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This page lists degree
programs and post-graduate training programs, as well as continuing education
courses and workshops, for the study of human sexuality.
The Kinsey Institute
co-sponsors an interdisciplinary Ph.D.
minor in human sexuality.
See also the
Doctoral Minor in Human Sexuality
Education (see Academics/Graduate) offered separately by the Department
of Applied Health Science, the School of Health, Physical Education, and
Recreation (HPER), Indiana University.
United
States and Canadian Degree Programs
Continuing Education and Post-graduate Training
Online Courses
International Degree Programs
Summer Institutes
Other Resources
American
Academy of Clinical Sexologists
AACS offers a Ph.D. in Clinical Sexology. Situated in Orlando, Florida. Online application may be found at http://www.esextherapy.com/application.htm. For more information, visit the website, call (407) 645-1641 or email: DrGranzig@aol.com.
Antioch
New England Graduate School,
Keene, New Hampshire
-- Clinical Psychology Doctoral
Program.
California
State University, Northridge
-- Interdisciplinary
Minor in Human Sexuality. Offered through the College of Social
and Behavioral Sciences. Contact: Prof. Richard MacDonald, Coordinator,
Dept. of Family Environmental Sciences, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge,
CA 91330. See also the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences' Center
for Sex Research.
Center
for Research on Gender and Sexuality (CRGS) San Francisco State
University Serves faculty, students, and staff and is dedicated to producing
and sharing new and useful knowledge about sexuality and gender. Our
commitment is to develop innovative questions, methods, and theories
to promote social justice and well-being and to diminish inequalities
and violence stemming from racism, sexism, classism, ageism, ableism,
heterosexism, and other forms of prejudice. The CRGS is dedicated to
collaborating with organizations and movements that serve communities
and to training people to conduct research that serves these goals.
Columbia
University - Mailman School of Public Health New York, NY
The Sexuality and Health track is an interdepartmental program, jointly
created and delivered by the Departments of Population and Family Health
and of Sociomedical Sciences . Students receive a Masters in Public
Health (MPH) degree.
Duke
University, Durham, North Carolina
-- Program in the Study of Sexualities
(SXL). An undergraduate certificate is available in this program.
Indiana
University, Bloomington
-- Undergraduate Individualized Major
in Human Sexuality
-- M.S., Ed.S., and Ph.D. in Counseling (Counseling & Educational Psychology)
-- Doctoral Minor in Human Sexuality
(Kinsey Institute)
-- Doctoral Minor and Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Major in Gender Studies
The
Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco,
California
-- The Institute offers graduate programs and professional training,
both onsite and through distance education. Contact: Ted McIlvenna,
Ph.D., President, IASHS, 1523 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA 94109.
Ph: 415/928-1133.
The John Hopkins University, Program for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality, Baltimore, MD
-- The program offers an interdiscplinary undergraduate minor, and a graduate dissertation workshop.
New York University, New York
-- Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality
-- Undergraduate Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies
Ohio State University, Sexuality Studies, Columbus, Ohio
-- Interdisciplinary Minor in Sexuality Studies
-- Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Sexuality Studies
San
Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
-- Human
Sexuality Studies Program, Undergraduate Minor. See also course listings.
It also offers Master
of Arts Degree in Human Sexuality Studies to provide students knowledge
about processes and variations in sexual cultures, sexual identity and
gender role formation, and the social, cultural, historical, and ethical
foundations of sexuality, intimate relationships, and sexual health.
Contact: SFSU, Human Sexuality Studies Program, 1600 Holloway Avenue,
San Francisco, CA 94132, Ph.415-405-3570.
Universite
du Quebec á Montreal, Montreal, Canada
--Maîtrise en Sexologie (Masters Degree in Sexology)
(If this page does not connect, go to Description
de Programmes and scroll down to Sciences Humaines. Search under "Sexologie.")
