Shira Tarrant, PhD, MS
Author, Professor, Therapist
Shira Tarrant, PhD, MS is an unconventional feminist redefining gender justice. A nationally recognized expert on sexual politics and contemporary culture, her most recent books include The Pornography Industry: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press), Gender, Sex, and Politics (Routledge), and more.
Shira Tarrant's commentary has been featured on global media including Entertainment Tonight, Canadian Broadcast Corporation, Vrij Nederland, NBC, Forbes, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun,Sydney Morning Herald, and on radio stations in Los Angeles, New York, Berkeley, and Houston. Shira Tarrant has published with Playboy, AlterNet, Times Literary Supplement (UK), In These Times, and others.
In her work as a professor at California State University, Long Beach, Shira explores how we make meaning in times of change. She also brings this curiosity to her clinical practice as an associate marriage and family therapist, supporting individuals, couples, and families in a judgment-free environment where political and religious beliefs are respected.
Whether in the classroom, on the page, or in the therapy room, Shira is committed to creating space for deeper understanding and more just relationships.