Dr. Boris B. Gorzalka received his Bachelor of Science with Honours in psychology from McGill University in 1970 and his doctorate in Psychobiology from the University of California at Irvine in 1974. After teaching at the University of Western Ontario for one year, he joined the University of British Columbia in the Department of Psychology in 1975. He is now a Full Professor.
In 1976 Dr. Gorzalka was elected to membership in the International Academy of Sex Research. His research, which initially focused on animal models of human sexuality, has expanded over the years to include psychoneuroendocrinological, clinical, and forensic interests in the areas of sexual dysfunctions, sexual psychophysiology, ethnic differences in sexual behaviour and attitudes, cognitive factors in sexual arousal, menopause, and health psychology. Dr. Gorzalka's primary affiliation is in the Clinical Psychology area and he is also a member of the Behavioural Neuroscience and Forensic Psychology areas.