Educational History

1957-1969 Public Schools, Montreal, Quebec.
1969-1973 University of Rochester, Rochester, New York; B. A. in
       Psychology.
1973-1978 West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.; 
        M.A. & Ph.D.in Clinical Psychology

Honours and Awards:

• University Scholar, University of Rochester
• Quebec Graduate Fellowship 
• Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship 
• University of New Brunswick Merit Award (1990, 1993, and 2010)
• Elected Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex
• Elected Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association
• Named Founding Director, Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research
• Muriel McQueen Fergusson Foundation Award for outstanding achievements that have further advanced the elimination of family violence
• Canadian Sex Research Forum Award for dedication and distinguished service to the organization
• Distinguished Member Award, Section on Women and Psychology, Canadian Psychological Association
• University Research Scholar, University of New Brunswick
• Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award by the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.
• Distinguished Contribution to Psychology as Profession Award by the Canadian Psychological Association.
• Kinsey Award by the Midcontinent Region of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
  

Academic Positions

1978-1982     Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology,                                          University of New Brunswick
1982-1987      Associate Professor, Department of Psychology,                                         University of New Brunswick
1987-present  Professor, Department of Psychology, University of                                    New Brunswick
2003-present  Chair, Department of Psychology, University of New                                     Brunswick

Published Books and Chapters (last 3 years)

Hyde, J. S., DeLamater, J. D., & Byers, E. S. (in press). Understanding human sexuality: Sixth Canadian edition. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.

Hyde, J. S., DeLamater, J. D., & Byers, E. S. (2012). Understanding human sexuality: Fifth Canadian edition. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.

Rehman, U., Fallis, E., & Byers, E. S. (2013). Sexual satisfaction in heterosexual women. In D. Cataneda (Ed.). An essential handbook of women's sexuality (Vol. 1, pp 25-45). Westport, CN: Praeger.

Byers, E. S., & Rehman, U. (2013). Sexual well-being. In D. Tolman & L. Diamond (Eds.) APA Handbook of sexuality and psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 317-337). Washington, DC: APA Books.

Lawrance, K., Byers, E. S., & Cohen, J. (2011).  Interpersonal Exchange Model of Sexual Satisfaction Questionnaire. In Fisher, T. D., Davis, C. M., Yarber, W. L., & Davis, S. (Eds.) Handbook of sexuality-related measures (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge. Thousand Oaks, Ca.

Renaud, C., & Byers, E. S. (2011).  Interpersonal Exchange Model of Sexual Satisfaction Questionnaire. In Fisher, T. D., Davis, C. M., Yarber, W. L., & Davis, S. (Eds.) Handbook of sexuality-related measures (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge. Thousand Oaks, Ca.

Byers, E. S. (2011).  Sexual Activity Questionnaire.  In Fisher, T. D., Davis, C. M., Yarber, W. L., & Davis, S. (Eds.) Handbook of  sexuality-related measures (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge. Thousand Oaks, Ca.

Byers, E.S. & O’Sullivan, L.F. (2011).  Sexual Situation Questionnaire.  In Fisher, T. D., Davis, C. M., Yarber, W. L., & Davis, S. (Eds.) Handbook of sexuality-related measures (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge. Thousand Oaks, Ca.

Refereed Journal Articles (last 3 years)

Sánchez-Fuentes, M. M., Santos-Iglesias, P., Byers, E. S., & Sierra, J. C. (in press). Validation of the Interpersonal Exchange Model of Sexual Satisfaction Questionnaire in a Spanish Sample. The Journal of Sex Research.

 Foster, L., & Byers, E. S. (in press). Predictors of the sexual well-being of individuals diagnosed with herpes and human papillomavirus. Archives of Sexual Behavior.

