Eli Coleman, PhD

Professor
Chair in Sexual Health
Director, Program in Human Sexuality

Expertise

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

Education

PhD, University of Minnesota

Bio

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

Current Grants

2011-12, National Institute of Mental Health, co-investigator, “Psychological and Cognitive Mechanisms Underlying Sexual Compulsivity and HIV Risk”

2007-12, National Institute on Child Health and Human Development, co-investigator, “Gender Identity and HIV Risk II”

Recent Publications

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.

Coleman E. Impulsive/compulsive sexual behavior: Assessment and treatment. In: Grant JE, Potenza MN, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Impulse Control Disorders. New York: Oxford University Press; 2011.

Coleman E, Horvath KJ, Miner M, Ross MW, Oakes M, Rosser BR. Compulsive sexual behavior and risk for unsafe sex among internet using men who have sex with men. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 2010;39(5):1045-53.

Raymond NC, Grant E, Coleman E. Augmentation with Naltrexone to treat compulsive sexual behavior: A case series. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. 2010;22(1):56-62.