Sheryl A. Kingsberg, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and a renowned sexual health expert. She is the chief of behavioral medicine, MacDonald Women's Hospital, University Hospitals Case Medical Center and associate professor in the departments of reproductive biology and psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Dr. Kingsberg's main research interests are in female sexual function and the psychological aspects of infertility and menopause. In addition to numerous professional presentations, she is well represented in the current literature, including publications in journals, such as: Fertility and Sterility, Menopause, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, The Archives of Sexual Behavior, Journal of Women's Health & Gender-Based Medicine, the International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy. Dr. Kingsberg has authored numerous chapters on topics, including: evaluation and treatment of female sexual disorders, sexuality after cancer, perimenopause and sexuality, oocyte donation, infertility and aging, sexual aversion disorder, and the treatment of psychogenic erectile dysfunction. She has been the principal investigator on a research grant to enhance the sexual health curriculum of the Case Western Reserve University Medical School and is currently the principal investigator for two clinical trials on the treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder.
Dr. Kingsberg is an active member in numerous national and international organizations, including the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), and the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH). She is currently the President of ISSWSH and sits on the editorial boards for the journals Menopause; the International Journal of Impotence Research; and Sexuality, Reproduction and Menopause.
Dr. Kingsberg received her doctorate from the University of South Florida in Tampa (1989).