Scientific Advisory Board

Vern L. Bullough, Ph.D., D.SCI (Honorary), R.N.
Milton Diamond, Ph.D.
Robert T. Francoeur, Ph.D., A.C.S.
William A. Granzig, Ph.D., FAACS
Osmo Kontula, Ph.D.
James Yong Li, M.D., Ph.D.
Julius E. Linn, Jr., M.D.
Man Lun Ng, M.D., FRCPsych., FHKAM (Psychiatry), A.B.S.
Dr. phil. Michail Okoliyski
Ira L. Reiss, Ph.D., M.A.
Fang-fu Ruan, PhD, MD, ACS, ABS, FAACS
Vilmos Szilágyi, PhD
Franklin Jefferson Tombrello, Ph.D., D.O., D.C. MPH
Patricia Weerakoon, MBBS, MS, MHPEd
Doc.MUDr. Jaroslav Zvěřina, CSc.

Vern L. Bullough, Ph.D., D.SCI (Honorary), R.N.
Professor Emeritus of History and Sociology, State University of New York,
Buffalo, NY., USA

For his obituary, click here.

Contributed to our web site:
1. Science in the Bedroom
2. Ciencia en la alcoba
3. Sexuality: An Encyclopedia
 

1. Curriculum vitae

Born July 24, 1928	Salt Lake City, Utah.
Died June 22, 2006	Westlake Village, California.
Education:	Ph.D., University of Chicago 1954
	M.A., University of Chicago, 1951
	B.A. University of Utah, 1951
	B.S.N., California State University, Long Beach, 1981.
	D. Sci. (Honorary) State University of New York, Buffalo, 2004
Employment chronology: (Selected)
1994- 2004	Adjunct or Visiting Professor, Nursing, University of Southern California
1993	Visiting Professor, Sociology, California State University, Northridge
1993 -	SUNY Distinguished Professor of History and Sociology, Emeritus
1993 -	California State University, Northridge, Outstanding Professor Emeritus
1987-1993	SUNY Distinguished Professor of History and Sociology, , State University of New York College at Buffalo
1980-1990	Dean, Faculty of Natural and Social Sciences, SUNY College, Buffalo
1980- 1980	Professor of History and Sociology, SUNY College, Buffalo
1980- 1993	Clinical Professor of Nursing, SUNY, Buffalo
1982- 1993	Adjunct Professor of History, SUNY, Buffalo
1970- 1975	Adjunct Professor of Public Health, UCLA
1969	Visiting Professor, History, University of Southern California
1966- 1967	Fulbright Professor, Ain Shams University, Cairo
1961- 1970	Clinical Professor, California College of Medicine (now University of California college of Medicine at Irvine)
1959- 1980	Assist, Professor, CSU, Northridge, 1959; Associate Professor, 1962; Professor, 1965.
1954- 1959	Associate Professor, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
1953- 1954	University Fellow, University of Chicago
1952- 1953	Research Associate, University of Chicago
Grants and Scholarships (Selective)
1984, 1989	Rockefeller Archives Foundation Grant
1979	Special Project grant, CSUN
1975	American Council of Learned Societies
1969- 1877	Erickson Education Foundation Scholar
1967- 1969	Grant U.S. Office of Education
1966- 1967	Fulbright Professor
1961- 1965	Grant, Project MIchaelson, U.S. Navy
1964- 1966	California State University Foundation, Grantee
1962	Newberry Library Fellow
1961	American Philosophical Society Grant
1960	Huntington Library Fellow

For further details see http://www.vbullough.com

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Milton Diamond, Ph.D.
Professor of Anatomy and Reproductive Biology,
Director, Pacific Center for Sex and Society,
Department of Anatomy & Reproductive Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine , University of Hawai`i at Manoa , Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA
 

Contributed to our web site:
1. Surgical Treatment of Infants with Ambiguous Genitalia
2. Bisexuality: A Biological Perspective
3. Bisexualität aus biologischer Sicht
4. Androgen insensitivity syndrome and Klinefelter's syndrome: sex and gender considerations
5. Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Quarterly Presidential Letter Fall 2001, Vol 42 (4): 2-3
6. Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality: Quarterly Presidential Letter Winter 2002, Vol 43 (1): 2-3
7. Preface: Sex and Gender
8. Sexual Identity and Gender Identity are Different
9. Sex and Gender: Same or Different?
10. The Right To Be Wrong: Sex and Gender Decisions
11. The Field of Sex Research: Responsibility to Ourselves and to Society
12. Sex Reassignment at Birth: A Long Term Review and Clinical Implications
13. Sexual Behavior in Pre-Contact Hawai'i: A Sexological Ethnography
14. Pediatric Management of Ambiguous and Traumatized Genitalia
15. Pediatric Ethics and the Surgical Assignment of Sex
16. A Critical Evaluation of the Ontology of Human Sexual Behavior
17. Management of Intersexuality: Guidelines for dealing with individuals with ambiguous genitalia
18. The John/Joan Case: Another perspective
19. Pornography, Rape and Sex Crimes in Japan
20. Sex, gender, and identity over the years: a changing perspective
21. The Effects of Pornography: An International Perspective
22. An Emerging Ethical and Medical Dilemma:
Should Physicians Perform Sex Assignment on Infants with Ambiguous Genitalia?
23. Ethical Concerns Related to Treating Gender Nonconformity in Childhood and Adolescence: Lessons from the Family Court of Australia

