Couples & Sexual Health Lab
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Researching biopsychosocial aspects of sexual health @ Dalhousie University - directed by Dr. Natalie Rosen.
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We are so excited to share that our wonderful lab director
@DrNatalieRosen
received the
@TheRealSSTAR
mentorship award this weekend 💫🏆
#SSTAR2022
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Nearly 25% of
#women
experience low sexual
#desire
in romantic relationships - so why do they continue to have sex with their partners? Our RA
@erintfitz
wrote a blog post summarizing our recent research on sexual motivation in women with
#lowdesire
.
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Congratulations to our PhD student
@RossiMeghan
, for winning the Graduate/Medical Student Award at
@DalhousieU
's 2020 Obs/Gyne Research Day! 👏🥳
#proud
#sexresearch
@PsychNeuroDal
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Congratulations to our amazing Research Coordinator
@MegDMuise
, who has been awarded a
@SSHRC_CRSH
Canadian Graduate Scholarship. She will be starting her MA/PhD in Clinical Psychology this fall at
@UNB
. We are so proud!
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It's about time we introduce our amazing Lab Director, Dr. Natalie Rosen! 🤩 Natalie is the driving force behind our research focusing on couples coping with sexual dysfunction or changes in their sexual relationship and translating that into evidence-based interventions.
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Congrats to the brilliant, wonderful, and kind Sandi Byers for her well-deserved CSRF Outstanding Contribution Award!
#CSRF2018
#CanadiansDoItBetter
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We have been remiss in introducing the newest member of the Couples and Sexual Health Laboratory. Welcome to Dr Samantha Dawson
@dawson_sj
has joined us as a post-doctoral fellow.
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After years of hard work and unwavering dedication congratulations are in order again for Dr Charlene Belu on becoming a Registered Psychologist! It has been a big month for Charlie and all of her accomplishments, we are so excited to have her in the lab.
Congrats, Charlie!
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A huge congratulations to our post-doc
@dawson_sj
who will be joining
@UBCPsych
as an Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology in July. We are so fortunate to have Sam on our research team, and can't wait to see what she accomplishes in her new role at UBC!
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Please join us in congratulating our brilliant doctoral student,
@kat_merwin
, on receiving the
@ApnsPsych
Outstanding Student Award 👏🥳
Congratulations to Kat Merwin for winning the
'Outstanding APNS Student Award' 👏🎉
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New look, same amazing team of researchers! We're loving our new logo 💜🥰
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The CaSH Lab members are so excited for another day of excellent sex research at
#CSRF2020
! We may be physically distant, but you can't keep apart!
#LabLove
#LabPortrait
#GatherTown
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Seeking couples with one partner experiencing low desire for a paid, online research study. We are especially interested in including BIPOC individuals and couples, who have been typically underrepresented in sexuality research ➡️
@blackdocscanada
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Congratulations to our very own Dr. Natalie Rosen who received the Early Career Award from the
@CanadianPain
Society! To all your continued success as an exceptional researcher and supervisor!
#CanadianPain18
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Have you experienced pregnancy loss?⠀
Seeking participants for a couples study investigating how pregnancy loss affects couples and how to best support couples after a loss. ⠀
Email ALOE
@Dal
.ca or follow the link:
⠀
#pregnancyloss
#relationshipresearch
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Talkin dirty: our own
@kat_merwin
presenting her work on what couples say to each other during sex and how that influences their well-being
#CSRF2019
🗣💋
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Our director,
@DrNatalieRosen
, was inducted into the College of the Royal Society of Canada
@RSCTheAcademies
in Ottawa last weekend. Congratulations Natalie!
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We are very excited to announce that
@JackieHuberman
has been awarded a
#SSHRC
Post-Doctoral Fellowship to continue her work with us at the CASH lab!
Welcome to the lab Jackie, we are very excited to collaborate with you - and congratulations on this incredible accomplishment!
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The Couples and Sexual Health Lab are hiring a new Research Assistant for 12hrs/week! This RA will work collaboratively with our team on participant recruitment and data collection for 2 studies examining sexual desire in couples + more. See below for details on how to apply!
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Are you currently in a relationship? Now recruiting couples to participate in our study on sexuality and relationships.
Fill out the contact form below or email us at ConnectStudy
@Dal
.ca for more info!
