Sexual science researcher and educator, Missouri, US

“Medical students get less than eight hours of sex education on average — this needs to change! My work centers around normalizing sex and pleasure-informed conversations in medicine. When doctors are better prepared to talk about sex with patients, we can help remove the stigma and shame from society.”

Areas of expertise

Sex education

“My goal is to educate medical trainees and professionals about sexual dysfunction, desire, and female sexual anatomy so they are better equipped to promote positive, healthier sex practices among patients.”

— Rainey Horwitz, MS

Areas of expertise

Sex education

— Rainey Horwitz, MS

Career

Saint Louis University School of Medicine – Labor of Love elective coordinator, certified trained doula, and queer health curriculum speaker, since 2020
Center for Biology and Society at Arizona State University – Researcher of the history and philosophy of sex and science
Center for Biology and Society at Arizona State University – Leading researcher, writer, and editor of scientific articles for The Embryo Project
The Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer – Campus ambassador, 2017–2018

Education

Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Barrett Honors College) – Master of Science in biology and society, 2019
Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Barrett Honors College) – Bachelor of Science in biology, 2018

Awards and achievements

Recipient of the Biology and Society Unusual Student Project Award Grant from Arizona State University School of Life Sciences; the American Association for the Advancement of Science Section L Grant; and Saint Louis University School of Medicine Academic Scholarship
Guest on several podcasts to speak about her work as an online sex educator

Appearances and publications in other media

Embryo Project Encyclopedia,

29 Feb 2020

Medical Vibrators for Treatment of Female Hysteria

Embryo Project Encyclopedia,

13 Jan 2020

Some of the Uses of Electricity in Gynecology,’ (1901) by William Henry Walling

Embryo Project Encyclopedia,

31 Oct 2019

Vaginal Speculum (after 1800)