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

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 […]

Happy Holidays from the SWell and Phase Labs!
SPLASH: Sexual Pleasure and Sexual Health Study

SPLASH: Sexual Pleasure and Sexual Health Study

Are you interested in participating in our research about sexual pleasure? We’re looking for people to participate in a ~30 min online survey in understanding  people’s experiences of sexual pleasure. You are eligible if you… • are 18 years of age or older • fluent in English • have access to an internet-connected device Click […]

SWell Lab at SSSS!

Huge thank you to the Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the BC Knowledge Development Fund!

Thanks to the Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the BC Knowledge Development Fund, Dr. Dawson and her team are getting a renovated lab space where they will have access to one-of-a-kind psychophysiology and observation infrastructure. This new space and equipment will allow Dr. Dawson and her team to conduct cutting-edge science to better understand factors […]

CGSHE presents a World Sexual Health Day Lunch & Learn with Dr. Samantha Dawson, CGSHE and UBC Psychology faculty member and Director of the Sexual Well-being (SWELL) Lab at the University of British Columbia.

CGSHE presents a World Sexual Health Day Lunch & Learn with Dr. Samantha Dawson, CGSHE and UBC Psychology faculty member and Director of the Sexual Well-being (SWELL) Lab at the University of British Columbia.

Aligned with WSHD 2022’s theme, Let’s Talk Pleasure, Dr. Dawson will discuss current research on sexual health and pleasure conducted by the SWELL Lab, including the Instagram mythbusting campaign, MisconSEXions! For a link to the recording of the talk click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jo60posxkc&t=174s

Huge achievement by MA1 student Erin for winning Best Student Poster (2nd Place) and incoming postdoctoral fellow, Inês Tavares, on receiving a Student Research Development Award!

Huge achievement by MA1 student Erin for winning Best Student Poster (2nd Place) and incoming postdoctoral fellow, Inês Tavares, on receiving a Student Research Development Award!

MA1 student superstar Erin Fitzpatrick won Best Student Poster (2nd place) at the 48th Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research in Reykjavík Iceland. Incoming postdoctoral fellow, Inês Tavares, received a Student Research Development Award to support her research on sexual well-being in the transition to parenthood. Congrats to these two rising stars!

SWell Lab takes on the 48th Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research in Reykjavík Iceland from July 6-9, 2022.

SWell Lab takes on the 48th Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research in Reykjavík Iceland from July 6-9, 2022.

All three graduate students did an incredible job presenting some of their latest research! Our Lab Director, Dr. Dawson, presented a poster with student co-authors, Greta and Simone. Their poster was about a brief online intervention for sexual well-being. Newly minted PhD Student, Sonia, presented her Master’s thesis work on validating MouseView, an online alternative […]

SWell Lab’s first Master of Sex: Sonia Milani
Congratulations to Sonia, SWell Lab’s first graduate student, on successfully defending her MA thesis!

Congratulations to Sonia, SWell Lab’s first graduate student, on successfully defending her MA thesis!

On June 28th we got to celebrate BIG when SWell Lab’s first graduate student—Sonia Milani—successfully defended her MA thesis entitled: Validation of MouseView.js as an online alternative to eye-tracking in sex research. Not only did Sonia give a stellar presentation, she also demonstrated her wealth of knowledge in the defense component! Well done Sonia, we […]