Professional Experience
Alain Giami (PhD) is currently Emeritus Research Professor at the Inserm (National Institute
of Health and Medical Research) in Paris. He is Vice President of the World Association for
Sexual Health and Associate editor of the journal “Sexologies: European Journal of Sexology
and sexual health”.
He served as a full member of the International Academy of Sex Research since 1994 and
also as an expert in various task force at the World Health Organization, UNESCO, the French
Supreme Court (Conseil d’Etat) and the French Ministry of Health. He created and developed
a University Diploma on “Sexual health and Public Health at Paris University (Paris 5 and
Paris 7) (2007-2014). He served as Scientific Director at the UNESCO Chair in Sexual health
and Human rights (2010-2014).
Expertise and Research Interests
Social sciences
public health
sexual health
human rights
sexual rights
research methodology
survey research
qualitative research
Selected Publications
He has published more than 200 papers and several books in French, English and Portuguese including: “Histories of Sexology : Between Science and Politics” (Palgrave) coedited with Sharman Levinson (2021); “Infirmières & Sexualité : entre soins et relations” (Nurses & sexuality : between care & relations”, 2015 with Emilie Moreau & Pierre Moulin; “Sexual revolutions” (in collaboration with Gert Hekma), Palgrave 2014. Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7639-3005
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COST Action
European Sexual Medicine Network
COST Action CA18124
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