Dr Julia R. Heiman is an American

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. The sixth Director of The

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for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction at

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, she began on June 1, 2004. Dr. Heiman is also a professor in the Psychology Department at Indiana University with a joint appointment in the Psychiatry Department at the IU School of Medicine in Indianapolis.Rose, Charlie (2007-11-20). Charlie Rose Science Series: Human Sexuality. ''

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Life and career

Heiman received a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) in 1970 from

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, then a PhD in Clinical Psychology in 1975 from

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. She performed a predoctoral internship from 1972 to 1974 at the Stony Brook Psychological Center and

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. She received postgraduate training as a

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funded postdoctoral research associate in 1975 from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.Heiman, Julia R. (2010-08). Curriculum Vitae: Julia R. Heiman, Ph.D. August 2010. Retrieved from . She co-authored the self-help book ''Becoming Orgasmic'' with Joseph LoPiccolo in 1976. Who's Who of American Women. 12th edition, 1981–1982. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1981.Biography and Genealogy Master Index. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, Cengage Learning. 1980-2011. Who's Who of American Women. 13th edition, 1983–1984. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1983.

Research

Heiman's research is concerned with the physiological and emotional dimensions of sexuality. Her research interests include treatments for sexual difficulty, the impact of treatments for sexual difficulty on relationships, cross-cultural definitions of sexual satisfaction, sexual abuse and aggression, depression and sex, quality of sex experience in the wake of cancer, impact of childhood sexual abuse on adult relationships, and sexual risk taking.Kinsey Institute (2011). Julia Heiman. Retrieved from http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/about/heiman.html.

Selected publications

*Heiman J, LoPiccolo L, LoPiccolo J (1976). ''Becoming Orgasmic: A Sexual and Personal Growth Program for Women.''

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, *Heiman J, LoPiccolo J (1987). ''Becoming Orgasmic: A Sexual and Personal Growth Program for Women,'' (Rev Exp edition). Fireside,

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Julia R. Heiman, Ph.D. CV
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