Background
Cotten, Annie Laura was born on November 18, 1923 in Oxford, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Leonard F. and Laura Estelle (Spencer) Cotten.
Cotten, Annie Laura was born on November 18, 1923 in Oxford, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Leonard F. and Laura Estelle (Spencer) Cotten.
Diploma, Hardbarger Business College, 1944. AB, Duke University, 1945. Master of Education, University Hartford, Connecticut, 1965.
Doctor of Philosophy, The Union Institute, 1979.
Assistant to president Southern Methodist University, 1953. Research assistant Duke University, 1947-1949. Executive secretary Ohio Wesleyan University, 1955-1956, Connecticut Council Churches, 1958-1960.
Adjunct professor University Hartford, 1976-1978, 1976-1978. Clinical pastoral counselor Hartford Hospital, 1962-1965. Assistant, then associate director social services Hartford Conference Churches, 1965-1967.
Teaching fellow University North Carolina, 1970-1971. Associate professor Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, 1967-1993, adjunct professor, 1994—2002. Adjunct professor St. Joseph College, 1986-1996.
Clinical intern Montefiore Medical Center, 1995. Director elderhostel programs Central Connecticut State University, 1989-1993, organizer center adult learners, 1991-1993. Consultant Somers Correctional Center, Connecticut, 1980-1981, instructor/researcher, 1980-1981.
Consultant Connecticut Life Insurance Marketing Research, 1981-1982. Ambassador to China, spring, 1986. Presenter 3d International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, 1987.
Visiting professor, scholar Duke University, 1989. Adjunct professor health and human services Central Church St. University, 1995-2002. Visiting professor Connecticut College, New London, 1990.
Member clinical faculty, American Board Sexology, 1994. Land developer North Carolina Triangle, since 1995, presenter World Association Service Health SWeden, 2009, department committee AASECT, since 2009. Presenter WHS, Sweden, 2009.
Fellow: American Academy Clinical Sexologists (clinical faculty since 1994, founder), National Council Family Relations. Member: American Psychological Association (chair division 1987-1991), AASECT, Development Committee, HASECT (development committee since 2008), Science Society Study of Sexuality (presenter annual meeting 2003), Connecticut Association Marital and Family Therapists (clinical) (board directors 2000-2002, 2007), Sex Information and Education Council of Connecticut 1994—2002, (Human Sexuality Leader of Year 1997), Connecticut Psychological Association, American Association Sex Educators Counselors and Therapists (sex therapy certified committee 2005, supervisor sex therapy since 2005, Distinguished Service award 1998), Hartford Women's Network.
Children: Hollis W., Rebecca Ann, Laura Cotten.