1. Curriculum vitae

Born March 6, 1934	New York, N.Y.
Academic Training
1951-1955	City College of New York (B.S. Biophysics)
1958-1962	University of Kansas, Graduate School
1962-1966	Ph.D. Anatomy (major) & Psychology (minor) Univ. of Louisville, School of Medicine
1966	Two years toward M.D., Basic Medicine Boards passed
Professional Positions
1971-present Professor of Anatomy and Reproductive Biology, Univ. of Hawai'i, School of Medicine (Neuroanatomy; Sexual Behavior) 1985-present Director: Pacific Center for Sex and Society 1985-1995 Director: Hawai'i AIDS Task Group 1975-1977 Research Professor of Psychiatry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine 1967-1971 Associate Professor of Anatomy, Univ. of Hawai'i, School of Medicine, (Neuroanatomy; Reproduction and Sexual Behavior) 1962-1967 Instructor and Assistant Professor of Anatomy, Univ. of Louisville, School of Medicine (Histology; Neuroanatomy; Reproduction and Sexual Behavior)
Research Positions and Interests (selected)
1971-1978 Principal Investigator:  Hawai'i Pregnancy, Birth Control and Abortion Study 1970-1975 P.I.: Behavior Induced Pregnancy Study 1970-1975 P.I.: Change of Abortion Laws in Hawai'i 1975-1978 P.I.: Development of an Intrauterine Sclerosing Device 1975-1985 P.I.: Sex Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Ongoing: Sexual Development, Pornography, Homosexuality, Transvestism, Transsexualism, Intersexuality
Significant Awards and Honors (selected)
1959-1962 Predoctoral Fellowship Award of Committee for Research in Problems of Sex; National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council 1968-1971 Lederle Medical Foundation Faculty Research Award 1969 University of Hawai'i, School of Medicine "Best Teacher of the Year" Award 1973 Citation for Creative Programming Excellence, National University Extension Association, Arts and Humanities Division 1973-1975 Invitation to be National Academy of Sciences "Chautauqua Lecturer" 1985 U.S.-India Exchange Scientist Award (from National Science Foundation) 1987 Elected President: Society for the Scientific Study of Sex - Western Region 1989 Elected Honorary Member and Sodalem honoris causa to the Polish Academy of Sexological Science July 1990 Invitation to present the first Magnus Hirschfeld memorial lecture at the "3rd International Berlin Conference for Sexology" (at the Reichstag). [This first meeting since 1926 in a unified Berlin. Topic: "Bisexuality: Biological Foundations"]. Nov. 1992 Invitation to be permanent "International Consultant" to the Asian Association for Sexology." [One of only three.] March 1993 Invitation to be main speaker at the "10th Anniversary Celebration Meeting of the Tokyo Society for Sex Education." (Tokyo) Sept. 1994 Invitation to present address "Eros & Thanatos" as part of Goteborg Museum of Art Exhibition, (Goteborg, Sweden.) [The only foreigner invited.] July 1995 Invitation to be main speaker at the "25th Anniversary Celebration meeting of the Japanese Association for Sex Education". (Morioka, Japan) Aug. 1995 Invitation to be plenary speaker for the "XXIVth International Ethological Congress" (Honolulu, Hawai'i). Aug. 1996 Invitation to be plenary speaker for the "10th Anniversary Celebration meeting of the Japan Institute for Research in Education and Culture of Human Sexuality," (Kyoto, Japan). April 1997 Invitation to be plenary speaker for the "Society for the Scientific of Sex Western Region" (Newport Beach, California). May 1997 Awarded Lady Davis Visiting Professorship of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for the years 1997-1998. [Granted to only a highly select group of researchers.] Aug. 1997 Invitation to be plenary speaker for the "Second International Training Course for Future Health Leaders" [Re: AIDS] Sponsored by the World Health Organization and Tokai University (Kanagawa, Japan.) May 1998 Invitation to present workshop on Sex Education at Göteborg University, Sweden. May 1998 Invitation to address staff of Göteborg Hospital on "Management of Intersexuality." (Göteborg, Sweden) June 1998 Invitation to address International Academy of Sex (Sermione, Italy) on "Intersexuality among a population of Gaza Arabs." June 1998 Elected President of the "International Academy for Sex Research" (Sermione, Italy) June 1998 Awarded plaque of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality for "Contributions to Sexual Science" Oct. 1998 Presented with National Kidney Foundation Award This is the highest honor of the Section of Urology, American Academy of Pediatrics.] June 1999 Awarded GIRES (British Gender Identity, Research and Education Society) International Prize for research on gender & intersex concerns. July 1999 Awarded "International Academy for Sex Research" President's plaque for contributions to sex research. Aug. 1999 Invitation to present Master Lecture at the World Association of Sexology (Hong Kong) Sept. 1999 Awarded "Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group" Orchid award for contributions to research in AIS. May 2000 Invitation to present talk on "Psychosexual Aspects of Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome" at the Second International Behavioral Development Symposium. (Minot, North Dakota) June 2000 Present talk on "Intersex" at International Academy for Sex Research meeting. ( Paris, France) June/July 2000 Invitation to organize symposium on "Intersexuality", the 5. European Federation of Sexology Congress, Berlin June 29, 2000 Awarded: Magnus Hirschfeld Medal of the German Society for Social-Scientific Sex Research. (DGSS).Berlin, Germany September, 2000 Invitation plenary speaker at the "3rd World Conference on Lesbian & Gay Culture" (Warsaw, Poland). September, 2000 Invitation plenary speaker for the "British Association of Paediatric Urologists" (Cambridge, England). November, 2000 Invitation plenary speaker at the Tavistock-Portman Trust Conference on Atypical Gender Development (Cambridge, England). November, 2000 Elected President-Elect of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (Orlando, Florida) March, 2000 Invited Plenary Speaker Society for Scientific Study of Sexuality-Eastern Region (Portsmith, Virginia) July, 2001 Invited Plenary Speaker at the "International Congress of Twin Studies" (London, England). July, 2001 Invited Plenary Speaker for the "Behavior Genetics Association", (Cambridge, England) July, 2001 Invited speaker at meeting of Gender Identity, Education and Research Society (Melverley, England) October 2001 NOVA broadcast on my work [PBS-TV] "Sex Unknown" (WGBH-Boston) April, 2002 Invited Plenary Speaker at Seventh International Symposium on Human Rights and Modern Society, (Washington, D.C.) July, 2002 Invited Chairperson for 1st Parliamentary, Colloquy on the practice of medicine and Gender Dysphoria in the U.K., (London, England) October, 2002 Invited speaker at Brisbane Institute (Brisbane, Australia) October, 2002 Invited speaker at Bond University, (Brisbane, Australia) October, 2002 Invited speaker at University of Sydney, (Sydney, Australia) October, 2002 Invited speaker at La Trobe University, (Melbourne, Australia) October, 2002 Invited speaker at Royal Children's Hospital, (Melbourne, Australia) October, 2002 Invited Plenary Speaker at Fifth International Congress on Sex and Gender (Perth, Australia) November, 2002 Plenary Speaker at the Annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (Montreal, Canada) March, 2003 Invited Speaker at the World Association for Sexology conference, (Havana, Cuba) March, 2003 Invited Plenary Speaker at International Federation for Gender Education meeting, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) May, 2003 Invited Plenary Speaker at meeting of the Israel Pediatric Endocrinologists, (Kfar Blum, Israel) May, 2003 Invited to present Grand Rounds at the Hartford Hospital, Institute for Living (Hartford, Connecticut) September, 2003 Invited Main Speaker at First Irish Congress on Sexology, (Dublin, Ireland) December, 2003 Invited Main Speaker at LFTS III International Symposium, (Oslo, Norway)

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Robert T. Francoeur, Ph.D., A.C.S.
Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Biology,
Farleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ., USA

Contributed to our web site:
1. International Encyclopedia of Sexuality, volumes 1-4.
2. Catholic Culture and Sexuality

1. Curriculum vitae

Born October 18, 1931	Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died October 15, 2012	Boonton, New Jersey, USA
Education:	B.A. - Philosophy and English, Sacred Heart College (Detroit MI, USA), 1953.
	M.A. - Catholic theology, St. Vincent College (Latrobe PA, USA), 1957.
	M.S. - Biology,University of Detroit (MI, USA), 1961.
	Ph.D. - Experimental embryology, University of Delaware (Newark DE), 1967.
	A.C.S. Sexology, The Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, (San Francisco CA), 1979.
POSITIONS HELD	Current and Main Affiliation:
	Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison New Jersey, USA. Professor emeritus; adjunct professor with dual appointment in Psychology and Biological and Allied Health Sciences. Professor of Biological and Allied Health Sciences since September 1965.
	Professor, Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco, CA., 2002-present.
	National Advisory Committee Member for The U.S. Surgeon General's (David Sacher, M.D.) Call to Action  to Promote Sexual Health and Responsible Sexual Behavior, 2003 to present.
Past Positions:	Associate Editorial Director for WWW.ThePosition.com, Sponsored by The Museum of Sex (New York City) From 2000 to 2002.
	Adjunct Professor of Human Sexuality,  New York University, School of Education, Health, Nursing, and Arts Professions, September 1990 to 1995.
	President Elect, President, and Past President of Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Eastern Region: 1986-1992.
	Ordained a Roman Catholic priest Diocese of Steubenville Ohio, June 1958. Served as assistant pastor, pastor, college chaplain, and high school teacher (biology and religion), 1958 to 1967. Married with Vatican permission but without laicization in 1967.
	Founder and past president of The American Teilhard de Chardin Association. 1964-present.

HONORS

Public Service Award (1999), The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.
Distinguished Faculty Award for Research And Scholarship, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1992.
Fellow of The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Elected 1987.
Charter member. American College of Sexologists. 1979.
Educational Foundation For Human Sexuality. 1978 annual award.
Sunoco Science Seminarist. National Science Teachers Association. 1974.
Journal of Sex Research. Editorial Advisory Board member, 1984-1987; 1992-1994.

