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PHS Annual Report 2017 PROGRAM IN HUMAN SEXUALITY ANNUAL REPORT 2017 OUR PURPOSE RESEARCH CLINICAL CARE Revolutionizing the sexual and gender Generating ground-breaking Developing exceptional climate by eliminating barriers and discovery through sexual health evidence-based clinical advancing healthy sexuality. research. approaches to sexual health. OUR WORK OUR POTENTIAL Leadership in sexuality research, education, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION PUBLIC POLICY clinical care, and advocacy to promote Creating a nationally positive sexual and gender health for all. Advocating for sex and gender recognized center for sexual rights. health education. As you can see by the highlights of this past year, this has been an extremely productive year for PHS. Our publications have reached an all-time high, grant activity is increasing, and 55 Publications our faculty are presenting their work all over the world. Besides preparing each and every one of our medical students to address sexual health in all of their patient Presentations encounters, we have trained a remarkable cadre of post- 74 doctoral fellows - the future leaders of our field. Our clinic has remained very busy as we try to keep up with the heavy demand for our services. We continue to change lives in Postdoctoral fellows trained significant and meaningful ways each and every day. Our 7 faculty are working hard to change the sexual and gender climate of our world through their advocacy efforts. Most Medical students and importantly, we worked with the World Health Organization 200+ residents trained to promote sexual health and rights and, in particular, to provide more access to sexual health services. Active therapy groups We also began the year with launching a $5 million campaign 18 to establish a new endowed Chair in Clinical Sexual Health, an endowed Professorship in Sexuality and Aging, and a National Center for Gender Spectrum Health. We met our Patient visits matching dollar goal and are now well on our way to complete HIGHLIGHTS 10,012 this campaign in the next few years. This will not only secure $5M campaign launched CHAIR IN SEXUAL HEALTH the future of PHS in perpetuity but will allow PHS to thrive; to make a significant difference in advancing sexual health and rights for all time. As always, I appreciate the efforts of our amazing faculty and staff. Without the support of the University and The political landscape changed dramatically this past year, our Medical School, the community and our many donors to the Program, we couldn’t have accomplished all which makes our work even more essential. Prejudice, stigma, that we have in the past 45+ years. With that continued support, we can truly revolutionize the sexual and discrimination, violence, sexual harassment, and abuse have gender climate of this country by eliminating barriers and advancing healthy sexuality. We intend to be the no place in a sexually healthy society. We have witnessed leader in sexuality research, education, clinical care and advocacy to promote positive sexual and gender increasing battles over health care access, insurance coverage health for all. for transgender persons, debate over transgender persons serving in the military, restrictions on what bathrooms people That is our potential and that is our promise! can use, debates about reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care, renewed awareness of sexual as- Warmly, sault and violence, rising sexually transmitted infection rates, and archaic policies regarding civil commitment for sexual offenders. The faculty and staff of PHS have taken on many of these issues and are active participants in these public policy debates. We have seen progress, but are also painfully aware Eli Coleman, PhD of the many issues that remain unresolved. Director and Professor Chair in Sexual Health Photo: Eli Coleman, PhD 4 Photo credit: David Sytsma 5 RESEARCH EDUCATION Compulsive Sexual Behavior and HIV Risk Group Differences and Minority Stress in a Michael Miner, PhD, is the principal investigator Clinical Transgender Population on a grant from the National Institutes of Men- Katie Spencer, PhD, is the principal investigator tal Health (NIMH) to study sexual compulsivity. on a grant from the U of M Office of the Vice President. SOTIPS Implementation Evaluation Project Michael Miner, PhD, is the principal investiga- Health needs of gender variant youth: A tor of this study funded by the Department of mixed-methods study • Graduated postdoctoral fellows Tracy Carlson, PhD and Tera Jansen, PsyD Justice National Institute of Justice. Marla Eisenberg, ScD, MPH is the principle investigator of this study, funded by the Eunice Current postdoctoral fellows: BIMOR: Bisexual Individuals in Mixed Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child • Abby Girard, PsyD