
Jennifer A. Vencill, PhD, is an assistant professor, board-certified clinical health psychologist, and AASECT-certified sex therapist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She is dually appointed in the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, as well as the Division of General Internal Medicine, where she spends the bulk of her time providing integrated sexual health care and educating fellows, residents, and medical students about the importance of sexual and gender health. Her clinical interests include sexual health and functioning, sexuality and aging, and LGBTQ+ mental and sexual health. Dr. Vencill’s research focuses on sexual health and health disparities in marginalized sexual and gender communities. She received her PhD in counseling psychology from Texas Tech University and was the first Michael E. Metz Postdoctoral Fellow in Sexual Health at the University of Minnesota’s Program in Human Sexuality. Dr. Vencill is coauthor of the award-winning book Desire: An Inclusive Guide to Navigating Libido Differences in Relationships.