Grace Schwenck
I am a Clinical Psychology student at Dalhousie University who is currently on my internship year after successfully defending my PhD Thesis – Responses to Sexual Rejection and Sexual and Relationship Well-being in Couples Coping with Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder. I grew up in Toronto, Ontario and completed my Joint Honours degree in Health Studies and Psychology […]
Samantha Dawson, PhD
Dr. Samantha Dawson joined the Couples and Sexual Health Research Lab as a postdoctoral fellow in 2018 following completion of her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Queen’s University in Kingston. She is the recipient of a SSHRC Banting postdoctoral fellowship and an IWK postdoctoral fellowship for 2019-2021. Her multi-method research program seeks to understand the […]
Justin Dubé
I am in Dalhousie’s Clinical Psychology program. I grew up in Kingston, Ontario and earned my Bachelor of Science Honours degree from the University of Toronto. I first became interested in clinical psychology while learning about CBT in a class on cognition and psychopathology. I’ve had the opportunity to cultivate my passion for the field […]
Meghan Rossi
I am a student in the Clinical Psychology program and I am thrilled to be a part of the Couples and Sexual Health Laboratory. I grew up in Mississauga, Ontario and received my Honours Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Toronto. Prior to starting the program, I was a laboratory manager at […]
Serena Corsini-Munt, PhD
Dr. Serena Corsini-Munt is a former postdoctoral fellow in the Couples and Sexual Heath (CaSH) Lab and is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Psychology Department. Her research focuses on the application of motivation theory to sexual desire, couples’ definitions of sexual desire, and investigating the impact of sexual desire problems on […]
Amy Muise, PhD
Dr. Amy Muise was a member of the Couples and Sexual Health lab as a postdoctoral fellow supported by an IWK Health Center fellowship. Amy is a Social Psychologist and relationship scientist who studies sexual motivation and the maintenance of sexual desire and relationship satisfaction in established romantic relationships. She will be applying her research on […]
Sarah Vannier, PhD
Dr. Sarah Vannier joined the Couples and Sexual Health Lab as a postdoctoral fellow in 2015 and holds SSHRC and IWK postdoctoral fellowships for 2016-2018. Her research tends to focus on sexual and romantic scripts and her dissertation research examined the association between violated romantic expectations (e.g., love at first sight, destiny) and relationship outcomes […]
Dr Marianne Pierce
Bio coming soon!
Dr. Mary Lou Baxter
Dr. Baxter is a dermatologist associated with Dalhousie University and the Capital District Health Authority (CDHA) in Halifax. Along with Dr. Delisle, she directs the gynaecolology-dermatology clinic at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre. She has collaborated with Dr. Rosen since 2010 on studies of women’s sexuality.
Dr. Jill Chorney
Dr. Jill MacLaren Chorney is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at Dalhousie University and a Clinical Psychologist with the Complex Pain Team at the IWK Health Centre. Dr. Chorney’s research interests are in the areas of perioperative care and psychosocial influences on children’s acute and chronic pain. Dr. Chorney collaborates with Dr. Rosen in the […]