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Congratulations to Dr. Samantha Dawson
@dawson_sj
on receiving the prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. We couldn't be more proud and excited to continue our research with you!!
#dalhousie
#sexresearch
#postdoc
#fellowship
#sexualhealth
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A big congratulations to our brilliant
@kat_merwin
, who won the award for the Best Student Oral Presentation at
#CSRF2019
! Kat presented her research on
#sexualtalk
in same and mixed-sex couples, and how sexual talk can influence well-being in long term
#couples
.
@DalhousieU
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A huge congratulations to our director, Dr. Natalie Rosen, on being elected to the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars!
#Proud
#SexResearch
#Dalhousie
#RoyalSocietyOfCanada
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Our PhD student
@RossiMeghan
was awarded the Brian Dufton Memorial Prize for Outstanding Graduate Achievement in Psychology through
@APNSpsych
! Congrats Meghan! 🥳 This award highlights Meghan's characteristics as a promising future psychologist and excellent psychology student.
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Exciting sex
#research
? Submit an abstract to the 2020 Annual
#CSRF
Meeting! Please share widely.
@_CSRF
@NJLachowsky
@ZUCKERKJ
@serenacm
@RonisScott
@SarivanAnders
@CobbRebecca
@uoINSITE
@ubcshr
@AmyMuise
@ernlgh
@QSageLab
@QSexLab
@DrLoriBrotto
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Our latest publication in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour is now available with
#openaccess
! This paper details the results of our
#PostBabyHankyPanky
knowledge translation project, which promotes happy and healthy sexual relationships for new parents.
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Check out this new Special Section in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour our own
@DrNatalieRosen
& UBC's
@DrLoriBrotto
guest edited on unique methods of knowledge translation available to us as sex researchers. The section features our
#postbabyhankpanky
campaign on sex postpartum!
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Did you know that across the globe, men tend to report twice as many opposite sex partners as women? Are they lying? We believe that they aren't! There are logical explanations that account for the majority of this discrepancy. Click here to learn more 👉
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📣 New publication! 📣 A new study led by CaSH Lab’s
@DrNatalieRosen
and
@UMontreal
's
@DrSBergeron
shows that cognitive behavioural couples therapy is effective in helping ease pain during sex compared to common medical treatment.
Read more about it here:
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For many women, sex after
#menopause
is not as satisfying as it used to be. But is menopause entirely to blame? Research shows that often it's the health of a woman's partner that determines whether she remains sexually active and satisfied.
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📣LAST CALL! 📣 Help us spread the word? We are SO close to our goal of enrolling 260 couples in this study.
To see if you may be eligible for our paid, online study, email us at Desire
@Dal
.ca or click here ➡️
#sexresearch
#researchopportunity
#sexed
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We are still looking for partnered men with low desire to participate in our online study! Follow the link for more details!
Are you a man experiencing low sexual desire in a committed relationship? Now recruiting couples to participate in our study -
#LowDesire
#SexResearch
#SexualHealth
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"Drug therapy can never take the place of talk therapy, adequate sex education, and positive sexual experience" -Jim Pfaus
#IASR2017
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The Couples and Sexual Health Lab stands in solidarity with the Black community against white supremacy, racism, and violence.
Non-Black allies, please see the attached link with resources by
@RachelCargle
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Interested in learning about the benefits of self-expansion for couples coping with low sexual desire? New blog post by Stephanie Raposo from
@SHaRe_Sci
dives into our recently published research on the topic! ✨🎉
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A big
#congratulations
to two of our lab members on their convocations this week. Dr. Maria Glowacka (PhD) and Kat Eckert (MSc), we are so proud of you! Thank you both for being such hardworking and passionate members of our team.
@DalhousieU
@DalGradStudies
@PsychNeuroDal
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The Principles of Pleasure shows how sex gives women a worse quality of life than men. Its insightful – and troubling – expert interviews might just change that
#sexed
@DrLoriBrotto
@netflix
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Our first lab member
@sarahvannier
presenting on concerns new parents have about sex & how reasons for having sex in the post-partum period impacts well-being of both mothers & fathers
#postbabyhankypanky
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Our latest blog post is a summary of one of our published papers on Approach and Avoidance Sexual Goals comparing couples where a woman has vulvodynia (pain) with a community sample (no pain).