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William A. Granzig, Ph.D., FAACS
Professor of Clinical Sexology, Maimonides University,
N. Miami Beach, FL.
President, The American Academy of Clinical Sexologists,
Winter Park, FL., USA
 

Born July 13, 1941, Chicago, IL.

Education

1971     Ph.D., Loyola University, Chicago
1967     M.Ed., Loyola University, Chicago
1963     B.S., Illinois State University

Licenses and Certifications

Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Florida No. MH 0002588
Certified Sex Therapist and Diplomate of The American Board of Sexology
Life Founding Fellow of The American Academy of Clinical Sexologists
Life Member, The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists
Associate Fellow, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Professional and Academic Career

1994 - Present Professor and Chancellor, Dean of the Faculty of Clinical Sexology at Maimonides University, N. Miami Beach, Florida.   Private Practice of Sex Therapy in Winter Park, Florida. Professor, University of Florida Medical School, Department of OB-GYN. 1990 - 1994 Dean, Graduate Academic and Professional Training, Institute for Advance Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco. 1986 – 1990 Clinical Director, Pratt and Walker Associates, 100 14th Street NW, Suite 700, Washington DC 20005 1982 - 1986 Associate Director - Education, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 600 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington DC 20024. 1980 - 1982 Executive Director - American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists. Eleven DuPont Circle, Suite 202, Washington DC. 1979 - 1980 Director - Education (Acting), The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Chicago IL. 1971 - 1972 Assistant Professor - Department of Education, Illinois State University, Normal Illinois.

Appointments and Honors
 

2002
Awarded Magnus Hirschfeld Medal by The German Sexological Society.

1994-present
Contributing Editor, The Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, Brunner-Mazel, New York.

1992-present
President, The American Academy of Clinical Sexologists

1990-present
Professor, Department of Ob-Gyn, University of Florida Medical School, Jacksonville, Florida.

1987-present
President, The American Board of Sexology, 1929 18th Street NW., Suite 1166, Washington DC.

1986
Certified Meeting Planner, American Society of Association Executives, Washington DC.

1986
Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.

1983 - 1984
President, World Congress of Sexology, Washington DC.

1978 - 1980
President, American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists.

1979-present
Associate Fellow, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

1978
Contributing Editor, British Journal of Sexual Medicine, London, England.

1974 - 1981
Adjunct Professor - Sexual Counseling, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois School of Medicine.

1974 - 1978
Editor, Journal of Sex Education and Therapy, AASECT, Washington, DC.

1971 - 1976
Adjunct Professor, Graduate School, Loyola University, Chicago IL.

1975 - 1976
Editorial Board, Advances in Planned Parenthood.

 

Memberships
 

American Academy of Clinical Sexologists
American Society of Association Executives
American Association for Advancement of Sciences
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Association of Planned Parenthood Physicians
Association of Professors of Education Groves Conference
Groves Conference on the Family
Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association
Mensa
New York Academy of Science
Phi Delta Kappa - Professional Education Fraternity
Pi Gamma Mu - Honor Fraternity for Social Sciences
Society for the Scientific Study of Sex
 

Osmo Kontula, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher, The Population Research Institute,
The Family Federation of Finland
Docent, Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki, Finland

Contributed to our web site:
1. Sexual Pleasures - Enhancement of Sex Life in Finland
2. Sexual Trends in the Baltic Sea Area
 

1. Curriculum vitae

Born June 27, 1951 in Luumäki, Finland

Academic training
 
1984 M.A. in Sociology, University of Helsinki
1989 Licentiate in sociology, University of Helsinki
1991 Doctor (Ph.D.) in sociology, University of Helsinki
1993 Docent in sociology, University of Helsinki
1995 Declared competent for the position of Associate Professor

Positions held

President of the Finnish Association for Sexology (FIAS)
President of the Finnish Foundation for Sex Education and Therapy (SEXPO) 
Full Member of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR)
Associate Editor, The Journal of Sex Research
Member of International Scientific Committee, The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) 
Consultant of Council of Europe: Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues

Past positions

A Member of Board of Directors in the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS); 1999 – 2002
Chair of International Task Force Committee, The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS), 2000 – 2005
President of The Nordic Association for Clinical Sexology (NACS), 2001 – 2003
Associate Professor, Medical Sociology, Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, 1996 - 1997
Senior Researcher, National Research Institute of Legal Policy, Ministry of Justice, 1996
Senior Researcher, Council for Crime Prevention, Ministry of Justice, 1995
Research Director, Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki 1991 - 1994
Research Fellow, The Academy of Finland 1986 - 1990
Has received research grants to projects altogether over one million dollars. 
 

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James Yong Li, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Sexologist,
Los Altos, CA, USA
 

1. Curriculum vitae

Born July 21, 1964 Taiyuan City, Shanxi province, P. R. China. Education: 1982-1987 Shanxi Medical University, P. R. China. M.D. awarded July 1987. 1998-2001 The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, USA. MPH in Human Sexuality awarded April 2001. 1998-2001 The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, USA. Ph.D. in Human Sexuality awarded April 2001. Professional Training: 2001 Female and Male Pelvic Examination Stanford University School of Medicine. 2001 Sex Therapy Clinic Training Dr. Deborach Clinic, San Francisco, USA. 2002 Advanced Training Program on Sexual Medicine Sexual Health School, Boston University school of Medicine. 2003 Clinic Research on Female Sexual Dysfunction The female sexual medicine center, University of California at Las Angeles. 2003-2004 Continuing Medical Education Program on Women's Sexual Health The department of urology, female sexual medicine center, University of California at Los Angeles. Working Experience: 1988-1993 Resident Department of Surgery, Shanxi Coal Central Hospital, China. 1992-1997 Director, ESWL Center Shanxi Coal Central Hospital, China. 1993-1994 Guest Expert on Medicine and Sex Shanxi Radio Station, and Taiyuan Television station, China. 1993-1998 Physician-in-Charge Department of Urology, Shanxi Coal Central Hospital, China. 1993-1994 Clinical Research Department of Urology, No. 1 Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, China. 1999-2000 Graduate Assistant The Institute for Advanced Study Human Sexuality, USA 2001 Sexology Columnist Golden Apple magazine, Shanghai, China. 2001-2002 Postdoctoral Research California Pacific Medical Center, Davis Campus, USA clinic research on sexual medicine, including HIV, AIDS, transsexuality, transgender, sexual transmitted diseases, homosexuality, bisexuality, sado-masochism. 2002-2003 Visiting Scholar Department of Urology, School of medicine, University of California at San Francisco. clinic and laboratory research on male sexual dysfunction, including erectile dysfunction, and ejaculation dysfunction. 2003-present Instructor Florida Postgraduate Sex Therapy Training Institute. teaching male and female sexual dysfunction courses. 2003-present Postdoctoral Research California Pacific Medical Center, Davis Campus, USA. clinic research on female sexual dysfunction (FSD), including female low sexual desire, anorgasm, sexual pain; depression and FSD; Chronic disease (Cardiovascular disease, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Dyslipidosis), and FSD; Menopause and female sexual function. 2004-present Private Practice Los Altos Professional Center. treating female sexual dysfunction, and male sexual dysfunction. sex, marriage consulting and therapy. 2004-present Associate Professor The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, USA. teaching and researching on human sexuality. 2004-present Guest Expert on Sex and Health Sing Tao Chinese Radio

Certifications and Affiliations

Board Certified in Clinical Sexologist by the American Board of Sexology.
Member of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America., USA.
Member of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, USA.
Member of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists,
Board Certified in Clinical Sexologist by the American College of Sexologists.
Member of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, USA.
Board Certified in Urologist by the China Medical Association, China.
Member of the China Sexology Association, China.

