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The faculty of the Program in Human Sexuality invite you to explore the latest in sexual health research. PHS faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and research collaborators will present their work at our monthly faculty research presentations.

Join us: Noon-1 pm at PHS, 1300 South 2nd Street, Room 142, Minneapolis, MN 55454.

Reserve your seat today--email phsresearch@umn.edu

January 9, 2013
Bean Robinson, PhD

"Tech Tools for Sex Research: Audio Computer-Assisted Self Interviewing Technology/Methods (ACASI)"

Bean Robinson, PhD, will describe the costs, benefits, and limitations of audio-computer assisted self interviewing (ACASI) methods - which have been thought to be especially helpful for collecting truthful information on sensitive topics from respondents with literacy challenges.

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The faculty of the Program in Human Sexuality invite you to explore the latest in sexual health research. PHS faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and research collaborators will present their work at our monthly faculty research presentations.

Join us: Noon-1 pm at PHS, 1300 South 2nd Street, Room 142, Minneapolis, MN 55454.

Reserve your seat today--email phsresearch@umn.edu

August 8, 2012
Michael Miner, PhD
Professor and Coordinator of Forensic Assessments

"How SMART? Comparing Existing State Systems of Identifying High Risk Sex Offenders with the Adam Walsh Act Tiering System"

The Adam Walsh Child Protection Act mandated the standardization of sex offender registries and community notification procedures. One central component of this standardization was an offense based tiering system that was to determine how long an individual needed to register (10 years, 25 years, life) and how often they needed to report, in person, to law enforcement to update their registration information (annually, biannually, quarterly). Implicit in the tiering system is that the higher the tier level (1-3) the more dangerous the individual. This presentation will discuss this assumption and present data that compares the predictive validity of the proposed tiering system with existing systems in Minnesota, New Jersey, and Florida, and with a well-established and accepted actuarial risk prediction tool, STATIC-99R. The implications of these findings will be discussed from the perspective of public policy and the stated goal of the Adam Walsh Act.

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PHS has joined Exposed Brick Theatre to create a new play Trans/formation: Addressing Gender Issues in School based on the stories, experiences, and perspectives of transgender and gender non-conforming youth.  Dianne Berg, PhD, and Katie Spencer, PhD, are working with playwrights Anton Jones, Suzy Messerole, Aamera Siddiqui, and a community advisory group to develop the production and educational materials.  The aims of the project are to validate transgender youth experiences through performance, to educate peers, parents, families, friends, and educators about the experiences of transgender youth, and to encourage dialogues around gender issues, advocacy, and ally support for adolescents.
"In working with trans youth, it is integral to reach them in the settings they are in daily, it is not enough to intervene in the therapy office, but you also have to reach out to the classroom, to families, and to the community," said Spencer.  "This is a big step for PHS to put funding behind a community educative initiative like this, and I can tell you, from the community work I have been doing, people are really responding to it and they see it as a positive thing!"

The play production will be premiered on May 4, 2012, at the Pillsbury House Theatre in Minneapolis.  The play will also be performed at a Twin Cities high school.  Ultimately the play script and educational materials will be available for high school groups to download and perform at their schools. 

Messerole said that one of the individuals interviewed for the play shared that during his junior year of high school the gay straight alliance at his school brought in a speaker who was transgender.  The student shared with Messerole that it was the first time he had ever seen another transgender person and it was a very powerful experience.  Messerole added, "We all need to know that we are not alone, we all need to know that there are others who have similar stories. One of the most powerful things about theatre is its ability to hold up a mirror and see one's self reflected on stage. It's very validating to see someone one stage who 'gets you' in a way that is complex and nuanced."

Exposed Brick has worked extensively with area schools, creating over 30 Stand In It with Me performances since 2006.  Stand In It With Me performances are custom created for each school, based on interviews with students and teachers.  The performances fuel dialogue on issues of racism, gender discrimination, sexual orientation, classism, immigration, and more.

PHS and Exposed Brick are grateful to Stacey Mills and Sam Heins for their donation that made this project possible.  We would also like to thank all of the people that helped to create this piece including the youth we interviewed, the advisory board whose thoughtful and creative feedback lifted the play to a whole new level, the youth who read the early drafts and whose honest feedback led us in the right direction.  The youth performers are outstanding and their commitment to the piece has been amazing.

Community Advisory Board Members
Claire Avitable, director, 20% Theater Company
Katie Burgess, director, Trans Youth Support Network
Andrea Jenkins, trans activist, performer, poet
Moe Lionel, performer, Naked Stages Performer
Anthony Neumann, performer, director, Naked Eye
Ethan Turcotte, arts administrator, Kulture Klub Collaborative

Trans/formation: Addressing Gender Issues in School
By Anton Jones, Suzy Messerole, and Aamera Siddiqui

Friday, May 4, 2012 at 7 PM
Pillsbury House Theatre, 3501 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407

Parking: Free parking is available in the Pillsbury House lot next to Full Cycle, just south of 35th on the east side of the street.  Free street parking is also available on 35th and all other surrounding neighborhood streets.

