Most of my research relates to human sexuality. Among other topics, I
have conducted research related to sexual satisfaction, sexual
communication, sexual initiation, rapid ejaculation, sexual cognitions,
sexual coercion,
sexual health education, parent-child sexual communication, sexuality
and chronic illness, sexuality and body image (including genital
self-image), sexuaity in long-distance relationships, and sexuality
training of
clinical psychologists. Much of my research is collaborative with
my students. I try to provide my students with a great deal of latitude
to pursue research in areas of human sexuality that are of particular
interest to them. We meet regularly as the UNB Human Sexuality Research
Group, often joined by other colleagues. We use these
meetings to discuss issues in
the field, provide each other with feedback on our work, practice
conference presentations, and present clinical work related
to
sexual problems.
Some of my research has been informed by multidisciplinary collaborative
research teams. As such, my students have had the opportunity to learn
about and participate in team research. I was also Founding Director of the Muriel
McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research and was involved in team research on dating violence.
As detailed in my C.V., I have received a number of grants to fund my research. I have also won a number of research
awards, most recently the Kinsey Award from the Society for the
Scientific Study of Sexuality.
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