B.R. Simon Rosser, PhD, MPH

Professor Rosser is the Director of the HIV/STI Intervention and Prevention Studies (HIPS) Center in the Program in Human Sexuality (PHS) in the University of Minnesota Medical School. He is also a licensed psychologist with advanced degrees in psychology (Auckland University, New Zealand, 1996), behavioral medicine (Flinders University of South Australia Medical School, 1990) and epidemiology (University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, 1997). In 1992, he completed his postdoctoral fellowship in clinical/research sexology in the PHS (University of Minnesota Medical School), then joined the faculty.

In addition to numerous scientific publications, Simon has authored or co-authored five books: Male Homosexual Behavior and the Effects of AIDS Education (Praeger, 1991), Gay Catholics Down Under (Praeger, 1992), New International Directors in HIV Prevention for Gay and Bisexual Men (Haworth, 1998), Homosexuality: What does it mean? (LifeMatters, 2000) and Sexual Health Concerns: Interviewing and History Taking for Health Practitioners (F.A. Davis, 2000).

Simon is best known for his research evaluating HIV/STI prevention interventions, sexual health promotion, and studies of male homosexuality, unsafe sex, religious identity, and clinical sexology. He has developed several curricula including Man-to-Man Sexual Health Seminars (targeting men who have sex with men, Our Sexual Health (for GLBT persons, friends and family members), Cara a Cara/Face to Face (providing advanced training to HIV prevention workers in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States), Behavioral Medicine (for family practice residents), and Sexual Health for Pastoral Ministry (for clergy, religious, and seminarians).

In addition to his work on several state, federal and international initiatives, he is a visiting researcher (part-time) in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention - Intervention, Research and Support at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA.

Simon's current research studies include investigations of HIV prevention in rural America, studies of Internet sex and its role in HIV transmission, and studies developing the next generation of HIV prevention interventions for persons living with HIV.

(From the Website for the University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Family Practice, Program in Human Sexuality.)

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David Murr, with his parents, Gretchen and Tom.

To learn about this family, please click on the
following story in the Star Tribune, June 22, 2003.

Coming Out, Moving On
GLBT teens are opening up to who they are earlier.
For David Murr and his family, the process has put
them in touch with many different emotions, helping
David to accept himself and envision a promising future.
By H.J. Cummins, Staff Writer