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Dr Inês Tavares recently attended the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR) in Reykjavík, Iceland and was awarded a Student Research Development Award! This award is only given to 2 researchers each year to support mentored research and the development of research skills.
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We are recruiting
#men
currently experiencing low sexual desire, and their partners, for a confidential online study. Learn more at or email us at couplesdesirestudy
@dal
.ca. Please RT!
#sexualdesire
#lowdesire
#sexresearch
#lowsexualdesire
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Our lab always has fun at poster presentation! Here’s
@RossiMeghan
presenting on pain women experience in the post-partum period & how catastrophizing and pain self-efficacy are associated with pain & sexual functioning.
#CSRF2018
#labmatelove
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LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS!
Scroll through the slides for more information!
Looking forward to hearing from you ✨
Application form link:
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Our newest lab member, Dr. Samantha Dawson (post-doctoral fellow), shares her top three learnings from the 2018 Canadian Sex Research Forum.
What’s new and exciting in Canadian sexuality science?
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First
#baby
? We are seeking couples to participate in paid, online
#research
about the transition to
#parenthood
👩👩👦
We hope to learn new ways to help first time
#parents
lead healthier and more satisfying lives.
Please share widely!
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We are seeking couples with one partner experiencing low desire for a paid, online research study! For more information 👉 or email Desire
@Dal
.ca 📧
#sexresearch
#sexscience
#sexed
#sexeducation
#sexualhealth
#couplesresearch
#relationshipresearch
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Have you visited a
#fertility
clinic within the last 6 months?Participate in our online
#couples
#study
!
Email journey.project
@outlook
.com for more information.
Please share widely!
#medicallyassistedreproduction
#fertilitytreatment
#infertility
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We are so excited for the wonderful
#CSRF2020
virtual conference! The interactive gathertown is helping us replicate that in-person conference feel!
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One of our graduate students
@kat_merwin
is studying verbal communication DURING sex for her dissertation. We’ll have some blog posts about the findings up soon!
#sstar2019
#SexResearch
@DrLaurieMintz
- we need to teach our clients general communication skills AND sexual communication skills! Talk before, during, and after sex!
#SSTAR2019
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How can you maintain satisfying sex lives and relationships during the transition to parenthood?
We joined
@JustinLehmiller
for an interview about common questions during pregnancy and parenthood and how to keep the spark alive once you have kids 🎧➡️
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🌟 COME JOIN OUR TEAM🌟
Students: are you looking to gain research experience, interested in sexual health, and are committed to developing your skills?
Scroll through the slides for more information
Click here to apply:
Looking forward to meet you ✨
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Dr. Inês Tavares recipient of a SSHRC Banting Postdoctoral fellowship to work with Dr. Rosen and Dr. Dawson (Swell Lab, UBC), will be developing and testing an online, evidence-based program focused on the prevention of sexual difficulties in couples transitioning to parenthood.
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Check out our latest blog post by CaSH Lab RA
@erintfitzy
that busts a few common myths about "sex after baby"!
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Our very own
@serenacm
presenting on female sexual arousal & interest disorder!
#IASR2017
#sexresearch
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Dr. Huberman, a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the CaSH Lab, graduated from Queen's with her PhD in Clinical Psych in 2020, and recently celebrated in-person! Jackie's dissertation examined neural processes involved in fundamental stages of sexual response.
Congratulations! 🎓🤰🏼
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We are seeking LQBTQ+ couples where both partners identify as gay, bisexual, two-spirit, and other queer-identified men for a study on intimacy and wellness! Contact bes.udem
@gmail
.com for more info!
#gay
#LGBTQ
#LGBTscience
#sexresearch
@LGBTQAStudies
@LGBTQ_Research
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Are you (or someone you know) currently
#expecting
your first
#baby
? We have launched a new study about the transition to
#parenthood
and are recruiting couples currently living in the US or Canada. Please retweet!
#NewParents
#BabyBump
#PregnancyAnnouncement
#Prenatal
#Pregnant
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Our new post-doc Sam Dawson presenting a
#datablitz
at
#CSRF2018
The takeaway: What we ask participants to do in the lab influences their responses!
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So happy to have Maria, Sarah, and Kate representing the Couples and Sexual Health Lab at
#IASR2018
last week in Madrid!
