2023 Best Student Manuscript Winner INÊS M. TAVARES with IASR President Meredith Chivers
Best Student Manuscript Awards
2024: William Costello (supervised by David Buss), University of Texas at Austin, How potent is the black-pill? Predicting harmful attitudes and beliefs among incels (involuntary celibates)
2023: Inês Tavares (supervised by Natalie Rosen), University of Porto, Biopsychosocial predictors of couples’ trajectories of sexual function and sexual distress across the transition to parenthood
2022: Ana Catarina Carvalho (supervised by David L. Rodrigues), University of Lisbon, Sexuality, sexual behavior, and relationships of asexual individuals: Differences between romantic and romantic orientation
2021: Meghan A. Rossi (supervised by Natalie O. Rosen), Dalhousie University, When the stars don’t align: A longitudinal investigation of couples’ sexual growth and destiny beliefs in the transition to parenthood
2020: Amelia M. Stanton (supervised by Cindy Meston), University of Texas at Austin, Variability biofeedback increases sexual arousal among women with female sexual arousal disorder: Results from a randomized-controlled trial
2019: Julia O’Loughlin (supervised by Lori Brotto), University of British Columbia, How does childhood trauma impact women’s sexual desire? The role of depression, stress, and cortisol
2018: Samantha J. Dawson (supervised by Natalie Rosen), Dalhousie University, The effect of static versus dynamic stimuli on visual processing of sexual cues in androphilic women and gynephilic men
2017: Malvina Skorska (supervised by Anthony Bogaert), Brock University, Pubertal stress and nutrition and their association with sexual orientation and height in the Add Health data
2016: Matt Bramble (supervised by Eric Vilain), University of California at Los Angeles, Sex-specific effects of testosterone on the sexually dimorphic transcriptome of embryonic neural stem/progenitor cells
2015: Jackie Huberman (supervised by Meredith Chivers), Queen's University, Different Devices, Same Story? Using Thermography and Plethysmography to Examine Gender-specificity of Sexual Response in Women and Men
2014: Daphne van de Bongardt (supervised by Ellen Reitz, Theo Sandfort, and Maja Deković), Utrecht University, Peer Norms and Adolescent Sexual (Risk) Behavior: A Meta-Analysis
2009: Doug VanderLaan (supervised by Paul Vasey)
2008: Amy Lykins (supervised by Marta Meana)
2007: Tuuli Kukkonen (supervised by Irv Binik)
2013: Jennifer Bossio (supervised by Meredith Chivers)
2012: Lelia Samson (supervised by Erick Janssen)
2011: Sabina Sarin (supervised by Irv Binik)
2010: Krystelle Shaughnessy (supervised by Sandi Byers)
Best Brief Communication Awards
2024: Valerie Lapointe, Université du Québec à Montréal, “Time to face the future: A content analysis of AI-generated pornography”
2023: Alice Girouard, Université de Montréal, “Longitudinal changes in sexual identity and their associations with sociodemographic predictors and sexual wellbeing in adolescents”
2022: Kris Rosentel, Northwestern University, “Beyond ‘walking while trans:’ How profiling, place, and police deployment shape transgender discrimination in sex work arrests”
2019: Kaytlin Renfro, Emory University, “The relationship between women’s hormonal state and their motivation to view images of food or sex”
2018: Julia Velten, Ruhr University Bochum, “Cognitive biases and sexual function: Using the open-ended scenario task to measure biased interpretations of ambiguous sexual situations”
2017: Sara Chadwick, University of Michigan, "Pornography: Women’s agentic strategies for avoiding negative affect and maintaining positive experiences"
2016: Laura Widman, North Carolina State University, "ProjectHeartForGirls.com: Acceptability and preliminary efficacy of an online HIV/STD prevention program for adolescent girls emphasizing sexual communication skills"
2015: Tierney Lorenz, Indiana University, "Sexual activity moderates shifts in Th1/Th2 cytokine profile across the ovarian cycle"
2014: Katy Goldey, University of Michigan, “Defining pleasure: A focus group study of dyadic sexual pleasure in queer and heterosexual women”
Best Data Blitz Awards
2024: Caroline Hersman, University of California Los Angeles, “Who smells better? Preferences for male and female body odor among cisgender bisexual and heterosexual women”
2023: Shari Blumenstock, Queen’s University, “Desire emerges from arousal, buy the connection depends on desire type and relationship satisfaction”
