James Cantor
| James M. Cantor | |
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| Born |
January 2, 1966 Manhasset, New York |
| Education | MA, PhD |
| Alma mater |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Boston University McGill University |
| Occupation | Clinical psychologist specializing in sexology |
| Employer | University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine |
| Known for | Sex research, atypical sexualities |
| Website | Faculty page (University of Toronto) |
James M. Cantor (born January 2, 1966) is a Canadian clinical psychologist and sexologist, specializing in hypersexuality and atypical sexual interests. He is a former editor of the journal Sexual Abuse and an expert on paraphilias. He is widely cited for his neuroscience research showing brain differences in pedophiles, and for suggesting that pedophilia is something unchangeable and that people are likely born with it. Cantor and the implications of his work for preventing abuse were featured in the CBC documentary I, Pedophile, alongside interviews with pedophilic men. The film followed Cantor from the beginnings of his research (via re-enactments) to the international presentation of its results. It was nominated for best social/political documentary in 2017.
Cantor is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine, and the Head of the Law and Mental Health Research Section of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. He is former editor-in-chief of Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, and a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Sexual Aggression, The Journal of Sex Research, and Archives of Sexual Behavior.
Cantor grew up on Long Island, New York and attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, with a concentration in computer science and minors in mathematics and physics. He obtained his MA in psychology from Boston University and PhD in clinical psychology from McGill University with a thesis on "Reversal of fluoxetine-induced sexual dysfunction in male rats." He completed his postdoctoral training at CAMH, where he continued on staff.
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