100% Online Conference
Join SHA with BRILLIANT guest lecturers and sexperts!
We’re excited to bring you an event that explores sexual health through a global lens! Join us for an open and engaging discussion on how different cultures approach topics like sexual education, reproductive health, gender, and more. Whether it's beliefs, practices, or challenges, we’ll explore how culture shapes our understanding of sexual well-being.
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, MARCH 15th
START TIME: 10:00AM PST, 6:00 PM EST.
SunDAY, MARCH 16th
START TIME: 10:00AM PST, 6:00 pM EST.
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ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:
Jamie Oliver
Female Perspective Sex Coaching for Professional Men.
Marketing-executive-turned-sex-coach Jamie Oliver guides her clients to become Balanced Men. She has lived the executive experience, is familiar with the pressures and toll it takes on personal lives, and is passionate about helping others integrate to find a more satisfying, balanced life.
A Balanced Man is a high performer in his career, yet takes time to enjoy the fruits of his labor. He strives for growth and vitality in his mental, physical, and sexual health. He is exploring new depths of pleasure and excitement in his sex life, and the world around him. Jamie uses her unique female perspective, been-there executive experience, and an effective holistic approach to help men become the most professionally and sexually successful versions of themselves.
Jim Pfaus
Professor Jim Pfaus, PhD, IF, is a basic and preclinical researcher in the neuroscience and psychology of sexual behavior and neuroendocrine function in the Department of Psychology and Life Sciences and the Sexological Institute at Charles University in Prague, and director of research for the Center for Sexual Health and Interventions at the Czech National Institute of Mental Health.
Originally from the US, he received his bachelors in Psychology in 1983 from The American University in Washington, DC, then his PhD in Neuroscience in 1990 from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC Canada. He did a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship in molecular neurobiology in the laboratory of Dr. Donald Pfaff at Rockefeller University in New York City, after which he became a Professor of Neuroscience in the Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology, Department of Psychology, at Concordia University in Montréal, Canada from 1992 to 2018. He left Concordia in 2018 and was a visiting researcher at the Universidad Veracruzana in Xalapa with colleagues in the Instituto de Investigaciones Cerebrales from 2019 to 2021, after which he moved to Prague in the Czech Republic to become a Professor of Neuroscience at Charles University and Research Director at the Center for Sexual Health and Intervention where his laboratory is located.
Jim’s research uses both rats and humans to understand how the brain and its neurochemical and neuroendocrine systems are organized for basic sexual responses like arousal, desire, sexual pleasure and orgasm, and sexual inhibition and disgust. His work has also shed light on the neurochemical, molecular, and epigenetic mechanisms by which conditioned sexual responses potentiate sexual preferences and reproduction, and how they figure in the development of individual preferences, including fetishes and paraphilias.
He has published over 260 peer-reviewed scientific papers and book chapters on the neurobiology of sexual behavior in both females and males, and his work has led to the formulation of new drugs to treat sexual dysfunctions and ways to compensate for psychiatric medications that have debilitating sexual side effects.
He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Current Sexual Health Reports, Associate editor of Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, and Sexual Medicine Reviews, and past Associate editor of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, and sits on the editorial boards of other scientific journals in sexuality, neuroscience, and pharmacology. He is a Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health and a Past President of the International Academy of Sex Research.
Sigga Dogg
Sigga Dögg is Iceland’s leading sex educator and writer. She has a degree in psychology and a master’s degree in sexology from Curtin University in Australia. Her main focus is on a humorous and honest all-inclusive sex-positive sexual education, through media, lectures in schools and stand-up comedy shows. She is a regular commentator on sexual matters for reporters, both in print and on screen, and has co-written and hosted a television show about sex. She written three books about sex, and advised on scripts for theater productions and various publications, in addition to hosting her own live radio show and two podcasts. Sigga Dögg is also the president of Kynís, The Icelandic Sexology Association.
