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Brief Curriculum Vitae (last updated September 2012)
Caroline F. Pukall, Ph.D., C.Psych.
Associate Professor & Director, Sex Therapy Service
Department of Psychology, Queen’s University
Humphrey Hall, 62 Arch Street, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6
Phone: 613.533.3200; Fax: 613.533.2499
E-mail: [email protected]
Research and Clinical Interests
Human sexuality
Sexual dysfunction
Chronic pain
Pain measurement
Dyspareunia
Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome, vestibulodynia, vulvodynia
Gynecological experiences
Sexual health
Female sexual arousal
Psychophysics
Brain and blood flow imaging
Current Position
July 2009 – present
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
January 2009 – present
Director, Sex Therapy Service, Psychology Clinic, Department of Psychology, Queen’s University
July 2004 – June 2009
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
Education
June 2003 – June 2004
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
September 1997 – August 2003
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
September 1992 – June 1996
B.A., Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Fellowships, Awards, and Honors
March 2011
Recipient of the Department of Psychology Teaching Award, Queen’s University
April 2007
Nominated for the Department of Psychology Teaching Award, Queen's
University
March 2007
Queen’s University Office of Research Services Travel Award
May 2006
Queen’s University Faculty of Arts and Science Travel Award
September 2005
Queen’s University Office of Research Services Travel Award
April 2005
Queen’s University Faculty of Arts and Science Travel Award
September 2004
Queen’s University Office of Research Services Travel Award
November 2004
Canadian Association for Graduate Studies-University Microfilms International
Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Fine Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
May 2004
Quebec Pain Research Initiative Trainee Travel Award
October 2003
Dean’s Honor List PhD Dissertation Award, McGill University
Prize Essay Winner, International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual
Health
July 2003-June 04
McGill University Health Center Research Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship
May 2003
Alma Mater Student Travel Grant, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research,
McGill University
Sept 2002-May 03
Lloyd Carr-Harris McGill Majors Fellowship, McGill University
McGill University Health Center Research Institute Fellowship (declined)
March 2002
Alma Mater Student Travel Grant, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research,
McGill University
February 2002
Student Research Award, North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics
and Gynecology
January 2002
Best Clinical Research Poster Presentation Award, McGill Pain Day, McGill
University
October 2000
Graduate Student Travel Award, Department of Psychology, McGill University
March 2000
Student Research Award, Society for Sex Therapy and Research
Sept 1999-Aug 02
Scholarship, Fonds pour la Formation de Chercheurs et L’Aide à la Recherche
January 1998
Nominated for the Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Psychology, McGill
University
Sept 1997-Aug 99
Scholarship, Fonds pour la Formation de Chercheurs et L’Aide à la Recherche
June 1996
Graduated (BA Psychology) on the Dean’s Honor List with Great Distinction
Research Grants (Applied)
Academic Health Science Centre Alternative Funding Plan (AFHS AFP), Innovation Fund, $42,915.
Identification of the causes of increased anxiety in patients with breast cancer. Khalid-Khan S (PI),
Baetz T, Pukall CF, Groll D (co-PIs).
National Vulvodynia Association (NVA). $27,000.
The vulvar pain assessment questionnaire. Pukall CF, Dargie E, Chamberlain SM (Co-PIs).
Research Grants (Awarded)
2012-2013
Pfizer-Canadian Male Sexual Health Council (CMSHC), Clinical Research Operating
Grant, $25,000.
Pukall CF, Steele S (Co-PIs). The effects of circumcision on sexual function and penile
sensitivity in young men.
2012-2013
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Operating Grant, PA: Gender, Sex, and
Health Research, Work and Health and Sexual Heath, Institute of Gender and Health
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2011-2014
2011-2012
2011
2009-2012
2009-2012
2009-2011
2009-2010
2008-2009
2008-2010
2007-2012
2007-2012
2007-2008
2007-2008
2007-2012
2006-2012*
(IGH), $100,000.
Pukall CF, Gilron I, Chamberlain SM, Childs T (Co-PIs). Neuropathic pain
characteristics in women with vulvodynia.
National Vulvodynia Association, Operating Grant, $20,000.
McLean L (PI) & Pukall CF (co-PI). Ultrasound imaging as a new assessment and
biofeedback tool to evaluate pelvic floor muscle morphology and function in women with
vulvodynia.
Garfield Kelly Cardiovascular Research and Development Fund, Queen’s University,
$10,000.
Hamilton A & Flynn L (co-PIs); Pukall CF (collaborator). Localized co-delivery of
adipose-derived stem cells and growth factors for the treatment of peripheral ischemia.
PARTEQ Proof of Principle Fund, $3,000
Pukall CF. Digital vulvalgesiometer.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Operating Grant, $180,000
Pukall CF (PI), Chamberlain SM (co-PI). Investigating vestibulodynia subtypes from a
multidimensional pain perspective.
Pfizer Neuropathic Pain Research Awards, Operating Grant, $150,000
Pukall CF (PI), Chamberlain SM (co-PI). Vulvodynia: A neuropathic pain condition?
SEAMO (Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization, $120,000.
Harrison M (PI), Aiken A, Brouwer B, Groll D, Pukall CF. Measuring changes in the
physical, psychological, and radiographic status of patients awaiting hip or knee
replacement surgery.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), IMHA Operating Grant, $76,000
Harrison M (PI), Aiken A, Brouwer B, Groll D, Pukall CF. Measuring changes in the
physical, psychological, and radiographic status of patients awaiting hip or knee
replacement surgery.
Lesbian Health Fund, Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, $9,656.
Smith KB (PI) & Pukall CF (Co-PI). Sexual and relationship functioning among lesbian
and bisexual women.
National Vulvodynia Association Operating Grant, $25,000
McLean L (PI), Pukall CF (Co-PI). Evaluation of superficial and deep pelvic floor
muscle responses to pressure at the vulvar vestibule and to a quick stretch of the introitus
in women with and without provoked vestibulodynia.
Early Researcher Award, Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI), $100,000.
Pukall CF. Comparing two common forms of vulvar pain with an integrated pain
approach.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) NET grant, $1,800,000. Co-applicant.
Baron M (PI) et al. A New Emerging Team: The Canadian Scleroderma Research Group.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Synthesis Grant, $89,962.
Harrison M & Aiken A (PIs), Brouwer B, Pukall CF, Groll D, Joss B, Deluzio K.
Change in objective functional tests while waiting for total joint replacement.
Advisory Research Council of Queen’s University, $5,680
Pukall CF (PI), Smith KB (co-PI). Sexual and relationship functioning among lesbian and
bisexual women.
Chancellor’s Research Award, Queen's University, $50,000
Pukall CF. Investigating vulvodynia subtypes from a multidimensional perspective.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Award, $250,000
Pukall CF. Investigating vulvodynia subtypes from a multidimensional perspective.
*extended for one year due to maternity leave during which the award was not active
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2006-2009
2005-2010
2005-2008
2005-2008
2005-2008
2004-2007
2005-2006
2004-2008
2004
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant, $250,000
Pukall CF. Investigating vulvodynia subtypes from a multidimensional perspective.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant, $715,000
Binik YM (PI), Pukall CF, Bergeron S, Amsel R, Khalifé S, Dupuis M-J.
Sexual pain is not that sexy: A multidimensional but pain-focused model.
National Vulvodynia Association Operating Grant, $22,500
Pukall CF. Comparing women with primary and secondary vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.
Ministry of Research and Innovation, $64,000
Pukall CF. Sexual Health Research Facility.
Canada Foundation for Innovation New Opportunities Grant, $64,000
Pukall CF. Sexual Health Research Facility.
National Institutes of Health Operating Grant, $450,000
Nickel JC, Tripp DA, Pukall CF, Smith KB.
Relationship issues in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
Advisory Research Council of Queen’s University, $5,000
Pukall CF. Comparing vulvar vestibulitis syndrome and generalized vulvodynia.
Research Initiation Grant, Queen's University, $75,000
Pukall CF. Sexual Health Research Laboratory.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant, $100,000
Baron M (PI), Pukall C, et al. Development of a Canadian Scleroderma Research Group.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
1. Boyer SC, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM (in press). Sexual arousal in women with provoked
vestibulodynia: The application of laser Doppler imaging to sexual pain. The Journal of Sexual
Medicine.
2. Boyer SC, Pukall CF, Holden RR (in press). The relationship between female sexual arousal
and response bias in women with and without provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Sex Research.
3. Sutton KS, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM (2012). Diffuse noxious inhibitory control function in
women with provoked vestibulodynia. Clinical Journal of Pain, 28, 667-674. doi:
10.1097/AJP.0b013e318243ede4
4. Sutton KS, Boyer SB, Goldfinger C, Ezer P, Pukall CF (2012). To lube or not to lube:
Experiences and perceptions of lubricant use in women with and without dyspareunia. The
Journal of Sexual Medicine, 9, 240-250.
5. Smith KB, Pukall CF (2011). A systematic review of relationship adjustment and sexual
satisfaction among women with provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Sex Research (Annual
Review of Sex Research Special Issue), 48, 166-191.
6. Boyer SC, Dargie E, Pukall CF (2010). Vaginismus: A true disorder? Female Patient, 35, 3641. (Patient handout: What you should know about pain during intercourse, p. 49)
7. Gentilcore-Saulnier E, McLean L, Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, Chamberlain S (2010). Pelvic floor
muscle assessment outcomes in women with and without vestibulodynia and the impact of a
physical therapy program. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 1003-1022.
8. van Lankveld JJDM, Granot M, Weijmar Schultz WCM, Binik YM, Wesselmann U, Pukall CF,
Bohm-Starke N, Achtrari C (2010). Women’s sexual pain disorders. Journal of Sexual Medicine,
7, 615-631.
9. Waxman S, Pukall CF (2009). Laser Doppler imaging of genital blood flow: A direct measure
of female sexual arousal. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 6, 2278-2285.
10. Damsted Petersen C, Boyer SB, Pukall CF (2009). Current perspectives in vulvodynia.
Women’s Health, 5, 423-436.
11. Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, Gentilcore-Saulnier E, McLean L, Chamberlain S (2009). A
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prospective study of the effectiveness of pelvic floor physical therapy: Pain and psychosexual
outcomes in provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 6, 1955-1968.
12. Sutton KS, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM (2009). Pain ratings, sensory thresholds, and
psychosocial functioning in women with provoked vestibulodynia. Journal of Sex and Marital
Therapy, 35, 262-281.
13. Smith KB, Pukall CF (2009). An evidence-based review of yoga as a complementary
intervention for patients with cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 18, 465-475.
14. Huber JD, Pukall CF, Boyer SC, Reissing ED, Chamberlain SM (2009). “Just relax”:
Physicians’ experiences with women who are difficult or impossible to examine gynecologically.
Journal of Sexual Medicine, 6, 791-799.
15. Sutton KS, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM (2009). Pain, psychosocial, psychosexual, and
psychophysical characteristics in women with primary versus secondary vestibulodynia. Journal
of Sexual Medicine, 6, 205-214.
