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

Ongoing Research Projects

2010 - ongoing Interest in sexuality in older adults (with Suzanne Bell)
2010 - ongoing Prospective treatment outcome study of pelvic floor physiotherapy treatment for lifelong vaginismus (with Caroline Allen, Heather Andruff)
2009 - 2010 Retrospective chart review of pelvic floor physiotherapy treatment for lifelong vaginismus (with Caroline Allen, Heather Andruff)
2008 - ongoing Casual sexual relationships: definition, rules, and consequences (with Jocelyn Wentland)
2007 - ongoing Bisexual women in heterosexual relationships (with Heather Andruff)
2007 - ongoing Experience of vulvodynia and health care in sexual minority women (with Heather Andruff)

Past Research Projects

2006 - 2010

Interview study of women with vaginismus exploring causes and costs of suffering from vaginal penetration difficulties (with Eleanor Riesen, Heather Smith-Fowler, Karin Almuhtadi)

2004 - 2011

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 origi.n (Krystelle Shaughnessy)
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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