Orientation Relationships Health and Human Development of the National • Nic Rider, PhD Jennifer A. Vencill, PhD is the principal inves- Institutes of Health. Eli Coleman, PhD and Nic • Alex Kovic, PsyD tigator of this study funded by the American Rider, PhD are researchers on this study. • Janna Dickenson PhD Institute of Bisexuality. • Leo Candelario-Peréz, PhD 6 7 Photo: Michael Miner, PhD Photo: Abby Girard, PsyD, Nic Rider, PhD, Alex Kovic, PsyD, Janna DIckenson, PhD, and Leo Candelario-Peréz, PhD Photo credit: Ethan O’Brien Photo credit: Tim Rummelhoff CLINICAL CARE ADVOCACY & PUBLIC POLICY Photo: Katie Spencer, PhD Photo credit: Andre VonBank Dianne Berg, PhD: • Working with community and government groups to provide education about transgender and gender non-conforming people. Eli Coleman, PhD: • Working with the World Health Organization on implementing human rights and sexual rights a fundamental approach to improving health worldwide. • Promoted the World Association for Sexual Health’s Declaration of Sexual Rights through a technical document for policy makers worldwide. • Chairing the Revision of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health’s Standards of Care for the Treatment of Transsexual, transgender and gender non-conforming people (Version 8). Jamie Feldman, MD, PhD: • Member of Transgender Policy Development Committee within University of Minnesota Medical School/ Fairview Health System; developing patient care policy and basic Transgender Education for all health We make profound and lasting changes in the care personnel in the Fairview system. lives of individuals, couples, and families of all backgrounds and ages by providing the best Michael Miner, PhD: available clinical care by highly skilled clinicians. • Participated in three amicus curea to the U.S. Supreme Court, two related to sex offender civil commitment and one addressing social media access. We care for people with a variety of needs: • Participated in amicus curea to U.S. District Court addressing International Megan’s Law. • relationship and sex therapy Bean Robinson, PhD: • abuse recovery • Advocating for insurance coverage for treatment of sexual dysfunctions. • compulsive sexual behavior Katie Spencer, PhD: • transgender/gender non-conforming health • Working with insurance companies and community groups to push for coverage of medically necessary Photo: Jennifer Vencill, PhD services Photo credit: Ethan O’Brien healthcare for transgender and gender non-conforming people. 8 9 Photo: Eli Coleman, PhD Photo: Michael Ross, MD, PhD Photo credit: Tim Rummelhoff Photo credit: Ethan O’Brien JOYCELYN ELDERS CHAIR CHAIR IN SEXUAL HEALTH IN SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION PHS Advisory Travel Conference and Council training ACCOMPLISHMENTS Educational ACCOMPLISHMENTS Activities • Launched post graduate Certificate in Human Medical Intern • Advanced sexual health and rights through Philanthropic Sexuality collaboration with international health Research Development • Submitted an R-01 grant to NIH on teaching organizations sexual history taking to nurses in East Africa. • Provided infrastructure and faculty support • Launched Massive Online Open Course for professional development Faculty (MOOC) educating the public regarding Instructional • Provided seed funding for research activities Development transgender and gender non-conforming people. Communications Designer • Provided infrastructure support for Over 1,000 learners enrolled. Salaries communications to stakeholders • Co-sponsored the first Nursing Summit on • Provided support for philanthropic Teaching Sexual Health Education, in Atlanta in development early October. • Author or co-author of 20 scientific peer-reviewed papers. • Directed Medical School course in human sexuality. Travel EXPENSES EXPENSES 10 11 ESTABLISHING THE BEAN ROBINSON LAUNCHED OUR $5M CAMPAIGN ENDOWED CHAIR IN CLINICAL Join Us in Revolutionizing the Sexual Climate SEXUAL HEALTH We are honored to be the recipient of a generous leadership gift and matching funds opportunity from the Chicago-based TAWANI Foundation, founded by philanthropist COL (IL) An endowed chair in this area will allow a faculty Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired). Half the support is an leader to provide exceptional clinical care to individu- outright donation, while the other half will be made available als, couples, and families. In addition, the chair would advance research to develop best practices and evi- when the program matches it with other donations. This gift will dence-based clinical approaches to sexual health, with help drive significant progress toward our goals and is intended the goal of leading and influencing the community of to encourage a groundswell of constituent support in the care around the world. Of particular
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