The How and Why
The QuaranTeen Health Study is a longitudinal cohort study (duration: 3.5 years) investigating how the COVID-19 pandemic and related policies are impacting adolescent sexual health both in the short- and long-term in the United States.
Co-PIs: Kimberly Nelson and Michele Ybarra
Study staff: Sam Haiken, Jacq Sauer, Bre Edison
This work is funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (R01HD106635, MPI: Ybarra & Nelson).
Selected Papers
Nelson, K.M., Bond, J., Dunsiger, S.I., Haiken, S., Alcid, C., & Ybarra, M.L. (2026). Gathering insights about sexual health promotion from adolescents’ adoption of COVID-19-protective behaviors. Health Education & Behavior. Epub ahead of print. DOI: 10.1177/10901981261426309
Bond, J.C., Ybarra, M.L., Ranker, L.R., & Nelson, K.M. (2026). Consistency of adolescent self-report of age at first engagement in five sexual behaviors. Journal of Sex Research. Epub ahead of print. DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2025.2577650
Stout, C.D., Ybarra, M.L., Mitchell, K.J., & Nelson, K.M. (2024). “An escape from the isolation”: Youth thoughts about the impact of COVID-19 on adolescent sexual behavior and alcohol use. Journal of Adolescence, 96(4): 865-873. doi: 10.1002/jad.12303