2022: Trinda L. Penniston, Queen’s University, “What’s race got to do with it? Moderating effects of racial attitudes on women’s sexual responses to race congruent and incongruent sexual stimuli”
Best Junior Poster Awards
2024: Tanja Oschatz, University of Mainz, “The Portrayal of Women’s Sexual Agency, Pleasure, and Orgasm in Popular Netflix Series: A Quantitative Content Analysis” AND Lucas Walters, University of Ottawa, “The development and psychometric evaluation of a novel measure of sexual attractions”
2023: Simone Y. Goldberg, University of British Columbia, “Cross-sectional, longitudinal, and experimental associations between genital self-image and own and perceived partner sexual satisfaction”
2022: Natalie B. Brown, University of British Columbia, “Virtual reality exposure for vaginismus: A proof-of-concept study”
2021: Natalie B. Brown, University of British Columbia, “Asexuality vs. Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder: Examining groups’ cognitive processing of sexual cues”
2020: Diana E. Peragine, “What women want (is what they say they want): A sex difference in the specificity of sexual arousal, but not interest”
2019: Alejandra Hernández, National Autonomous University of Mexico, “Influence of maternal conditions on sexual preference of the male progeny in rats”
2018: Sara Chadwick, University of Michigan, “When orgasms do not equal pleasure: Accounts of negative orgasm experiences during consensual encounters”
2017: Kaitlyn Goldsmith, University of New Brunswick, “Extending the relationship maintenance framework: Sexual maintenance behaviors in long-distance and geographically close relationships”
2016: Amelia Stanton, University of Texas at Austin, “Autogenic training increases subjective and physiological sexual arousal in sexually functional women”
2015: Morag Yule, University of British Columbia, “Masturbation and sexual fantasy among asexual individuals: An in depth exploration”
2014: Sara Jahnke, TU Dresden, “Challenging the stigma towards people with pedophilia among psychotherapists in training”
Best Senior Poster Awards
2023: Karson T. F. Kung, University of Hong Kong, “Prenatal androgen exposure and sex-typical play behaviour: A meta-analysis of classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia studies” AND Christopher W. Wheldon, Temple University, “Examining the role of anal dilator use in sexual rehabilitation of gay and bisexual prostate cancer patients”
2022: Jessica A. Blayney, University of Washington, “Sexual victimization and socio-environmental context as predictors of first year college women’s sexual behavior and consequences”
2021: Emily A. Harris, University of Melbourne, “Gender inequities in household labor predict lower desire in women partnered with men”
2020: Kyle R. Stephenson, “Feasibility of an online program for female sexual dysfunction: eSense”
2019: Doug VanderLaan, University of Toronto Mississauga, “Thai ‘third’ gender children’s appraisals of gender-non-conforming peers: An experimental vignette study”
2018: Paulina Tomaszweska, University of Potsdam, “Preventing sexual aggression among university students in Germany: First results of an intervention study”
2017: Sophia Jawed-Wessel, University of Nebraska at Omaha, “Predictors of sexual satisfaction during pregnancy: A multi-level model describing the sexuality of couples in their first 12 weeks”
2016: Kateřina Klapilová, Charles University and National Institute of Mental Health, “Kamasutra in practice: The use of sexual positions by Czech and Slovak citizens and the association with female orgasms”
2015: Laura Baams, Utrecht University, “Puberty, popularity, and intimate relationships among early adolescents: Longitudinal findings in the Netherlands”
2014: Mayte Parada, McGill University, “A pain in the clitoris: A systematic description of clitorodynia”
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Sex and Gender Trainee Awards
2024:
Philemon Julien, Université du Québec à Montréal, "'I didn’t have a choice but to leave my family home': A qualitative analysis of the pathways to homelessness among trans and non-binary youth"
Vasileia Karasavva, University of British Columbia, “Sext me maybe? Sexting compliance prevalence and motivations in established, casual, and potential relationships”
2023:
Jason Hallarn, Western University, “Long-term gynecological outcomes and vaginal care practices among transfeminine individuals who have undergone vaginoplasty”
