Lynn Ponton
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Dr. Lynn Elisabeth Ponton (born 3 October 1951) is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and professor at the University of California, San Francisco. She is the author of the books The Sex Lives of Teenagers and The Romance of Risk. Her work in the area of adolescent risk-taking has had a high profile at a time of newfound sexual conservatism. Her media publications include MTV, Salon.com, 60 Minutes, and many more.
- 1969–1973 University of Wisconsin, Madison: B.A., cum laude, biochemistry
- 1973–1974 Pasteur Institute, Paris, France: research assistant, biochemistry
- 1974–1978 University of Wisconsin, Madison: M.D., medicine
- 1977–1978 Maudsley and King's College Medical School
- 1978–1979 St. Vincent's Hospital, New York City: resident, pediatrics
- 1979–1980 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: resident, adult psychiatry
- 1980–1981 University of California, San Francisco: resident, adult psychiatry
- 1981–1983 University of California, San Francisco: fellow, child and adolescent psychiatry
- 1983–1992 San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute: psychoanalytic trainee
Faculty appointments
- 1994–present, professor of psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
- 1988–1994, adjunct professor of psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
- 1983–1988, adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
