Herbert Samuels, PhD.
Herb Samuels M.S. S.W., Ph.D. is president of the Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, and past president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. He is Professor of Human Sexuality and past Chair of the Department of Natural and Applied Sciences LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York. He has been involved in the field of sexology for more than thirty years.
His primary work is as a sexuality educator. However, research and counseling are areas that Dr. Samuels has pursued over the years. His publications mostly concern the sexual behavior and attitudes of African-American men and women. He was a member of the board of directors of SIECUS - Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States and is currently on the board of advisors for the Sinclair Intimacy Institute, with whom he participated in the making of several sex education videos, e.g., The Better Sex Video Series for Black Couples.
