Ongoing Research Projects
2018 - | Kegel exercises and enhancement of sexuality (with Roo Deinstadt) |
2015 - | Pelvic floor function and sexual experience in women across the lifespan (with Heather VanZuylen) |
2017 - | Female orgasm across the lifespan (with Amy Webb) |
2013 - | The role of body image and appreciation on sexual well-being in women across the lifespan (with Rose Robbins) |
2016 - | Babyboomer expectations regarding sexuality in residential care (with Angela Priede) |
2012 - | Sexual excitation/inhibition propensities in women with lifelong vaginismus (with Rebecca Cherner) |
2012 - | Self-determination theory and sexual motivation (with Emilie Gravel, Luc Pelletier) |
2010 - | Sexual motivation in older adults (with Suzanne Bell, Lisa Henry, Heather VanZuylen) |
Past Research Projects
2014-2015 | Meeting for sex to whatever is next (with Jocelyn Wentland) |
2013-2015 | Perinatal and postnatal sexuality (with Catherine de Pierrefonds, Viola Polomeno. Louise Bouchard) |
2012 - 2015 | Vulvo-vaginal health in perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause (with Heather Vanzuylen, Jonathan Huber) |
2012 - 2014 | Intimacy needs in long-term care facilities (with Rose Bouaziz, Angela Priede, the St. Louis Residence, Orleans) |
2010 - 2014 | Sexual motivation in minority men and women (with Heather Armstrong) |
2008 - 2014 | Casual sexual relationships: Definitions, rules and scripts (with Jocelyn Wentland) |
2009 - 2012 | Pelvic floor physiotherapy treatment for lifelong vaginismus (with Caroline Allen, Heather Armstrong) |
2007 - 2013 | Experience of vulvodynia and health care in sexual minority women (with Heather Armstrong) |
2007 - 2012 | Attitudes towards casual, dating, and committed relationships with bisexual persons (with Heather Armstrong) |
2006 - 2010 | Interview study of women with vaginismus exploring causes and costs of suffering from vaginal penetration difficulties (with Eleanor Riesen, Heather Smith-Fowler, Karin Almuhtadi) |
2004 - 2011 | Psycho-social correlates and differential physiological response to anxiety provoking stimuli in women with vaginismus (with Rebecca Cherner) |
2004 - 2007 | Online survey on the consultation history and causal attribution in women with vaginismus. |
2004 - 2005 | The impact of bi-dimensional acculturation, religiosity, and family satisfaction on sexual knowledge, attitudes, and functioning in New Canadians of Lebanese origin (Krystelle Shaughnessy) |
2002 - 2008 | Survey of the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in clients seeking psychological services (with Rebecca Cherner) |
2003 - 2007 | Long-term follow-up on the psycho-social impact of same-sex marriage (with Heather MacIntosh). |
2003 - 2005 | First intercourse experience and its impact on adult sexual functioning in men and women (with Heather Andruff, Jocelyn Wentland) |
2003 - 2004 | Survey of type and quality of sexual health care delivery by clinical psychologists (with Gina DiGiulio) |
2003 - 2004 | Young women's sexual health study: Investigating the role of body image, sexual self schema, sexual self efficacy, and sexual aversion (with Hanna Davis) |