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 the 2005 American Sociological Award for the Public Dissemination of Information, the Matrix Award for Achievement in Education, and the International Women's Forum Award in Career Achievement in Washington State, Distinguished Alumnus, Washington University in St. Louis 2007, University of Washington Panhellenic Association 2007, "Best Professor in the Social Sciences and Social Work” and “Most Engaging Lecturer on Campus.” She is presently the relationship expert at Perfectmatch.com and the co-developer of Duet, their compatibility matching system, a member of the prestigious Lluminari Women’s Health Network, a Senior Fellow of the Contemporary Council on the Family, and the Chairperson of National Sexuality Resource Center at San Francisco State University. She serves on the board of Zeenami.com and UTango.com. 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 presently writes a blog and answers questions for Medhelp.com, for Perfectmatch.com, and UTango.com. Dr. Schwartz’ sociology courses include Sociology of Sexuality, one of the most popular sexuality courses in the nation—often with 700 students enrolled at one time. Other courses include: The Family, Gender and Sexuality, Changing Patterns of Family Organization, Sociology of Families, and Intimate Relationships. 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 part time 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. 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. Books By Pepper Schwartz, PhD: Finding Your Perfect Match The Lifetime Love and Sex Quiz Book Everything You Know About Love and Sex Is Wrong Ten Talks Parents Must Have With Their Children About Sex and Character (with Dominic Cappello) 201 Questions to Ask Your Kids The Great Sex Weekend (with Janet Lever, PhD) What I’ve Learned About Sex (with Debra Haffner, MPH.) The Love Test (with Virginia Rutter, PhD) The Gender of Sexuality: Sexual Possibilities (with Virginia Rutter, PhD) Love Between Equals: How Peer Marriage Really Works Gender in Intimate Relationships (Co-edited by Barbara Risman) Women at Yale (with Janet Lever, PhD) American Couples: Money, Work, and Sex (with Philip Blumstein, PhD)
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