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Nicole Cushman is a frequent media commentator with expertise in sex education, adolescent sexual health, consent, relationships, gender, sexuality, and parent-child communication. She tackles the tough topics others shy away from, like abortion, sexting, and pornography. Review her recent press below and contact her to schedule an interview.
Print & Digital
The abortion bot will see you now (The Washington Post, 2023)
Abortion chatbot Charley helps women end their pregnancies: 'Let's get started' (Fox News, 2023)
New chatbot connects abortion-seekers with care options (Mashable, 2023)
Privacy, Porn, and Parents in the Room: Sex Education’s Pandemic Challenges (EdWeek, 2021)
Getting ‘consent’ for sex is too low a bar (The New York Times, 2018)
Why we shouldn’t be separating boys and girls for sex ed (The Washington Post, 2018)
Wearing black to the State of the Union isn’t enough (CNN, 2018)
Why Some People Hide Sexual Assault After Abstinence-Only Education (Teen Vogue, 2017)
On Camera
Sex education is evolving to meet kids where they are - on the internet (Mashable, 2019)
Let’s Have Sex with Zach Zimmerman (Time Out New York, 2019)
AMAZE Brings Sex Education Online to End Sexual Assault Epidemic (NowThis News, 2018)
Radio
Sexting (NPR/WHYY Radio Times, 2019)
What should kids be learning in sex ed in the era of #MeToo? (NPR/KALW Your Call, 2018)
The Controversy Over Comprehensive Sex Ed (NPR/WAMU The 1A, 2017)
Sex Ed Study: Robot Babies May Increase Teen Birth Rate (NPR/WNYC The Takeaway, 2016)
AMAZE Brings Sex Education Online (NowThis News, 2018)