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SSSS Western Region 2009
Sexual Ontogeny: A Lifelong Work in Progress
Final Program

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on·tog·e·ny, noun, International Scientific Vocabulary, 1872
: the development or course of development, especially of an individual organism
- Merriam-Webster

See our 2009 WR Conference Sponsors:
The Boyhood Shawdows Foundation
National Sexuality Resource Center
Sex Smart Films
Seattle Institute for Sex Therapy, Education & Research
Erotic Media Experts

THURSDAY, May 7, 2009

12:00 - 7:30 pm     Registration Open       Phoebe A. Hearst Social Hall

Pre-Conference Continuing Education Learning Sessions

SPECIAL NOTE FOR STUDENTS: Full-time students registered for the entire conference, who do NOT require CE credit, may attend the following pre-conference workshops on a SPACE-AVAILABLE basis AT NO CHARGE. If a workshop fills with paying attendees, students will be notified by email that there is no room. Otherwise, students will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis, after any last-minute paying attendees, at the registration desk on May 7 at 12:45 for these sessions.

PreCon A (3 hrs CE, Focus: General)
1:00 - 4:00 pm      Neuroscience & Human Sexuality   Session Canceled  (See Session 12 in PDF for related talk)
Lucy L. Brown, PhD, Dept. of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

PreCon B (3 hrs CE, Focus: Therapy)
1:00 - 4:00 pm      Pain and Sex: A Physical Therapist's             Curlew
Elizabeth McBride, MSPT, Private Practice, Pelvic Health and Rehabilitation Center, San Francisco


6:00 - 7:00 pm      Dinner              Crocker Dining Hall, Seascape Room

7:00 - 7:30 pm     Opening Ceremonies            Chapel
Carol Rinkleib Ellison, PhD, SSSS WR President
Opening Remarks
Dedication of SSSS WR 2009 to the memory of Marilyn A. Fithian, PhD

7:30 - 8:30 pm     Presidential Plenary Session             Chapel
Sexual Ontogeny   (1 hr CE, Focus: General)
Carol Rinkleib Ellison, PhD, SSSS WR President, Private Practice

8:30 - 10:00 pm     Welcome Reception             Chapel
Join us for hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, and a chance to meet our speakers, members and friends.
This is a unique opportunity for students, researchers, teachers, and other sexologists to meet.


FRIDAY, May 8, 2009
6:45 - 7:45 am   
7:30 - 9:00 am   
8:00 am - 4:00 pm   
10:00 am - 4:00 pm   
Morning Tantric Exercise, Dance & Meditation  
Breakfast
Registration
Exhibits
Curlew
Crocker Dining Hall, Seascape Room
Phoebe A. Hearst Social Hall
Chapel

8:45 - 9:45 am     Plenary Session            Chapel
Behavioral Messages for Youth to Prevent Pregnancy and STD: What Should They Be?   (1 hr CE, Focus: general)
Douglas Kirby, PhD, Education, Training and Research Associates

9:45 - 10:15 am     Coffee Break            Chapel

Film Festival at Asilomar 2009
Host: by Winston Wilde, DHS, Private Practice

Films will be scheduled throughout the conference
during concurrent session times, as well as social hours.

The following films are slated to play:

  • Transgender Shorts: "Harry Benjamin, M.D. 1885-1986" (2007); "XXXY" (2000);
        "Binary Bathrooms" (2004); "Trannymals Go To Court" (2007)
  • Cut: Slicing through the myths of circumcision (2008)
  • Different from the Others (1919)
  • Annie Sprinkle's Amazing World of Orgasm (2004)
  • Harsh Beauty (2005)

MEALTIME DISCUSSION GROUPS: At meals some tables will be reserved for small group discussions on specific topics. You may sign up for discussions that interest you at the reception desk in the Chapel from Friday morning onward. Topics will range from that day's presentations, to general topics of interest, to becoming active in SSSS. The facilitator and title for each table, at each meal, will be printed on the sign-up sheets and will not appear in the printed program.

Student presentations are indicated by **, and they will be judged by a panel of members who will select the Best Student Presentation of the meeting. The award will be presented at the Sunday Closing Ceremonies. The award is $100 and free registration at next year's WR meeting. Note: Students must do the full presentation. If a faculty member takes over, it is no longer a qualified presentation.


10:15 - 11:45 am     Concurrent Sessions

Session 1          Erotic Minorities          Chapel

10:15 - 11:15 am
Fellow Travelers: A Pictorial History of the American Radical Faerie Movement, 1979-2008
Mark Thompson, MA, Author, Cofounder of Black Leather Wings

11:15 - 11:45 am
OPEN

Session 2          Sexual Behavior & Relationship Contexts          Curlew

10:15 - 11:15 am
From Strangers to Spouses: An Investigation of Relationship Status and Sexual Arousal
Christina Scott, PhD, Angelberto Cortez, Jr., BA, Vanessa M. Snyder, BA, & Jacob Voogd, BA, St. Mary's College of California

11:15 - 11:45 am
Stressors and Strengths of Sexual Minority Youth
Darrel Higa, PhD, University of Washington

