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My Bio

Dr. Karen Rayne provides advice and support to parents on how to educate their children and teenagers about sex and sexuality.  Karen’s knowledge about adolescent development and education provides her with a solid background for guiding parents through these tricky conversations.  She also occasionally moonlights as a sex educator for the children and teenagers themselves.

Past Speaking Engagements

2009

• Invited Sexpert on Irish radio RedFM show Sexually Speaking
• Presenter at the International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist Women
• Authored piece published on Scarleteen.com
• Interviewed by Reign of the Girl-Child
• Presenter at SXSW Interactive

2008

• Phoenix House Austin
• Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church, Austin
• Austin Waldorf School’s Second Grade Parents’ Meeting
• Texas Council on Family Relations Annual Conference
• Adolescent sexuality expert interview for Mona Lisa Production.  Documentary to come out in 2009.
• Blossom Family Center guest speaker on parent sexuality
• Austin Community College Human Sexuality Adjunct Professor

2007

• Guest speaker on Rev. Chuck Freeman’s radio show Soul Talk
• American Educational Research Association Annual Conference
• Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Texas

2006

• American Educational Research Association Annual Conference

2004

• University of Texas Ethics Conference
• M.A. in Educational Psychology from the University of Texas

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