HEATHER S. HOWARD, PHD, MPH

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The Center for Sexual Health and Rehabilitation

1420 Jones Street, Suite 7 · San Francisco, California 94109 · 415.683.3231 · www.SexualRehab.com

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My mission as a sexologist and mind-body health facilitator is to help clients improve the quality of their lives. I offer clients education and skills training to address common concerns such as pelvic, sexual and chronic pain; trauma; negative body image; difficulty with desire, arousal and orgasm; and intimacy adjustment during family building and fertility support.

In addition to my private practice work, I offer courses and presentations in sexual health, rehabilitation, and enrichment for individuals, couples, and health care providers. I have recently launched www.Ergoerotics.com to offer comfortable sexual solutions related to physical limitations and pain.

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Individual Provider of CE Credits (Provider #12-123-L valid through 8/2014) 2012-present

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists Washington, DC

Gynecological Teaching Associate & Sexual Medicine Instructor for Project Prepare 2010-present

Stanford, UCSF, SFSU and Touro Schools of Medicine Palo Alto, San Francisco, Vallejo, Las Vegas

Veteran's Affairs Clinics San Francisco Bay Area

Clinical Skills Instructor 2010-present

Stanford School of Medicine Ob/Gyn Department, OSCE Program Palo Alto

Associate Professor of Clinical Sexology 2009-present

Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality San Francisco

Founder, Clinical Sexologist, Educator 2009-present

The Center for Sexual Health and Rehabilitation San Francisco

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Business Analyst LOAN IQ Middle Market Team, IQ Financial Systems, New York 1999-2001

Global Account Manager Capital Markets Division, Rolfe & Nolan USA, Inc., New York & London 1998

Project Manager Futures and Options Division, Rolfe & Nolan USA, Inc., Chicago 1997

Risk Specialist Risk Management Unit, Reuters America, Inc., New York 1996

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Masters in Public Health in Human Sexuality 2012

Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality San Francisco

PhD in Human Sexuality 2008

Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality San Francisco Dissertation: The Integration of Arousal and Orgasm in Existing Interventions for Pelvic Pain:

An Exploratory Study

Committee: Barnaby B. Barratt, DHS, PhD, Judiann Simon, PhD, Kristene E. Whitmore, MD

MBA in Finance and Accounting 1995

Stern School of Business, New York University New York

BA in Quantitative Economics, Minor in Philosophy 1993

University of California at Berkeley Berkeley

The General Course 1992

London School of Economics and Political Science London

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Certified Sexuality Counselor (valid through 7/2015) 2012

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists Washington, DC

Supervisors: Barnaby B. Barratt, DHS, PhD and Stephen Braveman, MA, LMFT, DST

Certified Sexuality Educator (valid through 6/2015) 2012

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists Washington, DC

Supervisor: Charlie Glickman, PhD

Certificate in the Science of Small Clinical Trials 2010

FDA Office of Orphan Products Development & NIH Office of Rare Diseases Research Washington, DC

Board Certified Sexologist 2008

The American College of Sexologists San Francisco

Certificates in Clinical Sexology and Sex Education 2007

Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality San Francisco

Levels 2 & 3 Voice Dialogue Training: Psychology of the Aware Ego & Selves (incl. Body Dialogue) 2004

Australian Institute for Relational Training Melbourne

Level 1 Voice Dialogue Training 2003

New York Voice Dialogue Institute New York

Registered Certified Public Accountant (License #239023743) 6/10-9/15

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Howard, H.S. (2012). Sexual Adjustment Counseling for Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain. Journal of

Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2012.01405x.

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Co-Investigator to Develop & Implement Education and Research 2014-2015

A Culturally-Informed Educational Program to Promote Sexual Health and Well-Being among Somali- and Swahili-Speaking Refugee Women

Refugee Women's Health Clinic (RWHC) at Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS) $54,342 research grant received from Patty Brisben Foundation for Women's Sexual Health

Support Group Presenter and Educational Materials Creator on Sexuality and Pelvic Pain 2010-2011

Chronic Pelvic Pain Educational Program based on the Centering Model San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) Women’s Health Center Co-creator. Project received $10,000 from SFGH Foundation

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Reviewer for 2012 Chronic Pelvic Pain Guidelines 2012

