Sandra Leiblum
Encyclopedia
Sandra Risa Leiblum was an American author, lecturer, and researcher in sexology
.
from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Colorado
Medical Center, Denver, Colorado. In 1972 she joined the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry of UMDNJ, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
. During her career she studied sexual issues in many circumstances addressing among others transgender
situations, infertility
, and menopause
. She was on the editorial board of the Journal of Sex Education and Therapy
and the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
. Among the honors she received were the Masters and Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award (awarded by the Society for Sex Therapy and Research in 2001) and the Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award (awarded by the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex for distinguished contributions to sexuality research over a lifetime in 2003). She was the first president the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health in 2000 and a past president of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research, as well as a Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
.
In 2001, Leiblum described the Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder as a new syndrome.
On January 28, 2010, Sandra Leiblum died in Edison, New Jersey
, eight months after suffering a stroke and bicycle accident.
Sexology
Sexology is the scientific study of human sexuality, including human sexual interests, behavior, and function. The term does not generally refer to the non-scientific study of sex, such as political analysis or social criticism....
.
Biography
Leiblum was born in Brooklyn, NY and graduated with a Ph.D. in psychologyPsychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
Medical Center, Denver, Colorado. In 1972 she joined the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry of UMDNJ, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is a public medical school located in Piscataway and New Brunswick, New Jersey, and one of the eight schools of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey . In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school’s principal...
. During her career she studied sexual issues in many circumstances addressing among others transgender
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
situations, infertility
Infertility
Infertility primarily refers to the biological inability of a person to contribute to conception. Infertility may also refer to the state of a woman who is unable to carry a pregnancy to full term...
, and menopause
Menopause
Menopause is a term used to describe the permanent cessation of the primary functions of the human ovaries: the ripening and release of ova and the release of hormones that cause both the creation of the uterine lining and the subsequent shedding of the uterine lining...
. She was on the editorial board of the Journal of Sex Education and Therapy
Journal of Sex Education and Therapy
The Journal of Sex Education and Therapy is the official academic journal of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists....
and the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal that provides empirical knowledge and conceptual information related to sexual minorities and their social environment...
. Among the honors she received were the Masters and Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award (awarded by the Society for Sex Therapy and Research in 2001) and the Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award (awarded by the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex for distinguished contributions to sexuality research over a lifetime in 2003). She was the first president the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health in 2000 and a past president of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research, as well as a Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality , formed in 1957, is a non-profit, professional membership organization that says it is "the oldest professional society dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about sexuality." It reports to have more than 1,000 members and has a quarterly...
.
In 2001, Leiblum described the Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder as a new syndrome.
On January 28, 2010, Sandra Leiblum died in Edison, New Jersey
Edison, New Jersey
Edison Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township...
, eight months after suffering a stroke and bicycle accident.