Dr. Laurie Mintz is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Florida. She has authored two popular press books, both with published studies demonstrating that readers enhance their sexual functioning: Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters and How to Get It and A Tired Woman’s Guide to Passionate Sex.  She offers online courses on orgasm, one for women who’ve never orgasmed and one for those who used to and lost it. She has a TED talk with almost three million views. Mintz is a licensed psychologist and certified sex therapist in private practice. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, indicating her work has had a positive national influence. In 2023, she was named one of Forbes “50 over 50” woman innovators.