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Julius E. Linn, Jr., M.D.
Vice President, University of Alabama at Birmingham Institutional Review Board, Birmingham AL, USA
 

1. Curriculum vitae

Born February 4, 1941 Birmingham, AL Education: 1963 B.A. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 1968 M.D. The Medical College of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama Professional Career: 1968-1969 Internship in Internal Medicine, The University of Alabama Hospitals, Birmingham, Alabama 1969-1970 Assistant Resident in Internal Medicine, The University of Alabama Hospitals, Birmingham, Alabama 1970-1971 Associate Resident in Internal Medicine, The University of Alabama Hospitals, Birmingham, Alabama 1971-1972 Fellow, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama 1972-1973 Chief Resident and Instructor, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama Hospitals 1973-1975 Lt. Commander, U.S. Naval Reserve Medical Corps, Naval Hospital Beaufort, Paris Island, Beaufort, South Carolina 1975-1976 Fellow and Instructor, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham 1976-1978 Instructor, Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham 1976-1977 Course Master, Musculoskeletal-Skin Course, correlated Basic Science Curriculum, The University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama 1979-1982 Editorial Assistant to Dr. Howard Holley, Anna Lois Waters Professor of Clinical Rheumatology; The University of Alabama at Birmingham 1983-1992 Assistant to the Vice President for Health Affairs, Publications; Office of the Vice President for Health Affairs, The University of Alabama at Birmingham 1993-1995 Executive Director Medical Publications, Office of the Vice President for Health Affairs, The University of Alabama at Birmingham 1995-present Executive Director, Medical Publications, University of Alabama Health System, Birmingham, Alabama

Additional Positions

1984-1989  Editor, UAB Better Health Newsletter

1987-1989 Editor, Guide to UAB Medical Services

1984-1997 Medical Advisor, UAB Nutrition Information Srv

1985- 2003 Editor, "Dear Doctor," The Birmingham News

1986-1988 Coordinator, UAB columns, Cooking Light Magazine

1988-present Director, Cooking Light Medical Advisory Board

1989-1997 Medical advisor/writer, UAB MedWise Newsletter

1989-present Editor in Chief, UAB Insight

1990-present Editor, UAB Synopsis

1992-present Medical Editor, UAB Magazine

1994-2000 Associate Editor, Annals of Epidemiology

1995-present Medical Editor, Medical School Alumni Bulletin

1999 -present Medical Editor e-health magazine
2001-present Health Magazine Board of Advisors

2004-present Medical Advisory Board Heart Answers

AWARDS AND HONORS

April 14, 1989, Douglas L. Cannon Award in Medical Journalism, The Medical Association of the State of Alabama

1989, Grand Award, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, District III, Publications

1990, Grand Award, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, District III, editor

1990, The Golden Rose Award, Alabama Hospital and Public Relations and Marketing Society

1991, Grand Award, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), District III, UAB Insight

1992, National Gold Medal, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, UAB Insight

1991-1994, Baptist Medical Centers, Birmingham, Excellence in Health Reporting Award

1994, Awards of Excellence for Editing, American Society for Technical Communications, "Dear Doctor," UAB Synopsis, UAB Insight

1994, Award of Excellence, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, Award of Excellence, District III, UAB Insight

1995, Award of Excellence, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), District III UAB Insight

1998, UAB's "Dear Doctors" column,excellence in Health Promotion/Disease by the National Health Awards Program.

1999 UAB's "Dear Doctors" column, excellence in Health Promotion/Disease by the National Health Awards Program.

1999, UAB Synopsis and UAB Insight online, Silver and Honorable Mention Awards, respectively, in the medical communications category for professional audiences in the Spring 1999 World Wide Web Health Awards, an extension of the National Health Information Awards and the agency's first international competition for electronic health information.

2000, UAB Insight online, World Wide Web Health Awards Fall 2000, Silver Winner

2000 - UAB's "Dear Doctors" column, excellence in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention categories by the National Health Awards Program for the third consecutive year. Fellow winners include the Mayo Clinic, and Harvard and Johns Hopkins Universities.

2001 - Alabama Media Professionals first-place award for UAB Referring Physicians Portal Web Site,

2001 - Alabama Media Professionals second-place award for UAB Insight Online.

2001 CASE District III Advancement Awards, Special Merit Award, UAB Synopsis

2001 CASE District III Advancement Awards, Award of Excellence, UAB Insight.

2003 CASE District III Special Merit Award, UAB Insight

2003 National Health Information Award, Silver, "Dear Doctors"

2003 World-Wide Health Award, Bronze, "Dear Doctors"

2004 Medicine on the Net, Web Excellence Award for Outstanding Content for Health Professionals, UAB Insight

2004 CASE District III, Special Merit Award, UAB Insight

COMMITTEES

UAB Better Health Newsletter, editorial and advisory committee, 1984 to 1989

UAB Nutrition Information Service Advisory Board 1985 to 1997

UAB Committee for Strategic Communications 1994 to 1995

University of Alabama School of Medicine Continuing Medical Education Advisory Committee 1995 to 1998

UAB Strategic Priorities Planning Group 1995 to 1997

Search Committee, Director of Media Relations 1994

Search Committee, Editor, UAB Reporter 1995

UAB Medical Center, 50th Anniversary Committee -- 1995

UAB Public Relations and Marketing Committee -- 1995-1997

UAB Health System Marketing Committee 1997 -- 1999

UAB Health System Internal Communications Committee -- 1998 -1999

UAB Health System Internet Development Committee - 1998; 2001-2003

Cardiovascular Service Line Strategic Planning Committee - 1998-1999

Institutional Review Board for Human Use (alternate member) - 1999-

UAB Health System Digital Development Committee - 2001 - 2002

UAB Health System Content Management Selection Committee - 2001
UAB Faculty and Staff Benevolent Fund Committee - 2001-

Birmingham Historical Society Board of Trustees - February 16, 2004 -

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Man Lun Ng, M.D., FRCPsych., FHKAM (Psychiatry), A.B.S.
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China

Contributed to our web site:
Sexual Behavior in Hong Kong (IES, Francoeur, ed.)
Pedophilia from the Chinese Perspective
Pädophilie aus der chinesischen Perspektive

1. Curriculum vitae

Born 1946 Hong Kong Marital status Married, two children Academic Training 1971 MB,BS (University of Hong Kong) 1976 MRCPsych (UK) (Member, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK) 1977 DPM (RCP Lond. & RCS Eng) (Diploma of Psychological Medicine) 1978 MRANZCP (Member, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists) 1992 MD (University of Hong Kong) 2001 Course "Foundations of the hospital management" Professional Qualifications 1983 FRANZCP (Fellow, Royal Australian New Zealand College of Psychiatrists) 1990 American Board of Sexology (Diplomate and Certified Sex Therapist) 1991 FIAEP (Fellow of the International Academy of Eclectic Psychotherapists) 1992 FAACS (Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Sexologists) 1995 FRCPsych (Fellow, Royal College of Psychiatrists)   FACS (Fellow of the American College of Sexologists   FHKAM (Psychiatry) (Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, in Psychiatry)   FHKCPsych (Fellow of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists)

Employment

1972 - 1973
Medical Officer, University Psychiatric Unit, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.

1973 - 1981
Lecturer in Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

1981 - 1993
Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

1993 - 1996
Reader in Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

1996 - now
Professor of Psychiatry (retitled)


Honorary/Temporary Posts

1990 - 1992
Honorary Professor, Chongqing Institute of Applied Psychology, Chongqing, P.R.C.