16. Schweinhardt P, Kuchinad A, Pukall CF, Bushnell MC (2008). Increased grey matter density in
young women with chronic vulvar pain. Pain, 140, 411-419.
17. Burrows LJ, Klingman D, Pukall CF, Goldstein AT (2008). Umbilical hypersensitivity in
women with primary vestibulodynia. Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 53, 413-416.
18. Pukall CF, Bergeron S, Goldfinger C (2008). Vulvodynia: A review of pathophysiological
factors and treatment options. Basic and Clinical Medicine, 28(4), 421-436.
19. Pukall CF, Young RA, Roberts MJ, Sutton KS, Smith KB (2007). The vulvalgesiometer as a
device to measure genital pressure-pain threshold. Physiological Measurement, 28, 1543-1550.
20. Pukall CF, Smith KB, Chamberlain SM (2007). Provoked vestibulodynia. Women’s Health, 3,
583-592.
21. Smith KB, Pukall CF, Tripp DA, Nickel JC (2007). Sexual and relationship functioning in men
with Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome and their partners. Archives of Sexual
Behavior, 36, 301-311.
22. Payne KA, Binik YM, Pukall CF, Thaler L, Amsel R, Khalifé S (2007). Effects of sexual
arousal on genital and non-genital sensation: A comparison of women with vulvar vestibulitis
syndrome and healthy controls. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36, 289-300.
23. Smith KB, Tripp DA, Pukall CF, Nickel JC (2007). Predictors of sexual and relationship
functioning in couples with Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome. Journal of Sexual
Medicine, 4, 734-744.
24. Pukall CF, Kandyba K, Amsel R, Khalifé S, Binik YM (2007). Effectiveness of hypnosis for the
treatment of vulvar vestibulitis syndrome: A preliminary investigation. Journal of Sexual
Medicine, 4, 417-425.
25. Pukall CF, Baron M, Amsel R, Khalifé S, & Binik YM (2006). Tender point examination in
women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Clinical Journal of Pain, 22, 601-609.
26. Pukall CF, Strigo IA, Binik YM, Amsel R, Khalifé S, & Bushnell MC (2005). Neural correlates
of painful genital touch in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Pain, 115, 118-127.
27. Pukall CF, Binik YM, & Khalifé S (2004). A new instrument for pain assessment in vulvar
vestibulitis syndrome. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 30, 69-78.
28. Pukall CF, Payne KA, Binik YM, & Khalifé S (2003). Pain measurement in vulvodynia.
Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 29(supp), 111-120.
29. Pukall CF, Binik YM, Khalifé S, Amsel R, & Abbott FV (2002). Vestibular tactile and pain
thresholds in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Pain, 96(1-2), 163-175.
30. Binik YM, Reissing ED, Pukall CF, Flory N, & Khalifé S (2002). The female sexual pain
disorders: Genital pain or sexual dysfunction? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 31(5), 425-429.
31. Binik YM, Pukall CF, Reissing ED, & Khalifé S (2001). The sexual pain disorders: A desexualized approach. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 27, 113-116.
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32. Pukall CF, Reissing ED, Binik YM, Khalifé S, & Abbott FV (2000). New clinical and research
perspectives on the sexual pain disorders. Journal of Sex Education and Therapy, 25(1), 36-44.
Books
1. Goldstein AT, Pukall CF, Goldstein I (2011). When Sex Hurts: A Woman’s Guide to Banishing
Sexual Pain. Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA.
Edited Books
1. Pukall CF (ed). Human sexuality: A contemporary introduction. Oxford University Press. In
progress. (First-ever Canadian human sexuality textbook, contributed work)
2. Goldstein AT, Pukall CF, Goldstein I (eds). Female Sexual Pain Disorders: Evaluation and
Management. Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, England, 2009. Italian version I Disordini da Dolore
Sessuale Nella Donna published by CIC Edizioni Internazionali, Rome, Italy, 2010. Translated
into Korean, 2011.
Book Chapters
1. Pukall CF, Wassersug R (in press). Genital anatomy: The parts, the pieces, and how they
respond. In: Pukall CF (ed) Human sexuality: A contemporary introduction. Toronto, Oxford
University Press.
2. Sutton KS, Blair KL, Pukall CF (in press). Perspectives on sexuality. In: Pukall CF (ed) Human
sexuality: A contemporary introduction. Toronto, Oxford University Press.
3. Sutton KS, Pukall CF (in press). Variations in sexual behaviour. In: Pukall CF (ed) Human
sexuality: A contemporary introduction. Toronto, Oxford University Press.
4. Pukall CF, Firestone P (in press). Sexual and gender identity disorders. In: Dozois DA (ed)
Abnormal Psychology: Perspectives, 5th ed. Toronto, Pearson Education Canada.
5. Goldfinger C, Pukall CF (in press). Sexual pain disorders. In: Mulhall JP (ed) Cancer and
Sexual Health, Current Clinical Urology. New York, Springer.
6. Boyer SC, Goldfinger C, Thibault-Gagnon S, Pukall CF (2011). Management of female sexual
pain disorders. In: Balon R (ed) Sexual Dysfunction: Beyond the brain-body connection. New
York, Karger, pp. 83-104.
7. Pukall CF, Meana M, Fernandez Y (2010). Sexual dysfunctions and deviations. In: Segal DL &
Hersen M (eds) Diagnostic Interviewing, 4th ed. New York: Springer, pp. 283-313.
8. Pukall CF, Binik YM (2009). Vulvodynia. In: Mayer EA & Bushnell MC (eds) Functional Pain
Syndromes: Presentation and Pathophysiology. Seattle, WA: IASP Press, pp. 71-84.
9. Pukall CF, Meana M, Sutton KS (2009). Psychological evaluation and measurement of
dyspareunia. In: Goldstein AT, Pukall CF, Goldstein I (eds) Female Sexual Pain Disorders:
Evaluation and Management. Oxford, England: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 21-26.
10. Smith KB, Pukall CF, Boyer S (2009). Psychological and relational aspects of dyspareunia. In:
Goldstein AT, Pukall CF, Goldstein I (eds) Female Sexual Pain Disorders: Evaluation and
Management. Oxford, England: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 208-212.
11. Goldstein AT, Pukall CF (2009). Provoked vestibulodynia. In: Goldstein AT, Pukall CF,
Goldstein I (eds) Female Sexual Pain Disorders: Evaluation and Management. Oxford, England:
Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 43-48.
12. Goldstein AT, Pukall CF (2009). Generalized vulvodynia. In: Goldstein AT, Pukall CF,
Goldstein I (eds) Female Sexual Pain Disorders: Evaluation and Management. Oxford, England:
Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 76-81.
13. Pukall CF, Smith KB, & Sutton KS (2008). Women and urogenital pain. In: Baranowski AP,
Abrams P, and Fall M (eds) Urogenital Pain in Clinical Practice. New York: Informa
Healthcare, pp. 119-123.
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14. Bergeron S, Pukall CF, & Mailloux G (2008). Vulvar pain syndrome: Treatment and
quantitative sensory testing. In: Baranowski AP, Abrams P, and Fall M (eds) Urogenital Pain in
Clinical Practice. New York: Informa Healthcare, pp. 295-307.
15. Pukall CF, Lahaie M-A, & Binik YM (2006). Sexual pain disorders: Pathophysiological factors.
In: Goldstein I, Meston CM, Davis S, Traish A (eds) Women’s Sexual Function and Dysfunction:
Study, Diagnosis, and Treatment. London: Taylor & Francis, pp. 236-242.
16. Bergeron S, Pukall CF, & Binik YM (2006). Difficult cases: Treatment of sexual pain disorders.
In: Goldstein I, Meston CM, Davis S, Traish A (eds) Women’s Sexual Function and Dysfunction:
Study, Diagnosis, and Treatment. London: Taylor & Francis, pp. 529-535.
17. Pukall CF, Payne KA, Kao A, Khalifé S, & Binik YM (2005). Dyspareunia. In: Balon R &
Segraves RT (eds) Handbook of Sexual Dysfunction. New York: Taylor & Francis, pp. 249-272.
Commentaries
1. Goldstein AT, Pukall CF, Kellogg S, Burrows L, Morrison P, Krychman M (2010). Responses
to the proposed DSM-5 changes. Journal of Sexual Medicine,7, 2010-2011.
2. Pukall CF (2009). Sex therapy is special because it deals with sex. Archives of Sexual Behavior,
38, 1039.
3. Pukall CF & Reissing ED (2007). The demise of sexological science is not imminent in the face
of sexual medicine: Commentary on ‘Will medical solutions to sexual problems make
sexological care and science obsolete?’ Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 33, 455-459.
Non-refereed Publications
1. Dargie E, Pukall CF (2011). Where did my libido go? Advocate, 18(2), pp. 5-6.
2. Sutton KS & Pukall CF. Contraception (2010). In Sex and Society, 25 November 2010 from
Marshall Cavendish Digital:
http://www.marshallcavendishdigital.com/articledisplay/58/11958/121638
3. Gentilcore-Saulnier E, McLean L, Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM (2010). Réactions
protectrices des muscles du plancher pelvien chez les femmes souffrant de vestibulodynia locale
provoquée. Physio-Québec, 34(3), 6-10.
4. Sutton KS, Pukall CF, Schweinhardt P (2009). Chronic pain and the brain: Recent findings.
NVA News, 14(2), pp. 1, 9-12.
5. Goldfinger C, Gentilcore-Saulnier E, Pukall CF, McLean L, Chamberlain SM (2009). Treating
vulvar pain with pelvic floor physiotherapy. Current Directions in Women’s Health: A Division
of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, Spring, pp. 10-11.
6. Pukall CF (2009). Primary and secondary PVD: Are they different? NVA News, 14(1), pp. 1, 2,
7, 8.
7. Pukall CF (2005). Vulvodynia: A hidden women’s health issue. SIECUS Report, 33(3), pp. 2533.
8. Pukall CF, Kao A, Binik YM (2004). Classifying vulvar vestibulitis syndrome as a pain
disorder. NVA News, 3(4), pp. 1, 4, 8, 10-11.
Reprints
1. Goldstein A, Pukall CF, Goldstein I (2011). Physical therapy: Universal treatment for sexual
pain. In: Goldstein AT, Pukall CF, Goldstein I (2011). When Sex Hurts: A Woman’s Guide to
Banishing Sexual Pain. Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA. Reprinted in NVA News, Spring 2011,
16(1), pp. 1, 7-10, 12.
2. Bergeron S, Pukall CF, Mailloux G (2008). Treatment of vulvar pain syndrome. In: Baranowski
AP, Abrams P, and Fall M (eds) Urogenital Pain in Clinical Practice. New York: Informa
Healthcare, pp. 295-307. Reprinted in NVA News, Spring 2008, 13(2), pp. 1-4, 10-11.
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3. Pukall CF, Lahaie M-A, & Binik YM (2006). Sexual pain disorders: Pathophysiological factors.
In: Goldstein I, Meston CM, Davis S, Traish A (eds) Women’s Sexual Function and Dysfunction:
Study, Diagnosis, and Treatment. London: Taylor & Francis, pp. 237-243. Reprinted in Current
Directions in Women’s Health: A Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, Winter
2007, pp. 1-7.