University
of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
Graduate programs
in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition include:
-- Family Relations and Human Sexuality (pdf) (MSc and PhD)
--Couple and Family Therapy (pdf) (MSc)
University of
Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
-- Pacific Center for
Sex and Society
-- American
Institutions with Human Sexuality Programs - resource page
University of
Iowa, Certificate in Sexuality
Studies
Undergraduate interdisciplinary certificate program on the history and construction
of human sexualities and gender identities.
University
of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
-- Program in Human
Sexuality, Department of Family Practice and Community Health. Educational
opportunities include: medical school education, academic courses, continuing
education, Sexual Attitude Reassessment (SAR), and a post-doctoral clinical/research
fellowship.
University of Utah. Offers Ph.D. in clinical psychology with option for students to focus their research and/or clinical interests in the area of human sexuality. Contact: Donald S. Strassberg, Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 e-mail: strassberg@psych.utah.edu
University
of Washington, Centers for AIDS Research
The Center administers the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), the STD
Cooperative Research Center (STDCRC), the Center for AIDS and STD International
Technical Assistance, all of the major UW-affiliated AIDS/STD clinical
programs and most of the major training programs. Pre and Post-doctoral
training programs.
University
of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
-- Studies in Sexuality, Marriage, and the Family is one of several
interdisciplinary
programs of study offered.
Widener
University, Center for Education, School of Human Service Professions,
Chester, PA, near Philadelphia
-- Offers Master's and Doctor of Education programs in Human Sexuality. The Master's and doctoral programs continue the tradition of the graduate program at University of Pennsylvania where it operated from 1976-1999. The curriculum has both education and clinical tracks. Educators, counselors, therapists and others who wish to become certified sex educators, to do counseling therapy, to get advanced training, or to engage in sex research may apply. The mission of the program is to prepare professionals to teach, consult, counsel, and conduct research/evaluation in a variety of educational and cultural settings on the complex issue of sexuality. Dual degree programs are available with Social Work and Clinical Psychology. Contact Betsy Crane, Ph.D., Director, Graduate Programs in Human Sexuality, Hyatt Hall 316, Widener University, Chester, PA 19081, 610-499-4242; bcrane@widener.edu. More information online at program website.
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Albert
Ellis Institute, New York, NY
The Institute offers
public and professional workshops and other training, as well as fellowships
and internships at the graduate and post-graduate level. Some of the
Institute's educational offerings are about intimate relationships. Email: info@albertellis.org.
American
Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
AAMFT offers professional
development opportunities for experienced mental health professionals
through its conferences, Summer Institute, and its library of audio
and video materials. Contact AAMFT at (202) 452-0109.
American
Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists
AASECT provides a
number of continuing education opportunities at its conferences and
in conjunction with other groups. For current list of training opportunities, see
http://www.aasect.org/conted.asp or
contact AASECT by fax at (319) 895-6203.
American Professional
Society on the Abuse of Children's Forensic Interview Training Clinic,
Ann Arbor, MI
A certificate program
taught by experts in the field of child sexual abuse. Contact: APSAC,
407 S. Dearborn, Ste. 1300, Chicago, IL 60605. Ph. (312) 554-0166; Fax
(312) 554-0919, apsac@apsac.org.
The
Behavioral Sciences Research in HIV Infection Training Program,
Columbia University, New York, NY
The Behavioral Science
Research in HIV infection training program is inviting applications
for postdoctoral training at the
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, at the New York
State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University. Each fellow is provided
with a training stipend, tuition support, and limited funds for travel
and general research training cost associated with the fellowship. The
program begins July 1 of each year. For further information about the training
program, contact: Mr. Robert M. Kertzner, M.D. The New York State Psychiatric
Institute, Box 15, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032. ph. (212) 543-5439.
Email: rmk3@columbia.edu
California
Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
This independent
statewide professional organization sponsors a variety of workshops
and an annual conference for therapists. This gives therapists the
opportunity to gain the required continuing education credits and update
their skills. CAMFT also offers the voluntary supervisor certification
and the necessary education to gain this certification. Contact CAMFT
at (619) 292-2638.
