Upcoming Meeting Program

Proposals for symposia and plenary speakers for the 2025 Annual Meeting are now invited, and the preliminary program will be shared in the coming months! In the meantime, presenter information from the 2024 Annual Meeting is shown below for reference.

IASR’s 50th Annual Meeting took place from July 22-25 in Berlin, Germany. Abstracts are reviewed by an international group of IASR members. Thank you to the presenters below for sharing sexual science with us!

Plenary Speakers

Nicola Döring
Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany
Plenary Speaker

Preconference Workshop

Organizer and Chair: Debby Herbenick, Indiana University, USA

Symposia

note: symposium order does not reflect conference order and speakers may change slightly

Gendered and sexual well-being among trans and non-binary people
Proposer: Heather Armstrong, University of Southampton, UK

• Will J. Beischel, Loyola University Chicago, USA. Gender Pleasure and Minoritized Gender/Sex/ual Experiences

• Daniel A. Griffiths, University of Southampton, UK. Transgender and Non-binary Individuals’ Experiences of Gender Euphoria and Gender Dysphoria in Sexual Experiences: An Explorative Thematic Analysis

• Fraedan Mastrantonio, University of Southampton, UK. Sexual Well-Being and Sexual and Relationship Satisfaction among Non-Binary and Transgender Individuals

Traumatized Sexuality: Sexual Wellbeing in the Shadows of Interpersonal Trauma
Proposer: Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, University of Haifa, Israel

• Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, University of Haifa, Israel. Traumatized Sexuality – Introducing the Unique Challenges of Child Sexual Abuse Survivors During Sex

• Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada. Beyond Sexual Dysfunction: Understanding the association between Sexual Abuse on Compulsive Sexual Behavior

• Natasha Godbout, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada. Cumulative Interpersonal Trauma and Sexual Satisfaction in Parental Couples: the indirect effect of both parents’ perceptions of mothers’ body image

• Sarah Biedermann, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany. TRUSTing the Process: Navigating the Impact of Interpersonal Trauma on Sexuality

Sexual Choking/Strangulation and Rough Sex: Findings and Perspectives from Three Countries
Proposer: Debby Herbenick, Indiana University, USA

• Debby Herbenick, Indiana University, USA. Sexual Choking and Rough Sex Behaviors Among Adolescents and Adults in the United States

• Natasha Mulvihill, University of Bristol, UK. Experiences of non-consensual ‘rough sex’: a pilot UK study

• Nicola Gavey, University of Auckland, New Zealand. Unpacking consent in women’s experiences of unwanted and unenjoyed ‘rough sex’ with men.

Therapeutic paths and dilemmas in the treatment of people who are sexually attracted to children
Proposer: Sara Jahnke, University of Bergen, Norway.

• Agatha Chronos, University of Bergen, Norway. The Treatment Needs and Experiences of Pedohebephiles: A Systematic Review

• Alexander F. Schmidt, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany. Outpatient therapists’ perspectives on working with Persons who are sexually interested in minors revisited: A comparison of German and Swiss online surveys

• Sara Jahnke, University of Bergen, Norway. Delphi recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of sexual interest in children in non-mandated community settings

Psychosocial, biological, and cognitive predictors of gender dysphoria and transition in the study of gender diverse populations
Proposer: James Morandini, University of Sydney, Australia.

• Kevin Hsu, Penn State, USA. A three-year longitudinal analysis comparing predictors in the developmental trajectory of gender dysphoria in male cross-dressers and transfeminine individuals

• Malvina Skorska, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada. Brain structure and function in a sample of adolescents assigned female at birth who experience gender dysphoria: Examining the role of age and sexual orientation

• Aidan Kelly, Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust, UK. Is social gender transition associated with mental health status in children and adolescents with gender dysphoria?

• James Morandini, University of Sydney, Australia. How do parent beliefs about the nature and etiology of transgender identities influence social and medical transition support for their gender-diverse children

Beyond the tape measure: New insights into problems associated with sexual function measurement
Proposer: Pablo Santos-Iglesias, Cape Breton University, Canada

• Pablo Vallejo-Medina, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain. An artificial intelligence approximation based on an artificial neural network for sexual dysfunction diagnosis in Colombian women

• Lauren Walker, University of Calgary, Canada. Measuring sexual function within transgender and non-binary populations

• Pablo Santos-Iglesias, Cape Breton University, Canada. Comparing apples to oranges? The impact of response shift on the IIEF scores after prostate cancer treatment

Exploring and Addressing Barriers to Formal and Informal Sexual Education Across the Globe
Proposer: Ashley Thompson, University of Minnesota Duluth, USA

• Ashley Thompson, University of Minnesota Duluth, USA. Implicit Theories of Sexual Knowledge and Parent Adolescent Sexual Communication

• Lucia F. O'Sullivan, University of New Brunswick. How Prepared are Teachers to Provide Sexual Health Education to Their Students?

• Stella Mushy, Muhimbili University, Tanzania & Kristen Mark, University of Minnesota, USA. Communication about Sexual and Reproductive Health for People with Disabilities in Tanzania

• Cynthia Graham, Indiana University, USA. Evaluating the Home-Based Intervention Strategy (HIS-UK) to Reduce New Chlamydia Infections Among Young Men Aged 16-25 By Promoting Correct and Consistent Condom Use

Conversational AI in Intimate Contexts: Assessing Risks and Providing Support in Sexual Health
Proposer: Laura Vowels, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

• Laura Vowels, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Assessing the Proficiency of AI Therapeutic Chatbots in Recognizing Sexual Violence in Ambiguous Sexual Scenarios

• Tiffany Marcantonio, University of Alabama. Snapchat My AI: How do I know someone wants to have sex with me? Exploring how an AI chatbot for young people responds to questions about sexual consent, sexual refusals, and sexual assault

• R. R. Francois-Walcott., University of Lausanne, Switzerland. From Accessibility to Empathy: The Therapeutic Capabilities of AI in Sexual Health Interventions

Brief Communications

note: brief communication order does not reflect conference order and only first authors (who will present the talk) are listed below

Data Blitzes

note: data blitz order does not reflect conference order and only first authors (who will present the talk) are listed below