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Sexuality and Well-Being Lab
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    • STEAM: SexualiTy Experiences And Memory
    • SPLASH: Sexual Pleasure and Sexual Health Study
    • Hey Baby! Couples’ Sexual Well-being Study
    • Bump to Baby! Couples’ Sexual Well-being Study
    • SOAK: Sexual Opinions, Attitudes, and Knowledge Study
    • CURRENTS: Capturing Understanding of Recent Research and Evaluating kNowledge Translation on Sexuality
    • WAVES: Attentional Mechanisms Underlying Gendered Sexual Response
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  • Clinical Psychology MA1 student, Kiarah O’Kane, came in FIRST place 🥇 at the 2023 UBC 3MT competition!

    Kiarah shared data from the very first @swell.lab study that launched in 2020! They presented fascinating data on sexuality myth endorsement, including who is most likely to endorse myths about sex and links between myth endorsement and sexual and relational outcomes. Kia will be off to the Western Regional Competition in May at the University […]

  • To end 2022, we wanted to recap all the incredible research related accomplishments by our incredible SWell Lab team!

    A huge thank you to the 16k+ participants who volunteered to be part of our studies and contribute to sexuality science. We could not have done it without you! We are so fortunate to have our research and our students supported so generously this past year by a variety of funding sources. This work would […]

  • SWell Lab at SSSS!

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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🏆Our amazing Lab Director, Dr. Samantha Dawson, received the Early Career Researcher Lectureship Award from the Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting, May 23-26, 2023 in Montebello, Quebec. 👩‍🍼This nominated award recognizes Dr. Dawson as one of the most prominent early career researchers in perinatal health in Canada. She will travel to Quebec to present her program of research on perinatal sexuality on May 25th, 2023. This work would not be possible without her incredible collaborator and mentor Dr. Natalie Rosen (@cashlab), as […]
🌟 Exciting Announcement! 🌟 Grad student, Kiarah, competed in the Western Regional Final of the prestigious 3MT competition! In 2020, Kiarah provided insights from the initial study conducted by @swell.lab, offering intriguing findings on the endorsement of sexuality myths. The data presented shed light on various aspects, such as identifying individuals who are more inclined to endorse these myths about sex and exploring the connections between myth endorsement and outcomes related to sexuality […]
Three of our amazing graduate students presented at the Society for Sex Therapy & Research’s (SSTAR) 48th Annual Hybrid Meeting! Our very own PI, Dr. Samantha Dawson is the scientific co-chair for this year’s conference alongside Dr. Kristen Mark! Here is a little sneak-peek into the research we presented: ⭐️ Marta T. Kolbuszewska, BA (she/her): We examined associations between facets of sexual function, sexual distress, and psychological symptoms in women with and without sexual function […]
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Email: swell@psych.ubc.ca
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2136 West Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
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