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Sexuality and Well-Being Lab
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    • PHASE: Perimenopause, Health, And SExual Function Study
    • PEARLS: Positive Emotions and Relationships Longitudinal Study 
    • STORK RCT: Supporting the Transition to Parenthood through Online Sex and Relationship Knowledge
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  • 🌟 2025 was a powerhouse year for the SWell Lab! 🌟   

    From well-earned promotions and graduations to science that pushed the field forward, this year was packed with momentum.    We launched groundbreaking new studies that will shape the future of our lab—and had a whole lot of fun along the way!    We’re profoundly grateful to the 7,688 participants who trusted us with some of the most personal parts of their lives. That […]

  • 🌟We attended the 47th annual Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF) Conference in our hometown, Vancouver, BC 🌟 

    Eight incredible lab members presented their research on the following topics:   🤰Can we bolster couples’ sexual connection during the transition to parenthood? 🔥 Is emotion regulation difficulties related to PGAD/GPD symptoms? 🌎 What role does culture play in the experience of sexual well-being? 🧠 Why are people with ADHD at greater risk of distressing problems with sexual function? 💑What […]

  • We had our incredible student Anuki graduate with her MA in Clinical Psychology this year! 

    We are so proud of everything you have accomplished during your time in the lab and are so incredibly excited to see all the places you will go! 🌟  Congratulations Anuki! 

  • BC Sexual Health Networking Event 2025 

    In May 2025, we held our 5th Annual BC Sexual Health Networking Event with Phase Lab and UBC Sexual Health Research!    We had 100+ attendees from members of our amazing sexual health community in British Columbia including researchers and clinicians spanning across psychology, medicine, physiotherapy, nursing, and sex education.     We heard from an incredible line […]

The Sexuality and Well-Being (SWell) Lab is a research laboratory in the Psychology Department at UBC. We are a group of psychological scientists who conduct multi-method research to identify risk and protective factors contributing to individuals’ and couples’ sexual health and well-being.

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🌟 2025 was a powerhouse year for the SWell Lab! 🌟    From well-earned promotions and graduations to science that pushed the field forward, this year was packed with momentum.    We launched groundbreaking new studies that will shape the future of our lab—and had a whole lot of fun along the way!    We’re profoundly grateful to the 7,688 participants who trusted us with some of the most personal parts of their lives. That […]
🌟We attended the 47th annual Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF) Conference in our hometown, Vancouver, BC 🌟  Eight incredible lab members presented their research on the following topics:   🤰Can we bolster couples’ sexual connection during the transition to parenthood? 🔥 Is emotion regulation difficulties related to PGAD/GPD symptoms? 🌎 What role does culture play in the experience of sexual well-being? 🧠 Why are people with ADHD at greater risk of distressing problems with sexual function? 💑What […]
We had our incredible student Anuki graduate with her MA in Clinical Psychology this year!  We are so proud of everything you have accomplished during your time in the lab and are so incredibly excited to see all the places you will go! 🌟  Congratulations Anuki! 
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Phone: (604) 822-2755
Email: swell@psych.ubc.ca
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Sexuality and Well-Being Lab
Vancouver Campus
2136 West Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Tel 604 822 4826
Email sdawson@psych.ubc.ca; swell@psych.ubc.ca
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