2023 Schedule
Meet Our Keynote Speakers
Elias Diaz
"Sexing Our Work"
We'll discuss how we can develop a culturally relevant, trauma-informed approach to empower our clients to reimagine their sexualities to include healthy expression and function.
Dr. Shemeka Thorpe
"Pleasure Justice"
We'll discuss the various barriers to pleasure for Black women, while developing tools and skills so you can use a pleasure justice framework in your practice.
"Re-Imagining the Revolution"
A panel conversation between NCSexCon founder Dr. Tanya Bass, Justine Ang Fonte, and Steph Zapata about community, career, and (r)evolution.
Steph Zapata
they/she
R.I.S.E. & S.L.A.M.
Justine Ang Fonte
she/they
JAF Kalusugan, LLC
Dr. Tanya Bass
she/her
NCSexCon
Reproductive Justice Primer & Mixer, Hosted by SisterSong
Join representatives from SisterSong for a reproductive justice primer.
This pre-conference event will be facilitated by Maya Hart and Simran Singh Jain of SisterSong, and is included in the regular NCSexCon registration fee.
Appetizers & beverages will be provided.
May 9, 2023 from 6:00-7:30 pm
Sex Ed After Dark
After our first day of conferencing and community-building, join Stormie Daie, Ja'Nell Henry, and Jenny Shealy for an evening of trivia & performances! We'll have prizes — including for best 90s outfit — so bring your A-game!
May 10 at 7:00 pm • $35 add-on ticket
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Dr. Donna Oriowo
she/they
Got Me F*cked Up:
P.O.V. in Blackness, Sexuality and Mental Health
Mystkue Woods
she/her
Exploring Trauma-Informed Pleasure and Intimacy through Dramatic Inquiry
Allison Johnson
she/her
“I like it like that”: Promoting Community Engaged Research, Sexuality Education, and Health Equity in Black and Brown communities
Maralis Emerson-Mercado
“I like it like that”: Promoting Community Engaged Research, Sexuality Education, and Health Equity in Black and Brown communities.
Tiff Cagle, MD
she/they/Dr.
Living and Loving with Sexually Transmitted Infections
Christina Saldanha
she/her
Empowering People to REwrite Their Sex Script After Menopause
Dr. Tom Murray
he/him
Making Nice with Naughty
Dr. LaShay Harvey
The REmix: Music as a tool for sexuality education
Dr. Nikki Coleman
she/her
Releasing Sexual Shame as Liberatory Practice
Dr. Lexx James
she/her/Dr.
AASECT Certification 101
Dr. Kelly Scherger
she/her
Renewing Sexuality After Cancer
Dr. Juliann Stalls
she/her
Renewing Sexuality After Cancer
Tia Evans
MSW, M.Ed, LCSW, CST
she/her
REimagining Identity: Supporting Partners of Transgender Individuals in Navigating Their Sexuality
Dr. Kat Pheysey
she/her
Effective & Meaningful Sex Ed for People with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities
Dr. Apryl Alexander
she/her
Intersectional Sex Positivity in Training and Supervision
Dr. Amanda Nicholson
she/her
Church Girl, Don't Hurt Nobody: Examining the Sexual Identity Development of Black Women of Faith
Natalie Malone
she/her
Yoga and Meditation for Sexual Embodiment
Dr. Sasha Canan
she/her
Let Your Photovoice be Heard: Re-envisioning Pedagogical Practice with Photos in Sex Ed
Feat. work from Hannah Catalano
Dr. Mark Levand
he/him
Let Your Photovoice be Heard: Re-envisioning Pedagogical Practice with Photos in Sex Ed
Feat. work from Hannah Catalano
Dr. Rachael Gibson
she/her/ella
Understanding and Preventing Sextortion
Dr. Nicole O. Crawford
Aging Kinky AF
Jasmine Johnson
she/her
Aging Kinky AF
Jenny Shealy
she/her
Pleasure Through Laughter and Play
Naomi Ardjomand-Kermani aka Mx. Sizzle
They/Them/Nay/Om
RACKS (Risk Aware Consensual Kinky Sex) on Racks
Damion Addison
Crowned Collaborations: Reimagining Mentoring Programs and Sexual Health Education
Avis Wright
she/her
Crowned Collaborations: Reimagining Mentoring Programs and Sexual Health Education
Carissa Crews
she/her
Issa Digital World: mHealth and its Impact on YMSM Health Outcomes
Erica Butler, M.Ed
she/her
HAPPERMATIONS™: How Advocating for Sex Positivity in Toddlerhood is Healing Intergenerational Trauma
2023 Venue & Hotel
Embassy Suites By Hilton
201 Harrison Oaks Boulevard Cary, NC 27513
Book a room at the conference hotel at our special conference rate using the button below!
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