Center for AIDS
Intervention Research (CAIR), Milwaukee, WI.
Medical
College of Wisconsin, offers 2 year postdoctoral research fellowship
in HIV behavioral research. Doctoral candidates and those who have received
their PhD. are invited to apply. Application deadline is February 15.
Contact: Steven D. Pinkerton, PhD, Director, CAIR Postdoctoral Fellowship
Program, Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR), Department of
Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2071
North Summit Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202, Ph. (414) 456-7700, Fax: (414) 287-4209,
Email: pkrimmer@mcw.edu
Columbia
University School of Public Health, New York, NY.
-- Department of Sociomedical Sciences offers MPH in Sexuality and Health
-- Predoctoral Fellowship in Gender, Sexuality and Health
-- Center for Gender, Sexuality and Health.
-- Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, Health, and Human Rights, a Rockefeller Foundation-funded postdoctoral grant program for residential fellows conducting innovative interdisciplinary
work (academic, policy, or activist) on the intersecting themes of sexuality,
gender, health, and human rights in both domestic and international
contexts.
Contemporary
Forums, Dublin, CA
Contemporary Forums
offers a number of medical workshops throughout the year in different
locations. Sexual health topics include contraceptive technology, STD
treatment, hormonal therapies.
Contact: 11900 Silvergate Drive, Dublin, CA 94568, Ph. (925) 828-7100,
Fax: (925) 828-2121, Email: info@cforums.com
EngenderHealth,
New York, NY
EngenderHealth, formerly AVSC International, is a nonprofit organization
working internationally and in the United States to support and strengthen
health care services, particularly those needed by women -- the largest
group of health care consumers worldwide. It has recently developed
an online minicourse called "Sexuality and Sexual
Health".
Contact: Olga Kozak Communications Assistant, EngenderHealth, 440 Ninth
Avenue, New York, NY 10001, Ph. (212) 561-8063, Fax: (212) 561-8067,
E-mail: Okozak@engenderhealth.org
The
Florida Sex Therapy Institute, West Palm Beach, FL
120 hour curriculum plus 20 hours of clinical case sex therapy supervision program certified
by the Florida State Board of Health. This program is for postgraduate
participants including physicians, nurses, and psychotherapists. All
marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and clinical
social workers who want to be certified as "Sex Therapists" in Florida must meet these requirements. The course is held one day a month for a year in West Palm Beach, Florida. Program also AASECT certified for 120 CE units. Individualized
programs for sex therapy supervision and courses can also be arranged
through the institute for out of state and international students. Contact:
Dr. Susan Lee, Director at (561) 833-0066, Email:
drsusanlee@mac.com,
Florida Postgraduate Sex Therapy Training Institute, 340 Royal Poinciana
Way Suite 339B, Palm Beach, Florida 33480.
The Fogel Foundation,
Washington, DC
The Fogel Foundation
offers continuing education and training programs, special workshops,
and practicums on human sexuality to therapists, counselors, educators,
clergy, and other professionals. Faculty are certified Diplomates/Supervisors
of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the National
Association of Social Workers, the American Board of Sexology, and the
American Board of Family Psychology, or they are professors at George
Washington University Medical School. Contact: Director of Training,
The Fogel Foundation, Inc., 1011 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20037. Ph. (202) 659-4938; Fax (202) 467-0056.
Holy Cross Counseling
Group, South Bend, Indiana
Offers one-day seminars
for professionals on assessment and intervention in the field of sexual
assault. All the trainers have active membership in national organizations,
such as the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, the American
Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, and the National Association
of Social Workers. Contact: Melissa McDermott Steinmetz, Holy Cross
Counseling Group, 610 N. Michigan, Ste. 310, South Bend, IN 46601. Ph.
(219) 232-9534.
