Erin Fitzpatrick, BSc
Title: PhD Student Pronouns: She/Her/Hers About: Originally from Nova Scotia, Erin graduated with an Honours degree in Psychology from Dalhousie University in 2020. She is now an PhD student in the Clinical Psychology program at UBC working in the SWell Lab. Her MA research used complex dyadic longitudinal and daily experience designs to discover factors […]
Inês Tavares, PhD
Title: Post-Doctoral Fellow Pronouns: She/Her/Hers About: Originally from Portugal, Dr. Inês Tavares joined the SWell Lab as a postdoctoral fellow following completion of her Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Porto. Her research integrates laboratory and survey-based methodologies, as well as individual and dyadic approaches to examine biopsychosocial predictors of sexual well-being in clinical […]
Dr. Samantha Dawson
Title:Assistant Professor, PsychologyPrincipal Investigator, SWell Lab Pronouns: She/Her/Hers About: Dr. Samantha Dawson is an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Psychology program at the University of British Columbia and a registered Clinical Psychologist. Since 2009, her research program has focused on identifying mechanisms contributing to sexual function and sexual well-being in individuals and couples, with the […]
Five of our brilliant lab members presented at the 25th Annual UBC Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) on March 31st and April 1st!
Here are some brief descriptions of the research we presented: Maya: In a dyadic study with data from three timepoints in the pregnancy and postpartum periods, we examined links between an individuals’ own body image self-consciousness with their own and their partners’ sexual frequency, sexual satisfaction, and sexual distress. Elena: This study examined if memories […]
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 […]
Celebrating the success of our brilliant honours student, Maya, at the Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC)!
Our 4th year honours student, Maya shared her thesis results at the conference on March 18, 2023. Here’s a brief description of the research she presented: Maya’s thesis used data from a dyadic longitudinal study of first-time parent couples. Her thesis examined whether an individuals’ greater body image self-consciousness during sex is linked with their […]
STEAM: SexualiTy Experiences And Memory
Are you interested in participating in our research about sexual experiences? We’re looking for people to participate in a 30-minute online survey in understanding people’s sexual experiences! You are eligible if you… To participate or find out more please login to your HSP student account and find the ‘Sexual Experiences and Memory’ on the list […]