Graduate Awards Received under Dr. Meston

1999            Frohlich, P. F., & Meston, C. M.  Winners of international essay competition, “Tactile sensitivity and female sexual function.”  Presented by Boston University School of Medicine and the Department of Urology, Boston, MA.

 

2000            Frohlich, P. F., & Meston, C. M.  (2000). Winner of the Lee Willerman Award for Excellence in Research. “Evidence that serotonin affects female sexual functioning via peripheral mechanisms.” Award for best student publication in clinical psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.

 

2003            Rellini, A. H., & Meston, C. M.  Winners of international essay competition, “Psychophysiological sexual arousal in women with a history of childhood sexual abuse.” Presented by the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH).

 

2003            Rellini, A. H., & Meston, C. M. Student Poster Honorable Mention. “The Physiology of Sexual Response in PTSD and No-PTSD Women.” Presented by the International Society for the Study of Traumatic Stress Annual Conference, Chicago.

 

2003-2006  Rellini, A. H., & Meston, C. M. (Mentor). The Mental Health of Female Sexual Abuse Survivors.  NRSA. National Institutes of Health.

 

2004            Rellini, A. H., & Meston, C. M. “Desire and Sexually-Relevant Language in Women with a History of Sexual Abuse.” Winner of the Bjorn Lundquist New Investigator Award. Presented by the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH).

 

2005-2008 Seal, B. National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Doctoral Award, PGS-D (Canadian Federal Scholarship).

 

2004            McCall, K. M., & Meston, C. M. Recipients of a Graduate Dissertation and Mentor Award/Grant, Social Science Research Council, Ford Foundation, New York.

 

2005            Bradford, A., & Meston, C. M.  Winners of international essay competition, “The impact of anxiety on sexual arousal in women.” Presented by the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH).

 

2005            Hill, Y., Rellini, A. H., & Meston, C. M. Winners of the best conference poster award, “The relationship between sexual fantasy, mental sexual arousal, and sexual desire from a sample of university women.” Presented by the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH).

 

2006            Bradford, A., & Meston, C. M. Honorable mention, Student Research Award. “Patient education and sexual outcomes following hysterectomy.” Presented by the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR).

 

2006            Rellini, A. H., Ing, D., & Meston, C. M.  Winners of international essay competition, “Implicit and explicit cognitive processes and sexual arousal in survivors of child sexual abuse.”  Presented by the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH).

 

2006            Rellini, A. H. & Meston, C. M. “Psychophysiological sexual arousal in women with a history of childhood sexual abuse.” Winner of the Lee Willerman Award for Excellence in Research. Award for best student publication in clinical psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.

 

2007-2009 Hamilton, L. D. National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Doctoral Award, PGS-D (Canadian Federal Scholarship).

 

2007            Seal, B. N., & Meston, C. M. Winners of international essay competition, “Self-focused attention, sexual arousal and body esteem in sexually dysfunctional women.” Presented by the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH).

 

2007            Bradford, A., & Meston, C. M. “Correlates of placebo response in the treatment of sexual dysfunction in women: A preliminary report.” Winner of the Bjorn Lundquist New Investigator Award. Presented by the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH).

 

2008            Harte, C. The Kinsey Institute Student Research Grant.

 

2009            Ahrold, T., & Meston, C. M. Winners of the best conference poster award, “Psychoeducation as a brief intervention for sexual side effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: The role of medication attribution” Presented by the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR).

 

2009            Harte, C., & Meston, C. M.  (2000). Winner of the Lee Willerman Award for Excellence in Research. “The inhibitory effects of nicotine on physiological sexual arousal in nonsmoking women: Results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over trial.” Award for best student publication in clinical psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.

 

2009-2010  Pujols, Y., & Meston, C. M. (Principal Investigator) Role of Body Image in the Relation Between Early Abuse and Adult Intimate Relationships, Research supplement to promote diversity in health-related research. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

 

2009-2011  Harte, C., & Meston, C. M. Acute and intermediate effects of smoking cessation on erectile functioning. (F31 DA026276) NRSA. National Institutes of Mental Health.

 

2009-2012  Ahrold, T., & Meston, C. M. Efficacy of an acute exercise intervention for side effects of SSRIs. (F31 MH085416)1NRSA. National Institutes of Mental Health.

 

2010            Bradford, A., & Meston, C. M.  Winners of international essay competition, “Behavior and symptom change among women treated with placebo for sexual dysfunction.” Presented by the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH).

 

2011            Stephenson, K. R., Rellini, A. & Meston, C. M. Winners of the Bjorn Lundquist New Investigator Award, “Predictors of treatment response during cognitive behavioral sex therapy.”  Presented by the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH).

 

2011            Pallatto, C. A., Stephenson, K. R. & Meston, C. M. Winners of the best conference poster award, “Moderators of the association between sexual functioning and distress: Childhood sexual abuse and the importance of the perpetrator relationship.” Presented by the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH).

 

2011            Raja, A.W., Khouri, Y., & Meston, C. M. Winners of the best conference poster award, “Sexual activity frequency and body esteem predict sexual desire in young women.”  Presented by the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR).

 

2012            Lorenz, T. K., & Meston, C. M. Winners of the Bjorn Lundquist New Investigator Award, “Expressive writing improves sexual dysfunction, distress, and satisfaction in women with a history of childhood sexual abuse: Results from a randomized clinical trial.”  Presented by the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH).

 

2012            Lorenz, T. K., & Meston, C. M. Winners of the Lee Willerman Award for Research Excellence, “Acute exercise improves sexual arousal in women taking antidepressants.”

 

2013            Pulverman, C. S., Lorenz, T. K., & Meston, C. M. Winners of international essay competition, “Linguistic changes in expressive writing predict psychological outcomes in women with a history of child sexual abuse and adult sexual dysfunction.” Presented by the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH).

 

2013            Pulverman, C. S., Lorenz, T. K., & Meston, C. M. Winners of the Sandra J. Leiblum Student Research Award, “Linguistic changes in expressive writing predict psychological outcomes in women with a history of child sexual abuse and adult sexual dysfunction.” Presented by the Society for Sex Research and Therapy (SSTAR).

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