Invited Symposia/Lectures/Workshops (Oral Presentations) (*Published abstracts)
1. Pukall CF (June 2012). Acts requiring delegation in the Sexual Health Research Laboratory.
Presented at the Ethics Retreat, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON.
2. Pukall CF (January 2011). Vulvodynia: Medical myth or painful reality? Presented at the Society
of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA) Meeting, Kingston, ON.
3. Pukall CF (October 2010). Sex therapy. Presented at the Sexual Medicine Symposium, Faculty
of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
4. Sutton KS, Boyer S, Coyle S, Pukall CF (September 2010). Teenage sexuality. Presented at
Child and Family Counseling Services, Kingston, ON.
5. Sutton KS, Boyer S, Coyle S, Pukall CF (February 2010). Raising a sexually healthy teen.
Presented at KFLA Public Health, Kingston, ON.
6. Pukall CF (October 2009). Who seeks sex therapy and what do sex therapists do? Presented at
the Sexual Medicine Symposium, Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
7. Pukall CF (September 2009). Are sex research and therapy ethical? Presented in the Ethical and
Professional Issues in Psychology course (PSYC829), Department of Psychology, Queen’s
University, Kingston, ON.
8. Pukall CF (September 2009). Vulvodynia: Is the pain all in the patient’s head? Presented at the
Wasser Pain Management Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON.
9. Pukall CF (March 2009). Pain characteristics in chronic vulvar pain. Presented at the Pain
Journal Club, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON.
10. Damsted-Petersen C, Pukall CF (November 2008). Practical aspects of genital pain syndromes.
Workshop presented at the 3rd European Female Sexual Dysfunction Conference, British Society
for Sexual Medicine, London, UK.
11. Pukall CF (November, 2008). Genital pain syndromes: Epidemiology and non-medical
management. Presented at the 3rd European Female Sexual Dysfunction Conference, British
Society for Sexual Medicine, London, UK.
12. Pukall CF (September 2008). Sex therapy. Presented at the Sexual Medicine Symposium,
Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
13. Lahaie M-A, Binik YM, Khalifé S, Amsel R, Pukall CF (March 2008). Fear and pain vs. muscle
spasm as the main diagnostic criteria for vaginismus. Presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the
Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) as part of a symposium on the Latest Research
on the Sexual Pain Disorders, Chicago, IL.
14. Pukall CF (February 2008). Is painful sex “all in the head?” Presented at Neurology Rounds,
Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston ON.
15. Pukall CF (February 2008). Painful sex. Presented at the FemHealth Fair, Sexual Health
Resource Center, Queen's University, Kingston ON.
16. Boyer SC, Smith KB, Pukall CF (February 2008). Healthy intimate relationships. Presented at
the FemHealth Fair, Sexual Health Resource Center, Queen's University, Kingston ON.
17. Pukall CF (February 2008). What is sex therapy? Presented at the Clinical Psychology Brown
Bag Seminar Lecture Series, Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
18. Pukall CF (January 2008). Pain during sex: Is it “all in the head?” Presented at the Queen's
University Centre for Neuroscience Studies Lecture Series, Kingston ON.
19. Pukall CF (September 2007). Sex therapy basics. Presented at the Sexual Medicine Symposium,
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Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
20. Pukall CF (March 2007). Dealing with difficult relationships. Presented at the No One Fights
Alone Lecture Series, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
21. Pukall CF & Goldstein AT (February 2007). Practical aspects of the management of pre- and
post-menopausal women with sexual pain disorders. Workshop presented at the Annual Meeting
of the International Society of the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), Orlando, FL.
22. Sutton KS & Pukall CF (February 2007). Getting to know your genitals: The where, what, and
how of ‘down there.’ Presented at the Vagina Monologues Conference, Kingston, ON.
23. Pukall CF (January 2007). Sexual health education. Presented at the Queen’s Conference on
Education, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
24. Pukall CF (November 2006). Chronic vulvar pain: Is it in the vulva or is it “all in the head”?
Presented at the Proseminar in Psychology Lecture Series, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
25. Pukall CF (November 2006). Vulvodynia. Presented in the Behavioral Neuroscience of Pain
course (PSYC470), Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
26. Pukall CF (October 2006). Communication in intimate relationships. Presented at the Mental and
Sexual Health Awareness Week Lecture Series, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
27. Pukall CF (October 2006). Female sexual dysfunction: Myth or reality? Presented at the
Women’s Health and Reproduction Lecture Series, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
28. Pukall CF (September 2006). Principles of sex therapy. Presented at the Sexual Medicine
Symposium, Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
29. Pukall CF (September 2006). Sexual pain syndromes. Presented at the 2nd European Female
Sexual Dysfunction Conference, British Society for Sexual Medicine, London, UK.
30. Pukall CF (September 2006). Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome: Is the pain “all in the head”?
Presented at Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds, George Washington University Medical
Center, Washington, DC. This talk was part of an Invited Visiting Professorship.
31. Pukall CF (June 2006). Does “sexual pain” exist? Presented at the University of Vermont
College of Medicine, University of Vermont, VT.
32. *Pukall CF (June 2006). Is “sexual pain” really sexual? Presented at the New Developments in
Understanding and Treating Sexual Dysfunction symposium at the 67th Annual Convention of the
Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), Calgary, AB. Abstract published in Canadian
Psychology, 47(2a), 128.
33. Binik YM, Payne KA, Pukall CF (March 2006). When I’m touched, it feels so good that it hurts.
Presented at the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH),
Lisbon, Portugal.
34. Pukall CF (March 2006). Sexual health research laboratory. Presented at the General Meeting of
the Sexual Health Resource Center, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
35. Pukall CF (January 2006).Vulvar pain: Is it in the vulva or is it “all in the head”? Presented at the
meeting of La Société Québécoise pour L’étude des Pathologies Vulvaires, Montreal, QC.
36. Pukall CF (January 2006). The vulva monologue. Presented at the Southern Ontario Vagina
Monologues Conference, Toronto, ON.
37. Pukall CF (January 2006). Female genital pain. Presented at the Anatomy and Cell Biology
Seminar Series, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
38. Pukall CF (December 2005). Vulvodynia. Presented at the Clinical Brown Bag Seminar,
Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
39. Pukall CF (October 2005). NIH consensus review on vulvodynia. Presented at the International
Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH) as part of a symposium entitled
Management Strategies for Women with Sexual Pain Disorders, Las Vegas, NV.
40. Pukall CF, Bergeron S, Khalifé S, Dupuis M-J (October 2005). Cognitive behavior therapy in
women with vulvodynia. Presented at the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual
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Health (ISSWSH) as part of a symposium entitled Management Strategies for Women with Sexual
Pain Disorders, Las Vegas, NV.
41. Pukall CF (October 2005). Ethical issues in sex therapy and research. Presented in the Ethical
and Professional Issues in Psychology course (PSYC829), Department of Psychology, Queen’s
University, Kingston, ON.
42. Pukall CF (September 2005). Sex therapy. Presented at the Sexual Medicine Symposium,
Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
43. Pukall CF (May 2005). Vulvodynia and vaginismus: Latest on diagnosis and management.
Presented at the 1st European Female Sexual Dysfunction Conference, British Society of Sexual
Medicine, London, UK.
44. Pukall CF (April 2005). Chronic genital pain. Presented at the 3rd Annual Pain: Chronic and
Acute Pain Issues for Health Care Providers Workshop, Kingston, ON.
45. Pukall CF (February 2005). Vulvodynia. Presented at Pain Education Rounds, St. Mary’s of the
Lake Hospital, Kingston, ON.
46. Pukall CF (November 2004). Sexual dysfunction and sex therapy. Presented at the Clinical
Brown Bag Seminar, Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
47. Pukall CF (October 2004). Vulvalgesiometry: Comparison of techniques for assessing pain and
sensitivity thresholds in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Presented at the Vulvodynia
and Sexual Pain Disorders in Women State of the Art Consensus Conference, Atlanta, GA.
48. Pukall CF (September 2004). What is sex therapy? Presented at the Sexual Medicine
Symposium, Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
49. *Pukall CF (May 2004). Vulvar pain: Why don’t the classification systems reflect the research?
[abstract]. Presented at the 7th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology (EFS), May 1216, 2004; Brighton, UK. Abstract available in Sexual and Relationship Therapy, Vol. 19,
Supplement 1, May 2004.
50. Pukall CF (April 2004). Neural representations of genital touch and pain in women with vulvar
vestibulitis syndrome: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Presented at the 29th
annual meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Arlington, VA.
51. Pukall CF (December 2003). Principles of sexual counseling. Presented at the Sexual Medicine
Symposium, Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
52. *Pukall CF (May 2003). Pain measurement in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.
Presented at a symposium on Urogenital Pain in Women at the Canadian Pain Society (CPS)
meeting, Toronto, ON. Abstract available in Pain Research & Management, Vol. 8, Supplement
B, Spring 2003.
53. Pukall, CF (May 2003). Gynecological pain: Perspectives and pain measurement methods.
Presented at the 2nd Annual Pain: Chronic and Acute Pain Issues for Health Care Providers
Workshop, Kingston, ON.
54. Pukall CF (April 2003). Examining vulvar vestibulitis syndrome from a pain perspective.
Presented at Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds at Kingston General Hospital (Etherington
Hall), Kingston, ON.
55. Pukall CF (March 2003). Dyspareunia: Pain characteristics and potential mechanisms. Presented
at Back to the Basics Rounds at the Pain Center, McGill University Health Center (Montreal
General Hospital), Montreal, QC.
56. Pukall CF (February 2003). Sensory thresholds and neural correlates of pain in women with
vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Presented at Pain Rounds at the Pain Center, McGill University
Health Center (Montreal General Hospital), Montreal, QC.
57. Binik YM, Carrier S, Pukall CF, Hénault I, Katerelos D (January 2002). Sex (therapy) after
Viagra: How to assess and treat men with erectile dysfunction. Presented at Psychiatry Grand
Rounds, Allan Memorial Institute, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC.
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58. Pukall CF (January 2002). Pain measurement in the sexual pain disorders. Presented at Pain
Rounds at the Wasser Pain Management Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON.
59. Pukall CF (September 2001). Pain perspective of vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Presented at the
annual Hebb Showcase series, McGill University, Montreal, QC.
Scientific Presentations & Published Abstracts (Oral Presentations) (*Published abstracts)
1. Dargie E, Pukall CF (September 2012). Why does it hurt down there? Reconceptualizing
provoked vestibulodynia as a neuropathic pain condition. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Canadian Sex Research Forum, Ottawa, ON.
2. Boyer SC, Bossio JA, Ezer P, Pukall CF (September 2012). Laser Doppler imaging as a
measure of female sexual arousal: Future applications. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Canadian Sex Research Forum, Ottawa, ON.
3. Thibault-Gagnon S, Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, Chamberlain S, McLean L (September 2012).
Levator hiatus biometry and levator ani behavior in women with provoked vestibulodynia.
Abstract submitted for presentation at the 37th Annual Meeting of the International
Urogynecological Association (IUGA), Brisbane, AU.
