Latest Research
- High Risk Behaviours Amongst Muslim Adults in Australia - Rizwaan Nazir - posted 3rd Aug 09
- Gender Variant Children: Views of Professionals, Parents and Transgender Adults - Elizabeth Riley For more information email; eril6366@usyd.edu.au
- The Effects of Genital Image and Body Image on Sexual Functioning in Women -Frances D'Arcy-Tehan
More about our Research
The Graduate Program in Sexual Health has a strong commitment to a wide range of diverse research interests. The Graduate Program provides an environment and supervision for postgraduate research in a wide area of Sexual Health and Sexuality. This is made possible by the collaborative nature of the program and the national and international research associates.
Our current areas of research include:
- The biological and psychosocial aspects of the sexual response and sexual arousal through the lifecycle
- The impact of disability and disease on sexuality, intimacy and the sexual response cycle
- Sexuality in older adults, information seeking, sexual behavior and sexual function and dysfunction
- Sex and Gender: Especially the cultural understanding. norms and management of gender identity disorder and transgender issues with a lifespan perspective
- Sexuality and Religiosity, especially the effect of religiosity on sexual risk taking behaviour.
- Sex Education across the lifespan. Sex education in special populations including persons with a disability
Applications
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