Sexual Health & Measurement Lab

01/26/2026

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].

07/18/2024

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

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...

03/18/2024

New article published with my colleagues from CBU and UoGuelph!

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....

02/26/2024

New paper published by our team at Cape Breton University!

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...

07/19/2023

So excited about this!
New paper published with my colleague and friend on 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...

05/25/2023

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

05/03/2023

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

02/22/2023

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

This study evaluated a professionally-led, group-based vulvo-vaginal and s*xual health (VSH) workshop for women diagnosed with cancer. The study goals…

11/21/2022

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

This study evaluated a professionally-led, group-based vulvo-vaginal and s*xual health (VSH) workshop for women diagnosed with cancer. The study goals…

11/01/2022

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

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07/29/2022

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

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...

07/17/2022

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