Deborah Tolman
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Deborah L. Tolman is a developmental psychologist and the founding director of the ASAP Initiative (Analyzing Sexuality for Action & Policy) at the City University of New York
(CUNY). She is the author of Dilemmas of Desire: Teenage Girls Talk about Sexuality, which was awarded the 2003 Distinguished Book Award from the Association for Women in Psychology.
in 1992. She is also the former director of the Center for Research on Gender and Sexuality, and professor of human sexuality studies at San Francisco State University
. Before relocating to San Francisco, she was a senior research scientist and the director of the Gender and Sexuality Project at the Center for Research on Women at Wellesley College.
Tolman is currently a professor of social welfare and psychology at the Hunter College
School of Social Work and the Graduate Center of CUNY.
Her research on adolescent sexuality, gender development, gender equity and research methods has been funded by grants from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Ford Foundation
, and the Spencer Foundation.
In 2010, Tolman became the founding Director of the ASAP Initiative at CUNY. The ASAP Initiative is the Northeast's center for information regarding women's and adolescent's sexuality, and a co-sponsor of the SPARKsummit movement to challenge the sexualization of girls.
Tolman's work and commentary on adolescent sexuality has appeared in the New York Times and on the Joan Hamburg radio show.
, the ninth president of the Ford Foundation. They reside in New York, NY and have two sons.
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
(CUNY). She is the author of Dilemmas of Desire: Teenage Girls Talk about Sexuality, which was awarded the 2003 Distinguished Book Award from the Association for Women in Psychology.
Career
Tolman received her Ed.D from Harvard UniversityHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1992. She is also the former director of the Center for Research on Gender and Sexuality, and professor of human sexuality studies at San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
. Before relocating to San Francisco, she was a senior research scientist and the director of the Gender and Sexuality Project at the Center for Research on Women at Wellesley College.
Tolman is currently a professor of social welfare and psychology at the Hunter College
Hunter College
Hunter College, established in 1870, is a public university and one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hunter grants undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees in more than one hundred fields of study, and is recognized...
School of Social Work and the Graduate Center of CUNY.
Her research on adolescent sexuality, gender development, gender equity and research methods has been funded by grants from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development , created by Congress in 1962, supports and conducts research on topics related to the health of children, adults, families, and populations...
, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
, and the Spencer Foundation.
In 2010, Tolman became the founding Director of the ASAP Initiative at CUNY. The ASAP Initiative is the Northeast's center for information regarding women's and adolescent's sexuality, and a co-sponsor of the SPARKsummit movement to challenge the sexualization of girls.
Writing
In 2003 Tolman's book on adolescent girls’ sexuality, Dilemmas of Desire: Teenage Girls Talk about Sexuality, was awarded the 2003 Distinguished Book Award from the Association for Women in Psychology.Tolman's work and commentary on adolescent sexuality has appeared in the New York Times and on the Joan Hamburg radio show.
Personal life
Deborah Tolman is married to Luis UbiñasLuis Ubiñas
Luis Antonio Ubiñas is the ninth president of the Ford Foundation. He became president in 2008.In his career Ubiñas has worked for both for-profit and non-profit organizations...
, the ninth president of the Ford Foundation. They reside in New York, NY and have two sons.