4. Blair KL, Pukall CF (July 2012). The implications of online sexual activity for relationship
well-being and sexual satisfaction: A comparison across gender and sexual orientation. Presented
at the 2012 International Association of Relationship Research (IARR) Conference, Chicago, IL.
5. Blair KL, Pukall CF (July 2012). “The Tortoise and the Hare”: Sexual orientation and gender
differences in the duration of sexual activity within same-sex and mixed-sex relationships.
Presented at the 2012 International Association of Relationship Research (IARR) Conference,
Chicago, IL.
6. Smith KB, Pukall CF (May 2012). Living with provoked vulvar pain: An examination of
women’s and partners’ sexual, relationship, and psychological functioning. Presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Pain Society, Whistler, BC.
7. Thibault-Gagnon S, Goldfinger C, Chamberlain S, McLean L, Pukall CF. (March 2012). Pelvic
floor biometry and behavior in women with and without provoked vestibulodynia evaluated
using 4D transperineal ultrasound. Presented at the J.A. Low Research Day, Faculty of Health
Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON.
8. Smith KB, Pukall CF (September 2011). What about the partners? An examination of sexual,
relational, and psychological functioning among male partners of women with provoked vulvar
pain. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF), Vancouver,
BC.
9. McLean L, Thibault-Gagnon S, Pukall CF, Goldfinger C, Chamberlain S (July 2011). Pelvic
floor muscle morphology and function in women with and without provoked vestibulodynia
evaluated using 3D/4D ultrasound imaging. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian
Physiotherapy Association, Whistler, BC.
10. Thibault-Gagnon S, McLean L, Pukall CF, Goldfinger C, Chamberlain S. (June 2011). Pelvic
floor muscle morphology and function in women with provoked vestibulodynia evaluated using
3D/4D transperineal ultrasound imaging. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the World
Confederation of Physical Therapy, Amsterdam, NL.
11. Thibault-Gagnon S, McLean L, Pukall CF, Goldfinger C, Chamberlain S. (May 2011).
Ultrasound imaging: A new assessment tool for evaluating and comparing pelvic floor muscle
morphology in women with and without provoked vestibulodynia. Presented at the 13th
Rehabilitation Research Colloquium, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON. *Best presentation
award
12. Boyer SC, Chamberlain SM, Pukall CF (April 2011). Pelvic examination experiences in women
with and without dyspareunia. Presented at the James A. Low Research Day (Faculty of
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Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology), Queen’s University, Kingston, ON.
13. Thibault-Gagnon S, McLean L, Pukall CF, Goldfinger C, Chamberlain S. (April 2011).
Ultrasound imaging: A new assessment tool for evaluating and comparing pelvic floor muscle
morphology in women with provoked vestibulodynia. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Ontario Physiotherapy Association, Ottawa, ON.
14. Groll D, Aiken A, Brower B, Pukall CF, Harrison M, Coriolano K (April 2011). The
relationship between percent weight lost and measures of psychological health. Presented at the
2nd National Obesity Summit, Montreal, QC.
15. *Thibault-Gagnon S, McLean L, Pukall CF, Goldfinger C, Chamberlain S (February 2011).
Differences in levator hiatal dimensions and puborectalis muscle length in women with and
without provoked vestibulodynia evaluated using 3D/4D transperineal ultrasound imaging.
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual
Health (ISSWSH), Scottsdale, USA. Published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2011, 8(supp
2): 57.
16. Glazer E, Duplessis D, Karim N, Blom K, Mason R, Du Mont J, Angus J, Pukall CF, Gordon A,
Einstein G (October 2010). Socio-cultural embodiment, pain, and circumcision in Somali women
living in Toronto. Presented at the Women’s Mental Health Conference, Toronto, ON.
17. Dargie E, Goldfinger C, Blair K, Pukall CF (September 2010). Long distance dating
relationships: The role of gender and sexual orientation. Presented at the Canadian Sex Research
Forum (CSRF) Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON.
18. Dargie E, Pukall CF (September 2010). Provoked vestibulodynia: A neuropathic pain
condition? Presented at the Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF) Annual Meeting, Toronto,
ON.
19. Thibault-Gagnon S, Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, McLean L, Chamberlain S (September 2010). A
randomized comparison of individual cognitive behavioural therapy and pelvic floor physical
therapy in the treatment of provoked vestibulodynia. Presented at the Canadian Sex Research
Forum (CSRF) Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON.
20. Thibault-Gagnon S, McLean L, Pukall CF, Goldfinger C, Chamberlain S (September 2010).
Pelvic floor muscle anatomy and function in women with provoked vestibulodynia. Presented at
the Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF) Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON. *Winner of the Brief
Presentation Award
21. Thibault-Gagnon S, McLean L, Pukall CF, Goldfinger C, Chamberlain S (August 2010).
Differences in pelvic floor morphology in women with and without vestibulodynia. Presented at
the Annual Congress of the International Continence Society, Toronto, ON.
22. Blair KL & Pukall CF (June 2010). Online sexual activities and relationship satisfaction: The
role of participatory context. Presented at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual
Convention, Winnipeg, MB.
23. Harrison MM, Aiken AB, Brouwer B, Pukall CF, Groll D (June 2010). Effect of a medically
managed weight loss program for morbidly obese women with severe knee osteoarthritis.
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association, Edmonton, AB.
24. Boyer SC, Pukall CF, Holden RR (April 2010). The role of response bias in the concordance
between physiological and subjective arousal. Presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the
Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Boston, USA.
25. *Boyer SC, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM (February 2010). Continuous measurement of sexual
arousal via laser Doppler imaging: Discrepant arousal patterns in women with provoked
vestibulodynia. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of
Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), St. Petersburg, USA. Published in the Journal of Sexual
Medicine, 2010, 7(supp 3): 147-8.
26. *Smith KB, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM (February 2010). Sexual and relationship satisfaction
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and vestibular pain sensitivity among women with provoked vestibulodynia. Presented at the
Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health
(ISSWSH), St. Petersburg, USA. Published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2010, 7(supp 3):
145. *Winner of the New Investigator Award.
27. Blair KL, Pukall CF (November 2009). Gender and sexual orientation differences in the
frequency of online sexual activities: Implications for relationship and sexual satisfaction.
Presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS),
Puerto Vallarta, MX.
28. Gentilcore-Saulnier E, McLean L, Goldfinger C, Pukall CF (October 2009). La physiothérapie
pour le traitement de la vulvodynie locale provoquée. Presented at the colloquium of “La
Rééducation Périneale et Pelvienne au Canada: de la Recherche à la Pratique Clinique” at the
Faculty of Medicine, School of Rehabilitation, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC.
29. Gentilcore-Saulnier E, Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, Chamberlain S, McLean L (May 2009).
Physiotherapy effectiveness: Pre- and post-treatment assessment findings in women with
vestibulodynia. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association
(CPA), Calgary, AB.
30. Aiken A, Harrison M, Brouwer B, Groll D, Pukall CF (May 2009). The effect of weight loss on
the subsequent need for knee replacement surgery. Presented at the Joint Meeting of the
Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Association of Public Health
Epidemiologists in Ontario (CSEB/APHEO), Ottawa, ON.
31. *Aiken AB, Harrison M, Brouwer B, Groll D, Pukall CF (May 2009). Obesity and knee
replacement surgery. Presented at the Canadian Obesity Network-National Obesity Summit,
Kananaskis, AB. Abstract published in Journal of Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism,
34, p. 250.
32. Taillefer SE, Smith KB, Sutton KS, Pukall CF (May 2009). How do partner responses affect
pain, anxiety, and avoidance in women with provoked vestibulodynia? Presented at the 39th
Annual Ontario Undergraduate Thesis Conference, Hamilton, ON.
33. Dargie E, Blair K, Goldfinger C, Pukall CF (May 2009). Sexual and relationship satisfaction,
intimacy, love, and communication in long distance dating relationships. Presented at the 39th
Annual Ontario Undergraduate Thesis Conference, Hamilton, ON.
34. Boyer SC, Pukall CF, Reissing ED, Chamberlain SM, Huber JD (April 2009). “Just relax”:
Physicians’ experiences with women who are difficult to examine gynecologically. Presented at
the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Arlington, VA.
35. Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, Gentilcore-Saulnier E, McLean L, Chamberlain SM (April 2009). A
prospective examination of the effectiveness of pelvic floor physical therapy in treating physical
and psychosexual components of provoked vestibulodynia. Presented at the 34th Annual Meeting
of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Arlington, VA.
36. Smith KB, Chamberlain SM, Boyer SC, Pukall CF (April 2009). Vestibulodynia vs. complex
vulvar pain: Are varied forms of vulvodynia associated with different psychosexual effects?
Presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR),
Arlington, VA.
37. Gentilcore-Saulnier E, Goldfinger C, Chamberlain SM, Pukall CF, McLean L (March 2009).
Controlled study of the pelvic floor muscles in provoked vestibulodynia. Presented at J.A. Low
Research Day, Kingston, ON.
38. Smith KB, Chamberlain SM, Boyer SC, Pukall CF (March 2009). Do different forms of
vulvodynia entail different psychosexual effects? Presented at J.A. Low Research Day, Kingston,
ON.
39. Dargie E, Blair K, Goldfinger C, Boyer SC, Pukall CF, Caird S (March 2009). Long distance
dating relationships: Do people in them really experience less sexual and relationship
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satisfaction, intimacy, love, and communication? Presented at the I@Q Undergraduate Research
Conference, Kingston ON.
40. *Gentilcore-Saulnier E, Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM, McLean L (February 2009).
Controlled study of pelvic floor muscle dysfunction in provoked vestibulodynia. Presented at the
Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health
(ISSWSH), Florence, IT. Published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2009, 6(supp 4): 374.
41. *Sutton KS, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM (February 2009). Pain correlates in women with
provoked vestibulodynia: Examining the relationship between psychosocial and psychophysical
functioning. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of
Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), Florence, IT. Published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine,
2009, 6(supp 4): 367. *Winner of the Psychology Basic Science Prize.
42. *Waxman S, Pukall CF, Boyer SC, Dargie E (February 2009). Laser Doppler imaging of genital
blood flow: A direct measure of female sexual arousal. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), Florence, IT.
Published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2009, 6(supp 4): 372. *Winner of the Biology
Clinical Prize.
43. Bushnell MC, Schweinhardt P, Pukall CF, Kuchinad A (December 2008). Brain grey matter
changes related to chronic pain. Presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American College
of Neuropsychopharmacology, Scottsdale, AZ.
44. Blair KL, Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, Smart KC, Segal S (October 2008). The impact of body
image on body exposure during sex and sexual esteem in same-sex vs. other-sex coupled
individuals. Presented at the Canadian Sex Research Forum (CRSF) Annual Meeting, Montreal,
QC.
45. Gentilcore-Saulnier E, Goldfinger C, McLean L, Pukall CF, Chamberlain S (October 2008).
Pelvic floor muscle functioning in provoked vestibulodynia: Preliminary findings of
electromyographic and manual evaluation. Presented at the Canadian Sex Research Forum
(CRSF) Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC. *Winner of the Student Research Award.
