2024 AASECT Awards
Amplifying Voices.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Virtual AASECT Awards Ceremony on May 23, 2024. A recording of the ceremony will be posted to this page soon.
2024 AASECT Award Recipients
Congratulations and thank you for the work that you do!
AASECT Sexuality Book Awards
General Focus
Out: A Parent’s Guide to Supporting Your LGBTQIA+ Kid Through Coming Out and Beyond by John Sovec
With Sprinkles on Top: Everything Vanilla People and Their Kinky Partners Need to Know to Communicate, Explore, and Connect by Stefani Goerlich
AASECT Book Awards
Audience Focus (children under 18)
My Culture, My Gender, Me by Cassandra Corrigan
Audience Focus (teens under 18)
Totally Normal: An LGBTQIA+ Guide to Puberty, Sex, and Gender by Monica Gupta Mehta and Asha Lily Mehta
Sexuality Professional Focus
Exploring Sexuality and Disability: A Guide for Human Service Professionals by Shanna Katz Kattari
AASECT Audiovisual and Film Award
Every Body by Julie Cohen
AASECT Live Web Series Award
Mariah Caudillo
AASECT Podcast Award
Our Better Half
Drs. Jane Fleishman
Jayleen Galarza
Sabitha Pillai-Friedman
Rosara Torrisi
Professional Standard of Excellence Award
Sex Down South Conference
Marla Renee Stewart
AASECT Award for Integrative Approaches to Sex Therapy
Marissa Nelson
AASECT Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Bianca Laureano
AASECT Award for Emergent Professional
Nikita Fernandes
Distinguished Service to AASECT Award
Colby Agostinelli
Humanitarian Award
Tarra Bates-Duford
AASECT Sexuality Educator Award
Shanéa Thomas
Student Presentation Award
Understanding Older Homeless Adults Sexual Expression and Behavior in Homeless Shelter Settings
Orlando Parrales, LCSW
Tiffany Luo, MSW
Schiller Prize Awards
Choosing Myself: Innovating Comprehensive Sex Education
Jessica Swanso
Jill McCracken, PhD
Emma Stevenson
Awards Committee Members
We’re pleased to recognize the 2023-2024 AASECT Awards Committee:
Committee Chair: Anne Mauro, LMFT DHS, CST-S, CSE (she/her)
Molly Adler, LCSW, CST
Terri Barrios
Donna Blumenfeld, LPCC, NCC
Jennifer Bires
Ciera Coyan
Dorian Head LPC, ACS
Xuan Ho, she/her, LMFT
Claudia Johnson, LMFT, CST
Mel Kohler, LMFT (they/she)
Mariotta Gary-Smith, MPH, CSE (she/her)
Lisa Meyers, PhD, MSW, MEd, LCSW, CST
Jeannie Miller, MSSA, JD (she/her)
L. Morris, LMFTA, MA-AQR, MA-CFT
Allie Peyton, LMFTA
Jenny Shealy, LCSW, CST
Marissa Stein, LMHC, CST (they/them)
Avery Whittington
Mystkue Woods, MEd