Potsdam, NY

Patricia Whelehan, Ph.D., CST, CAC

Diplomate and Clinical Supervisor of the American Board of Sexology,
Anthropologists and AIDS Research Group,
Society for Medical Anthropology,
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists,
Society for the Scientific Study of Sex
  Certified HIV pre/post test counselor in California and New York

President's Award for Excellence in Service in 2006 and.
Fellow, the Society for Applied Anthropology



  • Professor of Anthropology with the State University of New York (Potsdam Campus), the largest public higher education system in the country.
  • Teaches courses in human and
    specifically women's sexuality,
     the development and presentation of diverse programs regarding safer sex. Campus' AIDS Education Coordinator.
  • Therapy practice addresses issues involved with:
    • gender identity and gender roles
    • sexual orientation
    • male erectile and ejaculatory control problems
    • women's concerns with reaching orgasm
    • sexual relationship concerns for people who are HIV positive
    • male performance anxieties and expectations

    Dr. Whelehan is widely published and is the author of:

    An Anthropological Perspective on Prostitution: The World's Oldest Profession 

    Perspectives on Human Sexuality

    Women and Health

    Interdisciplinary Perspectives On Human Sexuality: Bio-Psycho-Cultural Approaches.
    Anne Bolin, Ph.D and Patricia Whelehan, Ph.D
    With Contributions from:  Georgina Hammock, Ph.D, and Wenda Trevathan, Ph.D

    The Anthropology of AIDS: A Global Perspective
    Patricia Whelehan, Ph.D, with contributions by Thomas Budd, Ph.D





For therapy or additional information, please contact Dr. Whelehan at:

State University of New York College at Potsdam
Anthropology Department
44 Pierrepont Ave
Potsdam, NY 13676
Phone: (315) 267-2048
Fax: (315) 267-3176

Email: whelehpe@potsdam.edu
Email: Dr. Whelehan 




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