The Men's Story Project

Dr. Jocelyn Lehrer

Stevenson 101
9:30 AM

Jocelyn Lehrer, ScD is Founder/Director of the Men’s Story Project and affiliated Senior Research Associate at the University of California-San Francisco Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. Her research on masculinities, sexual assault, dating violence, sexual health, and mental health has been published in leading journals including Men & Masculinities, Pediatrics, Archives of Sexual Behavior and Journal of Adolescent Health. Her applied work includes serving as a consultant with MTV/VH1, UN Women, and the Stanford University Global Center for Gender Equality; serving as Senior Gender Advisor at the USAID Office of HIV/AIDS, leading program evaluation projects with HIV/GBV organizations in East Africa, and facilitating social support groups for women and LGBTQ+ youth who are living with HIV/AIDS. Jocelyn has been certified as a rape crisis counselor and given many trainings sponsored by groups such as the U.S. Dept. of Justice Office of Violence Against Women. Her awards include the UCSF Chancellor’s Award for Public Service, and her work has been highlighted on CNN, ABC, Fox, and other media. Jocelyn holds a doctoral degree from the Harvard School of Public Health (2004) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies. She is Chilean-American and a native Spanish speaker.