Pepper
Schwartz is Professor of Sociology at the University
of Washington in Seattle. She holds a B.A. and an M.A. from Washington University
in St. Louis, where she was a Woodrow Wilson
Fellow, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Yale University.
Dr. Schwartz has received many awards, including Distinguished Alumni, Washington University
in St. Louis, the
Matrix Award for Achievement in Education, the American Sociological
Association for 2005 for "Public Understanding of Sociology" and the
International Women's Forum Award in Career Achievement in Washington State.
She is the author of 14 books, including many popular books such as: The
Great Sex Weekend, The Lifetime Love and Sex Quiz Book, Everything You
Know About Love and Sex is Wrong and Ten Talks Parents Must Have With
Their Children About Sex and Character with Dominic Cappello, 201
Question to Ask Your Kids / 201 Questions to Ask Your Parents (Avon/Morrow).
Her latest book Prime: Adventures and Advice on Sex, Love, and the Sensual
Years was release in June 2007 by Collins.
Dr. Schwartz wrote the monthly column "Sex and Health" for Glamour
Magazine, with coauthor Dr. Janet Lever, for more than seven years, and
“Talking About Sex” for 8 years for American Baby Magazine. She
also wrote a weekly column called "Sex.Net with Dr. Pepper" for
Microsoft Corporation's One Click Away. She currently writes columns for
uTango.com, Perfectmatch.com, and Medhelp.org. She is the relationship expert
at Perfectmatch.com.
Dr. Schwartz has contributed to many magazines,
journals and newspapers including the New
York Times "Parent and Child" column, Sexual Health, Psychology Today and Contexts. Dr. Schwartz was a regular member of the KIRO-TV (Seattle) news staff for
twelve years and appears regularly on national TV news, documentaries and other
programs. She is the author of more than 40 scholarly articles and has served
as a consultant to many national organizations including LLuminari
Women's Health Network and Chairperson of the National Sexuality
Resource Center.
Dr. Schwartz lectures nationally and internationally on relationship topics,
women’s issues, parent and child issues, communication between men and
women in intimate and work relationships, and maintaining personal and family
well-being in today’s world. She teaches the Sociology of Sexuality to
700 students at the University
of Washington, and was
given an award in 2007 as Outstanding Teacher in the Social Sciences and Most
Engaging Lecturer on campus.
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Dr. Schwartz gives
professional and community lectures on a variety of topics. Read more about
Dr. Schwartz's experience as a lecturer and the subjects she lectures on.
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and subjects of Dr. Schwartz's books and articles, read excerpts and reviews,
and find out where her books are available for purchase on and off-line.
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Dr. Schwartz's collection of columns for LifetimeTV,
American Baby, Classmates, and other publications.
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background and professional accomplishments. Publicity photos and Dr.
Schwartz's CV are available for download.
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Dr. Schwartz teaches at the University
of
Washington at Seattle. Find out more about
the University and classes taught by Dr. Schwartz.
Revised May 06, 2009