Session 3          Psychosocial Development          Marlin

10:15 - 11:15 am
Gay Male Psychosocial Development: A New Model of Eight Tasks and Challenges Across the Lifespan (1 hr CE, Focus: general)
Daniel Alonzo, PsyD, Phillips Graduate Institute

11:15 - 11:45 am
Sexual Literacy: A Framework for Discussing Transmasculine Identity**
Richard Garcia, BA, San Francisco State University


Noon - 1:00 pm     Lunch              Crocker Dining Hall, Seascape Room


1:30 - 3:30 pm     Concurrent Sessions

Session 4          Clinical Issues         Chapel

1:30 - 2:30 pm
New Perspectives on Sex Therapy & Sexual Evolution (1 hr CE, Focus: therapy)
Stella Resnick, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice, Beverly Hills, California

2:30 - 3:30 pm
Film & discussion: The Maxwell Multiple Climax (1 hr CE, Focus: therapy)
Brandon Maxwell, Independent Film Producer, Director, Dammit Jim Pictures, LLC, Host: Elizabeth Rae Larson, DHS, Seattle Institute for Sex Therapy, Education & Research

Session 5          Assessment of Sexual Behavior/Desires         Curlew

1:30 - 2:00 pm
Introduction of the Multi-Dimensional Sexual Esteem Scale**
Kathleen Scoggin, MA, San Francisco State University

2:00 - 2:30 pm
Mating Strategies: What Personal Ads Tell Us about What Men and Women Really Want
Don Strassberg, PhD; Brittany English, BA, University of Utah

2:30 - 3:00 pm
It's like wanting a sweet juicy orange and when you bite into it it's sour: Situational Affect & Condom Use**
Danielle Young, MA, & Brandi Schmeling, MA, University of Hawaii

3:00 - 3:30 pm
Sexually Explicit Cell Phone Video/Picture Communication**
Jordan Rullo, MS, University of Utah

Session 6          Identities & Paradigms          Marlin

1:30 - 2:00 pm
The Political Necessity of Nuance in Rape and Sex Offender Discourse
Breanne Fahs, PhD, Arizona State University

2:00 - 2:30 pm
Brief Sexual Encounters: Embodying Oppression & Resistance
Darrel Higa, PhD, University of Washington

2:30 - 3:00 pm
Feminism and Pornography: Building Sensitive Research and Analytic Approaches**
Natalie Purcell, MA, MPA, University of California, Santa Cruz

3:00 - 3:30 pm
Consistencies Among the Features of Sexual Orientation**
Julia Mackaronis, BA; Donald Strassberg, PhD, University of Utah


3:30 - 9:00 pm     Afternoon & Evening in Historic Monterey

3:30 - 6:00 pm
AN AFTERNOON AT THE AQUARIUM
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Admission & transportation included
with conference registration

www.montereybayaquarium.org

6:00 - 7:00 pm     Plenary Session          Monterey Bay Aquarium Auditorium
Sex in the Sea (1 hr CE, Focus: general)
Steven Webster, PhD, Director of Education and Senior Marine Biologist, Monterey Bay Aquarium (1981-2003)

7:00 - 9:00 pm     Cannery Row Reception at Wave Street Studios
Walk across the street from the Aquarium for hors d'oeuvres, live entertainment, and a no-host bar.


SATURDAY, May 9, 2009
6:45 - 7:45 am   
7:30 - 9:00 am   
8:00 am - 6:00 pm   
8:00 am - 10:00 pm   
Morning Tantric Exercise, Dance & Meditation  
Breakfast
Registration
Exhibits
Curlew
Crocker Dining Hall, Seascape Room
Chapel
Chapel

8:45 - 10:45 am     Plenary Sessions          Chapel

Middle-aged Male Sexuality: Viagra Falls
Michael Castleman, MA, Author

Passion through the Lifespan: Historical and Psychological (1 hr CE, Focus: general)
Elaine Hatfield, PhD; Richard Rapson, PhD, University of Hawaii

10:45 - 11:00 am     Coffee break & Exhibits              Chapel


11:00 am - Noon     Concurrent Sessions

Session 7          Clinical Issues         Chapel

11:00 am - Noon
The Integration of Arousal and Orgasm in Existing Interventions for Pelvic Pain (1 hr CE, Focus: Therapy)
Heather Howard, PhD, Private Practice

Session 8          Sexual Practices         Curlew

11:00 am - Noon
Aging Kinky: A Panel Discussion on BDSM through the Lifespan (1 hr CE, Focus: general)
Moderator: Winston Wilde, DHS, Private Practice, Charles Moser, MD, past SSSS-WR President, Olga Perez-Stable Cox, MA, MFT, Private Practice, Professor, Orange Coast College, Mark Thompson, MA, Author, Cofounder Black Leather Wings

Noon - 1:00 pm     LUNCH & AWARDS          Crocker Dining Hall, Seascape Room

1:30 - 2:30 pm     Plenary Session          Chapel

The Best Is Yet To Come: A Call for Sexual Optimism As We Grow Older (1 hr CE, Focus: general)
Gina Ogden, PhD, ISIS Principal Investigator

