This week’s Campus Celebrity is Dr. Sandra Caron, a UMaine Professor and author of The Sex Lives of College Students, Sex Matters for College Students: FAQs in Human Sexuality and Sex Around the World: Cross Cultural Perspectives in Human Sexuality.
Hometown: Brewer, Maine
Where did you go to college? UMaine! Doctorate at Syracuse University
What was your undergraduate major? Health and Family Life
How many years have you been part of the UMaine faculty? 28 years
Little known fact about yourself: I was a UMaine Undergraduate
When did you begin your teaching career? 1988
What made you want to become a teacher (specifically, what made you choose your concentration?) Interest in reaching people- inspiring others personally and professionally
Favorite course to teach at UMaine: CHF 351 – Human Sexuality
What is your favorite thing about your job: The students and the diversity. The research, Radio Show, and Sex Matters (20 years).
What is the most shocking thing you have discovered about college students and their sexual habits in your research? The amount of college students that fake orgasms
Best UMaine memory: My Undergrad Mentor. Being in the sorority Pi Beta Phi. Friendships that have lasted a lifetime.
Best advice for future Black Bears: Find your passion and don’t just look for a job.
Favorite spot in Orono: Margaritas
This year, you’re most looking forward to: 1) Going back to Europe and teaching the UMaine abroad course. 2) My new (future) book “The Birds and The Bees and More” Where Babies Come From and New Families Form.