1995 - 1998
Honorary Professor of Sexology and Sex Education, Institute of Educational Science, Jiangxi Normal University, Jiangxi, P.R.C.

1995 - now
Honorary Associate Professor in Clinical Sexology, Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco, U.S.A.

1997
External Examiner, Ph.D. Examination, Department of Comparative Literature, City University of Hong Kong

1999 - now
Chief Examiner in Psychiatry, The licentiate Committee of the Medical Council
of Hong Kong.

2003-2004 Internal Examiner
MSocSc(Counseling)/MSocSc(FamilyTherapy)/MSoSc(Geriatrics)/SoSc(HM)/
 MSoSc(SSM)/ MSoSc(Social Work) Degree Examinations

1994 - 1996
Chairman, Board of Examiners in Psychiatry, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine.
Sexual Abuse, Harassment and Violence, Education Department, Hong Kong.

1989 - present
Research Consultant, Shanghai Sexual Sociology Research Centre, PRC.

1989 April
Chief Organizer, the First Hong Kong-China Seminar on Sexology in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sex Education Association, April 22, (4 speakers, 120 participants).

1990 Jan 8-13
Temporary Advisor, World Health Organization, "Regional Workshop on Social Behavioral Research Studies Related to AIDS", Manila, Philippines.

1990 Feb 13-17
Consultant, World Health Organization, "National Workshop on the Behavioral Issues of the Transmission of HIV", Zhuhai, People's Republic of China.

1990 July - present
Scientific Advisor, German Society for Social Scientific Sex Research Germany.

1990 May - Sept
Chairman, Organizing Committee, Asian Federation for Sexology

1992 Sept - 1994 Dec
President, Asian Federation for Sexology

1993 Oct 9-23
Consultant, World Health Organization, Strengthening of Maternal Child Health and Family Planning Professionals and its Institutions in China (project #CPR/91/P26). National Training Centre for Family Planning Professionals, Shanghai, PRC.

1994 Dec - 1999
Honorary Consultant, Guangdong Family Planning and Sex Education Research Society, PRC.

1995 October 2-7
Temporary Advisor, World Health Organization and Ministry of Health, PRC.  Social and behavioral workshop on AIDS/STD, Urumuqi, PRC.

1996 to 1999
President, 14th World Congress of Sexology (Hong Kong), World Association for Sexology.

1992 – present
Director, Asian Federation for Sexology.

1992- present
Council Member, Asian Federation for Sexology

1997 – present
Member, International Academy of Sex Research

2000-2001
Member of the Gold Medal Committee, Advisory Board, World Association for Sexology.

2000-2001
Member of the Scientific Committee, 15th World Congress of Sexology, Paris.

2002
Temporary Advisor, World Health Organization, Challenges in Sexual and Reproductive Health: Technical Consultation on Sexual Health. 28-31 January 2002,  Geneva.

2002
Temporary Advisor, World Health Organization, Strategic Committee on Sexual Health.  Department of Reproductive Health and Research.  7-8 October 2002,  Geneva.

2002-2003
Member of the Scientific Committee, 16th World Congress of Sexology, Cuba.

Since 1985
Editor, Sex Forum (Bulletin of the Hong Kong Sex Education Association), Hong Kong

1988 - 1990
Consultant Editor, Sex Education Journal, Shanghai, PRC.

Since 2000
Editor, Sex Education (Journal), Carfax, London.

Since 1997
Vice-Chief Editor, International Chinese Psychosomatic Medicine Journal, ICPMJ, NewYork
 

Grants and scholarship (Selected)

1983 University and Polytechnic Grant Committee Research Grant, Lee Win Tat Fund

1988, 1991 University and Polytechnic Grant Committee Research Grant

2000 FCOM Grant for CERG

2002 Hong Kong University Foundation for Educational Development and Research (2002)

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Prizes and Awards:


A. Nomination:

Model Alumni of the University of Hong Kong, 80th Anniversary Celebration Program, Hong Kong University Students' Union. 1992.

B. Awards

1994Sexologist of Asia, Asian Federation for Sexology (In recognition of contribution to Asian Sexology, through competitive open election. Only 2 awards have been given since the award was established in 1992.)

1997University Teaching Fellow, University of Hong Kong. (In recognition of excellence as teacher.  An annual award to a handful of teachers by competitive election, established in 1997)

2003Gold Medal in Sexology, World Association for Sexology (In recognition of important contribution to world sexology and sex health, through competitive international open election)

C. Name listed in the following biographical directories:

1.International Who's Who in Sexology. Specific Press, San Francisco, 1986.

2.The Directory of Academics in Hong Kong. Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre, Hong Kong, 1989.

3.The Elite of Hong Kong and Macau. Elite Publication, Hong Kong, 1989

4.Reference Asia - Asia's Who's Who of Men and Women of Achievement. Rifacimento International, New Delhi, Vol. 6, 1990 to Vol. 10, 1997.

5.International Who's Who in Medicine. International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England. 2nd Edition. 1995.

6.Who's Who in Hong Kong. Cosmos Books, Hong Kong, 1995.

7.Who's Who in the World, Marquis Who's Who. New Jersey, 15th Edition, 1998, and 2001..

8.Asian/Pacific-Who's Who. Rifacimento International, New Delhi. Vol. I, 1998, p.156;  Vol. II 1999, p.149; Vol. III, 2000, p.449.

9.Asian/American-Who's Who. Rifacimento International, New Delhi. Vol. I, 1999.  P.513.

10.Biography Today. Rifacimento International, New Delhi. Vol. I, 1999.  P.487

11.Outstanding People of the 20th Century. International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England. 2nd Edition. 2000.

12.Reference Asia -- Asia's Who's Who of Men & Women of Achievement. Rifacimento International, New Delhi. Millenium Edition, 2000. P. 385.

13.Who's Who in the HKSAR, PA Professional Consultants , Hong Kong, 2001.

 

Dr. phil. Michail Okoliyski
Chief Expert, Sexual and Mental Health, National Centre of Public Health,
Ministry of Health, Sofia, Bulgaria

Contributed to our web site:
1. AIDS Prevention in Bulgaria
2. Socio-cultural Aspects of AIDS Prevention for Prostitutes in Bulgaria

1. Curriculum vitae

1. Family name: Okoliyski
2. First names: Michail
3. Date and place of birth: June 21, 1972, Sofia
4. Nationality: Bulgarian
5. Civil status: Married, one daughter
6. Address: National Centre for Public Health Protection, 15, Acad. I. Geshov blvd.,
   1431 Sofia, Bulgaria

7. Education:

InstituteHumboldt University, Berlin, Germany
September 1995 – July 1998
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtainedPh.D. in Rehabilitation Science with special emphasis on human sexual behaviour and mental health. Dissertation: "Conditions of the AIDS prevention in Bulgaria and Germany".

