Welcome to the Sexual Health Research Lab

Research interests include the following:

• Sexual dysfunction
• Female sexual pain disorders
• Vulvodynia
• Dyspareunia
• Male and female sexual health
• Couple functioning

Ongoing projects include the following:

• Pain characteristics and psychosocial, psychophysical, and psychosexual functioning in women with and without vulvodynia
• Efficacy of treatments for vulvodynia
• Brain activation patterns using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in women with and without vulvodynia
• Blood flow using Laser Doppler imaging in healthy women, women with sexual arousal disorder, and women with vulvodynia
• Pelvic floor muscle function in women with and without vulvodynia
• Longitudinal assessment of social support and relationship quality in same- and other-sex couples

Clinical Interests

My clinical interests lie in the domain of male and female sexual dysfunction, chronic pain, and cognitive-behavioral approaches to individuals, couples, and groups. I have received formal training in sex and couple therapy as well as in chronic pain management.