Lee Tracey
At the heart of everything Lee does is the belief that we can all live a joyful, curious, and creative life, and empower others to do the same through yoga, movement, and meditation. After a career in corporate finance, Lee discovered that what she truly wanted in life was passion, creativity, purpose, and curiosity. She found all of this in the world of yoga and meditation, which she has embraced fully, transforming every aspect of her reality along the way.
Lee has traveled the world, training with global leaders in the field of yoga and meditation. Her classes incorporate a blend of philosophy, creative sequencing, challenging asanas, and moments of sweet surrender, all set to thoughtfully curated playlists. With a deep love for music and a thirst for learning, Lee shares her knowledge through teaching and speaking at events internationally, inspiring others to connect with their own creativity and mindfulness.
Anna Jansen
Anna Marah Jansen (1991). Sex educator and sexual development expert. Founder of sex positive Instagramaccount @sekswijzer, host of podcast 'Thanks for Coming The Sex Ed You Wish You d' Had' (8 episodes in Dutch, 2 in Eng) and board member of Ellen Laans Foundation Sexual Wellbeing The Netherlands. Currently writing her first book on sex, pleasure and emancipation.
Main focusses: sex positive education, sexual development and parenting, female* sexual pleasure and gender equality.
Bachelor of Science - Humanistic Studies, Master of Science - Pedagogical Sciences.
Born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Justin Lehmiller
Dr. Justin Lehmiller received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Purdue University. He is a Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institute and author of the book Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life. Dr. Lehmiller is an award-winning educator, having been honored three times with the Certificate of Teaching Excellence from Harvard University, where he taught for several years. He is also a prolific researcher and scholar who has published more than 50 academic works to date, including a textbook titled The Psychology of Human Sexuality (now in its second edition) that is used in college classrooms around the world. Dr. Lehmiller's research focuses on topics including casual sex, sexual fantasy, sexual health, and friends with benefits. His studies have appeared in all of the leading journals on human sexuality, including the Journal of Sex Research, Archives of Sexual Behavior, and The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Dr. Lehmiller has run the popular blog Sex and Psychology since 2011, and it now receives several million page views per year. He has been interviewed by numerous media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, CNN, The Atlantic, The Globe and Mail, and The Sunday Times. He has been named one of 5 "Sexperts" You Need to Follow on Twitter by Men's Health and one of the "modern-day masters of sex" by Nerve. Dr. Lehmiller has appeared on the Netflix series Sex, Explained, he has been on several episodes of the television program Taboo on the National Geographic Channel, and he has been a guest on Dr. Phil. Dr. Lehmiller has also appeared on numerous podcasts and radio shows, including the Savage Lovecast, the BBC’s Up All Night, and several NPR programs (1A, Radio Times, and Airtalk).
He is a popular freelance writer, penning columns and op-eds for major publications, including The Washington Post, Playboy, USA Today, VICE, Psychology Today, Men’s Health, Politico, and New York Magazine. In addition, the articles he writes on Sex and Psychology have been syndicated on major websites, including Business Insider, Huffington Post, and Thought Catalog. He has also interviewed several prominent authors, journalists, and psychologists about their work for his blog and podcast, including Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Lisa Ling, Drs. John and Julie Gottman, and bestselling authors Christopher Ryan (Sex at Dawn) and Lisa Taddeo (Three Women).
Dr. Lehmiller has given talks around the world on sex, love, and relationships. He is available as an expert speaker and has experience consulting on legal cases, including taking the stand as an expert witness. Dr. Lehmiller has also worked with several major sexual health and wellness brands and is available as a spokesperson, as well as a media, marketing, and product development consultant.
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In collaboration with the BIPOC Collective, SHA donates two full weekend scholarship spots to every conference for BIPOC-identifying individuals. Apply here.
*The BIPOC Collective's mission is to support the diverse community of BIPOC adult performers and sex-workers within the adult industry through mutual aid and advocacy with dignity and respect.
“Excellent! I thought this was one of the most useful and informative workshops I have attended in a long time. Outstanding speakers who were well-knowledgeable in their areas of expertise. Also, each talk was engaging and I found all the material applicable to my business in several ways. A+ Thank you, SHA staff!”