Sally Conklin

Title: Professor
Division: Nursing & Health Studies
Unit: Health Education
Office Location: Wirtz Hall 239
Office Phone: (815) 753-0525
Office Fax: (815) 753-5406
Email: sconklin@niu.edu

Courses Taught

• AHPH 411/PHHE 406-506  Sexuality Education
• AHPH 503/PHHE 624  School Health Programs, Planning and Evaluating
• AHPH 504/PHHE 504  Special Topics: Current Issues in Health Theory & Concepts

Education

Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, 1996 
Educational Leadership, Health and Human Sexuality Education
Graduate School of Education 

M.A. United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, 1994 
Theology, concentration in Ethics

M.A. College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, 1971 
Guidance and Counseling 

B.S. University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 1966 
Home Economics Education
Family Studies and Child Development concentration

Research Interests

Advocacy for comprehensive sexuality education, youth asset development, cultural competence and social justice regarding diversity and sexual orientation, professional sexuality education of clergy, teachers, and counselors.

Selected Publications

Conklin, S.C. (2010). Chapter 7: Contraception in Greenberg, J.S., Bruess, C.E., & Conklin, S.C. Exploring the Dimensions of Human Sexuality, 4th Edition. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Conklin, S.C. (2010). Chapter 11: Sexuality in Childhood and Adolescence in Greenberg, J.S., Bruess, C.E., & Conklin, S.C. Exploring the Dimensions of Human Sexuality, 4th Edition. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Conklin, S.C. (2007). Sex education in Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Conklin, S. C., Parham, E., Robison, J. (November 2005). Rethinking weight/health strategies: Impact of a convincing guest lecturer. Journal of Nutrition and Behavior, 37S (2)S101-102. 

Conklin, S. C., & Goodson, P. (2004). Update on sexuality education for clergy in theological schools and seminaries. In R. T. Francoeur (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Sexuality, 2nd Edition. New York: Continuum. 

Carger, C. L., Conklin, S, & Falk-Ross, F. (2002). Literature for life: Teaching health literacy with picture books and novels. Book Links Connecting Books, Libraries and Classrooms, 12(2) 46-53. 

Conklin, S. C. (2001). Seminary sexuality education survey: Current efforts, perceived need and readiness in accredited Christian institutions. Journal of Sex Education and Therapy, 26(4), 301-309.