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National Institutes of Health Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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Newcomer, Susan

Title:Extramural Program Staff
Phone:301-435-6981
E-mail:newcomes@mail.nih.gov
Address: 6100 Executive Blvd Room 8B07, MSC 7510
Bethesda Md 20892-7510
For FedEx use:
Rockville Md 20852
Fax:301-496-0962 
Organization:  Demographic & Behavioral Sciences (DBS) Branch
Specialty: Contraceptive Behaviors and Pregnancy
HIV/AIDS Research
Sexuality and Sexual Behavior

Biosketch: 
Susan F. Newcomer earned a Ph.D. in population studies and sociology from the University of North Carolina, an M.A. in educational administration from Iowa State University, and a B.A. in psychology and Chinese from Barnard College. She is responsible for managing the Branch portfolio of extramural research on adolescent sexual health, contraceptive use and other fertility-related behaviors. She also manages a portfolio of AIDS/HIV risk research. Prior to joining the Branch in 1988, she was the national director of education for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Her own research has focused on teen pregnancy prevention, sexual behavior, and contraceptive use.