Background
Sandra Risa Leiblum was born on August 18, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York.
psychologist sex educator author
Sandra Risa Leiblum was born on August 18, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York.
In 1965, Sandra R. Leiblum received a Bachelor of Arts from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. In 1968, she received a Master of Arts from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Ph.D. in 1971. She also completed a postdoctoral study at University of Colorado from 1971 to 1972.
Until Sandra's death in January 2010, she was a Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics/Gynecology, Director of the Center for Sexual and Relationship Health, and Director of the Psychology Internship Program at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, in Piscataway, New Jersey. She also was a member of Sexual Function Health Council of the American Foundation for Urologic Disease, and National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.
An internationally recognized authority in sex therapy, Dr. Leiblum received numerous awards for her professional contributions, including the Masters and Johnson Award from the Society for Sex Therapy and Research and the Professional Standard of Excellence Award from the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. She was the author or editor of over 125 journal articles, chapters, and books on various aspects of male and female sexuality, and was widely recognized for her teaching and clinical activities. Her book Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy, Fourth Edition, received the SSTAR Health Professional Book Award from the Society for Sex Therapy and Research.
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1988In Sandra's private practice, Sandra specialized in helping individuals and couples resolve issues concerning sexual dysfunction and dissatisfaction, depression, anxiety, relationship distress and conflict, sexual compulsivity or addiction, gender or sexual orientation or psychological or sexual problems related to cancer, menopause, andropause or infertility.
Sandra had one child, Jonathan Kassen.