 McKay, A., Byers, E. S., Voyer, S., Humphreys, T. P., Markham, C. (2014). Ontario Parents’ opinions and attitudes towards sexual health education in the schools. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality. Online before print. doi:10.3138/cjhs.23.3-A1

 Thompson, A., O’Sullivan, L., Byers, E. S., & Shaughnessy, K. (2014). College students’ implicit and explicit attitudes toward the sexuality of older adults. Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 33(3), 259-270. DOI: 10.1017/S0714980814000208

 O’Sullivan, L. F., Brotto, L. A., Byers, E. S., Majerovitch, J., & Wuest, J. A. (2014). Prevalence and characteristics of sexual functioning among sexually experienced middle to late adolescents, Journal of Sexual Medicine, 11, 630-641. DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12419

 Byers, E. S., & Nichols, S. (2014). Sexual satisfaction of high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorder. Sexuality and Disability, 32, 365-382. DOI 10.1007/s11195-014-9351-y

 Cohen, J. N., & Byers, E. S. (2014). Beyond lesbian bed death: Enhancing our understanding of the sexuality of sexual-minority women in relationships. Journal of Sex Research, 51(8), 893-903. DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2013.795924

 Byers, E. S., & Shaughnessy, K. (2014). Attitudes toward online sexual activities. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 8(1), http://cyberpsychology.eu/view.php?cisloclanku=2014030603&article=10

 Shaughnessy, K., & Byers, E. S. (2014). Contextualizing cybersex experience: Heterosexually identified men and women's desire for and experiences with cybersex with three types of partners. Computers in Human Behavior, 32, 178-185. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.12.005

Shaughnessy, K., Byers, E. S., Clowater, S. L., & Kalinowski, A. (2013). Self-appraisals of arousal-oriented online sexual activities in university and community samples. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 43, 1187-1197. DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0115-z.

 Vannier, S. A., & Byers, E. S. (2013). A qualitative examination of university students’ perceptions of oral sex, intercourse, and intimacy. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42, 1573-1581. DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0130-0             

 Byers, E. S., Nichols, S., & Voyer, S. (2013). Challenging stereotypes: Sexual functioning of single adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1813-z        

 Shaughnessy, K., & Byers, E. S. (2013). Seeing the forest with the trees: Using cybersex as a case study of global versus multi-item measures of sexual behaviour. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 45, 220-229. DOI: 10.1037/a0031331

 Byers, E. S., Nichols, S., Voyer, S. D., & Reilly, G. (2013). Sexual well-being of a community sample of high functioning adults on the autism spectrum who have been in a romantic relationship. Autism, 17(4), 418-433. DOI: 10.1177/1362361311431950

Foster, L., & Byers, E. S. (2013). Stigmatization of individuals with sexually transmitted infections: Effects of illness and observer characteristics. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43(S1), E141-E152. DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12036

Weaver, A., & Byers, E. S. (2013). Eye of the beholder? Sociocultural factors in the body image and sexual well-being of heterosexual women. International Journal of Sexual Health, 25, 128-147. DOI: 10.1080/19317611.2012.737446

 Foster, L., & Byers, E. S. (2013). Comparison of the sexual well-being of individuals with and without a herpes and/or human papillomavirus infection diagnosis. International Journal of Sexual Health, 25, 148-162.  DOI: 10.1080/19317611.2012.739596           

Byers, E. S, Sears, H., & Foster, L. (2013). Factors associated with middle school students' perceptions of the quality of school-based sexual health education. Sex Education, 13(2), 214-227. DOI: 10.1080/14681811.2012.727083

Simms, D., & Byers, E. S. (2013). Heterosexual daters' sexual initiation behaviors: Use of the theory of planned behavior. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42(1),105-116. DOI 10.1007/s10508-012-9994-7 

Luria, M., Byers, E. S., Voyer, S. D., & Mock, M. (2013). Motivations and sexual  attitudes, experiences, and behavior of sexuality professionals. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 39, 112–131. DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2011.606882           
Byers, E. S., & Sears, H. A. (2012). Mothers who do and do not intend to discuss sexual health with their young adolescent. Family Relations, 61, 851-863

Lamont, J., Bajzak, K., Bouchard, C., Burnett, M., Byers, S., Cohen, T.,  ...Senikas, V. (2012). Female sexual health consensus clinical guidelines. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 34, 769–775.

 Miller, S. A., & Byers, E. S. (2012). Practicing psychologists' sexual intervention self-efficacy and willingness to treat sexual issues. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 41, 1041-1050.

 Cohen, J. N., Byers, E. S., & Sears, H.A. (2012). Factors affecting Canadian teachers’ willingness to teach sexual health education. Sex Education, 12(3),299-316. DOI: 10.1080/14681811.2011.615606

 Byers, E. S. & Glenn, S. A. (2012). Gender differences in cognitive and affective responses to sexual coercion. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27(5), 827-845. DOI: 10.1177.0886260511423250