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Congratulations, Grace!
@GraceSchwenck
received the Student Award for Best Poster Presentation this weekend at the
@_CSRF
conference 🎉
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PhD student Kat Merwin
@kat_merwin
telling us about the link between sexy talk and sexual and relationship wellbeing. Partner responsiveness is key!
#csrf2018
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Are you a man experiencing low sexual desire in a committed relationship? Now recruiting couples to participate in our study -
#LowDesire
#SexResearch
#SexualHealth
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@DalCaSHLab
is launching a 5-part video series to highlight our research findings on postpartum sexuality. We want you to join us! Visit our event for more details
#postbabyhankypanky
…
@Dalnews
@DalhousieEvents
@NSHRF_info
@sexualhealthns
@venusenvyhfx
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We had a BLAST at the feminist sex research reception tonight!
#IASR2017
#feminist
#Feminism
#sexresearch
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Can introducing sexual novelty into a relationship help couples’ sense of passion & intimacy? It may in the short-term (5-8 days), at least for those in long-term relationships who are less than sexually satisfied.
#CSRF2018
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Jessica Wood presenting on her dissertation research examining sexual motives & need fulfillment in consensually non-monogamous partners
#CSRF2018
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A great deal of our research focuses on
#vulvodynia
, a
#chronicpain
condition affecting the
#vulva
. In our most recent blog post, our volunteer Lida and graduate student Kat summarize the current available treatments for vulvodynia.
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Kiffer Card presenting on KT efforts for research relevant to gay, bisexual, two-spirit men. By making data more available -we can accelerate the gap btwn research and implementation
#CSRF2020
@CBRCtweets
Check it out here:
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Post-doc
@dawson_sj
presenting her exciting work on sexual function trajectories in the postpartum at the
@IWKHealthCentre
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research Day!
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#Expecting
your first
#baby
? Participate in our online study about the transition to
#parenthood
!
This
#research
aims to be inclusive of individuals of all gender identities, bodies, & sexual orientations🏳️🌈
Please share widely.
#pregnancy
#LGBTQ
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Check out our lab's newest review paper out with
@UBCSWell
,
@justindubemusic
and
@DrNatalieRosen
on emotion regulation and it’s relationship with women’s sexual well-being! It's
#openaccess
! 🎉
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It's not rare for men to experience low sexual desire. Our lab is trying to learn more about how this impacts relationships. If you are a man in a committed relationship and experience low desire, check out this study!
Are you a man experiencing low sexual desire in a committed relationship? Now recruiting couples to participate in our study -
#LowDesire
#SexResearch
#SexualHealth
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We are devastated to hear of the senseless tragedy that has unfolded across our province.
Our hearts are with the families, first responders, and communities affected
#NovaScotiaStrong
❤️
For support:
Nova Scotia Crisis Line: 1-888-429-8167
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
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2 weeks left to submit to the 2020 Annual
#CSRF
Meeting! Please RT
@CGautreauTweets
@nathandl12
@JackieHuberman
@RhondaBalzarini
@LoveSexPsych
@whatsmybodydoin
@MPierVMorel
@sarahvannier
@DrMLChivers
@klbresearch
@JonathonHuber
@JamesCantorPhD
@MCSeto
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Looking for submissions from Sex Researchers on innovative knowledge translation methods for a special section of the "Archives of Sexual Behavior". More information from guest editors, Natalie Rosen and Lori Brotto, is available here
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✨Our own Dr. Natalie Rosen has been featured on the Sciographies podcast - a radio show about people who make
#science
happen!✨
Check out the
@dalhousieu
story here:
Listen to the awesome podcast episode here:
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PhD student
@RossiMeghan
summarizes our newly published paper discussing the accuracy of partners’ perceptions of how capable women are to manage postpartum pain during sex and its relation to both the pain itself and the couples’ sexual well-being:
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In a recent publicaiton by Tavares et al., (2022), our lab explored the relationship between mindfulness and body image in first time parents. Click the link in our bio to read our blog post by Dr. Tavares and Sophie Marchetti or view our infographic on our website!
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Are you a new
#parent
OR
#expecting
your first
#baby
? We are seeking couples to participate in research on sexual well-being during the transition to parenthood!