Kinsey
Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
We offer a doctoral
minor in human sexuality. Contact: The Kinsey Institute, Morrison
313, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405; Ph. (812) 855-7686, Email:
kinsey@indiana.edu
See also Kinsey Summer Graduate Training Institute (there will not be a summer institute offered in 2009)
Massachusetts
Institute for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Studies, Inc., Boston,
MA Founded in 1996 to provide cutting edge/alternative training experiences
for psychotherapists. Offers brief training experiences during the year
in Cambridge, MA, and sponsors a Summer School. Contact: The Massachusetts
Institute for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Studies, 98 Wyman St., Boston,
MA 02130. Ph. (617) 624-6730. Email: wymans10@nfi.com
Midwest
AIDS Training and Education Center (MATEC), University of Illinois
at Chicago
MATEC provides training,
develops resources, and disseminates state-of-the-art information about
HIV and AIDS to health care providers in its Midwest region.
Milton
H. Erickson Foundation, Phoenix, AZ
The Foundation sponsors
training seminars and conferences. A Summer Sex Therapy Institute was
held June 18-21, 1998, in Arlington Heights, IL. Faculty included: Lonnie
Barbach, Eli Coleman, Shere Hite, Marty Klein, Sandra Leiblum, Joseph
LoPiccolo, and Bernie Zilbergeld. The Institute was open to professionals
in health-related fields and to full-time graduate students in accredited
mental-health related programs. Contact: Milton H. Erickson Foundation,
3606 N. 24th St., Phoenix, AZ 85016. Ph. (602) 956-6196. Email: office@erickson-foundation.org
NSRC Sexual Literacy Regional Trainings, various locations in US
The National Sexuality Resource Center (NSRC) is pleased to announce the first ever regional trainings on Sexual Literacy this fall and spring across the country. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to connect with students, researchers, academics, and community organizations and receive invaluable training on sexual literacy and sexuality research! 2009 dates:
February 5- 6, Austin, TX; March 26-27, Bloomington, IN; April 23-24, College Park, MD.
PAIVS Research
Training Program-HIV-AIDS, University of Puerto Rico
The Latino/a Research
Training program supports training for Latino/researchers interested
in undertaking interdisciplinary and multimethod studies in HIV/AIDS.
It provides training in epidemiology, prevention, program evaluation,
public policy and technology transfer. PAIVS collaborates with diverse
academic, community based and governmental organizations. If you want
more information about application requirements and procedures please
contact: Tel. 764-0000 Ext. 3545, Email:iserran@rrpac.upr.clu.edu
Planned Parenthood
of Indiana, Inc., The Institute on Sexual Health,
Indianapolis, IN
The Institute provides
education, training, and resource services to educators and social service
professionals in Indiana and beyond. Summer offerings include the 5-day Sexual Attitude Reassessment seminar (SAR), offered June 2-6, 2008.
Contact: The Institute on Sexual Health, 3209 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis,
IN 46208. Ph. (317) 927-3644; (800) 421-3731.
Training Workshops
for Helping Professionals, Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA
The Institute offers
spring training workshops for professionals. The workshops are about
emergency contraception, HPV & HIV, Intervening for behavior change,
fe/male communication in teenage relationships, positive transitions:Teaching
about puberty. Contact:Planned Parenthood, Education Department, 209
Ninth street, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; call (412) 434-8957 x115 or edu@ppwp.org.
The
Sexuality and Rights Institute, Pune, Maharashtra, India
The Sexuality and
Rights Institute is an annual two week long residential course that
focuses on a conceptual study of sexuality. It examines the interface
between sexuality and rights and its links with the related fields of
gender and health. Participants examine sexual and reproductive health
programs as well as various legal and socio-cultural issues and incorporate
their learning into planning and working on programmes. Email: crea@creaworld.org
University of California - San Francisco, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
-- Traineeships in AIDS Prevention Studies (TAPS) Fellowships (postgraduate)
-- The CAPS/Fogarty International Traineeship in AIDS Prevention Studies (I-TAPS) Program
University of Connecticutt, Center for Health, Intervention and Prevention (CHIP)
A research center offering postgraduate and graduate research opportunities. Positions vary - please consult website for current opportunities.
