Welcome to the Sexual Health Research Lab

Research interests include the following:

• Human sexuality
• Vulvodynia/sexual pain/post-partum pain
• Sexual arousal in females and males
• Male circumcision
• Sexual health issues in females and males
• Relationship and sexual functioning in same- and mixed sex couples
• Challenges and joys of parents of multiples (e.g., twins, triplets)

Ongoing projects include the following:

• Pain characteristics and psychosocial, psychophysical, and neural function in women with vulvodynia
• Efficacy of non-medical treatments for vulvodynia
• Development of a standardized assessment measure for vulvar pain diagnosis and treatment avenue
• Neuropathic pain elements in vulvodynia
• Post-partum pain characteristics, and genital sensitivity, genital blood flow, and sexual/relationship functioning from pre- to post-partum
• Non-invasive methods of sexual arousal measurement in females and males
• Comparison of methods of sexual arousal measurement devices in females
• Pelvic floor muscle function in women with vulvodynia, and how this function changes in response to treatment
• Correlates of male circumcision in same- and other-sex attracted men and their partners
• Penile sensitivity and sexual arousal in men who are versus are not circumcised
• Longitudinal assessment of social support and relationship quality in same- and mixed-sex couples

Clinical Interests

Sex therapy focusing on sexual dysfunction in females and males, and couples therapy.