European Association of Urology Arnhem, The Netherlands

Sexual Counselors and Therapists U.S. Advisory Board 2009

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. New York

Board Member, Fundraising Chair, Events Chair, Newsletter Co-Chair 1997-2001

Women’s Bond Club of New York New York

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“Female Sexuality: An Owner’s Manual”

GirlTalk Lecture Sponsored by Prima Health and Sonoma Valley Hospital, Sonoma May, 2014 "Beyond Sexual Function: What Your Patients Do Sexually, How They Feel About It, and How That Impacts Your Clinical Relationship"

Instructional Course, presented with Carol Queen

International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, Annual Meeting February, 2014 “Sexual Health Clinical Toolkit: Addressing Sexual Concerns of Patients with Pelvic Disorders”

Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute, Comprehensive Therapy, San Diego June, 2013 Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute, Pacific Medical Center, Seattle February 2013 "Sexual Ergonomics: Strategies for Comfortable Pleasure"

International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, Annual Meeting March, 2013 "Leveraging the Intersection between Sexuality and Chronic Pelvic Pain in Treatment Design"

“Female Sexuality: An Owner’s Manual”

California Pacific Medical Center, Mini Medical School on Women’s Health September, 2012 “Sexual Interviewing and Counseling: Clinical Skill Set for Pelvic Floor Therapists”

Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute, Loyola University, Chicago September, 2012 Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute, UCSF, San Francisco May, 2012 "An Introduction to Sex Counseling: Tools for the Health Provider and When and How to Interface with a Specialist”

UCSF Women’s Mood and Hormone Clinic Didactic Series, San Francisco April, 2012 "Sexuality and Trauma: An Embodied Approach to Sexual Adjustment"

Women’s Clinic Mental Health Didactics, San Francisco Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center 2012 2-Day Course: Sexual Attitudes Reassessment (“SAR”) Program

Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, Co-Facilitator 2012 “Sexual Interview Skills for Homeopaths”

4-Week Internet Series for Homeopathic Tutorials, presented with Karen Allen 2011 “Treating Low Sexual Desire”

Mamas Resource Network Panel, presented with Lizanne Pastore and Karen Allen 2011 “Interviewing Patients about Sex”

Westside Community Services Mental Health Agency, San Francisco 2011 "A Mind-Body Integrative Approach to Treating Vaginismus"

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, Annual Meeting 2010 "Sexual Rehabilitation for Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain"

Marin Multidisciplinary Pelvic Pain Group, Larkspur, CA 2010 "Sex Counseling for Healthcare Practitioners: A Clinical Sexologist's Approach"

International Pelvic Pain Society, Annual Meeting 2009 "Pelvic Pain and Sexuality: Understanding and Helping"

Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, Wardell Pomeroy Basic Lecture Series 2009 “Exploring the Potential for Sexual Response to Augment the Effects of Manual Therapy for Pelvic Pain" Kaiser Permanente Obstetrics & Gynecology Center for Pelvic Pain Journal Club, San Francisco 2009 "The Integration of Arousal and Orgasm in Existing Interventions for Pelvic Pain: An Exploratory Study" The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Annual Western Region Conference 2009 Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, Wardell Pomeroy Basic Lecture Series 2008 Poster: "Can Sex Heal Pelvic Pain? Exploring the Potential for Sexual Response to Augment the

Effects of Manual Therapy"

American Association for Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists, Annual Meeting 2010 International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, Annual Meeting 2010 International Pelvic Pain Society, Annual Meeting 2009

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Kwok Talk Radio Show, Appearance with Sara Tang of Passionately Yours December, 2011

Interviewed by Crystal Kwok, RTHK Radio 3, Hong Kong’s English language Public Service Radio

“Sexologist Heather Howard answers Hong Kongers' burning questions” November, 2011

Article in CNN Go, CNN International’s Online Publication in Asia

Pelvic Messenger USA Radio Show October, 2011

Interviewed by Elizabeth Oas, Blog Talk Radio

Panel of Sexuality Specialists Following Screening of “Orgasm, Inc.” April, 2011

Curated & Moderated by Good Vibes Sexologist, Dr. Carol Queen, Roxie Theater, San Francisco

Sexploration with Monika Radio Show January, March & November, 2010

Interviewed by Monika, San Francisco’s FCC-Free Radio

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American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality

International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health International Pelvic Pain Society

International Association for the Study of Pain National Vulvodynia Association

Interstitial Cystitis Association Mamas Resource Network