By: Anne Mauro, AASECT Awards Committee Chair
2024 AASECT Award Recipients
Congratulations and thank you for the work that you do! We look forward to celebrating in a virtual awards ceremony on Thursday, May 23.
AASECT Sexuality Book Award | Audience 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 Award | Audience Focus for Children Under 18
Cassandra Corrigan
AASECT Book Award | Audience Focus for Teens Under 18
Totally Normal: An LGBTQIA+ Guide to Puberty, Sex, and Gender
by Monica Gupta Mehta and Asha Lily Mehta
AASECT Sexuality Book Award | Profesional Focus –
Exploring Sexuality and Disability: A Guide for Human Service Professionals
by Shanna Katz Kattari
Professional Standard of Excellence Award
Marla Renee Steward (Sex Down South Conference)
Schiller Prize Award
Coming soon!
AASECT Live Web Series Award
Mariah Caudillo
AASECT Podcast Award
Our Better Half: Drs. Jane Fleishman, Jayleen Galarza, Sabitha Pillai-Friedman, Rosara Torrisi
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
Shanea Thomas
Student Presentation Award
Coming soon!
Awards Descriptions and Categories >>
Committee Members
I’m pleased to recognize my fellow AASECT Awards Committee Members:
Molly Adler, LCSW, CST
Terri Barrios
Donna Blumenfeld, LPCC, NCCJennifer 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
Thank you for your time and effort!