Sharon Lamb

Sharon Lamb
Born (1955-09-11) September 11, 1955 (age 69)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard Graduate School of Education
Known forProfessor of counseling and school psychology
SpousePaul Orgel
Children2 sons
AwardsSociety for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) Health Professional Book Award
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsUniversity 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]

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.

  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. ^ "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.