Welcome to the Center for Research
on Gender and Sexuality!

CRGS Research Faculty members conduct projects examining a wide range of subjects including sexual health, gender equality, health disparities and HIV prevention.

Current CRGS research topics include:

• Gay male couples, the sexual agreements made within their relationships, and how this relates to HIV safety
• Adolescent girls' thoughts and experiences with oral sex behaviors, and how this relates to sexual risk
• Attitudes about adult male circumcision
• An examination of the challenges and best practices for recruiting and maintaining women of color in a sexuality and gender research center

The impact of CRGS's work is far reaching. Our researchers consistently garner professional recognition and our work has contributed significantly to the national and international sexual research agenda. Please take a look around our site to get an in-depth look at current projects, and consider making a secure, tax-deductable donation in support of the cutting edge sexuality research we foster at our center.

Announcements & What's New

World AIDS Day is December 1st. UCSF will be hosting a symposium with keynote speaker Dr. Ilan H. Meyer whose talk is titled "Minority Stress Theory, Findings, and Implications for HIV/AIDS Prevention with Racial/Ethnic Minority Gay and Bisexual Men."

Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Fields! Her book Risky Lessons (Rutgers University Press, 2008) was the Winner of the ASA Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award 2009.

Dr. Gilbert Herdt, Dr. David Frost and Dr. Jessica Fields have been invited to sit on a panel as part of the upcoming CIIS Conference Expanding the Circle: Creating an Inclusive Environment in Higher Education for LGBTQ Students and Studies.

The National Institutes of Heath has awarded CRGS Director Colleen Hoff a $275,000 grant to study how parenting impacts gay men's health.

Dr. Lynn Sorsoli has a paper coming out based on her dissertation research on memory and silence in trauma narratives.

CRGS was well represented at the 50th Annual SSSS Conference this November in Puerto Vallarta. Research Faculty Dr. David Frost, Dr. Emily Impett and Dr. Héctor Carrillo presented as did several Sexuality Studies graduate students (Brianne Amato, Richard Garcia, Jack Mohr, Marik Xavier-Brier) and alumni (Stephanie Hubbard, Amanda Hoffman, Matthew Stief).

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