Below are summaries of some of our ongoing and previous research studies. Visit our Study Participation Information page for details on becoming a participant in our research. Thank you for your interest!
Ongoing Research
The Intimacy Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how intimate interactions relate to satisfaction in romantic relationships. This study is a couples study, so you and your partner would both participate. This is also a potential treatment study; you might be randomized to the treatment group or a waitlist group at your time of enrollment. In either group you will be asked to take surveys at three time-points. You will be asked about demographics, your relationship and sexuality, and to identify interactions that make you feel intimacy/intimate with your partner. Both you and your partner must be 18 or older. This study will include 1 Zoom session with a researcher and two online surveys over 4 weeks. The first session will take approximately 1 hour. You will be asked to complete the first online survey two weeks after your first session and the final survey 28 days after your first session. You and your partner will receive $50 for the completion of the full study ($25 each). We are not currently recruiting participants for this study..
Previous Research
Physiological Studies on Sexual Function
The Sympathetic Nervous System and Women’s Sexual Arousal
Heart Rate Variability and Sexual Arousal
Hysterectomy and Sexual Arousal
Dopamine, Norepinephrine, and Sexual Arousal
Testosterone and Sexual Arousal
Psychological Studies on Sexual Function
Self-Focused Attention and Sexual Arousal
Expectancies and Sexual Arousal
Social Desirability Influences on Self-Reported Sexuality
Depression and Sexual Functioning
Excitation Transfer and Sexual Attraction
Ethnic Influences on Sexuality
Sexual Impairments and Subjective Sexual Well-Being
Recreational Erectile Dysfunction Medication Use in Male Undergraduates
Studies on The Relationship Between Physiological and Psychological Sexual Arousal in Women
The Relationship Between Physiological and Psychological Sexual Arousal in Women
Treatment Outcome Studies for Sexual Dysfunction
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Women with Female Sexual Arousal Disorder
Exercise for Antidepressant-Induced Sexual Side Effects
L-arginine Gultamate Plus Yohimbine For Female Sexual Arousal Disorder in Post-menopausal Women
Gingko Biloba Extract for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder
The Role of Placebo in the Treatment of Female Sexual Dysfunction
Effects of Smoking Cessation on Sexual Health in Men
Studies on the Sexual Consequences of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA)
Cognitive Studies in Women with CSA Histories
Studies on the Sexual Self-Schema of Women with CSA Histories
Studies on Sympathetic Nervous System Activation Among CSA Survivors
Research on Body Image and Esteem Among CSA Survivors
Research on Identification as an Abuse Survivor
Questionnaire Development
The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)
The Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women (SSS-W)
The Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Men (SSS-M)
The Cues for Sexual Desire Scale (CSDS)
The Why Have Sex Questionnaire (YSEX?)
The Why Have Sex Short-Form Questionnaire (YSEX?-SF)
The Sexual Disgust Inventory (SDI)
The Sexual Dysfunction Attributions Scale (SDAS)
Validation of the McCoy Female Sexuality Questionnaire (MFSQ) in an Italian sample
Studies Based on Evolutionary Theory