46. Lahaie M-A, Binik YM, Khalifé S, Amsel R, Pukall CF (October 2008). Fear and pain vs.
muscle spasm as the main diagnostic criteria for vaginismus. Presented at the Canadian Sex
Research Forum (CRSF) Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC.
47. Sutton KS, Pukall CF, Chamberlain S (October 2008). Provoked vestibulodynia: An
examination of the validity of the cotton-swab test. Presented at the Canadian Sex Research
Forum (CRSF) Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC.
48. Goldfinger C, Gentilcore-Saulnier E, Pukall CF, McLean L, Chamberlain S (October 2008).
Pelvic floor physiotherapy: A prospective evaluation of its effectiveness for provoked
vestibulodynia. Presented at the Canadian Sex Research Forum (CRSF) Annual Meeting,
Montreal, QC.
49. Smith KB, Boyer S, Pukall CF, Rosenrot S, Devlin C (October 2008). Let’s talk about sex: An
examination of sexual communication and satisfaction among women with provoked
vestibulodynia. Presented at the Canadian Sex Research Forum (CRSF) Annual Meeting,
Montreal, QC.
50. Waxman SE, Pukall CF, Segal S (October 2008). Laser Doppler imaging: A new measure of
genital blood flow in female sexual arousal. Presented at the Canadian Sex Research Forum
(CRSF) Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC.
51. Gentilcore-Saulnier E, Goldfinger C, McLean L, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM (June 2008).
Pelvic floor muscle response to a pressure pain stimulus in women with provoked
vestibulodynia. Presented at the XVII Congress of the International Society of
Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK), Niagara Falls, ON.
52. *Smith KB, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM, Goldfinger C, Gentilcore-Saulnier E, Segal S (May
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2008). Thinking the worst? Fear and pain-related thoughts among women with vulvodynia.
Presented as a ‘Hot Topics’ presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Pain Society
(CPS), Victoria, BC. Abstract published in Pain Research and Management, 2008, 13: 120.
53. Goldfinger C, Gentilcore-Saulnier E, Chamberlain SM, Pukall CF, McLean L (April 2008). A
prospective study of the effectiveness of pelvic floor physiotherapy in women with provoked
vestibulodynia: Preliminary results. Presented at J.A. Low Research Day, Kingston, ON.
54. Smith KB, Chamberlain SM, Sutton KS, Pukall CF (April 2008). Associations between clinical
diagnosis, self-reported symptoms, and vestibular sensitivity among women with provoked
vestibulodynia. Presented at J.A. Low Research Day, Kingston, ON.
55. Sutton KS, Chamberlain SM, Pukall CF (April 2008). Examining the heterogeneity of women
with provoked vestibulodynia. Presented at J.A. Low Research Day, Kingston, ON. *Winner of
the J.A. Low Research Day Clinical Presentation.
56. Smith KB, Waxman S, Chamberlain SM, Pukall CF, Segal S (March 2008). Fear of pain and
catastrophizing among women with vulvodynia. Presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the
Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Chicago, IL.
57. Sutton KS, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM, Dargie E, Winning, M (March 2008). Psychosocial
and psychophysical characteristics of women with primary versus secondary provoked
vestibulodynia. Presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and
Research (SSTAR), Chicago, IL.
58. *Pukall CF, Smith KB, Sutton KS, Chamberlain, SM (February 2008). Psychosocial and sexual
functioning in women with vulvodynia: A controlled study. Presented at the Annual Meeting of
the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), San Diego, CA.
Abstract published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2008; 5(supp 3): 166.
59. *Goldstein AT, Burrows LJ, Pukall CF, Klingman D (February 2008). Umbilical
hypersensitivity in primary vulvar vestibulitis syndrome: Evidence of congenital neural
hyperplasia in tissue derived from the primitive urogenital sinus. Presented at the Annual
Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), San
Diego, CA. Abstract published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2008; 5(supp 3): 165-6.
60. Foad Ghazni N, Cahill CM, Pukall CF, Stroman PW (September 2007). Peripheral sensitization
alters spinal cord and brainstem neuronal activity to non-painful stimuli using functional MRI.
Presented at Neuroscience Research Day, Queen's University, Kingston, ON. *Winner of the
Neuroscience Research Day Award.
61. *Smith KB, Uman LS, Pukall CF (June 2007). The price is right: Tips on applying and
obtaining external funding. Presented at the 68th Annual Convention of the Canadian
Psychological Association (CPA), Ottawa, ON. Abstract published in Canadian Psychology,
48(2a), 413.
62. Huber J, Pukall CF, Reissing ED, Chamberlain SM (March 2007). How physicians conduct the
pelvic exam in women who are difficult or ‘impossible’ to examine. Presented at James A. Low
Research Day, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
63. Sutton KS, Chamberlain SM, Pukall CF, Leong L (March 2007). Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome:
Gynecological examination pain ratings and sensory testing results. Presented at James A. Low
Research Day, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
*Winner of the J.A. Low Research Day Clinical Presentation.
64. Pukall CF, Kandyba K, Amsel R, Khalifé S, Binik YM (February 2007). Effectiveness of
hypnosis for the treatment of vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Presented at the Annual Meeting of
the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), Orlando FL.
65. Huber JD, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM, Reissing ED, Smith GN (September 2006). The
“impossible” pelvic exam. Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Sex Research
Forum (CSRF), Ottawa, ON.
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66. Smith KB, Pukall CF, Yager C, Mafrici N, Sutton KS (September 2006). Sexual and
relationship satisfaction among same-sex and heterosexual couples: How do they compare?
Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF), Ottawa,
ON.
67. Pukall CF, Sutton KS, Smith KB, Baron M, Khalifé S, Amsel R, Binik YM (April 2006). How
far does the pain of vulvar vestibulitis spread? Presented at James A. Low Research Day,
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
68. Smith KB, Pukall CF, Tripp DA, Nickel JC (March 2006). Sexual, physical, and psychological
health status among partners of men with chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Presented at the 31st
Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Philadelphia, PA.
69. Smith KB, Pukall CF, Tripp DA, Nickel JC (March 2006). Sexual function, satisfaction, and
depression among men with chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Presented at the 31st Annual Meeting
of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Philadelphia, PA. *Winner of the SSTAR
2006 SSTAR Student Research Award.
70. Pukall CF, Strigo IA, Binik YM, Amsel R, Khalifé S, Bushnell MC (October 2005). Neural
augmentation of genital sensory processing in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.
Presented at the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), Las
Vegas, NV.
71. Smith KB, Pukall CF, Tripp DA, Nickel JC (October 2005). Sexual, marital, and psychological
functioning of female partners of men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
Presented at the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), Las
Vegas, NV.
72. Simms DC, Smith KB, Pukall CF, Tripp DA, Stechyson N (October 2005). Marital satisfaction,
depression and spousal responses to pain in spouses of men with chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
Presented at the Emerging Issues in Psychology Fifth Annual Conference, Department of
Psychology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB.
73. Pukall CF, Strigo IA, Binik YM, Amsel R, Khalifé S, Bushnell MC (July 2005). Psychophysical
and neural correlates of genital touch and pain in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.
Presented as part of a symposium entitled Vulvodynia: A multidisciplinary theoretical, empirical,
and clinical perspective, at the World Congress of Sexology (WCS) meeting, Montreal, QC.
74. Payne KA, Thaler L, Pukall CF, Amsel R, Khalifé S, Binik YM (July 2005). The influence of
sexual arousal on genital and non-genital sensation in women. Presented at the 31st Annual
Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), Ottawa, ON.
75. Smith, KB Soryal, AK, Simms DC, Nickel JC, Pukall CF, Tripp DA (April 2005). The
relationships of men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: A multiperspective
approach. Presented at the 26th Annual Anesthesiology Research Day, Queen’s University,
Kingston, ON.
76. Pukall CF, Baron M, Amsel R, Khalifé S, Binik YM (October 2004). Painful tender points in
women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome: Evidence for generalized and heightened pain
sensitivity. Presented at the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health
(ISSWSH), Atlanta, GA.
77. Lahaie M-A, Binik YM, Pukall CF, Khalifé S (May 2004). Le vaginisme: Une phobie de la
pénétration vaginal ou une désordre de douleur sexuelle? Presented at the 72nd annual meeting of
l’Association Canadien-Francais pour l’Avancement des Sciences (ACFAS), Montreal, QC.
78. *Pukall CF, Strigo IA, Binik YM, Khalifé S, Bushnell MC (May 2004). Neural processing of
genital touch and pain in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome: A functional magnetic
resonance imaging study [abstract]. Presented at the 2nd Joint Scientific Meeting of the Canadian
and American Pain Societies, May 6-9, 2004, Vancouver, BC. Abstract available in the Journal
of Pain, Vol. 5, No. 3, Supplement 1.
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79. Pukall CF, Strigo IA, Binik YM, Khalifé S, Kao A, Bushnell MC (October 2003). Imaging
genital touch and pain in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Presented at the International
Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), Amsterdam, NL. *Winner of the
ISSWSH Clinical Research Award.
80. Pukall CF, Strigo IA, Binik YM, Khalifé S, Bushnell MC (April 2003). Touch and pain
sensation in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome: Psychophysical and neural correlates.
Presented at the Philip R. Bromage Anesthesia Research Day, Montreal, QC.
81. Pukall CF, Binik YM, Khalifé S, Abbott FV, Amsel R, Kao A (November 2002). Sensory
abnormalities in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Presented as part of a symposium at
the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS), Montreal, QC.
82. Pukall CF, Binik YM, Khalifé S. (October 2002). Vulvalgesiometer: A new instrument and
method for pain measurement in vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Presented at the International
Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), Vancouver, BC.
83. Pukall CF, Binik YM, Khalifé S, Amsel R (March 2002). Measuring the pain in the sexual pain
disorders. Presented at the 27th annual meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research
(SSTAR), Las Vegas, NV.
84. Pukall CF, Binik YM, Khalifé S, Amsel R, Abbott FV (February 2002). Vulvar vestibulitis
syndrome: Sexual dysfunction or pain disorder? Presented at the 30th annual meeting of the
North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology (NASPOG), Cancun, MX.
*Winner of the NASPOG Student Research Award.
85. Pukall CF, Binik YM (October 2001). Pain measurement in vulvodynia and related conditions.
Presented at a symposium on vulvar pain at the annual meeting of the Female Sexual Function
Forum (FSFF): New Perspectives in the Management of Female Sexual Dysfunction, Boston,
MA.
86. *Pukall CF, Binik YM, Abbott FV, Khalifé S, Payne K (May 2001). Vulvar vestibulitis
syndrome: Tactile and pain thresholds in affected and non-affected women [abstract]. Presented
at the Canadian Pain Society (CPS) Annual Conference, Montreal, QC. Abstract available in
Pain Research & Management, Vol. 6, Supplement 3, Spring 2001.
87. Pukall CF, Binik YM, Khalifé S, Abbott FV, Payne K (March 2001). Vulvar vestibulitis
syndrome: Lower genital and non-genital thresholds in affected women. Presented at the 26th
annual meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Montreal, QC.
