areas of specialty
Over the past twenty years, my research and writing on Deafness, disability, HIV, gender, sexuality, relationships and trauma have been collected in peer-reviewed journals, such as the International Journal of Sexual Health and AIDS Education and Prevention, as well as anthologies published by Palgrave Macmillan, Routledge, and W.W. Norton & Company. As an independent researcher and principal investigator with over a decade of clinical experience, I have been funded by the United States National Institute of Health, organized numerous community projects, including zines, handbooks, and guides, and edited academic journals. I am a certified sex therapist and member of the American Association of Sexuality Educators Counselors & Therapists (AASECT), a clinical member of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), an At-Large Board member of the Minnesota Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and a clinical fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), as well as chair-elect of the AAMFT Queer and Trans Advocacy Network.