Rose Lebeau, Université du Québec à Montréal, “Stress of not being “man enough” and conformity to norms of masculinity: Their role in explaining the relationship between cumulative childhood trauma and emotional dysregulation of men consulting for perpetration of intimate partner violence”
2022:
Judith Kotiuga, Laval University, “Adolescents self-perceptions: Connecting psychosocial competencies to the sexual self concept”
Marie-Michèle Paquette, Université de Montréal, “Do cisgender and gender diverse individuals sexual well-being differ? Findings from the 45-country International Sex Survey”
Student Research Development Awards (SRDA)
2019:
Sara Chadwick (mentored by Sari van Anders), University of Michigan
Stéphanie Gauvin and Kathleen Merwin (mentored by John Sakaluk), Queen’s University and Dalhousie University
2018:
Kiffer Card (mentored by Robert S. Hogg), University of Victoria
Talia Shirazi (mentored by David Puts), Pennsylvania State University
2017:
Amber Craig (mentored by Julia Heiman), Indiana University
Francisco Gómez (mentored by Paul Vasey), University of Lethbridge
2016:
Amelia Stanton (mentored by Cindy Meston), University of Texas at Austin
Scott Semenyna (mentored by Paul Vasey), University of Lethbridge
2015:
Mirte Brom (mentored by Stephanie Both), Leiden University Medical Centre
Lanna Petterson (mentored by Paul Vasey), University of Lethbridge
2014:
Samantha Dawson (mentored by Meredith Chivers), Queen's University
Kathryn Rancourt, Dalhousie University
David Lick, New York University
Kevin Hsu, Northwestern University
2024:
Ashley Dhillon (mentored by Doug VanderLaan), University of Toronto Mississauga
Andreia Mañao (mentored Patrícia Pascoal), Lusófona University
2023:
Natalie Brown (mentored by Lori Brotto), University of British Columbia
Silke Van Dijck (mentored by Paul Enzlin), KU Leuven
William Costello (mentored by David Buss), University of Texas Austin
2022:
Shelby Astle (mentored by Kristin Anders), Kansas State University
Inês Tavares (mentored by Natalie O. Rosen), Dalhousie University
2021:
Elise S. Bragard (mentored by Celia B. Fisher), Fordham University
Sonia Milani (mentored by Samantha J. Dawson), University of British Columbia
2020:
Trina L. Penniston (mentored by Meredith Chivers), Queen’s University
M. Claire Wilson (mentored by Julia Heiman), Indiana University
Richard Green Lifetime Achievement Awards
2023: Irv Binik, McGill University
2022: Ellen Laan, Amsterdam University Medical Center
2018: John Bancroft, Indiana University
2017: Ray Blanchard, University of Toronto
2016: Richard Green, IASR Founding President and Founding Editor of the Archives of Sexual Behavior
Ellen Laan Awards for Translational Sexual Science
Supported by Dr. Laan’s Seksueel Welzijn Nederland foundation
2024: Umut Oezdemir, Private Practice for Psychotherapy
2023: Justin Lehmiller, Kinsey Institute
Richard Green Founding President Annual Presentation Awards
2019: Chris Beyrer, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, “How would you like your PrEP? The fit of new prevention tools to lived sexual lives”
2018: Peter Hegarty, University of Surrey, “What social cognition research offers to the debate between sexuality research as ‘discursive’ vs. politically-neutral science”
2017: C. Sue Carter, The Kinsey Institute, “The developmental effects of oxytocin: A love story”
2016: Afsaneh Najmabadi, Harvard University, “Verdicts of science and rulings of faith: What can we learn from transsexuality in Iran?”
Richard Green Founding Editor Essay Awards
2021: Brian A. Feinstein, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, The rejection sensitivity model as a framework for understanding sexual minority mental health (published in 2020)
2020: Cecilia Benoit, University of Victoria, “The prostitution problem:” Claims, evidence, and policy outcomes (published in 2019)
2019: Phillip L. Hammack, University of California Santa Cruz, Gay men’s health and identity: Social change and the life course (published in 2018) AND Ray Blanchard, University of Toronto, Fraternal birth order, family size, and male homosexuality: Meta-analysis of studies spanning 25 years (published in 2018)
2018: Meredith Chivers, Queen’s University, The specificity of women’s sexual response and its relationship with sexual orientations: A review and ten hypotheses (published in 2017) AND Michael Seto, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, The puzzle of male chronophilias (published in 2017)
