Centers

The work of the Center for Gender, Sexuality and Health is performed in conjunction with the Department of Sociomedical Sciences, a program that is perhaps unique among major academic programs in the number and breadth of courses offered in this area. One of the Center’s key goals is to further expand opportunities for students to access a fully-rounded education on the historical development of sexuality studies, current topics and methods in the field, and cutting-edge debates on theories and issues focusing on sexuality, culture, and society.

Department of Sociomedical Sciences Collaborations

For students at the master’s level, the Center has collaborated with the Department of Sociomedical Sciences to establish the MPH degree track in Sexuality and Health.

For students at the doctoral level, the Center sponsors the Predoctoral Fellowship in Gender, Sexuality and Health.

Outside the Classroom

The Center offers a network of opportunities for learning and training with established faculty scholars that goes well beyond the classroom. We work closely with several research centers and programs devoted exclusively to, or with a major focus on, issues of gender, sexuality, and health. These resources include:

• Rockefeller Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, Health and Human Rights, located in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences
• HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, at the New York State Psychiatric Institute
• The Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy, on Columbia's Morningside campus.

In collaboration with faculty members, doctoral students also play important roles in the Center's activities as both participants (e.g., as presenters, moderators, organizers, and researchers) and as audience. The Center's Sexuality Policy Watch (SPW), chaired by Richard Parker, regularly involves doctoral students in its work conducting strategic international policy-oriented research and analysis.