Contact Information

Human Sexuality Research Laboratory

University of Ottawa
136 Jean-Jacques Lussier
Vanier Hall
Room 3001
School of Psychology
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1N 6N5

Tel.: 613-562-5800
ext. 2220

Elke.Reissing@uOttawa.ca

Past and Current Research Projects

2006 – ongoing Interview study of women with vaginismus exploring causes and costs of suffering from vaginal penetration difficulties (with Dr. Eleanor Riesen and Heather Smith-Fowler).
2006 – ongoing Exploration of pain associated with sexual activity and orgasm during the second and third trimester of pregnancy and at 6 months post-partum (with Dr. Polomeno).
2005 – ongoing Dyadic adjustment and partner characteristics in couples with one partner suffering of chronic or recurrent dyspareunia and/or vaginismus (with Geneviève Laliberté).
2004 – ongoing Psychosocial correlates and differential physiological response to anxiety provoking stimuli in women with vaginismus (with Rebecca Cherner).
2004 – 2007 Online survey on the causes of vaginismus.
2003 – 2007 Long-term follow-up on the psychosocial impact of same-sex marriage (with Heather MacIntosh).
2002 – 2008 Survey of the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in clients seeking psychological services (with Rebecca Cherner).
2004 – 2005 The impact of bidimensional acculturation, religiosity, and family satisfaction on sexual knowledge, attitudes, and functioning in New Canadians of Lebanese origin.
2003 – 2005 First intercourse experience and its impact on adult sexual functioning in men and women.
2003 – 2004 Survey of type and quality of sexual health care delivery by clinical psychologists (with Gina DiGiulio).
2003 – 2004 Young women's sexual health study: Investigating the role of body image, sexual self schema, sexual self efficacy, and sexual aversion.
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