Eli Coleman is an American

sexologist Sexology is the scientific study of human sexuality, including human sexual interests, behaviors, and functions. The term ''sexology'' does not generally refer to the non-scientific study of sexuality, such as social criticism. Sexologists ap ...

. He is the director of the Program in Human Sexuality at the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...

, and a professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. In 2007, he was appointed the first endowed Chair in Sexual Health at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He has published research on

sexual orientation Sexual orientation is an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender. These attractions are generally ...

sexual dysfunction Sexual dysfunction is difficulty experienced by an individual or partners during any stage of normal sexual activity, including physical pleasure, desire, preference, arousal, or orgasm. The World Health Organization defines sexual dysfunction ...

and compulsivity, gender dysphoria, and

sex offender A sex offender (sexual offender, sex abuser, or sexual abuser) is a person who has committed a sex crime. What constitutes a sex crime differs by culture and legal jurisdiction. The majority of convicted sex offenders have convictions for crim ...

s. Coleman is also on the advisory board to Ro, a service for chronic health conditions.

Membership in scientific societies

Coleman is the founding and current editor of the '' International Journal of Sexual Health'' (formerly the Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality). He was also the founding editor of the '' International Journal of Transgender Health''. He is one of the past-presidents of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, the

World Professional Association for Transgender Health The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), formerly the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association (HBIGDA), is a professional organization devoted to the understanding and treatment of gender identity and ...

(formerly the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association), the

World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) is an international umbrella organization representing sexological societies and sexologists worldwide. Founded in 1978 in Rome, Italy, the WAS main goal is to promote sexual health for all through se ...

, International Academy of Sex Research, and the Society for Sex Therapy and Research.

Views

Regarding

sexual addiction According to proponents of the concept, sexual addiction, also known as sex addiction, is a state characterized by compulsive participation or engagement in sexual activity, particularly sexual intercourse, despite negative consequences. The c ...

, Coleman has said, "I think the term 'addiction' is overused and implies that all behavioral excesses can be explained by some similar mechanism. What we know about alcohol and drug addictions cannot simply be transferred to other behavioral excesses. Sex is a basic appetitive drive that for some people becomes out of balance for a variety of reasons. For some it is a problem of impulse control. For others it is more like an obsession. For others, it is like a compulsion. And for others, it is a part of their personality structure and has nothing to do with impulse control, obsessions, or compulsions."

Publications

Some of his significant papers are: *Coleman, E. “Developmental Stages of the Coming Out Process.” Journal of Homosexuality 7(2/3):31—43, 1981/82. *Coleman, E. “Bisexual Women and Lesbians in Heterosexual Marriage.” Journal of Homosexuality 11:87-113, 1985. * *Coleman, E. “Bisexuality: Challenging Our Understanding of Human Sexuality and Sexual Orientation.” In Shelp. E.E. (ed.). Sexuality and Medicine, Vol. 1. pp. 225–242. New York:

Reidel Publishing Reidel may refer to: *D. Reidel, a company *Reidel Anthony * Werner D. Reidel A. Similar terms *Riedel Riedel is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * August Riedel (Johann Friedrich Ludwig Heinrich August Riedel) (1799–1 ...

, 1987. *Coleman, E. and Bockting, W. O. "“Heterosexual” Prior to Sex Reassignment – “Homosexual” Afterwards: A Case Study of a Female-to-Male Transsexual."

Archives of Sexual Behavior The ''Archives of Sexual Behavior'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal in sexology. It is the official publication of the International Academy of Sex Research. History The journal was established in 1971 by Richard Green, who served as its ...

1(2): 69–82, 1988. * * *Coleman, E. and Bockting, W. O. "A Comment on the Concept of Transhomosexuality, or the Dissociation of the Meaning."

20(4): 419–21, 1991. *Coleman, E., Bockting, W. O. and Gooren, L. "Homosexual and Bisexual Identity in Sex-Reassigned Female to Male Transsexuals."

22(1): 37–50, 1993. * * Satcher D, Hook EW, III, Coleman E
Sexual Health in America: Improving Patient Care and Public Health
JAMA. 2015;314(8):765-766. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.6831.

References

External links

Eli Coleman's page at the University of Minnesota
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, Eli American sexologists University of Minnesota faculty Transgender studies academics Living people 1948 births