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Carole Clements is an Associate Professor of Contemplative Psychology at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Human Sexuality, Dynamics of Intimate Relationships, Erotic Intelligence, and Sexual Narratives. Her research focuses on critiquing White Supremacy's impact on sexual normativities and advancing decolonial, queer methodologies in sexuality studies.
Education:
- Doctorate of Philosophy (in process), Human Sexuality (Clinical Concentration), California Institute of Integral Studies
- MFA in Writing and Poetics/Prose, Naropa University (2001)
- MA in Psychology: Contemplative Psychotherapy, Naropa Institute (1998)
- BA in Political Science, Syracuse University (1990)
Research Interests: Carole investigates sexual complexity through lenses of critical race theory, queer spatialities, and mindfulness ethics. She critiques 'sex positivity' as a complicit construct within White-supremacist frameworks and advocates for frameworks that center Black and marginalized bodies.
Publications Trends: Her work bridges art-based inquiry (e.g., art therapy approaches) with critical race theory, interrogating how mindfulness practices can inadvertently reinforce systemic inequities. Recent projects emphasize decolonizing research methods and queering temporal/spatial norms in group therapy settings.
Professional Engagement: A LGBTQIA+-informed therapist in private practice, Carole specializes in gender/sexuality counseling for monogamous and consensually non-monogamous relationships. They identify as queer and use they/them pronouns.