88. Binik YM, Pukall CF, Flory N (November 2000). Does vaginismus exist? An empirical
investigation. Presented at Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Allan Memorial Institute, Royal Victoria
Hospital, Montreal, QC.
89. Pukall CF, Binik YM, Khalifé S, Abbott FV (October 2000). Vestibular tactile and pain
thresholds in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome and matched controls. Presented at the
annual meeting of the Female Sexual Function Forum (FSFF): New Perspectives in the
Management of Female Sexual Dysfunction, Boston, MA.
90. Pukall CF, Binik YM, Abbott FV, Khalifé S (March 2000). Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome as a
pain disorder. Presented at the 25th annual meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research
(SSTAR), Santa Rosa, CA. *Winner of the SSTAR Student Research Award.
91. Binik YM, Pukall CF, Reissing ED (June 1999). New research directions and data concerning
the sexual pain disorders. Presented at the International Academy of Sex Research, Stonybrook,
NY.
92. Pukall CF, Binik YM, Abbott FV, Khalifé S, Reissing ED (March 1999). Vulvar tactile
threshold measurements in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome and normal controls.
Presented at the 24th annual meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR),
Boston, MA.
93. Pukall CF, Binik YM, Khalifé S, Abbott FV (September 1998). Sensory evaluation of women
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with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Presented at the International Conference on the Pelvic Floor,
Montreal, QC.
94. Bergeron S, Binik YM, Khalifé S, Pagidas K, Glazer HI, Pukall CF (March 1998). A
randomized controlled comparison of vestibulectomy, electromyographic biofeedback, and
group sex therapy/pain management in the treatment of dyspareunia resulting from vulvar
vestibulitis. Presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research
(SSTAR), Fort Lauderdale, FL.
95. Reissing ED, Binik YM, Pukall CF (March 1998). Does vaginismus exist? Presented at the 23rd
annual meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Scientific Presentations & Published Abstracts (Poster Presentations) (*Published abstracts)
1. Blair KL, Pukall CF. Perceived social support for relationships as a predictor of relationship
well-being, mental and physical health in same-sex and mixed-sex relationships: A longitudinal
investigation. Abstract accepted for presentation at the 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for
Personality and Social Psychology, January 2013, New Orleans, LA.
2. Boyer SC, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM (September 2012). Sexuality-related training, comfort,
and attitudes in Canadian medical residents. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian
Sex Research Forum, Ottawa, ON.
3. Dargie E, Pukall CF (June 2012). Women with vulvar pain: Psychological, health, sexual, and
relationship characteristics. Presented at the 34th Annual Guelph Sexuality Conference, Guelph,
ON.
4. Dargie E, Pukall CF (May 2012). Psychological and sexual function in women experiencing
chronic genital or post-shingles pain. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Pain
Society (CPS), Whistler, BC.
5. Dargie E, Pukall CF (May 2012). Comparing neuropathic pain symptoms in women with
provoked vestibulodynia and postherpetic neuralgia. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Canadian Pain Society (CPS), Whistler, BC.
6. Boyer SC, Pukall CF (March 2012). What’s pain got to do with it? Gynecological,
psychosexual, and pain-related correlates of the inability to have intercourse. Presented at the
36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Chicago, IL.
1. Sutton KS, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM, Johnsrude I, Wild C (March 2012). Catastrophizing,
vulvar pain, and the ‘pain matrix’: An fMRI study. Presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the
Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Chicago, IL. *Winner of the Best Poster
Presentation Award.
2. Dargie E, Pukall CF (March 2012). How has vulvar pain changed your life? An examination of
sexual and relationship function, and health-related quality of life. Presented at the 36th Annual
Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Chicago, IL.
3. Dargie E, Pukall CF (March 2012). Could vulvodynia be neuropathic? An examination of pain
symptom profiles in women with provoked vestibulodynia. Presented at the 36th Annual Meeting
of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Chicago, IL.
4. Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, Thibault-Gagnon S, McLean L, Chamberlain S (March 2012). How
should we be measuring and defining success in vulvodynia treatment studies? Presented at the
36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Chicago, IL.
5. *Glazer E, Karim N, Pukall CF, Gordon A, Einstein G (November 2011). Chronic pain in
Somali-Canadian women with infibulation. Program No. 258.17/BB14. 2011 Neuroscience
Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2011. Online.
6. Groll D, Aiken A, Brower B, Pukall CF, Harrison M, Coriolano K (October 2011). The relation
between percent body weight lost and measures of psychological health. Presented at the 61st
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA), Vancouver, BC.
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7. Goldfinger C, Bergeron S, Pukall CF, Ezer P (June 2011). The application of cognitivebehavioral therapy to dyspareunia. Presented at the 72nd Annual Convention of the Canadian
Psychological Association (CPA), Toronto, ON.
8. Aiken A, Brower B, Pukall CF, Harrison M, Coriolano K, Groll D (April 2011). Psychological
variables associated with initiation and completion of a weight loss program in morbidly obese
women. Presented at the 2nd National Obesity Summit, Montreal, QC.
9. Groll D, Aiken A, Brower B, Pukall CF, Harrison M, Coriolano K (April 2011). The
relationship between percent weight lost and measures of physical function and quality of life.
Presented at the 2nd National Obesity Summit, Montreal, QC.
10. *Boyer S, Pukall CF (February 2011). Should you be taking a seat in the stirrups? Women’s
reasons for never having undergone a pelvic examination. Presented at the Annual Meeting of
the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), Scottsdale, USA.
Published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2011, 8(supp 2): 74.*Recipient of the Best Poster
Award.
11. *Thibault-Gagnon S, Gentilcore-Saulnier E, McLean L, Pukall CF (February 2011). A
comprehensive reliability analysis of 3D ultrasound imaging in the assessment of levator hiatal
dimensions and puborectalis muscle length. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International
Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), Scottsdale, USA. Published in The
Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2011, 8(supp 2): 68.
12. *Boyer S, Pukall CF (February 2011). ‘This hurts too’: Pelvic examination experiences in
women with dyspareunia. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for the
Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), Scottsdale, USA. Published in The Journal of
Sexual Medicine, 2011, 8(supp 2): 73.
13. *Glazer E, Duplessis D, Karim N, Blom K, Mason R, Du Mont J, Angus J, Pukall CF, Gordon
A, Einstein G (November 2010). Gendering chronic pain: Cultural embodiment and pain in
circumcised Somali women living in Toronto. Presented at the 5th International Congress on
Gender Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel. Published in Gender Medicine, 2010, 7(5): 234.
14. Glazer E, Duplessis D, Karim N, Blom K, Mason R, Du Mont J, Angus J, Pukall CF, Gordon A,
Einstein G (November 2010). Cultural embodiment, pain, and circumcision in Somali women in
Toronto. Presented at the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health: Innovations in Sex, Gender, and
Health Research Conference, Toronto, ON.
15. Thibault-Gagnon S, McLean L, Pukall CF, Goldfinger C, Chamberlain SM (November 2010).
La morphologie des muscles du plancher pelvien chez les femmes atteintes de vestibulodynia
provoquée évaluée par l’échographie 3D/4D. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Ordre
Professionnel de la Physiothérapie du Québec, Boucherville, QC.
16. Harrison MM, Aiken AB, Brouwer B, Pukall CF, Groll D (June 2010). Can psychological
factors predict adherence to weight loss for morbidly obese women with severe knee
osteoarthritis? Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association,
Edmonton, AB.
17. Boyer SC, Pukall CF, Waxman SE (April 2010). The application of laser Doppler imaging to
sexual dysfunction: Sexual arousal in women with provoked vestibulodynia. Presented at the 35th
Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Boston, USA.
18. Dargie E, Blair KL, Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, Caird S (April 2010). Are long distance dating
relationships doomed to fail? Presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex
Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Boston, USA.
19. Gentilcore-Saulnier E, Goldfinger C, McLean L, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM (April 2010).
Pelvic floor muscle responsiveness in women with vestibulodynia. Presented at the 35th Annual
Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Boston, USA.
20. Gentilcore-Saulnier E, Goldfinger C, McLean L, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM (April 2010).
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Physical therapy effectiveness for women with vestibulodynia. Presented at the 35 Annual
Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Boston, USA.
21. Smith KB, Pukall CF (April 2010). Psychosexual and relational functioning among partners of
women with provoked vestibulodynia: A controlled examination. Presented at the 35th Annual
Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Boston, USA.
22. Sutton KS, Boyer S, Goldfinger C, Blair K, Pukall CF (April 2010). To lube or not to lube:
Experiences and perceptions of lubricant use in women with provoked vestibulodynia and
healthy controls. Presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and
Research (SSTAR), Boston, USA.
23. Waxman S, Pukall CF (April 2010). Female sexual arousal: A closer look at biopsychosocial
variables. Presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research
(SSTAR), Boston, USA.
24. Blair KL, Smith KB, Pukall CF (March 2010). When sex hurts: Experiences of chronic vulvar
and pelvic pain among sexual minority and heterosexual women. Presented at the Rainbow
Health Organization Conference, Toronto, ON.
25. *Smith KB, Blair KL, Pukall CF (February 2010). Chronic vulvar and pelvic pain experiences
among heterosexual, lesbian, and bisexual women. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), St. Petersburg, USA.
Published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2010, 7(supp 3): 139.
26. Gentilcore-Saulnier E, McLean L, Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, & Chamberlain S (September
2009). Réactions protectrices des muscles du plancher pelvien chez les femmes souffrant de
vestibulodynie provoquée. Presented at the meeting of the L’Ordre Professionel de
Physiothérapie du Québec (OPPQ), Ste. Foy, QC.
27. Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, Gentilcore-Saulnier E, McLean L, Chamberlain S (August 2009). Are
pelvic floor treatments effective for genital pain? Presented at the 117th Annual Meeting of the
American Psychological Association (APA), Toronto, ON.
28. *Smith KB, Boyer SC, Pukall CF (June 2009). Painful sex and painful communication? Sexual
communication among women with provoked vestibulodynia. Presented at the 70th Annual
Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), Montreal, QC. Abstract published in
Canadian Psychology, 50, 2a, p. 193.
29. Blair K, Coyle S, Pukall CF (June 2009). Gender and sexual orientation differences in defining
and engaging in cybersex. Presented at the 31st Annual Guelph Sexuality Conference, Guelph,
ON.
30. Dargie E, Blair K, Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, Caird S (June 2009). Long distance dating
relationships: Are they really doomed to fail? Presented at the 31st Annual Guelph Sexuality
Conference, Guelph, ON.
31. Aiken AB, Harrison M, Brouwer B, Groll D, Pukall CF (May 2009). Obesity and knee
replacement surgery. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Physiotherapy
Association (CPA), Calgary, AB.
32. Gentilcore-Saulnier E, Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, Chamberlain S, McLean L (May 2009).
Controlled study of the superficial and deep pelvic floor muscles in women with vulvar pain.
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA), Calgary,
AB.
33. Goldfinger C, Gentilcore-Saulnier E, Chamberlain SM, Pukall CF. McLean L (March 2009).
Does less pain mean better sex? Treating provoked vestibulodynia by treating the pelvic floor
muscles. Presented at J.A. Low Research Day, Kingston, ON.