InstituteHumboldt University, Institute for Rehabilitation Science, Berlin, Germany
October 1990 – July 1995
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtainedMaster in Social Therapy, specialty Sexology

InstituteBulgarian Institute for Human Relations, New Bulgarian University in Sofia
October 2000 – December 2001
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtainedSelf experience in interactive group, Certificate

InstituteNational Centre of Public Health, Sofia
2001
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtainedCourse "Foundations of the hospital management", Certificate

8.Language skills (mark 1 to 5 for competence):

Language: Reading/Speaking/Writing
English: 1/1/1
German: 1/1/1
Russian: 1/2/3

9.Membership of professional bodies:

•Member of the Bulgarian Psychiatric Association
•Member of the Advisory Board of the Magnus Hirschfeldt Archive for Sexology, Berlin, Germany
•Member of the Executive Committee of the Sofia Psychiatric Society
•Member of the Consultative Committee of the International Consortium for Mental Health Policy and Services, supported by the Global Forum for Health Research, the World Bank and the Governments of Australia, United Kingdom and the USA

10.Other skills:

•Project management skills - Leading positions in the co-ordination of technical assistance programmes (see below) and international conferences (in Norway, Germany, Italy, Azerbaijan, Sweden, Belgium, Bulgaria, Austria)
•Managerial and consulting skills - Co-ordinating major international projects in the filed of of community mental health, AIDS prevention, consulting assignments
•Research skills - Engaged in sponsored and independent research in the field of community mental health, AIDS prevention, sexual behaviour

11.Present positions:

•Chief expert, director of sector "National programmes in the field of mental health", National Centre for Public Health Protection, Sofia, Bulgaria
•Regional Project Manager, SEE Mental Health Information Systems Project, Stability Pact for SEE
•National co-ordinator for the European project "CORRELATION - European Network on Health and Social Inclusion".
•Member of the working group for the development of the mental health policy and the implementation of the Model of Community Mental Health Services in Bulgaria, Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
•National co-ordinator of the "Thesaurus"-project, University of Magdeburg and the Sociopedagogic Institute in Berlin, Germany dedicated on the generation of database of termini in the field of AIDS prevention in 18 different languages. http://thesaurus.sgw.hs-magdeburg.de/public/index.html
•Member of the research team, International epidemiological study of the common mental illness and the stress in Bulgaria EPIBUL, Initiative 2000 of the National Programme for the Mental Health of the citizens of the Republic of Bulgaria;

12.Years within the firm:

9 (from 1998 to date)

13.Key qualifications:

•Co-ordination of national and international programmes and projects in the field of mental health, psychiatry, AIDS prevention, sexual behaviour
•Technical assistance programme management.
•PR strategies.
•Evaluation of programmes.
•Research in mental health, sexual behaviour, AIDS STDs prevention.

14.Professional and scientific experience record:

September 1998 to date:
Sofia, Bulgaria
National Centre of Public Health Protection, Department on Mental Health, Chief expert, Director of sector "National programmes in the field of mental health".

1997
LocationOslo, Norway
CompanyInternational project AIDS and Mobility
PositionSeminar leader on "Prostitution and sex tourism"
DescriptionFifth International Conference "AIDS and Mobility"


1998
LocationBrussels, Belgium
CompanyService Social des Entrangers
PositionLeader, Seminar on "Sex Tourism as a Social Phenomenon"
DescriptionSupport to the development of a strategy for a more systematic approach for the AIDS prevention for commercial sex workers from the East European countries

1998-2000
LocationSofia, Bulgaria
CompanyGeneva Initiative on Psychiatry
PositionProject co-ordinator of the headquarter in Sofia
DescriptionInternational project "Attitudes and needs assessment in psychiatry" run in the  following countries: Azerbaijan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Ukraine, Hungary, Lithuania, Bulgaria.

Date2000
LocationTepla, Czech Republic
CompanyGeneva Initiative on Psychiatry
PositionSeminar leader on "Creating of Mental Health Policy"
Description3rd conference of the International project "Attitudes and needs assessment in psychiatry"

Date2000
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
CompanyGeneva Initiative on Psychiatry
PositionSeminar leader on "Mental Health Research"
Description4th conference of the International project "Attitudes and needs assessment in psychiatry"

2001
LocationVienna, Austria
CompanyProject AIDS and Mobility, Aids Hilfe Austria
PositionLeader, Seminar on "Working with local authorities in the field of prostitution"
DescriptionEuropean seminar "Overcoming barriers to HIV prevention for mobile and migrant sex workers"

2001-2002
LocationSofia, Bulgaria
CompanyThe International Consortium for Mental Health Policy and Services, supported by the Global Forum for Health Research
PositionProject co-ordinator of the headquarter in Sofia
DescriptionInternational project "The Mental Health Country Profile" runs in the following countries: Azerbaijan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Ukraine, Lithuania and Bulgaria.

6-10 January 2002
LocationBaku, Azerbaijan
CompanyThe International Consortium for Mental Health Policy and Services, supported by the Global Forum for Health Research
PositionLeader of training meeting and focus groups on the Mental Health Country Profile
DescriptionInternational Project "The Mental Health Country Profile"

7-9 October 2002
LocationWashington, D.C., USA
CompanyThe International Consortium for Mental Health Policy and Services, supported by the Global Forum for Health Research
PositionMember of the working group of the regional coordinators of the Global Network for Health Research
DescriptionInternational Project "The Mental Health Country Profile"

28-30 April 2003
LocationMadrid, Spain
CompanyWHO
PositionMember of working group
DescriptionThe Sixth meeting of European National Counterparts for the WHO European Mental Health Programme

27-28 June 2003
LocationHamburg, Germany
CompanyThe European Network Male Prostitution, financed by the EC
PositionLeader of seminar "Internet services for CSWs"
DescriptionInternet conference The European Network Male Prostitution

4-5 October 2004
LocationTallinn, Estonia
CompanyWHO
PositionMember of working group
DescriptionWHO-Meeting on mental health and working life (pre-conference for the Ministerial conference in Helsinki, Finland

Date13-15 March 2005
LocationSofia, Bulgaria
CompanyGlobal Initiative in Psychiatry
PositionModerator
DescriptionInternational meeting: Mental health professionals and community based care – meeting the challenge

Date14-16 April 2005
LocationChisinau, Moldova
CompanyStability Pact for SEE,
PositionSeminar leader on Information systems for Community mental health centers
DescriptionTenth Technical Workshop of the South Eastern Europe Health Network

10-12 June 2005
LocationBojentsi, Bulgaria
CompanyGlobal Initiative in Psychiatry
PositionModerator
DescriptionII SEE Mental Health Policy Forum: Mechanisms for development of participatory mental health policies

27-29 June 2005
LocationBanja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
CompanySEE Health Network, Stability Pact for SEE
PositionRegional Project Manager
DescriptionTenth Meeting of the South Eastern Europe Health Network

Date8-10 September 2005
LocationEgmond aan Zee, The Netherlands
CompanyAMOC, DHV, EC
PositionNational Project Coordinator, CORRELATION: European network Social Inclusion and Health
Description1st Expert meeting of the CORRELATION Project

Date16 – 19 March 2006
LocationKrakow, Poland
CompanyAMOC, DHV, EC
PositionNational Project Coordinator, CORRELATION: European network Social Inclusion and Health
Description2nd Expert meeting of the CORRELATION Project

Date13 – 17 February 2006
LocationSofia, Bulgaria
CompanyThe Bulgarian Mental Health Twinning Project
Component 3: Development of Functions
PositionCoordinator and presenter 
DescriptionWorking Seminar with the Bulgarian workgroup and other key persons on Mental Health Information Systems

26-28 June 2006
LocationSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
CompanySEE Health Network, Stability Pact for SEE
PositionRegional Project Manager
Description13-th Meeting of the South Eastern Europe Health Network

20-22 November 2006
LocationThe Hague, the Netherlands
CompanyDutch Ministry on Health, Welfare and Sport
PositionOfficial representative of the Bulgarian Ministry of Health
DescriptionRound Table on Mental Health

23-25 November 2006
LocationDurres, Albania
CompanySEE Health Network, Stability Pact for SEE
PositionRegional Project Manager
Description14-th Meeting of the South Eastern Europe Health Network

1-4 March 2007
LocationHelsinki, Finland
CompanyEuropean Project CORRELATION
PositionNational coordinator
DescriptionEuropean outreach seminar
 

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Ira L. Reiss, Ph.D., M.A.
Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN., USA

Contributed to our web site:
1. Premarital Sexual Standards in America
2. The Social Context of Premarital Sexual Permissiveness
3. Journey Into Sexuality - An Exploratory Voyage
4. An End to Shame - Shaping our Next Sexual Revolution

1. Curriculum vitae
 

Born Dec. 9, 1925 New York, NY. Education 1949 B.S., Syracuse University 1951 M.A., The Pennsylvania State University 1953 Ph.D. (Sociology), Pennsylvania State University Academic Career and Professional Activity 1953-1955 Department of Sociology, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine 1955-1959 Department of Sociology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 1959-1961 Department of Sociology, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 1961-1969 Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 1967 Visiting Professor: Department of Sociology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California 1968 Visiting Professor: Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin at Madison 1969-1996 Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1996 Professor Emeritus

Awards and Honors
 

University of Minnesota, Sociology Department, Graduate Student's Faculty Mentoring Award, "for providing exceptional support and commitment to graduate and undergraduate students," 1995.