Free and open to the public.  To reserve a seat, please RSVP to Jenae Batt at jenae@umn.edu or 612-625-1331.

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Join us: Noon-1 pm at PHS, 1300 South 2nd Street, Room 142, Minneapolis, MN 55454.

Reserve your seat today--email phsresearch@umn.edu

April 11, 2012
Peter M. Eckman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division

"Sexual Function in Heart Failure Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Device"

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are an important therapeutic option for patients with end-stage heart failure, and more than 600 have been implanted at the University of Minnesota since 1995. Unfortunately, little is known about the impact of these devices on the sexual health of recipients. We surveyed patients with LVADs at 7 centers around the United States to learn about their sexual health. Preliminary results suggest preserved desire coupled with impairments in arousal and orgasm. Multivariate analysis suggests that age and medical comorbidities are important factors in predicting impaired sexual health after LVAD.

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Feminist Perspectives on the Psychology of Same Sex Marriages
Thursday, April 19, 2012
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room 3-100 Mayo Memorial Building

Free and open to the public
Gender neutral restrooms will be available.

Lisa Diamond, Beverly Green, and Glenda Russell will discuss their research and clinical perspectives on marriage equality and the marriage amendment. All three speakers are nationally renowned researchers, authors, psychologists, and teachers. Their specialties are in GLBT concerns and they will speak about women's issues, sexual orientation, ethnic and cultural diversity, and feminism and marriage. Greene will focus on marriage equality as a wedge issue used to divide African Americans and LGBT people. Diamond will discuss areas of caution in the fight for marriage equality, specifically regarding the movement to position same sex couples as indistinguishable from heterosexual couples. Russell will discuss feminist views of marriage from the second wave in the 1970s to the present time. This event is being organized by the Minnesota Psychological Association, Minnesota Women in Psychology, GLBTA Programs Office, Program in Human Sexuality, and the Women's Center.

Beverly Greene, Ph.D., ABPP, St. John's University is Editor of "Education, Research, and Practice in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Psychology" and "Ethnic and Cultural Diversity among Lesbian and Gay Men." Lisa Diamond, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Psychology and Gender Studies, University of Utah and author of "Sexual Fluidity." Glenda Russell, Ph.D. is a psychologist practicing at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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What began on June 2, 1970, with the first Sexual Attitude Reassessment (SAR) in Minnesota quickly grew into a world-renowned center specializing in human sexuality. For 40 years, the Program in Human Sexuality has been a leader in the field of human sexuality through innovations in research, education, clinical service, and advocacy. We are proud to celebrate our 40 years of service and we look forward to new advances in sexual health.

PHS students, faculty, supporters, and SAR group faculty and small group leaders are invited to join us in Minneapolis, MN, on October 1 - 2, 2010, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of PHS. The formal program will begin with an event on Friday evening and continue through the day on Saturday. The weekend will include reminiscence from the early days, reports on current projects, an update of the PHS strategic vision, and a special recognition of Rev. Dr. James Siefkes. We encourage you to meet informally with friends and colleagues on Thursday evening, Friday day, and Saturday evening.

Save the date. More details will follow. Please respond with interest, questions, or contact information by email to phs@umn.edu

Help us to connect with people who should be invited. You can forward this information to a friend or send their name and email address to phs@umn.edu

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The faculty of the Program in Human Sexuality invite you to explore the latest in sexual health research. PHS faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and research collaborators present their work at our monthly Faculty Research Presentations. Join us on the following days at 12-1 PM at PHS, 1300 South 2nd Street, Room 142, Minneapolis, MN 55454. To reserve your seat or to request notice of future presentations please email phsresearch@umn.edu.



You can now listen to past presentations on the PHS website.

July 14, 2010
Sharon Lund, PhD

"From Their Perspectives . . . East African-born Men Living with HIV/AIDS in Minnesota"

The number of new HIV infections diagnosed among African-born persons in Minnesota has steadily increased since the mid-1990s. African-born persons make up less that 1% of the Minnesota population, yet they accounted for 11% of new HIV infections in 2009. Currently, there are 374 confirmed cases of African-born HIV seropositive males living in Minnesota. This presentation will describe how East African-born men in the Twin Cities metro area are living with HIV/AIDS through in-depth, face-to-face personal interviews with a sample of East African-born HIV seropositive men and others who interact and know this community. The purpose of this study is to understand the risk factors, sexual behaviors, and context of HIV transmission among East African-born HIV seropositive men living in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in order to design and tailor effective evidence-based HIV prevention intervention programs and services for this population.


August 11, 2010
G. Zachariah White, PsyD

"Successful Resolution of Sexual-Religious Identity Conflict: A Qualitative Study of Processes and Outcomes"

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You can now listen to past presentations on the PHS website.

