Erin Chapman, graduate in human development and family studies

Anyone who is looking for a change in their routine class schedule might consider HD FS 276 — a.k.a. human sexuality, a favorite among students. Of course, they may find it hard to add as enrollment is always high. Perhaps students are interested in this class because it has the word “sex” in the title, or maybe they’ve heard a little bit about Erin Chapman — who consistently makes students laugh and enjoy themselves during class.

Name: Erin Chapman

Occupation: Ph.D. student and instructor of two ISU classes — this is her last year at Iowa State.

Education: Undergraduate at University of Northern Iowa (five years), Iowa State (completed master’s in 2004). Chapman is currently working on her Ph.D.

Classes taught: HD FS 276 – human sexuality, and the lab of HD FS 269 – research in human development and family studies.

Dream job: Teaching a class similar to HD FS 276, educating people of all ages about sexuality.

Info on HD FS 276: Topics covered include sexual abuse and assault, STDs, sexuality throughout life and communication in relationships among others. Also covers obvious areas of sexuality such as anatomy.

Sex advice for all students: Be safe! Take care of each other and look after one another. With partners, don’t cross any boundaries and be sure to communicate wants and needs — sexual or not. “Communicate before you fornicate!”

Favorite food: Seafood.

Favorite music: Wilco, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Elvis etc. “A little bit of everything,” she said.

Technology you can’t live without: Blackberry, but she said students need to keep the high-tech gadgets out of the classroom — it’s disrespectful.

Pets: 2 cats, Bacardi and Stoli.