Upswing Advocates

Worner Leland, BCBA, Researcher and Educator

Worner (they/them) is a Researcher and Educator at Upswing Advocates, and they also serve as a sex educator with a focus on a behavior analytic framework of sexuality. They are passionate about research and education around intimacy, social, and interpersonal health that centers affirmation of all identities and relationship styles. Worner is an Adjunct Faculty member at National Louis University and is President of the Association for Behavior Analysis International Sexual Behavior Research and Practice Special Interest Group. In their free time, Worner enjoys arm wrestling, and putting googley eyes on cacti.