Faculty
E. Sandra Byers
Title: Professor
Previous Degrees/Licensing/Training Obtained: Ph.D., Licenced Psychologist
My research is all in the area of human sexuality including research on sexual satisfaction, factors affecting sexual well-being, sexual communication, sexual dysfunction, sex education, sexual violence, and cross-cultural study of human sexuality. My teaching interests are in human sexuality, various areas of clinical psychology, ethics in psychology, and professional issues in clinical psychology.
Personal website: Sandra Byers
Recent Publications :
Hyde, J. S., DeLamater, J. D., & Byers, E. S. (2009). Understanding human sexuality: Fourth Canadian edition. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.
Byers, E. S. (2011). Beyond The birds and the bees and Was it good for you?: Thirty years of research on sexual communication. Canadian Psychology, 52, 20-29.
Shaughnessy, S., Byers, E. S., & Walsh, L. (2011). Accounting for gender differences in heterosexual students’ online sexual activity experience. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 40(2), 419-42.
Miller, S. A., & Byers, E. S. (2010). Psychologists’ sexual education and training in graduate school. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 42, 93-100.
Letts, C., Tamlyn, K., & Byers, E. S. (2010). Exploring the impact of prostate cancer on men’s sexual well-being. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 28, 490-510.
Lawrance, K. & Byers, E.S. (1995). Sexual satisfaction in long-term heterosexual relationship: The Interpersonal exchange model of sexual satisfaction. Personal Relationships, 2, 267-285.
Teaching:
Undergraduate courses: Human Sexuality
Graduate courses: Ethics, Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology, Treatment of Sexual Problems in Clinical Practice
Professional Awards/Honours: University Research Scholar, University of New Brunswick, 2008; Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award by the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, 2009; Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology as a Profession by the Canadian Psychological Association., 2010; University of New Brunswick Merit Award, 2010; Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association; Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.
Contact Information:
Department of Psychology
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, N.B. E3B 5A3
Telephone: 506-458-7697 or 506-458-7803
Fax: 506-447-3063
