Sharon Lamb

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Sharon Lamb
Born (1955-09-11) September 11, 1955 (age 69)
Nationality American
Alma mater Harvard Graduate School of Education
Known forProfessor of counseling and school psychology
SpousePaul Orgel
Children2 sons
Awards Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) Health Professional Book Award
Scientific career
Fields Psychology
Institutions University of Massachusetts Boston, College of Education and Human Development

Sharon Lamb (born September 11, 1955) [1] is an American professor in the Department of Counseling and School Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston's, College of Education and Human Development, [2] and a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA). [3] She also sits on the editorial board of the academic journals Feminism & Psychology, and Sexualization, Media, and Society . [4]

Contents

Lamb is one of the authors of the APA's report into the sexualization of girls, [5] which according to an article on Women and Hollywood is "the most downloaded document in the history of the APA’s website". [6] She is also a co-author for the APA's Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women.

Sharon Lamb also practices psychology in Shelburne Vermont where she performs evaluations for the courts, attachment evaluations and custody evaluations, and sees private therapy clients.

Education

Lamb gained both her EdD in Human Development, and her EdM in Counseling and Consulting Psychology from Harvard Graduate School of Education. [2] She also obtained her PhD at the Free University (Vrije Universiteit) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, under the supervision of philosophers Doret de Ruyter and Jan Steutel.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

She is married to the pianist Paul Orgel and has/had two sons. [7] Her younger son died on July 6, 2018, at the age of 26. Her older son lives with his family in Austin, Texas.

Grants and awards

Bibliography

Books

Chapters in books

Journal articles

References

  1. "Lamb, Sharon". Library of Congress. Retrieved July 10, 2014. New versions of victims, 1999: CIP t.p. (Sharon Lamb) data sheet (b. 09-11-55)
  2. 1 2 "Faculty & staff: Sharon Lamb, EdD". University of Massachusetts Boston. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  3. "Society for the psychology of women: division 35 fellows: current fellows". American Psychological Association (APA). Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  4. "Editorial board: Sexualization, Media, and Society". SAGE. October 27, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  5. Lamb, Sharon; Zurbriggen, Eileen L.; Collins, Rebecca L.; Roberts, Tomi-Ann; Tolman, Deborah L.; Ward, L. Monique (2007). "Report of the American Psychological Association Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls". American Psychological Association (APA).{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Silverstein, Melissa (October 20, 2010). "Spark summit – speaking out against the sexualization of girls". Women and Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  7. "Sharon Lamb". Sharon Lamb. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  8. "2006 Books For A Better Life Awards Winners". Book reporter. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  9. Lamb, Sharon; Brown, Lyn Mikel (2007). Packaging Girlhood: rescuing our daughters from marketers' schemes . New York: St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN   9780312370053.
  10. "2008 SSTAR Health Professional Book Award" (PDF). Society for Sex Therapy and Research. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  11. Lamb, Sharon (2006). Sex, therapy, and kids: addressing their concerns through talk and play. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. ISBN   9780393704792.
  12. "New Civics Initiative Grants". The Spencer Foundation. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.