Core Faculty

Debby Herbenick
Provost ProfessorDean's Eminent Scholar
Director, Center for Sexual Health Promotion
Phone: 812-855-7011
Email: debby@iu.edu
ORCID: 0000-0002-0352-2248
Scholarly Interests
- Population-representative sexual health
- Women's sexual health
- Rough sex behaviors
- Sexual pleasure
- Sexual behavior trends in the U.S.

Scholarly Interests
- Sociology
- Quantitative methods
Department of Learning Sciences and Human Development
West Virginia University
West Virginia University

Heather Eastman-Mueller
Assistant Director, Indiana University Health CenterDirector, Graduate Certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Health
Clinical Associate Professor
Phone: 812-855-4851
Email: heastman@iu.edu
ORCID: 0000-0003-4376-0977
Scholarly Interests
- Sex education and curriculum development
- College students knowledge, attitudes, behaviors
- Gender identity and expression
- Sexual and reproductive health promotion
Department of Learning Sciences and Human Development
West Virginia University
West Virginia University

Tsung-chieh (Jane) Fu
Research AssociateEmail: janefu@iu.edu
Scholarly Interests
- Analysis of the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior
- Data management
Division of Adolescent Medicine
School of Medicine
Indiana University
School of Medicine
Indiana University

Scholarly Interests
- Implementation science
- HIV
- Diabetes
- Cardiovascular disease
- Behavioral science
Division of Adolescent Medicine
School of Medicine
Indiana University
School of Medicine
Indiana University

Scholarly Interests
- Personal networks and health
- Disease prevention
- Health promotion
- Applied network science
Division of Adolescent Medicine
School of Medicine
Indiana University
School of Medicine
Indiana University

Scholarly Interests
- Health education for youth
- Sexual health education
- Sexual health
- Substance use disorders
- Adolescent substance abuse treatment
- Juvenile drug courts
- Mental health
- System-level change
- Process evaluation
- Cost analysis
- Technology utilization in treatment
- Evidence-based treatment
Division of Adolescent Medicine
School of Medicine
Indiana University
School of Medicine
Indiana University

Lucia Guerra-Reyes
Associate ProfessorPhone: 812-856-7663
Email: luguerra@iu.edu
ORCID: 0000-0003-3300-0720
Scholarly Interests
- Reproductive health
- Reproductive decision-making
- Latin America
- Health disparities
- Indigenous groups
- Culturally responsive frameworks
Division of Adolescent Medicine
School of Medicine
Indiana University
School of Medicine
Indiana University

Kristen Jozkowski
William L. Yarber Endowed Professor in Sexual HealthPhone: 812-856-4355
Email: knjozkow@iu.edu
Scholarly Interests
- Survey Research
- Abortion Attitudes
- Influence of alcohol intoxication on correlates of sexual assault
- Sexual violence prevention
- Sexual consent and refusal communication
Department of Public Health
Purdue University
Purdue University

Scholarly Interests
- Mixed methods inquiry
- Public health workforce and instructional development
- Sexual/reproductive health
- Adolescent and emerging adult health
- Intervention design and evaluation
- Health education and health promotion
Department of Public Health
Purdue University
Purdue University

Christina Ludema
Associate ProfessorPhone: 812-855-9181
Email: cludema@iu.edu
ORCID: 0000-0003-0779-810X
Scholarly Interests
- Infectious diseases
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Social epidemiology
- Causal inference
Department of Public Health
Purdue University
Purdue University

Scholarly Interests
- Program Planning, Design, and Evaluation
- Aging and Chronic Conditions
- Health Disparities
- Physical Activity and Sport
Department of Health Professions
IU Indianapolis
IU Indianapolis

Scholarly Interests
- Program Planning, Design, and Evaluation
- Aging and Chronic Conditions
- Health Disparities
- Physical Activity and Sport
Department of Health Professions
IU Indianapolis
IU Indianapolis

Molly Rosenberg
Associate ProfessorPhone: 812-856-2509
Email: rosenmol@iu.edu
ORCID: 0000-0001-6679-6791
Scholarly Interests
- Infectious disease epidemiology: HIV, STIs, SARS-CoV-2
- Sexual health promotion
- Cognitive aging
- Cash transfers, microfinance, micro-enterprise
- Poverty alleviation and health across the lifecourse
- Global health
- Social epidemiology
Department of Health Professions
IU Indianapolis
IU Indianapolis

Catherine Sherwood-Laughlin
Clinical ProfessorAssociate Chair
Phone: 812-855-2673
Email: csherwoo@iu.edu
Scholarly Interests
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Education Professional Development and Training
- Sexuality Education in School and Community-Based Settings
- Intervention Design and Implementation
- Community Health Needs and Assets Assessments
- Community-Based Participatory Research
Department of Gender Studies
Indiana University
Indiana University

Scholarly Interests
- Health Communication
- Human AI Interaction
- Social Informatics and New Media Mining
School of Nursing
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago

Eric Walsh-Buhi
Chair, Department of Applied Health ScienceProfessor
Phone: 812-855-4867
Email: erwals@iu.edu
ORCID: 0000-0002-1690-5352
Scholarly Interests
- Adolescent health
- Sexual health promotion
- Health communication
- Digital health/social media
School of Nursing
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
Core Faculty Partners

J. Dennis Fortenberry
Professor EmeritusDivision of Adolescent Medicine
School of Medicine
Indiana University
School of Medicine
Indiana University

Devon Hensel
Division of Adolescent Medicine
School of Medicine
Indiana University
School of Medicine
Indiana University

Bryant Paul
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Telecommunications
The Media School
Indiana University
The Media School
Indiana University

Scholarly Interests
- Social inclusion
- Socially Assistive Robots
- Adaptive sports
- Sexual Health and Disability
Department of Health Professions
IU Indianapolis
IU Indianapolis

Stephanie A. Sanders
ProfessorDepartment of Gender Studies
Indiana University
Indiana University

Paul Wright
Professor and Director of Communication Science
The Media School
Indiana University
The Media School
Indiana University
Affiliated Faculty

Jonathon Beckmeyer
Assistant ProfessorCollege of Applied Science and Technology
Illinois State University
Illinois State University

Randolph D. Hubach
ProfessorDepartment of Public Health
Purdue University
Purdue University

Callie Patterson Perry
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Public Health
College of Health Sciences
Des Moines University
College of Health Sciences
Des Moines University
Core Partners In Memoriam

Judith Bradford
Department of Learning Sciences and Human Development
West Virginia University
West Virginia University

Patricia Stowers
School of Nursing
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
