Joseph LoPiccolo (1943 – 2019) was an American psychologist and sex researcher who focuses on female sexual response.
[1] He coauthored the self-help book Becoming Orgasmic with Julia Heiman and served on the Subcommittee on Sexual Dysfunctions for the DSM-III-R.
The film led to a 1976 book version co-authored with Julia Heiman, titled Becoming Orgasmic: A Sexual and Personal Growth Program for Women.
In a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, LoPiccolo found that low sex drive among men was far more common than previously thought, and he credited the feminist movement with reducing the percentage of anorgasmic women.
[2] He taught at Texas A&M from 1984 to 1988 before taking an appointment that year at University of Missouri.