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.
The Romance of Risk: Why Teenagers Do The Things They Do (1997) ISBN 978-0465070763
The Sex Lives of Teenagers: Revealing the Secret World of Adolescent Boys and Girls (2000) ISBN 978-0452282605
Handbook of Adolescent Health Risk Behavior (Issues in Clinical Child Psychology) (1996, Edited by Ralph DiClemente, William B. Hansen and Lynn E. Ponton) ISBN 978-0306451478