Dr. John D. DeLamater is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His current research and writing are focused on the effects of life-course transitions on sexuality. He is the one who created the human sexuality course at the University of Wisconsin in 1975 and has since taught it regularly. He is a Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality and the 2002 recipient of the Kinsey Award from the Society for Career Contributions to Sex Research.