Elizabeth Schroeder, M.S.W., Ed.D. is an international sexuality educator, trainer, writer, and program consultant who has worked with thousands of professionals throughout the US. She is the co-founding editor of The American Journal of Sexuality Education, editor of Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Controversial Issues in Family and Personal Relationships, 5th and 6th editions, and the author of chapters in Health Counseling: Applications and Theory and The Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality. Elizabeth has written or contributed to numerous international and domestic educational curricula, including New Expectations: Sexuality Education for Mid and Later Life and Being Out, Staying Safe: An STD Prevention Curriculum for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Queer Youth. As a trainer and educator, Ms. Schroeder specializes in lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender issues, facilitation and presentation skills, relationship issues, communication about sexuality, and sexuality in the media. She also presents regularly on a wide range of sexuality-related topics at national conferences. Ms. Schroeder is the former 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. She was also the Manager of Education and Special Projects at Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
An adjunct professor at Montclair State University, Elizabeth chairs the SIECUS board of directors. She earned her M.S.W. from New York University and her doctorate in Human Sexuality Education at Widener University.