34. *Gentilcore-Saulnier E, Goldfinger C, McLean L, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM (February 2009).
Pelvic floor physical therapy and its impact on the pelvic floor muscles. Presented at the Annual
Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH),
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Florence, IT. Published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2009, 6(supp 4): 388.
35. *Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, Gentilcore-Saulnier E, McLean L, Chamberlain SM (February 2009).
A prospective study of the effectiveness of pelvic floor physical therapy for provoked
vestibulodynia. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of
Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), Florence, IT. Published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine,
2009, 6(supp 4): 387.
36. *Sutton KS, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM (February 2009). When did the pain start? Exploring
primary versus secondary provoked vestibulodynia. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), Florence, IT.
Published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2009, 6(supp 4): 387.
37. Yager CM, Smith KB, Mafrici N, Pukall CF (June 2008). An examination of committed
relationships: Does sexual orientation make a difference? Presented at the 30th Annual Guelph
Sexuality Conference, Guelph, ON.
38. Mafrici NM, Smith KB, Yager CM, Sutton KS, Pukall CF (June 2008). An examination of the
relationship between sexual orientation, body image, and sexual satisfaction in men and women
in committed relationships. Presented at the 30th Annual Guelph Sexuality Conference, Guelph,
ON.
39. *Smith KB & Pukall CF (June 2008). An evidence-based review of yoga for cancer. Presented
at the 69th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), Halifax, NS.
Abstract published in Canadian Psychology, 49, p. 148.
40. Gentilcore-Saulnier E, Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM, McLean L (June 2008).
Pelvic floor muscle assessment in provoked vestibulodynia: Preliminary findings of
electromyographic testing. Presented at the 11th Annual Scientific Meeting for Health Sciences
Research Trainees, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
41. Gentilcore-Saulnier E, McLean L, Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM (May 2008).
Pelvic floor muscle reactivity in healthy women. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA), Ottawa, ON.
42. *Smith KB, Sutton KS, Chamberlain SM, Pukall CF (May 2008). Consistency between clinical
diagnosis, self-reported pain, and vestibular sensitivity in provoked vestibulodynia. Presented at
the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Pain Society (CPS), Victoria, BC. Abstract published in
Pain Research and Management, 13, 147. *Winner of the Best Student Clinical Poster Award.
43. Ghazni NF, Cahill CM, Pukall CF, Kozyrev N, Stroman PW (May 2008). Altered spinal cord
and brainstem activation in response to peripheral sensitization to sensory stimuli: A spinal fMRI
study. Presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance
in Medicine (ISMRM), Toronto, ON.
44. *Sutton KS, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM (May 2008). Diffuse noxious inhibitory control
function in women with provoked vestibulodynia. Presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the
American Pain Society (APS), Tampa, FL. Abstract published in The Journal of Pain, 9(4,
supplement 2), April 2008, p. 9.
45. Gentilcore-Saulnier E, Goldfinger C, McLean L, Pukall CF, Chamberlain S (March 2008).
Pelvic floor muscle response to vulvar pain in women with provoked vestibulodynia. Presented
at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Chicago, IL.
46. Smith KB, Sutton KS, Pukall CF, Chamberlain SM (March 2008). Saying it hurts and showing
it hurts: Consistency between self-reported pain symptoms and clinical diagnosis among women
with vestibulodynia. Presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and
Research (SSTAR), Chicago, IL.
47. Waxman SE, Pukall CF, Kukkonen T (March 2008). Laser Doppler imaging as a measure of
genital blood flow in female sexual arousal. Presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society
for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Chicago, IL.
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48. Waxman S, Smith KB, Sutton KS, Gentilcore-Saulnier E, Pukall CF, Boyer S (March 2008).
Psychosocial predictors of relationship satisfaction in women with vulvar pain. Presented at the
33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Chicago, IL.
49. Goldfinger C, Smith KB, Pukall CF, Blair K, Dargie E (March 2008). Sexual esteem and body
image as predictors of sexual functioning and sexual satisfaction among heterosexual and queeridentified individuals. Presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and
Research (SSTAR), Chicago, IL.
50. Aiken AB, Harrison MM, Brouwer B, Groll D, Pukall CF (February, 2008). Change in objective
functional tests while waiting for total joint replacement surgery. Presented at the Orthopedic
Research Societies Conference, San Francisco, CA.
51. *Ghazni NF, Cahill CM, Pukall CF, Stroman PW (November 2007). Functional MRI of touch
and brush sensation in human spinal cord and brainstem after peripheral sensitization. Presented
at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), San Diego, CA. Abstract
published as Program No. 285/.7/JJ17, Neuroscience Meeting Planner, online.
52. Burrows LJ, Klingman D, Pukall CF, Goldstein AT (August 2007). Umbilical hypersensitivity
in primary vestibulodynia: Evidence of congenital neural hyperplasia in tissue derived from the
primitive urogenital sinus. Presented at the XIX World Congress of the International Society for
the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD), Alaska, USA.
53. *Leong L, Smith KB, Pukall CF, Dargie E (June 2007). General health status and sexual and
relationship satisfaction among women with vulvodynia. Presented at the 68th Annual
Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), Ottawa, ON. Abstract published
in Canadian Psychology, 48(2a), 112.
54. *Alexander KN, Goldfinger C, Pukall CF, Moore S-L (June 2007). The impact of outness on
health, relationship satisfaction, and sexual satisfaction in LGB men and women. Presented at the
68th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), Ottawa, ON.
Abstract published in Canadian Psychology, 48(2a), 138.
55. *Yager CM, Smith KB, Waxman SE, Pukall CF, Schnurr JS (June 2007). Relationship
satisfaction, commitment, and sexual satisfaction in married and cohabiting heterosexual and
same-sex couples. Presented at the 68th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological
Association (CPA), Ottawa, ON. Abstract published in Canadian Psychology, 48(2a), 137.
56. *Mafrici NM, Smith KB, Sutton KS, Pukall CF (June 2007). The influence of sexual orientation
on the relationship between body image and sexual satisfaction in men and women. Presented at
the 68th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), Ottawa, ON.
Abstract published in Canadian Psychology, 48(2a), 138.
57. Smith KB, Pukall CF, Yager C, Mafrici N, Goldfinger C (March 2007). Sexual and relationship
satisfaction and commitment: Does sexual orientation matter? Presented at the 32nd Annual
Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Atlanta, GA.
58. *Kuchinad A, Pukall CF, Bushnell MC (October 2006). Changes in grey matter density
associated with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society
for Neuroscience (SfN), Atlanta, GA. Abstract published as Program No. 445.24/R12,
Neuroscience Meeting Planner, online.
59. *Smith KB, Pukall CF, Tripp DA, Nickel JC (June 2006). Dyadic adjustment and chronic pelvic
pain syndrome. Presented at the 67th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological
Association (CPA), Calgary, AB. Abstract published in Canadian Psychology, 47(2a), 84.
60. Smith KB, Pukall CF, Chamberlain S (June 2006). Exploring the sexual relationships of women
with vulvodynia. Presented at the Queen's University Initiative for Training (QUIT) Pain
Research Day, Kingston, ON.
61. Sutton KS, Pukall CF, Chamberlain S (June 2006). Examining the interplay of diffuse noxious
inhibitory control (DNIC) function and psychosocial correlates of pain sensitization in women
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with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Presented at the Queen's University Initiative for Training
(QUIT) Pain Research Day, Kingston, ON.
62. Tripp DA, Nickel JC, Soryal AK, Smith KB, Pukall CF, Fabrigar L (May 2006). Depression a
key feature in psychological functioning of spouses of patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic
pelvic pain syndrome. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association
(AUA), Atlanta, GA.
63. Smith KB, Pukall CF, Tripp DA, Nickel JC (October 2005). Patient predictors of sexual
functioning and marital satisfaction among female partners of men with chronic
prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Presented at the International Society for the Study of
Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), Las Vegas, NV.
64. Pukall CF, Strigo IA, Binik YM, Amsel R, Khalifé S, Bushnell MC (July 2005). Neural
augmentation of genital sensory processing in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.
Presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR),
Ottawa, ON.
65. Smith KB, Pukall CF, Tripp DA, Nickel JC (July 2005). Sexual functioning of males with
chronic prostatitis/ chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) and their partners. Presented at the
31st Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), Ottawa, ON.
66. *Simms DC, Smith KB, Pukall CF, Tripp DA, Stechyson N. (June 2005). Relationship
satisfaction and partner solicitousness in men with chronic pelvic pain. Presented at the 66th
Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), Montreal, QC. Abstract
published in Canadian Psychology, 46(2a), 8.
67. *Soryal AK, Tripp DA, Nickel C, Smith KB, Pukall CF, Yager C. (June 2005). Psychological
functioning of spouses of patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS). Presented at the
66th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) meeting, Montreal,
QC. Abstract published in Canadian Psychology, 46(2a), 9.
68. Payne KA, Thaler L, Pukall CF, Amsel R, Khalifé S, & Binik YM. (April 2005). Sexual arousal
and sensory functioning in vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of
the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Boston, MA.
69. Pukall CF, Baron M, Amsel R, Khalifé S, Binik YM (April 2005). Tender point examination in
women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society
for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Boston, MA.
70. Smith KB, Pukall CF, Tripp DA, Nickel JC (April 2005). Sexual functioning and chronic
prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: An overview and future directions. Presented at the 30th
Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Boston, MA.
71. Smith KB, Tripp DA, Pukall CF, Nickel JC (April 2005). Sexual and psychosocial aspects of
chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the
Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), Boston, MA.
72. Payne KA, Thaler L, Pukall CF, Amsel R, Khalifé S, Binik YM (January 2005). Coping with
painful intercourse. Presented at the 9th annual McGill Pain Day, Montreal, QC.
73. Payne KA, Thaler L, Pukall CF, Amsel R, Khalifé S, Binik YM (October 2004). Does sexual
arousal influence genital and non-genital pain perception? Presented at the International Society
for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), Atlanta, GA.
74. Payne KA, Thaler L, Pukall CF, Amsel R, Khalifé S, Binik YM (October 2004). Coping with
painful intercourse: Implications for sexual arousal and sensation. Presented at the Vulvodynia
and Sexual Pain Disorders in Women State of the Art Consensus Conference, Atlanta, GA.
75. *Pukall CF, Baron M, Khalifé S, & Binik YM (May 2004). Tender point examination in women
with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome: Evidence for generalized and heightened pain sensitivity to
manual palpation [abstract]. Presented at the 2nd Joint Scientific Meeting of the Canadian and
American Pain Societies, May 6-9, 2004, Vancouver, BC. Available in the Journal of Pain, Vol.
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76. Thaler L, Payne KA, Binik YM, Pukall CF, Amsel R, Khalifé S (April 2004). An examination
of pain, sexual arousal, and sensory functioning in vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Presented at
McGill University’s annual undergraduate thesis poster session, McGill University, Montreal,
QC.