University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
-- Annual Sexuality Conference
-- Intensive Sex Therapy Training Program .
-- Sexual Attitudes Reassessment Weekend (not held in 2009)
All three programs are offered in June.
University
of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical
School, Piscataway, NJ.
UMDNJ-Robert
Wood Johnson Medical School offers a week-long Human Sexuality Program in early January. Program is available to health and educational professionals.
University
of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Program in Human Sexuality
-Postdoctoral Clinical/Research
Fellowships in Human Sexuality and Behavioral Medicine
Offers postdoctoral fellowships for advanced clinical and research training
in human sexuality and behavioral medicine.
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Online
Courses
Engender
Health, New York, NY
(formally AVSC International)
has recently developed an online minicourse called "Sexuality and Sexual
Health". This online, self-instructional mini-course is a basic introduction
to sexuality and sexual health. Designed for healthcare providers, the
course provides information on such topics as sexual anatomy and physiology,
stages of male and female sexual development, and sexual dysfunction.
Contact: Olga Kozak Communications Assistant, EngenderHealth, 440 Ninth
Avenue, New York, NY 10001, Ph. (212) 561-8063, Fax: (212) 561-8067,
E-mail: Okozak@engenderhealth.org
Magnus Hirschfeld Archive
for Sexology, Humboldt University, Berlin
The Magnus Hirschfeld Archive for Sexology in Berlin offers a freely accessible online curriculum in sexual health. The curriculum consists of 6 courses and is designed for both undergraduates and graduates. Some of the courses are available not only in English, but also in 7 other languages. Additional translations are being prepared.
University
of Sydney Graduate Program in Sexual Health
Options include Master
of Health Science (Sexual Health), Graduate Diploma Of Health Science
(Sexual Health), and Graduate Certificate Of Health Science (Sexual
Health) Contact Patricia Weekeroon (E-mail: P.Weerakoon@fhs.usyd.edu.au),
School of Biomedical Sciences C42, The University of Sydney, PO Box
170.
Lidcombe NSW 1825, Australia
London
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. UK.
Offers MSc
Reproductive & Sexual Health Research and MSc
Sexually Transmitted Infections & HIV. Contact: Keppel Street, London
WC1E 7HT, UK. Tel: +44 (0)20 7636 8636.
Instituto
Mexicano de SexologÌa A.C., Mexico, D.F.
Offers post graduate
Masters and specialty degree programs in Educational sexology, clinical
sexology, and gender education. The program is recognized by Mexico's
Ministry of Education and operates through the Universidad PedagÛgica
Nacional. It also offers courses for the general population, publishes
a bi-yearly scientific journal, Archivos Hispanoamericano de SexologÌa
(1997- ), and a bimonthly bulletin, Perspectiva SexolÛgica.
Contact: Juan Luis Alvarez-Gayou Jurgenson, M.D., Instituto Mexicano
de SexologÌa, Tepic 86, Roma Sur, Mexico D.F., 06760. Email: gayou@imesex.edu.mx
Curtin
University of Technology, School of Public Health, Perth, Western Australia.
Offers a Masters and a postgraduate diploma in Sexology, with an emphasis on the ethical
practice of sexual counseling, therapy and sexual health promotion.
Graduates are eligible for membership in the Australian Society of Sexuality
Educators Researchers and Therapists (ASSERT). Contact: School of Public
Health, Bentley Campus, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987,
Perth, Western Australia. Email: sexology@health.curtin.edu.au
Porterbrook
Clinic, Sheffield, UK.
