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 […]
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 […]
HUGE congratulations to MA student, Simone Goldberg, for receiving the Canadian Psychological Association Certificate of Academic Excellence for her undergraduate honours thesis!
Simone’s thesis was titled: The impacts of a brief psycho-educational video intervention on body image, genital self-image, and sexual well-being. This award recognizes outstanding achievements by students in Canadian departments of psychology. Simone, you’re a superstar!! 🤩 We’re so proud of you ✨
The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) came to the lab’s hometown of Vancouver for their annual conference!
Here is what we presented: Grad student Simone presented a poster examining emotional competence as a predictor of sexual well-being. Our lab director, Dr. Samantha Dawson, gave an oral presentation on a brief online intervention for sexual well-being. Grad student Marta gave an oral presentation on a network analysis of core symptoms of male sexual […]
We are very excited to announce that our grad student Erin Fitzpatrick won Best Data Blitz Presentation – Runner-up at this year’s CSRF in Waterloo!
Erin gave a 5-minute talk entitled “Body image self-consciousness as a risk factor for sexual function problems: A longitudinal analysis of pregnant couples”. Congratulations, Erin 🤩 We could not be prouder!
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.
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!
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!