Are people having more sex during the pandemic?
Dr. Rosen was interviewed by the Toronto Star about the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on sex. Read the full article here
Sexy Podcast with Dr. Natalie Rosen
SXY Radiance is a podcast hosted by Angelica Gutierrez, LMSW, who interviewed Dr. Rosen on vuvlodynia and sexual pain. Listen to the podcast here
Brenna Bagnell
Research Assistant I am in my fourth year doing a Combined Honours in Psychology and Social Anthropology. Last year I joined the lab for an Independent Study Project and this year I have completed my honours project with the ALOE study! Specifically, I looked at how perinatal grief may mediate couples’ religiosity and sexual satisfaction […]
“I think she can manage the pain?”: The role of partner perceptions in women’s postpartum pain during sex
By Meghan Rossi This blog is a summary of our published article: Rossi, M. A., Maxwell, J. A., & Rosen, N. O. (2020). Biased partner perceptions of women’s pain self-efficacy for postpartum pain during intercourse: A longitudinal dyadic examination. The Journal of Pain, 21(9-10), 1047-1059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2020.01.006 Childbirth increases a woman’s risk of developing pain during sex [1-3]. This pain […]
Sciographies – Featuring Natalie Rosen
Sciographies is a radio show and podcast about the people who make science happen, presented by The Faculty of Science and campus-community radio station CKDU. Click here to listen!
Jackie Huberman, PhD
Dr. Jackie Huberman joined the CaSH lab as a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in 2020, following completion of her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Queen’s University. She completed her predoctoral residency in Health Psychology with the Nova Scotia Health Authority. Jackie’s multi-method research program seeks to better understand the processes involved in sexual response. She has […]
Why do men report more sexual partners than women?
By Justin Dubé Given that sex tends to be a private activity, we often rely on the “honour system” when conducting sex research: we ask people to self-report aspects of their sexual lives and trust them to be honest. This is one reason why sex researchers strive (and struggle!) to reconcile differences in the number […]
The Vagina Bible
The Vagina Bible by Dr. Jen Gunter This book includes chapters on pain during sex and genito-pelvic pain.
Getting the spark back: The benefits of self-expansion for couples coping with low desire
By Stephanie Raposo, PhD This blog is a summary of our published article: Raposo, S., Rosen, N. O., & Muise, A. (2020). Self-expansion is associated with greater relationship and sexual well-being for couples coping with low sexual desire. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37, 602–623. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407519875217 Sex has lasting benefits for many people’s well-being [1], but […]
Myth Busting: Sex After Baby
By: Erin T. Fitzpatrick There are many commonly held beliefs about what sex will (or won’t) look like after the transition to parenthood. In this blog post, we will debunk of a few of these myths! MYTH: Everyone will be ready to have sex 6-weeks after giving birth. FACT: Your doctor may suggest that […]
