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}}Debby Herbenick ({{IPAc-en|h|ɜːr|ˈ|b|ɛ|n|ɪ|k}} {{Respell|her|BEN|ik}})WEB,weblink Spotlight on Women's Health, 2 May 2016, 8 December 2019, is an American author, research scientist,WEB,weblink Debby Herbenick - Google Scholar Citations, scholar.google.com, 2018-03-09, sex educator, sex advice columnist, children's book author,BOOK, The I Love You More Book, PhD, Debby Herbenick, 2011-10-31, StoryPeople Press, Rosalie Orlando Hatch, 9781937137991, 1st, Decorah, IA, English, blogger, television personality, professor,WEB,weblink Debra Herbenick: Faculty: School of Public Health: Indiana University Bloomington, info.publichealth.indiana.edu, 2018-03-09, and human sexuality expert in the media. Herbenick is a professor at the Indiana University School of Public Health (IUSPH)WEB,weblink Applied Health Science: Faculty Directory: School of Public Health: Indiana University Bloomington, info.publichealth.indiana.edu, 2018-12-14, 2018-12-15,weblink dead, and lead investigator of the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior (NSSHB), which Time called "the most comprehensive survey of its kind in nearly two decades."MAGAZINE,weblink 5 Little-Known Truths About American Sex Lives, Time (magazine), Time, 2018-12-14, 0040-781X, Herbenick is the president-elect of the International Academy of Sex Research and previously served as president of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) from 2016 to 2018.WEB,weblink About | AASECT:: American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, She is also an AASECT-certified sexuality educator. She is a recipient of the IU SPH 2021 Outstanding Senior Researcher Award, Indiana University's 2018 Outstanding Faculty Collaborative Research Award,WEB,weblink Sexuality in America study receives award for collaborative research, Bryant, Lauren, 2018-11-02, News at IU, 2018-12-14, and the 2020 AASECT Professional Standard of Excellence Award.WEB, Herbenick, Debra: Faculty Directory: Faculty & Research: School of Public Health: Indiana University Bloomington,weblink 2021-06-20, School of Public Health, en, Herbenick was honored in 2018 as a Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of SexualityWEB,weblink Fellows of the Society, sexscience.org, 2018-12-14, and in 2021 as one of the University of Minnesota's 50 Distinguished Sexual and Gender Revolutionaries.WEB, ethan14, 2021-05-19, 50 Distinguished Sexual and Gender Health Revolutionaries,weblink 2021-06-20, Program in Human Sexuality - University of Minnesota, en, Additionally, she is co-producer on the Emmy-nominated documentary Hot Girls Wanted.WEB,weblink Debby Herbenick, IMDb, 2018-12-14, {{Citation|title=Hot Girls Wanted|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4382552/|access-date=2018-12-14}}

Research

Herbenick has published more than 200 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journalsWEB,weblink Debby Herbenick, PhD, MPH, CSE - Google Scholar Citations, scholar.google.com, 2018-12-14, and is one of the leading experts on the study of sexual behavior in the United States.WEB,weblink Get That Life: How I Became a Sex Researcher at the Kinsey Institute, 2014-10-20, She has published research related to population-level trends in sexual behavior, vulvar health, genital self-image,JOURNAL, The Female Genital Self-Image Scale (FGSIS): Results from a Nationally Representative Probability Sample of Women in the United States, 2010-11-02, 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02071.x, 21044269, 8, 1, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 158–166, Herbenick, Debra, Schick, Vanessa, Reece, Michael, Sanders, Stephanie, Dodge, Brian, Fortenberry, J. Dennis, 8705049, women's and men's sexual behavior,JOURNAL, Sexual Behavior in the United States: Results from a National Probability Sample of Men and Women Ages 14–94 - Herbenick, 2010-10-04, 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02012.x, 21029383, 7, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 255–265, Herbenick, Debby, Reece, Michael, Schick, Vanessa, Sanders, Stephanie A., Dodge, Brian, Fortenberry, J. Dennis, JOURNAL, 10.1080/14681994.2011.647902, 26, 4, Exercise-induced orgasm and pleasure among women, Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 373–388, 2011, Herbenick, Debby, Fortenberry, J. Dennis, 145405546, - exercise-induced orgasm (also known as the coregasm), condoms,JOURNAL,weblink Breakage, slippage and acceptability outcomes of a condom fitted to penile dimensions, Sexually Transmitted Infections, 84, 2, 143–149, 2014-04-15, 10.1136/sti.2007.028316, 17971373, 2008, Reece, M., Herbenick, D., Sanders, S. A., Monahan, P., Temkit, M., Yarber, W. L., 23902665, lubricants,JOURNAL, Association of Lubricant Use with Women's Sexual Pleasure, Sexual Satisfaction, and Genital Symptoms: A Prospective Daily Diary Study - Herbenick, 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02067.x, 21143591, 8, 1, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 202–212, 2011, Herbenick, Debra, Reece, Michael, Hensel, Devon, Sanders, Stephanie, Jozkowski, Kristen, Fortenberry, J. Dennis, and sexual enhancement products.WEB,weblink Debby Herbenick - Google Scholar Citations, scholar.google.com, 2018-03-09, Herbenick has spoken on these and other sexuality and relationship topics at a number of colleges, universities, and national and international conferences. She regularly teaches research and human sexuality classes at Indiana University.Herbenick leads the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior, an award-winningWEB,weblink Sexuality in America focus for team receiving 2018 Outstanding Faculty Collaborative Research Award: News: News & Events: Center for Sexual Health Promotion: Indiana University Bloomington, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, 2018-12-14, U.S. nationally representative probability study of sex in the United States, with multiple waves conducted from 2009 to the present day.WEB,weblink National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior, National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior, 2018-12-14, She is the Director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion in the School of Public Health-Bloomington at Indiana University in Bloomington.

