Marianne Brandon

PRIVATE PRACTICE, WELLMINDS WELLBODIES LLC

Providing individual and couples psychotherapy to adults. Areas of specialization include relationship issues, sexual concerns, depression, anxiety, low sexual desire, eating disorders. September, 1997-Present.

CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDER, TZK SEMINARS

Provide ongoing webinars for psychologists and other professions about sex therapy and sexual dysfunction. November 2017 – present.

BOARD MEMBER, INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF WOMENS SEXUAL HEATLH (ISSWSH)

Participation in all aspects of society management and operations.

February 2013-February 2015.

PANEL MEMBER

FDA Advisory Hearing panel member evaluating possible approval of Flibanersin as a treatment for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in women.

June 4th, 2015.

CO-HOST, THE DR. B. AND TED RADIO SHOW

Co-host of lively weekly AM radio talk show focusing on sexual and intimate self-help. Show was live, callers encouraged. Podcasts available at www.wellmindswellbodies.com.

September, 2008 – November, 2009.

AUTHOR

Unlocking the Sexy in Surrender: Using the Neuroscience of Power to Recharge Your Sex Life (March 2014). E-book describing the biological potency of sexual surrender in females.

Monogamy: The Untold Story, Praeger Publishing. (August 2010). This groundbreaking book

CO-AUTHOR

Reclaiming Desire: The Four Keys for Finding Your Lost Libido, Rodale Publishing. (June 2004). Examines loss of libido in females from both a psychological and physiological perspective and offers suggestions for exploring and deepening the sexual experience.

PROFESSIONAL WRITING

Brandon, M. & Planke, J. (in press). Emotional, Sexual and Behavioral Correlates of Attitudes Toward Sex Robots: Results of an Online Survey. Journal of Future Robot Life.

Brandon, M. (in press). An evolutionary perspective on female sexual concerns and dysfunctions. In Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Sexual Psychology. Ed. Todd Shackelford. Cambridge University Press.

Brandon, M., Shylkova, N. & Morgentaler, A. (in press). Curiosity and other attitudes toward sex robots: Results of an online survey. Journal of Future Robot Life.

Brandon, M. (2016). Monogamy and Nonmonogamy: Evolutionary Considerations and Treatment Challenges. Sexual Medicine Reviews, 4(4), 343-352.

Brandon, M. & Morgentaler, A. (2016). Male and Female Sexual Dysfunction in a Rapidly Changing Cultural Environment: Addressing Gender Equality Versus Equivalence In The Bedroom. Sexual Medicine Reviews, 4(2), 96-102.

Brandon, M. (2016). Psychosocial aspects of Sexuality with Aging. Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, 32, 151-155.

Brandon, M. (2015). Commentary on Management of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder. In Lipshultz L., Pastuszak A., Perelman M., Giraldi A., & Buster J. (Eds.). Sexual Health in the Couple: Management of Sexual Dysfunction in Men and Women. New York: Springer Publishing.

Brandon, M. (2014). Women’s Sexuality. In M. Curtis (Ed.) Glass’ Office Gynecology, 7th Ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Brandon, M. (2011). The Challenge of Monogamy: Bringing It Out of the Closet and Into the Treatment Room. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 26(3), 271-277.

Brandon, M. (May 2007). Sexual Expansion and the Elderly Client. The Maryland Psychologist. Vol 52, Issue 5.

Brandon, M. & Goldstein,A.T. (2006). The Treatment of Low Libido in Women Using an Integrated Biopsychosocial Approach. In J. Kuriansky (Series Ed.). M. S. Tepper & Annette F. Owens (Vol. Eds.). Sex, Love, and Psychology: Sexual health, Vol. IV. State-of-the-Art Treatments and Research. New York: Praeger Publishing.

Brandon, M. (October and December, 2004). The Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Low Libido in Women. The Maryland Psychologist. Vol 50, Issues 1 and 2.

Brandon, M. Curiosity and Attitudes Toward Sex Robots, Perspectives from Evolutionary Theory and Sex Therapy. Keynote, Love and Sex with Robots International Congress, December 2020.

Brandon, M. & Morgentaler, A. Male and Female Sexual Concerns and Dysfunctions. Invited Address for the Update in Internal Medicine conference, December 2020.

Brandon, M. Doctor Health Thy Sex Life: Maintaining your intimate relationship as a urologist. Invited Address for North Eastern Section of the American Urology Association, September 2020.

Brandon, M. 50 Shades of Sex Tech panel discussion. Collision from Home. June 2020.

Brandon, M. Sex and Intimacy after Prostate Cancer. Invited Address for the Boston Prostate Cancer Symposium. Cancelled due to COVID. April 2020.

Brandon, M. Staying Human After Sex Robots panel discussion. South by South West. Cancelled due to COVID. April 2020.

Brandon, M. Sex and Intimacy After Prostate Cancer. Invited Address for Winchester Hospital Prostate Cancer Support Group. Cancelled due to COVID. March 2020.

Brandon, M. Evolution Meets AI in the Bedroom: The Future of Sex. Invited Address for the Evolutionary Studies Seminar Series, SUNY New Paltz. March 2020.

Brandon, M. & Morgentaler, A. Male and Female Sexual Concerns and Dysfunctions. Invited Address for Pri-Med Continuing Medical Education, Orlando, FL. February 2020.

Brandon, M. & Morgentaler, A. Male and Female Sexual Concerns and Dysfunctions. Invited Address for Pri-Med Continuing Medical Education, Boston, MA. December 2019.

Brandon, M. Mental Health in Space: Colonizing Mars and Beyond. Invited Address for the 2019 WebSummit, Lisbon, Portugal. November 2019.

Brandon, M. Sex Robots and the Future of Sex. Invited Address for the 2019 WebSummit, Lisbon, Portugal. November 2019.

Brandon, M. Invited Address to the Applied Evolutionary Psychology Society. Evolutionary Theory Meets AI in the Bedroom: The Future of Sex. Boston, June 2019.

Brandon, M. It’s Safe to Talk Here: Normalizing and Treating Couples Common Sexual Challenges. Harvard Treating Couples Conference, December 2017.

Brandon, M. & Morgentaler, A. Male sexual function and dysfunction: A medical, psychological, and relationship perspective. Maryland Psychological Association, October, 2017.

Brandon, M. Primal: What our ancestors can teach us about having passionate sex in a long-term relationship. Paleo Fx Conference, April, 2017.

Brandon, M. & Saltzman, S. Integrative Sexuality: Talk like a sex therapist and think like a physician. Maryland Psychological Association. June 6, 2015

Brandon, M. White Bread Sex Therapy. Sex Therapy Post-Graduate Institute, October, 2014.