Intuition suggests that strong intimate relationships play a vital role in our health and well-being. Empirical research not only supports this perspective, but also demonstrates that the influence of positive relationships may be more wide-ranging and far-reaching than we imagined. In our research, we investigate the ways in which intimate relationships impact people’s ability to respond to a range of stressors and challenges in their lives and how the relationships, themselves, are changed by such experiences.
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News
Kendra Wasson at ABCT 2025
PhD student Kendra Wasson presented her poster entitled "The Interplay of Experiential Avoidance and Perceived Partner Responsiveness in Sexual Communication and Satisfaction" at the Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 2025 conference.
Lab Members Attend CSRF 2025
ERAS grad students attended the Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF) 2025 conference in Vancouver.
Kendra Wasson receives an O'Brien Postgraduate Fellowship
Congratulations to PhD student Kendra Wasson for receiving an O'Brien Postgraduate Fellowship!