100 Days of Sex Ed

100 Days of Sex Ed | Emily Depasse

Emily Depasse

Sex and Relationship Educator

Emily L. Depasse (she/her) is a sex and relationship educator. She is on a mission to transform taboo topics into shame-free conversations.

Emily brings a therapeutic approach to sexual health education with evidence-based advice about STIs, herpes education, dating guidance, and childfree living. She holds a Master of Social Work and a Master of Education in Human Sexuality from Widener University's dual degree sex therapy program and a Bachelor of Arts in Gender and Sexuality Studies from Salisbury University.

Her writing appears in The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Allure, Teen Vogue, and other major publications.

Emily is based in central Maryland in the United States.

Key Info

  • Higher Education

    • Master of Social Work and Master of Education in Human Sexuality | Widener University

    • Bachelor of Arts in Gender and Sexuality Studies | Salisbury University

    Keynote Speaking

    • Sex Ed for Medical and Public Health Professionals | National Coalition of STD Directors

    • Sex Ed for Crisis Workers | Access Services

    • Dismantling STI Stigma & Shame | Wellesley University

    • Sexually Transmitted Infections | Rowan College at Burlington County

    • Chronic and Communicable Diseases | Salisbury University

    • The Mechanics of Female Sexuality and Impact on Body Image | Salisbury University Student Research Conference

    • The Secret Sexual Revolution at Salisbury University in the 1960s and 1970s | Salisbury University Nabb Research Center

    • Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

    • Herpes education

    • Relationship dynamics and communication

    • Childfree living and choice

    • Dating guidance informed by mental health principles and therapeutic approaches

    • 19th News | Would you trust AI to scan your genitals for STIs?

    • Cosmopolitan | The 8 Biggest Myths About STIs

    • NBC Today | STI stigma: How we were taught to be ashamed instead of educated

    • Business Insider | A woman with herpes created a script for dealing with rejection after disclosing STI status

    • Refinery29 | This Will Be The Summer Of Casual Sex — Will It Be The Summer Of STIs, Too?

    • Huffington Post | What Happens When We Make HPV (Or Any STI) The Punchline Of A Joke

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