April 14, 2010, Eli Coleman, PhD
"Impulsive/Compulsive Sexual Behavior: A Case Presentation"

During this case presentation Eli Coleman, PhD, will discuss how impulsive/compulsive sexual behavior can cause occupational and relationship challenges for individuals that can lead to anxiety, depression, feelings of abandonment, and emotional deprivation. He will also discuss events or feelings which may lead people to impulsive or compulsive sexual behavior, and define methods of treatment.

May 12, 2010, Michelle van Ryn, PhD, MPH
"Colorectal Cancer Care and Sexual Functioning"

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"Revolutionizing Our Sexually Dysfunctional Society: Are Americans Ready to Talk, Listen, and Learn?" 

JOYCELYN ELDERS, MD
15th U.S. Surgeon General

Friday, May 7, 2010
4:30 pm

University of Minnesota
Mayo Memorial Auditorium
425 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

Free and open to the public.

On May 7, 2010, former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders, MD, will deliver a free lecture on the University of Minnesota campus. Her presentation "Revolutionizing Our Sexually Dysfunctional Society: Are Americans Ready to Talk, Listen, and Learn?" will cover the public health issue of sexual health and the fundamental changes required to move our society forward. Throughout her career as a pediatrician, state health director, and U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Elders has advocated that providing every citizen with a comprehensive sexual health education will not only improve the health of individuals, but advance the health of our communities and our society. She promotes the essential training of health care providers and education professionals, as well as improving access to sexual health information and sexual health services.

Please join us for the inaugural event of the John Money Lecture in Pediatric Sexology hosted by the Program in Human Sexuality, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School.

For more information visit
http://z.umn.edu/elders

Event co-sponsors
Boynton Health Service
http://www.bhs.umn.edu/

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics
http://www.med.umn.edu/peds/endocrin/home.html

Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research Center, Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine
http://www.med.umn.edu/peds/ahm/programs/hyd/home.html

Immunization Action Coalition
http://www.immunize.org/

Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention, and Parenting (MOAPPP)
http://www.moappp.org/

Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/mn-nd-sd/

School of Public Health 
http://www.sph.umn.edu/

SHADE (Sexual Health Awareness and Disease Education)
http://www.bhs.umn.edu/shade/

Youth and AIDS Projects, Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine
http://www.med.umn.edu/peds/ahm/programs/yap/home.html

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The faculty of the Program in Human Sexuality invite you to explore the latest in sexual health research. PHS faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and research collaborators present their work at our monthly Faculty Research Presentations. Join us at 12 noon - 1 PM at PHS, 1300 South 2nd Street, Room 142, Minneapolis, MN 55454. To reserve your seat or to request notice of future presentations please email phsresearch@umn.edu.

December 9, 2009, Dianne Berg, PhD
"Child and Adolescent Services at PHS"

The PHS clinic, the Center for Sexual Health, has recently developed a program for children and adolescents with a range of sexual issues including sexual behavior problems, gender issues and, in conjunction with the Disorders of Sexual Development Clinic at the KDWB University Pediatrics Family Center, children and adolescents with a disorder of sexual development who need more psychological support and psychosexual education.  While a few clinicians have traditionally worked with young clients, now the clinic has more fully developed guidelines and treatment models and thus has the capacity to see many more youth within a comprehensive framework. The expansion not only increases our clinical services but broadens our training for postdoctoral fellows.  As the developer and coordinator of the new program, Dr. Dianne Berg will be discussing some of the theoretical and research-related underpinnings of the current assessment and treatment protocols as well as the protocols themselves so one can get a sense of what is now offered for youth at the Center for Sexual Health.

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The faculty of the Program in Human Sexuality invite you to explore the latest in sexual health research. PHS faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and research collaborators will present their work at our monthly Faculty Research Presentations. Join us at 12 noon - 1 PM at PHS, 1300 South 2nd Street, Room 142, Minneapolis, MN 55454. To RSVP or to request notice of future presentations, please email phsresearch@umn.edu.

September 9, 2009
Eli Coleman, PhD

"Development of Sexual Identity, Barriers to Intimacy, and the Promotion of Sexual Health"
 
This presentation will review the development of the various aspects of sexual identity and models of identity formation.  Various sexual and gender identities will also be explored from a cross cultural perspective.  Measurement and constructions of sexual and gender identity will be discussed.  The development of a positive sexual identity is clearly linked to the development and maintenance of sexual health.   A positive sexual identity is essential for the development of healthy intimate relationships.  A model of sexual health and a model of the development of healthy intimate relationships will be presented.  A variety of common barriers to intimate relationships will be discussed.  Finally, it is recognized that healthy identity and intimacy functioning is dependent upon a sexually healthy environment.  The aspects of this environment will be discussed as well as a review of current efforts to promote a sexually healthier world from a public policy perspective.    

Save these dates -
Ocrober 14, 2009
Charles Helm, MA, "Juvenile Masculinity and Attachment"

November 11, 2009
Jon Grant, MD, JD, MPH, "Understanding and Treating Behavioral Addictions"

December 9, 2009
Dianne Berg, PhD, "Child and Adolescent Services at PHS"

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