about elizabeth schroeder

Elizabeth Schroeder is an international trainer, consultant, and author in the areas of sexuality education, youth development, curriculum, and counseling. She has provided trainings throughout the United States and overseas to thousands of youth-serving professionals, adolescents, parents, and teens, presented at national conferences, and written extensively about sexuality and relationship issues.

Dr. Schroeder is the co-founding editor of the American Journal of Sexuality Education (Haworth Press), co-author of Making SMART Choices: A Curriculum for Young People and Being Out, Staying Safe: An STD Prevention Curriculum for LGBQ Youth, editor of Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Controversial Issues in Family and Personal Relationships, 5th, 6th and 7th editions, and author of chapters in Health Counseling: Applications and Theory and The Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality. She also contributed a lesson to the curriculum, New Expectations: Sexuality Education for Mid- and Later Life.

As a trainer and educator, Dr. Schroeder specializes in facilitation and presentation skills, adolescent sexuality, lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender issues, internet safety issues, and depictions of sexuality in the media. In the international arena, she has developed adult peer educator and teacher training programs on sexuality and reproductive health in Kathmandu, Nepal, contributed to several counseling and training curricula for international use, and presented at international conferences. She also serves as a sexuality expert for the Sex, Etc. and Internet Friends Network Web sites.

Before becoming a consultant, Dr. Schroeder was the Associate Vice President of Education and Training at Planned Parenthood of New York City, where she established the agency's first professional training institute for social service and school professionals. In its first year, the training institute attracted professionals from across the country and exceeded its attendance goals by over 400%. Before that, she was the Manager of Education and Special Projects at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, where she coordinated the production of their multiple award-winning video kit for families with adolescent children, "Talking About Sex: A Guide for Families."

Elizabeth Schroeder has been honored with the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists' Schiller Prize for her approaches to teaching internet safety to youth, and the national Mary Lee Tatum award, which is given annually to "the person who most exemplifies the qualities of an ideal sexuality educator." She was recently recognized by the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex as a "Blossoming Professional" in sexuality education and research, an award that hearkens back to her 1999 national Apple Blossom Award, which recognizes a Planned Parenthood Education or Training Director who has "risen quickly to the forefront with new ideas, energy, and commitment." She currently chairs the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) Board of Directors, and has served on numerous local and state Task Forces and committees.

An Assistant Professor at Montclair State University, Dr. Schroeder earned a Master's Degree in Social Work from New York University, and a Doctorate of Education from Widener University.