Lauren Newmyer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Bowling Green State University. Her research examines social connectedness across the life course and how these relationships shape health outcomes, with a particular focus on reproductive and sexual health. She studies intimate and romantic relationships in older adulthood, and how these relationships are evolving and their implications for health and wellbeing. This work closely aligns with the CAF’s research themes on the changing demography of aging families and aging family health. She is also a member of the 2025 cohort of CAF’s Emerging Scholars program.
