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Michael H. Miner, Ph.D., L.P. is Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine and Community Health and the Eli Coleman Institute for Sexual and Gender Health (formally the Program in Human Sexuality) at the University of Minnesota. He began his work in sex offender research as the experimental psychologist for California’s Sex Offender Treatment and Evaluation Project and since joining the Program in Human Sexuality (PHS); his research has focused on the etiology of sexual abuse perpetration in adolescence, risk assessment, and sexual compulsivity. Dr. Miner coordinated adult sex offender treatment at PHS until 2008 and coordinated forensic assessment services until 2021. He is Past President of the Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) and past Vice President of the International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders. Dr. Miner was on the editorial boards of Sexual Abuse, Archives of Sexual Behavior, and the International Journal of Sexual Health until his retirement in 2022. He is a past Associate Editor of Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. Dr. Miner has published over 100 articles and book chapters on sex offender treatment, forensic assessment, instrument development, sexual and sexual offending behavior, and evaluation methodology. He is recipient of the Professional Service Award from the Minnesota Chapter of ATSA and the Lifetime Significant Achievement Award from ATSA.