American Association for Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists's (AASECT) Award for "leadership, pioneering vision and expertise that have benefited the field of human sexuality and AASECT," 1993.

Certificate from Governor Carlson and Commissioner of Health Marschall "in recognition of excellent work as Chair of the Minnesota's Planning Committee for the founding of an Institute for Child and Adolescent Sexual Health," 1993.

Recipient of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Alfred Kinsey Award for "outstanding contributions to the understanding of human sexuality," 1990.

Recipient of Honorary Membership in the Polish Academy of Sexual Science for "internationally recognized outstanding contributions to sexual research," 1989.Recipient of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Midcontinent Region's

Award "in recognition of outstanding contributions to the scientific study of sex," 1985.

Recipient of the Ernest W. Burgess Award, 1984, from the National Council on Family Relations, for "continuous and meritorious contributions to theory and research in the family field."

Recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award, 1982, for "outstanding contributions to the field of sexual science." Presented by the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.

Recipient of the Reuben Hill Award for the "outstanding research and theory article of 1980 in the field of marriage and the family." Presented by the National Council on Family Relations for my May 1980 article on extramarital sexual permissiveness (written with Ron Anderson and G.C. Sponaugle).

Voted by a random sample of the members of the Family Section of the American Sociological Association as one of the most important theorists in the family area (Cited in: Journal of Marriage and the Family. (February 1977, p.63.)

Invited to be a Visiting Research Professor, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden for the year 1975-1976.

Charter member, 1974, of the International Academy of Sex Research, 16

Voted to membership, August 1972, in the Sociological Research Association, an honorific national association then limited to 150 members of the American Sociological Association. Election is based on making a "significant contribution to sociological research and... advancing sociological knowledge."

I was one of three awardees to receive the first Educational Foundation for Human Sexuality Award given in June 1970, "For outstanding contributions to the advancement of public understanding in the field of human sexuality." The other two awardees were Alan Guttmacher and Wardell Pomeroy.

The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), in January of 1969 presented me with a Citation "in recognition of distinguished service" to that organization.

Elected to a fellow in the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality in 1966 for "having made significant contributions to the field of sexual research and knowledge."

Received a Danforth Seminar Award in the summer of 1958 to participate in a two-week seminar at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, on "Interpretations of Religion in Sociological Theory."

Charter member of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, 1957.

Elected Offices

Board of Directors: Institute for Child and Adolescent Sexual Health, Inc. 1993.

President: International Academy of Sex Research, 1984-85.

Board of Directors: Midcontinent Representative, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, 1983-86.

Chair: Nominating Committee of the National Council on Family Relations, 1983-84.

President: Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, 1980-81.

Member: Nominating Committee of the Family Research section of the International Sociological Association, 1979-1983

President: National Council on Family Relations, 1979-1980

Member: American Sociological Association's Committee on Committees, 1977-1979

Chair: Family Section of the American Sociological Association, 1975-1976

President: Midwest Sociological Society, 1971-1972

Council Member: Family Section of the American Sociological Association, 1969-1972

Board of Directors: Groves Conference on Marriage and the Family, 1966-1971

Board of Directors: Sex Information and Education Council of the U.S., 1966-1969

Board of Directors: National Council on Family Relations, 1966-1969

Board of Directors: Iowa Representative, Midwest Sociological Society, 1966-1968

President: Groves Conference on the Family, 1966

Chair: Research Section of the National Council on Family Relations, 1965 National Meeting 17

President: Iowa Council on Family Relations, 1962-1964
 

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Fang-fu Ruan, PhD, MD, ACS, ABS, FAACS
Professor, Graduate School of Human Sexology, Shu-Te University
Yancho, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan

Contributed to our web site:
Sexual Behavior in China (IES, Francoeur, ed.)

1. Curriculum vitae
 

Born May 26, 1937 Ji-An, China Education 1959 Medical Degree.  Beijing Medical University (formerly "Peking University, Medical School"; or "Peking Medical College"), Beijing, China 1991 Doctor of Philosophy. The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco, California, USA Academic Appointments (1) In the USA: 1986-1987 Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. 1988-1989 Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, New York State University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 1988-1989 Visiting Professor, Department of History, New York State University College at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 1989-2002 Professor, Vice-President, Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences, Oakland, California. (a private graduate school offering "Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine" degree, listed in American Council on Education: Accredited Institution of Postsecondary Education.) 1988- Professor, (1988 - Present) Director of the Department of Asian Studies, (1988-2004) The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco, CA, (a private graduate school offering Ph.D., Ed.D., And Doctor of Human sexuality degrees, was granted full institutional approval by California State Education Department.) (2) Guest speaker in colleges in the USA: Feb., 1988 Shasta College, Redding, CA. "Human Sexuality" Oct., 1989 New England College, Henniker, NH. In the courses of "Human Sexuality", "Sex Education", "Cultural Anthropology", "International Marketing", "Geography", and "China, Japan, Korea" (3) In China: 1984 Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Health Education, Worker's Medical College of Hebei Province, Baoding 1985 Adjunct Professor of Medical Sociology, Dept. of Behavioral Sciences, Health Administration College of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 1985 Associate Professor, 1978-1984 Assist. Prof., Department of Medical History, 1960-1977 Assist. Prof., Department of Physiology, Beijing, Medical University, Beijing 1990- Vice-President, Institute of Medical Sociology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 1995- Visiting Professor, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 2000- Visiting Research Fellow, Peking University Research Center of Medical History, Beijing (4) In Taiwan: 2002- 2002-Visiting Professor, The Graduate School of Human sexology, She-Te Scientific & Technique University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Certificates in the United States 1987- Instructor/Advisor of Safe Sex.  The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco, California 1989- Instructor of History of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, and Medical Ethics, Certificate of Authorization for Service, issued by Private Postsecondary Education Division, Department of Education, State of California 1989- Board Certified Sexologist, Diplomate, The American Board of Sexology, Washington, DC 1991- Founding Clinical Fellow, The American Academy of Clinical Sexologists, Washington, DC 1995- Certified Sexologist, The American College of Sexologists, San Francisco, CA

AWARDS:

     1. National Prize for the Outstanding Popular Medical Books.
Awarded in 1980 for Our Body.
     2. Beijing New-Long-March Prize for the Outstanding Popular Science Books.
Awarded in 1981 for Our Body.
     3. National New-Long-March Prize for the Outstanding Popular Science Books.
Awarded in 1981 for Our Body.
     4. National Prize for Outstanding Scientific and Technological Books.
Awarded in 1983 for Family Health Guide.
     5. Outstanding Articles Prize of Chinese Rural Medicine. Awarded in 1983 for the article
"Discovery of the Mystery of Contagious Diseases for Humanity"
     6. Outstanding Articles Prize of Zhu Nin Jian-kang.
Awarded in 1983 for the article "Women from Birth to Death."
     7. Outstanding Articles Prize of the Chinese Society of the Study of the Dialectics of
Nature. Awarded in 1983 for the article "On the Transition of the Biomedica
Model into the Biopsychosocial Medical Model."
     8. National Prize for the Outstanding Books for Youth.
Awarded in 1986 for Life Guide for Youth.

