Susan Marilyn Block, Ph.D. is the founder and director of the Dr. Susan Block Institute for the Erotic Arts & Sciences. A magna cum laude graduate with distinction from Yale University who received her doctorate in philosophy with a major in psychology from Pacific Western, as well as an honorary doctorate of the arts from the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, Dr. Block is a world-renowned sexologist, best-selling author, award-winning filmmaker, talk show host, speaker and commentator as well as a therapist in private practice, serving clients the world over.