Sexual Health & Measurement Lab

Are you in a long-term relationship?
The S*xual Well-Being in Family Transitions Lab at Northern Arizona University is recruiting couples for a paid online research study on s*xual well-being. Participation includes a brief telephone screening call and short daily surveys for 1 month. Compensation of up to $68 USD per couple ($34 per person) is offered.

To see if you qualify, visit https://tinyurl.com/birch-research-study. For questions, please email [email protected].

Our new paper just got published! Want to know what older adults think 'having s*x' is? You can read the paper here

Definitions of Having S*x in Older Men and Women and Their Relationship with S*xual Well-Being The goal of this study was to explore the s*xual activities that older adults consider as having had s*x and to examine correlates of the ways that older men and women define s*x. A sample of 286 m...

New article published with my colleagues from CBU and UoGuelph!

The Relationship between Parenting Styles and S*xual Well-Being in Canadian Emerging Adults - S*xuality Research and Social Policy Introduction Previous research on parental influences on s*xuality has found that parenting styles influence contraceptive use and risky s*xual behaviours. However, no studies have examined the effect of parenting styles on the s*xual well-being (SWB) of emerging adults more broadly. The aim of the....

New paper published by our team at Cape Breton University!

S*xual Activity of Older Adults: A Systematic Review of the Literature Objective: The goal was to conduct a literature review of studies that examined s*xual activity in older adults. Method: A systematic search was conducted to identify studies that had examined s*xu...

So excited about this!
New paper published with my colleague and friend on Journal of Cancer Survivorship!

S*xual satisfaction in prostate cancer: a multi-group comparison study of treated patients, patients under active surveillance, patients with negative biopsy, and controls - Journal of Cancer Survivorship Purpose Erectile function changes after prostate cancer (PCa) treatment are well documented, but less understood is the relative impact of prostate biopsy and active surveillance on s*xual well-being. It is unknown whether potential negative impacts are exclusive to patients who have been treated fo...

Cape Breton University honours 11 people with awards for excellence in academic research and teaching | SaltWire SYDNEY, N.S. — Cape Breton University honoured 11 people who received awards for excellence in research and teaching from 2020 to 2022 during an ...

So honored to receive the CBU President´s Award for a Rising Researcher!

Our most recent paper has been finally published!
You can get a free copy here for 50 days:

Implementation of individually tailored treatment plans in a group-based intervention for women with mixed vulvo-vaginal and s*xual health concerns following cancer treatment: A feasibility study This study evaluated a professionally-led, group-based vulvo-vaginal and s*xual health (VSH) workshop for women diagnosed with cancer. The study goals…

New article published in collaboration with researchers from the University of Calgary!

Implementation of individually tailored treatment plans in a group-based intervention for women with mixed vulvo-vaginal and s*xual health concerns following cancer treatment: A feasibility study This study evaluated a professionally-led, group-based vulvo-vaginal and s*xual health (VSH) workshop for women diagnosed with cancer. The study goals…

M&S*x presenting some of our research at the Canadian S*x Research Forum conference in Waterloo, ON.

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New research published by the M&SEX team in collaboration with researchers from the University of New Brunswick!

The S*xual Lives of Women Living with Fibromyalgia: A Qualitative Study - S*xuality and Disability This study examined women’s perceptions of the impact of FM on a broad range of aspects of their s*xual well-being as well as on their romantic and s*xual relationship. Participants were 16 women diagnosed with FM currently in a romantic relationship living in North America who participated in a s...

It felt great to be presenting "in person" again at the International Academy of S*x Research conference in Reykjavik, Iceland.