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
  (1) In the USA:
1. The American Academy of Clinical Sexologists, Washington,
 DC., Founding Clinical Fellow, (1991 - Present), An academic organization.
2. The American Board of Sexology, Diplomate, Washington, D.C., (1989 - Present),
               An academic organization.
3. The Society for the Scientific Study of Sex (1987 - 1991),
An academic organization.
4. North American-Chinese Sociologists Association (1985 - 1991),
An academic organization.
5. IASHS Alumni Association (1991 - Present),
An academic & professional organization.
6. Asian Federation for sexology (1994 - Present),
An academic organization.
7. Chinese Literature & Art Association in America (1998 - Present)
An academic & professional organization.
  (2) In the People's Republic of China:
1. Chinese Society of Behavioral Science (Standing member of the council;
1984- 1986), Beijing, An academic organization.
2. Chinese Sex Education Research Society
(Vice-chairman of the preparatory committee, 1986 - 1991), Shanghai,
An academic organization.
3. Chinese Society of Medical Science Writing of the Chinese Medical Association
(Standing member of the committee, 1983 - 1986),
Beijing, An academic organization.
4. Chinese Society of Potential Science (Standing member of the council,
1984 - 1986), Beijing, An academic organization.
5. Chinese Society of Science Writing
(Member of the committee of the medical Books, 1981 - 1986),
Beijing, An academic organization.
6. Chinese Society of the History of the Natural Sciences. (1983 - 1986),
Beijing, An academic organization.
7. Chinese Society of the Medical History, C.M.A. (1982 - 1986),
Beijing, An academic organization.
8. Chinese Society of the Studies of the Dialectics of Nature. (1981 - 1986),
Beijing, An academic organization.
9. Chinese Society of Futurology. (1983 - 1986),
Beijing, An academic organization.
10. Chinese Society of the Studies of Medical Sociology. (1984 - 1986),
Harbin, An academic organization.
11. Beijing Society of Science Writing (Member of the council; 1981 - 1986),
Beijing, An academic organization.
12. Beijing Physiology Association. (1980 - 1986), Beijing, An academic organization.
13. Beijing Society of Sociology. (1984 - 1986), Beijing, An academic organization.
14. Beijing Society of Psychology. (1982 - 1986), Beijing, An academic organization.
15. Beijing Society for Studies on Marriage and Family. (1984 - 1986),
Beijing, An academic organization.

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Vilmos Szilágyi, PhD
Psychotherapist,
Budapest, Hungary

Contributed to our web site:
1. Vezérfonal az intézményes szexuális neveléshez
     (Guide to institutional education of sexuality)
2. Szexológiai Dokumentumok. Válogatás prof. E.J. Haeberle munkáiból
3. Translation of several parts of Archive's web site
4. Szilágyi Vilmos: Szexuálpszichológia - Tankönyv és dokumentáció
5. Szilágyi Vilmos: Szexuálpedagógia - A szexuális egészségnevelés tankönyve
6. Szilágyi Vilmos: Szexológiai kongresszus Prágában (2006)
 

1. Curriculum vitae
 

Born March 14, 1929 Sopron, Hungary Education 1954 B.A. – Philosophy, Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest 1958 B.A. – Psychology, Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest 1974 Ph.D. Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest Professional Activity 1958 - 1968 Inspector of Youth Protection in Budapest 1968 - 1981 Managing Editor of the Publishing House for Education Since 1981 Psychotherapist / Sex Therapist in private practice 1983 Organizer of the first Hungarian Workshop for Sexology 1984 Organizer of the first Hungarian Conference for Sexology 1998 Founder of the Foundation Magánéleti kultúra - korszerû életvezetés Since 1998 Editor of the quarterly Hungarian Review of Sexology   (See also www.szexualpszichologia.hu)

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Franklin Jefferson Tombrello, Ph.D., D.O., D.C. MPH
Professor of Medical Sexology, Director of the Public Health Program, Institute for Adv. Study for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco, USA, Medical and Laboratory Director, Biomat Labs, Birmingham AL. USA

1. Curriculum vitae
 

Born June 5,1951 Birmingham, AL, USA Education 1974 B.A. -     Math / Philosophy University of Alabama, Birmingham AL 1976 M.A. -  Math Education, University of Alabama, Birmingham AL 1979 Ph.D. -  Human Sexuality: Inst. for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco CA 1986 D.C. -   Chiropractic Life College, Hayward, CA 1991 D.O. -   Osteopathic Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona CA 2002 M.P.H. - Master of Public Health, Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco, CA Professional Experience/Employment 1974-76 Graduate Assistant in Dept of Mathematics, University of Alabama, Birmingham. 1979-82 Psychotherapist in private practice, Glendale CA and Hollywood CA 1992 Private practice of medicine, Northport, AL 1993-95 University Physician at Auburn University, Auburn AL 1995- University Physician, University of Mississippi, Oxford Mississippi 2002- Professor of Medical Sexology, Institute for Adv. Study for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco

Patricia Weerakoon, MBBS, MS, MHPEd
Senior Lecturer and Coordinator Graduate Program in Sexual Health
Faculty of Health Sciences,
University of Sydney, Australia
 

Contributed to our web site:
Risky Business: Locations where Married Men have Sex with Men

1. Curriculum vitae
 

Born Dec. 8, 1947 Colombo, Sri Lanka Academic Training   1972 MBBS (2nd class upper division Honours), University of Colombo, Sri-Lanka 1981 M.S. Biomedical Science, University of Hawaii, Manoa 1993 MhPEd University of New South Wales, Australia     Professional Career   2004 PresentCoordinator, Graduate Program in Sexual Health Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney 1989 - 2004 Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney 1975 - 1989 Lecturer in Reproductive Physiology Faculty of Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Sri Lanka, Colombo     Certifications and Affiliations   2005 - Present Faculty Member, Centre for Apologetic Scholarship and Education (CASE), University of New South Wales Member, International Academy of Sex Research Professional Member, Australian Society of Sexuality Educators, Researchers and Therapists

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Doc.MUDr. Jaroslav Zvěřina, CSc.
Professor and Director, Institute of Sexology, Charles University,
Prague, Czech Republic

1. Curriculum vitae
 

Born Dec. 18, 1942 Třebíč, Czech Republic 1965 - 1969 Psychiatric Hospital Havlíčkův Brod. 1969 - 1977 Psychiatric outpatients clinic in  Tábor 1977 - Scientific and clinical worker at Institute of Sexology, I. Faculty of Medicine Charles University, Prague 1990 Habilitation in medical sexology 1990 - Director, Institute of Sexology, Charles University, Prague 1996 - Member of the Czech Parliament (Chamber of deputies; ODS, Civic Democratic Party). Chairman and vice-chairman of the Committee for European Integration of the Chamber 2004 - Member, European Parlament, Strasbourg

Memberships and Honors

President of the Czech Sexological Society (a part of the Czech Medical Society)

President of the SPRSV (Czech Family Planning Association)

Member of IASR (International Academy of Sex Research), Deutsche Gesellschaft f. Sexualwissenschaft.

Honorary member of the Polish and Slovak Sexological Societies.

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