Monash University, Lorraine Dennerstein M.B.B.S., Ph.D., D.P.M., M.R.A.N.Z.C.P., F.R.A.N.Z.C.P., HonDMedSc (born 1947) is a leading Australian researcher and practicing psychiatrist specialising in women's mental and sexual health.
[1] She was awarded a Ph.D. from the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at Monash University in 1979 for her study of the effects of the contraceptive pill on libido in women.
She holds current positions as professor emeritus for the department of psychiatry at The University of Melbourne and as the founding director of Platinum Medico-Legal Services.
Her contributions to medical research and women's sexual health resulted in her being made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1994.
[7] She was awarded a personal chair at the University of Melbourne in recognition of her international contribution to teaching and research in women's health.