways to strengthen programmes, evaluation and policies related to sexual health
Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage
Adolescence is marked by the emergence of human sexuality, sexual identity, and the initiation of intimate relations; within this context, abstinence from sexual intercourse can be a healthy choice. However, programs that promote abstinence-only-until-marriage (AOUM) or sexual risk avoidance are scientifically and ethically problematic and-as such-have been widely rejected by medical and public health professionals. Although abstinence is theoret…
Ideology or Evidence? Examining the Population-Level Impact of US Government Funding to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy
"Ideology or Evidence? Examining the Population-Level Impact of US Government Funding to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy." , 109(3), pp. 356–357
Support for sex education and teenage pregnancy prevention programmes in the USA
Support for sex education in middle and high school and for the inclusion of a variety of topics in sex education programmes is strong among likely voters in the USA. This survey was conducted with a diverse sample of 965 adults who were invited from the largest probability-based panel in the USA. In addition to supporting sex education in schools, likely voters support continued government funding for teenage pregnancy prevention programmes and …
The Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Young Adults During the Covid ‐19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 public health crisis is having rapid and profound effects on how people around the world are living their lives. Adolescents and young adults (AYA) aged 12–24 in the United States are at low risk for hospitalization and death from COVID-19 compared with other age-groups.* However, the disease may affect other aspects of their physical, mental and social health. Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) touches upon all of these domains, a…
Pleasure and Sex Education
Sex education in the United States is limited in both its content and the measures used to collect data on what is taught. The risk-reduction framework that guides the teaching of sex education in the United States focuses almost exclusively on avoiding unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, overlooking other critical topics such as the information and skills needed to form healthy relationships and content related to sexual plea…
Keeping the ‘C’ in CBPR
Community-engaged research is increasingly recognized for its potential to advance health equity. The ability to conduct such research in the United States is predicated on the completion of human subjects protection courses; however, prior studies suggest that many of these required courses may not adequately accommodate the varied skillsets and backgrounds of community members involved with carrying out research. The present study explores comm…
Black Women’s Maternal Health
This study on Black women's maternal health engaged a group of six community members in a community based participatory research project in a state with one of the largest racial disparities in maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States. The community members conducted 31 semi-structured interviews with other Black women who had given birth within the past 3 years to examine their experiences throughout the perinatal an…
Job satisfaction, mental health, and workplace well-being of community health workers
Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly recognized as essential to the public health workforce, yet little is known about CHWs’ workplace well-being. We examined CHWs’ job satisfaction, mental health, and workplace experiences. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey of CHWs across the state of New Jersey. Job satisfaction was measured using an adapted version of the Multi-Dimensional Motivation Scale for Community Health Workers wi…
Developing an mHealth Intervention to Increase HPV Vaccine Confidence Among Black Families
Despite over 15 years of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination implementation, uptake remains below national targets. Black/African American adolescents are less likely to complete the HPV vaccine series, due to a myriad of multilevel factors including vaccine hesitancy. The objective of this study was to develop a tailored mHealth intervention to promote vaccine confidence among Black families with adolescents. We generated a message bank from …
Women of Color’s Perinatal Experiences
Disparities in maternal health experiences and outcomes are a critical public health problem in the United States. For this large, qualitative study, ninety-six women of color who gave birth within the past three years were interviewed by community researchers. Participants shared in depth information about their experiences throughout the perinatal period. Participants largely felt prenatal care was accessible to them, though some struggled with…
Psychology (12 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (10 works) · Political science (10 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Abstinence (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (5 works) · Population (5 works)