Offers the MSc and
PG diploma in the Theory and Practice of Psychotherapy for Sexual Dysfunction
in a two-year program of part-time courses. MSc is BASMT approved. Contact:
mail@porterbrookclinic.org.uk
University
of Sydney Graduate Program in Sexual Health
Options include Master
of Health Science (Sexual Health), Graduate Diploma Of Health Science
(Sexual Health), and Graduate Certificate Of Health Science (Sexual
Health) Contact Patricia Weekeroon (E-mail: P.Weerakoon@fhs.usyd.edu.au),
School of Biomedical Sciences C42, The University of Sydney, PO Box
170.
Lidcombe NSW 1825, Australia
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Summer Institutes
11th Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture, and Society,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
July 5 - August 1,
2009
This is an intensive four-week summer programme, which focuses on the study of sexuality across
cultures and is taught by an international faculty team. Scientific Directors: Carole Vance and
Stephan Dudink. Email: summerinstitute-ishss@uva.nl.
Fellowships may be available. For more information, see http://www.nuffic.nl/nfp/ and click "fellowships for short courses".
Research in HIV Intervention: Skills for the Community (RHISC), Hunter College, New York, US.
July 13 - August 20, 2009; 2010 & 2011 dates TBA.
Offered by the Center for Community and Urban Health at Hunter College. A four-year fellowship program to be held at the Center,
which will run from Summer 2009 until Summer 2012. RHISC consists of three annual 6-week research career and skill development Summer Institutes, taught by highly experienced researchers in the field, and four years of year-round mentoring.
RHISC will recruit 8 minority early career academic faculty and advanced degree professional health and service providers ("Fellows") from the greater NYC metro-politan area.
Applications will be accepted from now until February 17, 2009. Accepted Fellows will receive free tuition for all Summer Institute sessions, waivers of course fees for approved
courses at the City University of New York (CUNY), a stipend of over $5,000 per summer, up to $10,000 in pilot award monies for approved projects, course release or compensation
equivalent to $2,500 for approved year-round re-search-related and/or career-building activities, travel monies to one approved thematically-related professional conference per year,
year-round mentoring by a RHISC faculty member and by a home institution mentor, and access to other ca-reer support resources available through participation in the program. For more details and to download an application,
please visit www.hunter-ccuh.org/rhisc.
International
Planned Parenthood Federation, London, UK.
Offers training courses
for professionals in the fields of family planning and sexual and reproductive
health. A two-week, intensive foundation course, A Sexual and Reproductive
Health Perspective is offered at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge
University, Cambridge, England.
NSRC Summer Institute on
Race, Gender, and Sexuality
The NSRC Summer Institute at San Francisco State University is a three-week intensive program focused on sexuality. Led by an interdisciplinary team of experts in the field of sexualities, this program provides a unique opportunity for 40-50 scholars, students and professionals to explore contemporary research and practice, develop networks in the field, and apply new knowledge in their work. It draws from the resources of the NSRC and SFSU (its faculty and staff), and its strategic location in the city of San Francisco, California . The Summer Institute emphasizes—but is not limited to—the role of North American cultures and policies in shaping contemporary sexualities. Participants receive 5 academic units through SFSU.
For more information about the Summer Institute, please contact Christopher White, Ph.D., Director of
Education and Training at nsrc_si@sfsu.edu or
415.817.4513.
See also, AASECT's continuing education list for professionals.
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Other Resources
See also: the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality's listing of Educational Opportunities in Human Sexuality, and the Society for Human Sexuality's (San Francisco Chapter) information page on academic programs relating to human sexuality.
Related lists are: the list of accredited Marriage and Family Therapy programs of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and the National Council on Family Relations' list of approved programs for Family Life Educators.
For certification: see American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists for sex counselor/therapist certification, or the American Board of Sexology for certification as a clinical sexologist.
Send notices for this page to: Information Services, The Kinsey Institute, Morrison 302, Bloomington, IN 47405; Fax 812/855-8277. Email: kinsey@indiana.edu
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