Books

Herbenick has authored or co-authored several books. These include Because It Feels Good: A Woman’s Guide to Sexual Pleasure and Satisfaction, The I Love You More Book (a book about love for children and grown ups), Read My Lips: A Complete Guide to the Vagina and Vulva, Great in Bed, Sex Made Easy: Your Awkward Questions Answered for Better, Smarter, Safer Sex, and The Coregasm Workout .BOOK, 978-1580055642, The Coregasm Workout: The Revolutionary Method for Better Sex Through Exercise, Herbenick, Debby, 2015-06-09, Basic Books, Her most recent book is Yes Your Kid: What Parents Need to Know About Today's Teens and Sex.BOOK, Herbenick, Debby, Yes Your Kid: What Parents Need to Know About Today's Teens and Sex, Ben Bella Books, 2023, 978-1637743805,

Magazines, television, and other media

Herbenick frequently addresses sexuality research in the media for publications such as The New York Times,NEWS,weblink Why Is Children's Masturbation Such a Secret?, Klass, Perri, 2018-12-10, The New York Times, 2018-12-14, M.D, 0362-4331, NEWS,weblink Why Teenagers Mix Drinking and Sex, Damour, Lisa, 2018-11-14, The New York Times, 2018-12-14, 0362-4331, NEWS,weblink What Teenagers Are Learning From Online Porn, Jones, Maggie, 2018-02-07, The New York Times Magazine, 2018-12-14, 0362-4331, The Atlantic,NEWS,weblink Why Are Young People Having So Little Sex?, Julian, Kate, December 2018, The Atlantic, 2018-12-14, 1072-7825, The Washington Post,NEWS,weblink Perspective {{!, Americans are having less sex. And that's just fine|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2018-12-14}} among other magazines and newspapers. From 2005 through 2012, Herbenick wrote a weekly sex advice column for Time Out ChicagoWEB, 2010, Time Out Chicago Contact Page,weblink 2010-03-07, and, for more than a decade (starting in 2003), wrote sex columns and blogs for Men's Health magazine.WEB, 2010, Questions for Sex Professor: Men's Health,weblink 2010-03-07, Also, Herbenick appeared as an expert in relationships and human sexuality on the Tamron Hall Show, Tiffany Cross' The Cross Connection,{{Citation|title="The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross" 10-07-2021 (TV Episode 2021) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt15024634/fullcredits|access-date=2021-11-10}} The Today Show, Katie Couric's television show Katie, on various PBS specials, on The Tyra Banks Show and on The Doctors, and on one occasion taught about the vulva by using a vulva puppet on Tyra. This clip resulted in millions of views on YouTube and also aired on The Soup and Best Week Ever. Herbenick, her colleague, and their research have also been profiled on an episode of the Discovery Channel's Curiosity. In 2013, Herbenick launched a successful Kickstarter project to create a poster and postcard series called "What do you like about your vagina and vulva?"WEB , Additionally, from 2001 to 2018 she wrote the newspaper columns and hosted the audio podcasts of Kinsey ConfidentialWEB,weblink kinseyconfidential.org, 2019-07-21,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070621145841weblink">weblink 2007-06-21, dead, for the Kinsey Institute.The blog MySexProfessor.com was run by Herbenick from 2007 to 2014 and featured science-based information about sexuality. She is the founder of the Bloomington Sex Salon, an endowed event series in Bloomington, Indiana, and the Make Sex Normal project, which she launched with a highly viewed TEDx talk in 2013.{{Citation|last=TEDx Talks|title=Making sex normal {{!}} Debby Herbenick {{!}} TEDxBloomington|date=2013-05-05|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE3tL9MMk3U|accessdate=2018-03-09}}

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External links

• Debby Herbenick TED talk

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