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Who I am:: I am a behavioral health scientist, health educator and doctoral student; a reproductive health researcher and educator, with a particular focus on HIV, HPV, and HSV. Most of my work has been with adolescent girls and young adults, and I think they're great fun to work with - and challenging! Primarily, and fundamentally, though, I remain the gender studies student I became as a youngster, constantly looking through the lens of socialization and identification – for both men and women – and how these socialized identities play into our mental, physical, and emotional health.

Born and raised in San Francisco, I attended the University of Southern California, where I was one of two people (both women) who graduated with a degree in Gender Studies – out of a class of about 4,000. To say I found that to be emblematic of a bigger cultural problem would be an understatement. I’m now working on my dissertation at Columbia in Health and Behavior Studies, and I find myself being drawn back to the bigger picture of the social determinants of the way both women and girls, and men and boys act; how we treat and take care of ourselves, what makes us abandon what we intellectually know to be the choices that would keep us safest, healthiest, strongest; how we are conditioned. Media critic, health and education advocate, feminist, early explorer into the world of nutrition, and all around opinionator.

My blog: https://larkincallaghan.wordpress.com/
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Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:: None published yet, but working on an anthology about health education for adolescent girls in New York City!

Media outlets that I currently write for:: Contributor to various community blogs.

My writing is:: Nonfiction, Memoir, Journalism, Blog Posts

Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:: Not formally, but sometimes on my blog!

Services I offer to other writers:: N/A

I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:: N/A

My professional associations:: Society of Public Health Educators
International AIDS Society
San Francisco AIDS Foundation - HIV Advocacy Organization

I found out about She Writes from:: I saw the badge on a few blogs and finally Googled it to see what it was about!

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Women Against Women

Posted on June 3, 2011 at 9:05am 0 Comments 0 Likes

A new poll out of London, and reported by Daily Mail, says that women take about 20 seconds to size up other women. For the majority of them, the first thing they notice is the other’s weight. Women judging other women is nothing new, but the issues it brings up bear repeating.

54% of the women polled said they were trying to ascertain waist size above all else, and 45%…

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Julie Jeffs left a comment for Larkin Callaghan

"Larkin, Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index. I hope you will find, as I did, a…"

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Women Against Women

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"Hi Larkin, Welcome to SheWrites. Feel free to reach out if you need anything. Jill Starishevsky Author, My Body Belongs to Me http://www.MyBodyBelongstoMe.com"

Jun 3, 2011

Larkin Callaghan replied to the discussion 'In What Context Do You Write About Sex?' in the group Let's Talk About Sex: Writing about Sexual Topics

"Hi There, I write about sex in the context of healthy adolescent female reproductive development and informed decision-making around sex. I am a behavioral scientist and doctoral student, and I've conducted research on how…"

Jun 2, 2011

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At 10:31pm on June 3, 2011, Julie Jeffs said…: Larkin,

Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.

I hope you will find, as I did, a great sense of community, loads of information and resources, and an incredible amount of talent.

Jump in on ongoing discussions or start one if there is an issue you would like to discuss.

Let me know if you have any questions. Look forward to reading your posts.

Warm regards,
Julie Jeffs
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At 9:02am on June 3, 2011, Jill Starishevsky said…: Hi Larkin,

Welcome to SheWrites. Feel free to reach out if you need anything.

Jill Starishevsky

Author, My Body Belongs to Me

http://www.MyBodyBelongstoMe.com

At 7:35am on June 2, 2011, Margaret Traylor said…: Hi Larkin, welcome to SheWrites! We're glad to have you here. You can use the Getting Started section to help you find your way around. Let us know if you have any questions!

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