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Susan Rahman with Nathan Bowman, Dahmitra Jackson, Lushtak, Remi Newman, & Prateek Sunder
California Consortium for Equitable Change in Hispanic Serving Institutions Open Educational Resources (CC ECHO)

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Susan Rahman has been teaching Human Sexuality since 2011. She is a professor of Sociology and Behavioral Sciences with an interest in social justice. She teaches a variety of Sociology and Behavioral Science courses at two Northern California schools. She is also a mother and an activist.

Nathan Bowman earned his undergraduate degree in sociology and labor as well as an MA degree in educational leadership. Nathan works full-time as a democratic and progressive political consultant. Nathan is committed to civic engagement and mission driven work that allows all people to achieve social mobility.

Dahmitra Jackson is a BIWOC with 10 years’ experience in non-profit social service work. She has a desire to be a part of intersectional work with the goal of educating, serving communities, and building an inclusive society for everyone.

Anna Lushtak was trained as an engineer and started her career in high-tech. She decided to pivot to a career in psychology and is currently working on her MS in Counseling Psychology. While raising two children into their young adulthood, she realized that relationship communication, including sexual communication, is a skill that can be learned and must be taught.

Remi Newman is a sexuality writer and educator with over 20 years of experience empowering people of diverse backgrounds to live healthy and fulfilling sex lives. She has her master’s degree in Sexuality Education from New York University. Remi is the clinical health educator for the HIV/STI team at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Rosa, CA.

Prateek Sunder is currently a student at the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in Psychology. He served as the editor for this book, and co-wrote "A People's History of Structural Racism in Academia" with Professor Rahman. He is a first generation student and community college transfer, as well as a son and brother.