77. Pukall CF, Strigo IA, Binik YM, Khalifé S, Bushnell MC (January 2004). Functional magnetic
resonance imaging of vulvar tactile sensation in control women. Presented at the 8th Annual
McGill Pain Day, McGill University, Montreal, QC.
78. *Pukall CF, Strigo IA, Binik YM, Khalifé S, Bushnell MC (June 2003). Functional magnetic
resonance imaging of vulvar tactile sensation [abstract]. Presented at the 9th International
Conference on Functional Mapping of the Human Brain, June 19-22, 2003, New York, NY.
Available on CD-ROM in NeuroImage, Vol. 19, No. 2.
79. *Pukall CF, Binik YM, Khalifé S (May 2003). Vulvalgesiometer: A new instrument for genital
pain assessment [abstract]. Presented at the Canadian Pain Society (CPS) meeting, Toronto, ON.
Available in Pain Research & Management, Vol. 8, Supplement B, Spring 2003.
80. Pukall CF, Binik YM, Khalifé S, Amsel R, Abbott FV (February 2002). Vulvar vestibulitis
syndrome: Sexual dysfunction or pain disorder? Presented at the 30th annual meeting of the
North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology (NASPOG), Cancun, MX.
81. Pukall CF, Binik YM, Abbott FV, Khalifé S, Amsel R, Lahaie M-A (January 2002). Sensory
abnormalities in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Presented at the 6th annual McGill
Pain Day, McGill University, Montreal, QC. *Winner of the Clinical Research Award.
82. Pukall CF, Binik YM, Abbott FV, Khalifé S, Amsel R, Lahaie M-A (October 2001). Vulvar
vestibulitis syndrome: Sensory abnormalities are not limited to the vulvar vestibule. Presented at
the annual meeting of the Female Sexual Function Forum (FSFF): New Perspectives in the
Management of Female Sexual Dysfunction, Boston, MA.
83. Pukall CF, Binik YM, Lahaie M-A, Khalifé S, Amsel R, Abbott FV (July 2001). Genital and
non-genital tactile and pain thresholds in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Presented at
the 27th annual International Academy of Sex Research (IASR) meeting, Bromont, QC.
Administrative and Departmental Experience
July 2012 – present
Chair, Clinical Psychology Program (Director of Clinical Training)
Feb 2009 – present
Advisor, DSM-5 Task Force and Work Group, Sexual Pain Disorders
Nov 2008 – June 2009
Workload Committee, Department of Psychology, Queen’s University
Nov 2008
Advisory Board Member, Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Limited
Oct 2008
Expanding Horizons workshop: Tips for applying for scholarships and
fellowships
July 2008 – June 2009
Appointments Committee, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's
University
July 2008 – June 2009
Member, Merit Committee, Department of Psychology, Queen's
University
April 2008 – present
Consultant, Committee on Women’s Sexual Pain Disorders, International
Consultation on Urological Diseases & International Society for
Sexual Medicine
March 2008
Member, Scientific Committee, Fondazion Alessandra Graziottin per la
cura del dolore nella donna (Alessandra Graziottin Foundation For
the Cure of Pain in Women)
Jan 2008 – Dec 2009
Member & Reviewer, Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program
July 2007 – June 2009
Member, Doctoral Research Awards B (DRB) & Canada Graduate
Scholarships Master’s Awards B (CGB) Committees, CIHR
July 2007 – June 2009
June 2007 – Feb 2008
June 2007
May 2007
March 2007 – March 2008
March 2007 – present
July 2006 – June 2007
Jan & Dec 2006
Jan 2006 – Feb 2008
July 2005 – June 2008
Sept 2005 – Feb 2008
Sept 2005 – Feb 2007
July 2005 – present
July 2004 – June 2007
Aug 2004 – July 2009
June 2004 – March 2006
Oct 2003 – Oct 2005
Jan 1998 – May 2003
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Member, Clinical Comprehensive Examination Committee, Department of
Psychology, Queen's University
Member, Scientific Program Committee for the 2008 Meeting of the
International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health
3-hour workshop: Appointments & Renewal, Tenure, and Promotion
Committee Equity Training
Committee Member & Reviewer, Canada Graduate Scholarships Master’s
Awards B (CGB) Committee, CIHR
Scientific Program Chair for 2008 SSTAR Annual Meeting and Member
of the Executive Council, Society for Sex Therapy and Research
Member, Centre for Neuroscience Studies
Clinical Advisory Committee, Department of Psychology, Queen's
University
Abstract Reviewer, International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual
Health
Clinical Appointments Committee, Department of Psychology, Queen's
University
Student Advisor, Clinical Psychology Program, Department of
Psychology, Queen's University
Undergraduate Committee, Department of Psychology, Queen's
University
Director at Large, International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual
Health
Chair, Membership Committee, International Society for the Study of
Women’s Sexual Health
Member, Research Group in Reproduction, Development, and Sexual
Function, renamed to The Queen’s Research Group for Studies on
the Reproductive and Developmental Origins of Health, Disability,
and Disease; Queen’s University
Departmental Assistant, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology,
Kingston General and Hotel Dieu Hospitals
Member, Subcommittee V, Advisory Research Committee (ARC),
Queen's University
Member, Consumer Book Award Committee, Society for Sex Research
and Therapy
Chair, Student Research Award Committee, Society for Sex Therapy and
Research
Member, Membership Committee, International Society for the Study of
Women’s Sexual Health
Member, Hebb Committee, Department of Psychology, McGill University
Journal Board Membership
2012: Co-Editor, Special Issue on Canadian Sex Research, Canadian Journal of Behavioural Sciences
2011-present: Editorial Board Member, Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality
2008-present: Associate Editor, Journal of Sexual Medicine
2007-2008: Editorial Board Member, Journal of Sexual Medicine
2006-present: Editorial Board Member, Archives of Sexual Behavior
2006-present: Editorial Board Member, Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
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Journal Reviews
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Archives of Sexual Behavior
BMJ
Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research
Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science
Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality
Clinical Journal of Pain
European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Expert Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
International Journal of Impotence Research
Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Journal of Pain
Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology
Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
Journal of Sex Research
Pain
Pain Research and Management
Psychophysiology
Sexual and Relationship Therapy
Teaching and Learning in Medicine
The Journal of Sexual Medicine
Professional Membership
2009-present
Ontario Psychological Association (OPA)
2007-present
The Women’s Sexual Health Foundation (WSHF)
2006-present
College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO)
2004-present
Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
2004-present
Associate Member, International Academy of Sex Research (IASR)
2004-present
Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF)
2003-present
Ordre des Psychologues du Québec (OPQ)
2003-present
National Vulvodynia Association (NVA)
2002-present
International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH)
2000-present
Canadian Pain Society (CPS)
1999-present
International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
1999-present
American Psychological Association (APA)
1998-present
Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR)
Licensure
2008-present
2003-present
Media
July 2012
College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO): Psychologist (certificate #4481)
Ordre des Psychologues du Québec (OPQ): Psychologist (certificate #10013-03)
Interviewed by Andre Mayer, CBC News Online.
Fifty Shades of Grey Critics Slam Bondage Stereotypes, July 11, 2012,
available online at
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/07/10/f-50-shades-of-grey-bdsm.html
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November 2011
April 2011
Interviewed by Maureen Halushak, Flare Magazine
Sexual Health: Fact or Fiction, June 2012, pp. 110-5.
Interviewed by Chris Halliday, Orangeville Banner
Fetish B&B Plan Shelved, available online at
http://www.orangeville.com/news/local/article/978574--fetish-b-b-plan-shelved
December 2010
October 2010
June 2010
September 2009
January 2009
January 2009
November 2008
October 2008
April 2008
April 2008
February 2008
February 2008
January 2008
January 2008
August 2007
August 2007
March 2007
January 2007
January 2007
October 2006
October 2006
August 2006
November 2005
November 2003
Interviewed by Karen Asp, Health magazine
Interviewed by Helen Racanelli, Canadian Living Magazine Online
Everything you wanted to know about your vagina
Interviewed by Olga Khazan, News24.com (South African news website)
Interviewed by Emily McKinley, Military Spouse magazine
Fettered desire, Dec 2009, p.28.
Interviewed by Kerri MacDonald, Features Editor, Queen’s Journal
Dating in the digital age, Feb 12, 2009, p.13.
Find your fetish, Feb 12, 2009, p.15.
Interviewed by Madison Bettle, Supplement Editor, Queen’s Journal
Not tonight or any other for that matter (asexuality), Feb 12, 2009, p.13.
Interviewed by Zoë Cormier, Globe and Mail
Dismissed and Undiagnosed, December 2, 2008.
Interviewed by Marcia Kaye, Best Health Magazine
A Private Pain, May 2009, pp. 90-92.
Interviewed by Todd Hartley, EmpowHer
Available online: http://empowher.com/conditions/vulvodynia/audio
Interviewed by Zoë Cormier, Globe and Mail
Interviewed by Lauren McNabb, Global News TV
Psychology of Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2008.
Interviewed by Angela Stever, FM 96, on speed dating and SM
FM96 News: February 13-14, 2008.
Interviewed by Kathryn McDonald, Queen’s Journal
Not so deviant: February 12, 2008, p. 18.
Interviewed by Taylor Burns, Queen’s Journal
How fast can you find your match? February 12, 2008, p. 19.
Interviewed by Lisa Jemison, Kingston Whig-Standard
Researchers receive $100,000: August 17, 2007, p. 3.
Interviewed by Darryn Davis, CKWS News (Kingston)
News aired: August 16, 2007.
Interviewed by Miranda Beninger, Ryerson University
Interviewed by Brendan Kennedy, Queen’s Journal
Falling into the Gender Gap: Love & Sex Supplement, p. 15.
Interviewed by Katherine Laidlaw, Queen's Journal
Getting busy in the Library: Love & Sex Supplement, p. 17.
Interviewed by Marcia Kaye, Canadian Health magazine
When love hurts: March/April 2007, p. 27.
Interviewed by Lauren Ferranti, Glow magazine
Better sex – have it now: March/April 2007, pp. 101-106.
Interviewed by Zoë Cormier, Globe and Mail
Patient Delusion – or Medical Confusion? January 20, 2007, p. F8.
Interviewed by Jennifer O’Connor, Chatelaine
Pain “Down There”: April 2006, p. 92.
Interviewed by Hillary Kaell, McGill Daily
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June 2002
April 2002
May 2001
December 2000
November 2000
Vulva-Va-Boom: Unwrapping the Pain, November 23, 2003, p. 19.
Interviewed by Ursula Ofman, PhD, SSTAR newsletter
Introducing Caroline F. Pukall, PhD, December 2002, vol. 19(3), p. 6.
Interviewed by Helen Branswell, Canadian Press
Painful sex: New Hope for Sufferers: Montreal Gazette, March 2, 2002.
Interviewed by Divine Agdozo, Clinical Psychology Degrees, Bridges.com
How to succeed in graduate school, June 2001 Newsletter, online.
Interviewed by Laurie Petito, CJAD News Radio
Sexual pain, originally aired on December 20, 2000
Interviewed by Kimberly Flynn, Newsletter of the Men’s Health Institutes
When your partner has sexual pain, December 2000 Newsletter, online.