Elizabeth Schroeder, EdD, MSW

Elizabeth Schroeder, Ed.D., M.S.W. (she/her/hers) is an award-winning educator, trainer, program consultant and author specializing in LGBTQ+-affirming best practices, nonprofit management, grant sustainability planning, strategic planning processes and sexual health education program implementation. She has spent her entire career working in the non-profit sector, providing consultation to and education and training for schools, organizations and UN agencies in the US and countries around the world for over 30 years. Key to Dr. Schroeder’s work is decentering white, cisgender, heterosexual voices and privilege, while supporting organizations and schools in becoming fully inclusive and affirming of all identities.

She is the former executive director of Answer, a national sexuality education organization based at Rutgers University, and former Board chair of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. Dr. Schroeder has also served as the associate vice president of education and training at Planned Parenthood of New York City, and the manager of education and special projects at Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

An expert in youth development and parenting issues, Elizabeth Schroeder is the author of the recently-published, “My Body Belongs to Me: A Parent’s Guide.” She has also co-written or -edited numerous other texts and curricula, including “Sexuality Education: Theory and Practice,” “Sexuality Education: Past, Present and Future” and “Rights, Respect, Responsibility: A K-12 Sexuality Education Curriculum.” She was the co-founding editor of the American Journal of Sexuality Education, and also served on its editorial board.

Dr. Schroeder is a frequently sought-out spokesperson in the news media, having appeared on BBC’s “The Why Factor,” several NPR affiliates, and in The New York Times, CNN Online, and The Huffington Post, among others. She holds a Doctorate of Education from Widener University and a Master of Social Work from New York University. For more information, please visit www.drschroe.com.