2:30 - 3:00 pm     Coffee break & Exhibits              Chapel


3:00 - 5:00 pm     Concurrent Sessions

Session 9          Innovations in Teaching and Healing          Chapel

3:00 - 4:00 pm
Radical Sex Education: The Adventures of the Love Art Laboratory (1 hr CE, Focus: general)
Annie Sprinkle, PhD, Love Art Laboratory; Elizabeth Stephens, MFA, University of California, Santa Cruz

4:00 - 5:00 pm
Sex and Spirit-Bringing Back the Sensual Nature that Heals (1 hr CE, Focus: Therapy)
Gina Ogden, PhD, Author and ISIS Principal Investigator; Suzie Heumann, Author and CEO/President of Tantra.com; Lucy Brown, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Linda Savage, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapy, Private Practice

Session 10          Women's Sexual Health          Curlew

3:00 - 4:00 pm
A Mind-Body Approach to Female Sexual Dysfunction (1 hr CE, Focus: Therapy)
Diana Wiley, PhD, Seattle Institute for Sex Therapy, Education & Research

4:00 - 4:30 pm
Aging Lesbians' Needs and Priorities: Results of an Online Survey
Paige Averett, PhD, & Carol Jenkins, PhD, East Carolina University

4:30 - 5:00 pm
Heterosexual Receptive Anal Intercourse (HRAI) Reported by Women in Los Angeles County
Grace L. Reynolds, DPA; Dennis Fisher, PhD; Lucy Napper, PhD, California State University, Long Beach

5:00 - 6:00 pm     Special Event          Chapel

Death of a Sexpert . . . and Other Revivals
Susie Bright, MFA, Writer, Performer

Susie talks about the up-to-the-minute representation of the "sex educator," the "sex guru," and the "sexpert" in popular culture. How has the popular marketing of sexual knowledge and education affected public policy and sexual scholarship? What does integrity in our field look like after a celebrity dunking? After Oprah, rebirth? - or disintegration?

6:00 - 7:00 pm      Dinner              Crocker Dining Hall, Seascape Room

7:15 - 9:15 pm     Saturday Night: Live    (2 options)

7:15 - 9:15 pm          Chapel
Film, panel and discussion: Boyhood Shadows: I Swore I'd Never Tell (2 hrs CE, Focus: therapy)
Stephen L. Braveman, MA, Private Practice; Nicholas McDaniel, BS, Monterey County Rape Crisis Center; Clare Mounteer, Monterey County Rape Crisis Center; Jorge Ramirez, PhD, Male survivor

7:15 - 9:15 pm          Meet at Curlew
Shamanic Journey: Invoking Your Keeper of the Flame
Gina Ogden, PhD, & friends

9:15 - 10:00 pm     Dessert and Socializing          Chapel


SUNDAY, May 10, 2009
6:45 - 7:45 am   
7:30 - 9:00 am   
8:00 am - Noon   
Morning Tantric Exercise, Dance & Meditation  
Breakfast
Registration
Curlew
Crocker Dining Hall, Seascape Room
Chapel

8:30 - 10:30 am     Concurrent Sessions

Session 11          Clinical Issues          Chapel

8:30 - 9:30 am
Surrogate Partner Therapy in Midlife Sexual Exploration: Possibilities for New Therapeutic Applications In Transsexed and Bisexual Individuals (1 hr CE, Focus: therapy)
Marilyn Lawrence, PhD; Elise Turen, PhD, Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality

9:30 - 10:30 am
The Effects of Chronic Pain on Sexuality and Self-Esteem in Women (1 hr CE, Focus: Therapy)
Judiann Simon, PhD, Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality

Session 12          Clinical Issues          Curlew

8:30 - 9:00 am
Infant and Child Sexuality: Love's First Steps
Remi Newman, MA, Sexuality Educator, Private Practice

9:00 - 9:30 am
Finding Voice: Listening, Learning and Talking about Sexual Pleasure and Desire with Adolescent Girls**
Elizabeth Greenblatt, BS, San Francisco State University

9:30 - 10:00 am
College Students Mentoring At Risk High School Students**
Dani Sumner & Kate Boyer, California State University, Monterey Bay

10:30 - 10:50 am     Coffee Break              Chapel

10:50 - 11:50 am      Plenary Session          Chapel
Normal Childhood Sexuality: An Oxymoron? (1 hr CE, Focus: General)
Suzanne Frayser, PhD, Cultural Insights, LLC, SSSS Past-President

11:50 am - 12:10 pm     Closing Ceremonies         Chapel
Carol Rinkleib Ellison, SSSS WR President
Carol Cassell, SSSS WR Past-President
Best Student Presentation Award
Closing Remarks

12:15 - 1:00 pm     Lunch: Where to from here?              Crocker Dining Hall, Seascape Room
Carol Rinkleib Ellison, SSSS WR President
SIGs/Small Group Discussions

1:00 - 3:00 pm     PostCon (2 hrs CE, Focus: Education)
Developing Scientific Presentations for Professional Continuing Education: What Is Needed
Sharon McNeely, PhD, Northeastern Illinois University



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