In our laboratory we conduct studies to understand the way the mind and the body work in the female sexual responce cycle. Some of our studies looked at the impact of antidepressants on female sexuality, other studies looked at new medications with potentials to increase sexual arousal in women with Female Sexual Arousal Disorder. We have developed standardized instruments to measure female sexual dysfunctions now used internationally by expert therapists and researchers. We also have been studying the impact that sexual abuse has on the sexual functioning on women. Lately we have been testing a psychotherapy for helping women with arousal and orgasm concerns. We are a very productive lab and we constantly have new exciting projects to work on.

Duties:

Depending on how long you will committ to the lab, you will be trained on: making DSM IV daignoses on female sexual dysfunctions, interviewing skills with clinical population, procedure for collection of vaginal photoplethysmography data, sterilization procedure in a BIO 2 level laboratory, NIH training on ethics involved in running studies on human participants, lit searches, SPSS and Excell software for data analysis, presentation and poster preparation on powerpoint, software and hardware for audio and video editing, phone screening of potential participants, preparing the sexual psychophysiology lab for data collection, preparing sex therapy sessions, and more ...