Sofia Jawed-Wessel Biography

Dr. Sofia Jawed-Wessel uses scientific investigations to teach and produce new information in the field of public health. Her studies have focused on understanding and enhancing the sexual health of women and couples as they enter parenting, including recording sexual behaviors, sexual function, relationship adjustment, and general sexual changes during pregnancy and after childbirth. Jawed-lessons Wessel's take a sex-positive and pleasure-inclusive approach to giving medically correct, comprehensive sexuality education to undergraduate students as well as the community of Omaha, Nebraska. She instructs graduate-level courses in research methods, health behavior theory, and leadership and advocacy. Jawed-Wessel also advocates for reproductive justice and women's rights. She has testified as an expert for the Nebraska Unicameral, the Nebraska School Board, and the Omaha Public School Board of Education. She has successfully advocated for comprehensive sex education in Omaha Public Schools and campaigned against Nebraska's stringent anti-choice laws. Jawed-Wessel is an Assistant Professor in the University of Nebraska at Omaha's School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation and the Associate Director of the Midlands Sexual Health Research Collaborative. She also has a dual appointment with UNO's Women and Gender Studies department and a courtesy appointment with the University of Nebraska Medical Center's College of Public Health. Jawed-Wessel earned a Master of Science in Public Health (MPH) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Health Behavior from Indiana University Bloomington's School of Public Health.

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