Comprehensive Sex Education
Anatomy and physiology
Sexual health and STIs
Birth control and sterilization
Personal values and social/cultural contexts
Consent, autonomy, and agency
Communication and relationships
Violence/abuse
Menstruation
Menopause
Love, Sex, Disability, and Intimate Care
Redefining sex &
the pleasure of care
Facilitated sex
Ableism, parenting, representations in culture
Romance: Relationship Building and Consent
Navigating dating, building relationships
Consent and agency in relationships
Ethics, responsibility, and trust
Parent Sex Education
How, when, and why to talk about sex
Building nonjudgmental, sex-positive households
Risk and resilience
Kink Awareness for Professionals
Basic kink 101: terms, roles, and values/ethics
Barriers to seeking care
Approaches to clients, screening for safety, affirmations
Feminist BDSM
BDSM 201: Feminist ethics and BDSM
Power and control, pain and pleasure
BDSM and disability
24/7 D/s relationships
Safer Sex and Sexual Communication
Safer Sex 101
Eroticizing safer sex
Barriers to sexual communication
Talking “dirty”
Sex Education Values and Politics
History of sex education in US
Current research, values, and politics
Gender, LGBTQ+, and Sexuality
Women and Disability: Health, Wealth, and Self
Menopause, Politics, and Wellness
Feminist Masculinities
Feminist Sexual Politics
Creating “Brave” Spaces
Social/political contexts
Sex/uality and Aging
Physiological and psychological changes
Peri/menopause
Ageism and social/political contexts
Health/wellness
Better Sex
Next level orgasms
More than genitals
Sex and Sound: Dirty talk, music, and moans
Sexual risktaking, reflection, and self-awareness
Fitness for Sex
Sexual energy, spiritual sex
Long-term relationships
Trust and connection
Reproductive Justice
The RJ framework
Historical perspectives on reproductive rights
Contemporary politics and issues
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Queer and Gender Diverse Youth
Title IX
Education & Training (abridged):
Doctor of Philosophy, Women's Studies
Our Whole Lives: Lifespan Sexuality Education with the UUA/UCC (Grades Trained: K-1, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12)
Publications (abridged):
Crip Love Onscreen: Representations of Love, Sex, and Disability (The Ohio State University Press, forthcoming).
Love, Sex, and Disability: The Pleasure of Care (Lynne Reinner Publishers).
Experience (abridged):
20+ years of college-teaching about gender, sex, and sexuality
100+ workshops and talks about sex/sexuality
Professional Memberships:
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists
National Women's Studies Association
Check out my Resume!
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Invite me to talk with your group! I am a professional sex educator and coach with 30+ years of experience. My approach to sexuality and sex education is non-judgmental, "sex-positive," and "feminist." Sex-positive means that I try to honor all consensual sexuality and affirm all people's right to sexual autonomy, regardless of my own practices and opinions. All people--regardless of beliefs about feminism--are also welcome (you don't need to be a feminist to enjoy a workshop with me!). My feminist perspective brings a deep empathy for all people and an ethics for tackling hard, complicated problems from an intersectional lens, considering how gender, sexuality, race, disability, and class shape our sexual choices and realities.