#BABYBUMP
#pregnancy
#pregnant
#pregnancyjourney
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Huge CONGRATULATIONS to our incredible PhD student Grace Schwenck on defending her first comprehensive project yesterday. We are so very proud of her for all of her hard work, tenacity and resilience! You are amazing, Grace! ✨💜🥂
A quick snapshot of me and my favourite co-worker after defending OUR first comprehensive project today.
#phdlife
#AcademicTwitter
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We all know that condoms are important, but how many people consistently use them? What happens if one partner wants to use a condom, and the other does not? Check out this blog post by
@JustinLehmiller
on condom use resistance.
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"Sexual & Gender Minority" as a more inclusive term to replace LGBTQ+
@SexualContinuum
@TheRealSSTAR
#SSTAR2017
#inclusive
#LGBTQ
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Our post-doctoral fellow
@JackieHuberman
was recently featured for the
#WomenInSTEM
series by
@r2rnow
🎊!
Learn more about her research interests, academic journey, and current work, following the link below:
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As definitions of "family" grow, ways of parenting change as well. Check out the Globe and Mail article on the growing trend of polyamory and how parenting is affected.
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Here's our PhD student
@k_merwin
presenting on why women with sexual problems tell their partners
@TheRealSSTAR
#SSTAR2017
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So proud of our amazing Postdoc
@KNBouchard
for this incredible accomplishment! So well deserved, Katrina! We are so excited to see this in action! 💜
So grateful to have received an
@IWKHealth
Postdoctoral Fellowship Award for women’s health research in the
@DalCaSHLab
! Excited to develop & test a cognitive-behavioural couple therapy for women with sexual interest/arousal disorder with
@DrNatalieRosen
&
@DrSBergeron
🥳🎉🤩
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First
#baby
? We are seeking
#Indigenous
couples to participate in a paid, online
#research
study of well-being during the transition to
#parenthood
.
Contact us at BabyMakes3
@dal
.ca or check out our website: to learn more!
#FirstNations
#Babies
#Parent
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We have 11 CaSH Lab members presenting at
@TheRealSSTAR
, both in Chicago and online! We're excited to share about some of these fascinating presentations and posters here!
#SSTAR2022
💫
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Do you ever wonder how pornography use relates to a couple's sexuality? So do we!
In this study we had couples fill out surveys to gather information about the role of pornography use in romantic relationships.
Learn more in our blog post by KJ Goruk:
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Interested in learning about sex after childbirth? Visit to see our new video series based on years of psychological research on sexual & romantic relationships post-baby.
#postbabyhankypanky
#sexresearch
#postpartum
#pregnancy
#baby
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Check out our own Dr. Natalie Rosen’s “Research Spotlight” with
@dmrf1979
@DalScience
. Dr. Rosen talks about her research, why sexual health is SO important for our physical and mental wellbeing, as well as some tips for improving sexual health! ✨👩🏽⚕️🧪🔬
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@DalCaSHLab
working hard, or hardly working? Our first weekly “shut up and write” is happening at
@tartandsoulhfx
#shutupandwrite
#phdlife
@DrNatalieRosen
@RossiMeghan
@kat_merwin
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Meghan is a student in Clinical Psych from Mississauga who received her HBSc in Psych from UofT. Her interests are chronic pain, and interpersonal relationships. Meghan’s research aims to examines genito-pelvic pain to develop interventions that will enhance the lives of women.
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Most of us assume that male sexual desire is simple. It is sky-high, self-centered, and always ready to go. Zosia Bielski of the
@globeandmail
talks to men and clinicians (including our own
@DrNatalieRosen
) about just how incorrect our assumptions are.
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The
@DalCaSHLab
team takes on Victoria for
#CSRF2019
! Endless thanks to
@DrNatalieRosen
for making this possible!
@dawson_sj
@kat_merwin
@RossiMeghan
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Check out our latest
#publication
in the Journal of Sex Research exploring the role of depressive symptoms and attachment styles in couples coping with genito-pelvic
#pain
.
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Loving the amount of
#LGBTQ
+ representation here at
#CSRF2017
@_CSRF
#nonbinary
#RepresentationMatters
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If you’re worried about how having a baby might change your sex life with your partner, you’re not alone!
In this
#postbabyhankypanky
video, we share what we know about explaining sexual changes to promote positive sexual relationships for new parents.
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