Eli Coleman, PhD

Appointment

Professor

Program

Program in Human Sexuality, Director

Expertise

Sexual health, impulsive/compulsive sexual behavior, sexual identity and development, transgender health, HIV prevention

Education

PhD, University of Minnesota

Bio Summary

Coleman has authored articles and books on a variety of sexual health topics, including compulsive sexual behavior, sexual orientation, and gender dysphoria. He is founding editor of the International Journal of Transgenderism and International Journal of Sexual Health and past president of the SSSS, WPATH, WAS, and IASR. Coleman has been a sexual health consultant to the World Health Organization and received numerous awards, including the WAS gold medal and SSTAR Masters and Johnson Award. In 2007, he was appointed the University of Minnesota’s inaugural Chair in Sexual Health.

Contact Information

180 West Bank Office Building
1300 South 2nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55454
612-625-1500
colem001@umn.edu

Recent Publications

Hurtado Murillo F, Pérez Conchillo M, Rubio-Aurioles E, Coates R, Coleman E, Corona Vargas E, et al. Science-based Sexuality Education: Madrid Consensus Paper: Recommendations of an International Expert Group. Madrid, Spain: Spanish Association of Sexology Specialists, Spanish Academy of Sexology and Sexual Medicine, and Institute of Sexology and Psychotherapy; 2012.

Coleman E, Bockting W, Botzer M, Cohen-Kettenis P, DeCuypere G, Feldman J, et al. Standards of care for the health of transsexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming people, 7th version. International Journal of Transgenderism. 2012;13(4):165-232.

Byne W, Bradley SJ, Coleman E, Eyler AE, Green R, Menivelle EJ, et al. Report of the American Psychiatric Task Force on Treatment of Gender Identity Disorder. Arch Sex Behav. 2012;41(4):759-96.

Reid RC, Garos S, Carpenter BN, Coleman E. A surprising finding related to executive control in a patient sample of hypersexual men. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 2011;8(8):2227-36.

Coleman E. What is sexual health? Articulating a sexual health approach to HIV prevention for men who have sex with men. AIDS and Behavior. 2011;15(S1):S18-24.