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Professor Cynthia Graham BA, MAppSci, PhD

Professor in Sexual and Reproductive Health

Professor Cynthia Graham is a Professor in Sexual and Reproductive Health within Psychology at the University of Southampton.

PhD McGill University

M App Sci University of Glasgow

BA University of Stirling

Diplôme d’Etudes Collegiales John Abbott College

Chartered Psychologist, British Psychological Society

Associate Fellow, British Psychological Society

Registered Health Psychologist and Clinical Psychologist, Health and Care Professions Council

Fellow, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality

Previous Appointments

Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Brunel University
Research Tutor, Oxford Doctoral Course in Clinical Psychology
Senior Research Fellow, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Gender Studies, Indiana University
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Indiana University
Lecturer, M. Phil in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh
Research Psychologist, MRC Reproductive Biology Unit, Edinburgh
Senior Clinical Psychologist, HIV, AIDS, and Drugs Service, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Basic Grade Clinical Psychologist, District Psychological Services, St. George’s Hospital, Stafford.

Research

Responsibilities

Publications

Teaching

Contact

Research interests

My research interests are in the areas of sexual and reproductive health. My current research focuses on four main areas:

The behavioural effects of hormonal contraceptives
The relevance of sexual excitation and sexual inhibition to sexual health
Sexual problems in women
Condom use errors and problems

I have published articles on the following topics: the relationship between the menstrual cycle and changes in mood and sexuality; menstrual synchrony; methodological issues in recall data on sexual behavior, gender differences in sexuality; the relationship between mood and sexuality; sexual arousal in women, contraception and sexuality, asexuality, microbicides; and intimate partner violence.

I am a member of the Condom Use Research Team (CURT), a multidisciplinary research team involving The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention (RCAP), and researchers from Canada and the U.S.

Current collaborations:

Professor Richard Crosby (College of Public Health, University of Kentucky)
Dr Robin Milhausen (Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph)
Professor Stephanie Sanders (The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, and Department of Gender Studies, Indiana University)
Professor William Yarber (Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University and the Rural Center for AIDS/STD prevention)
Professor BenteTræen, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
Dr Katherine Brown,Centre for Technology Enabled Health Research (CTEHR), Coventry University
Dr Katie Newby, Centre for Technology Enabled Health Research (CTEHR), Coventry University

Research group

Centre for Clinical and Community Applications of Health Psychology (CCCAHP)

Affiliate research group

Centre for Sexual Health Research (CSHR)

Research project(s)

Sexuality education and sexual health literacy

The variety of levels and range of sources from which knowledge and attitudes to sex and sexuality are constructed and shaped

Placebo effects and informed consent

Sexual wellbeing, functioning, arousal and pleasure

Projects investigating sexual agency

Contraceptive utilisation, condom use and STI prevention

There are many different forms of female contraception available, yet the condom is the only method that also protects men and women from sexually transmitted infections.

Co-Director, Centre for Clinical and Community Applications of Health Psychology (CCCAHP)
Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Sex Research
Research Fellow, The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction
Research Fellow, Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention, Indiana University
International Editor, Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
Chair, Psychology Ethics Committee

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Articles

Book

Hall, K. S. K., & Graham, C. A. (Eds.) (2012). The cultural context of sexual pleasure and problems: psychotherapy with diverse clients. New York, US: Routledge.

Book Chapters

Conference

Tiefer, L., Rosen, R., Giami, A., Popay, J., Graham, C. A., & Sanders, S. (2004). Qualitative health research and sexual dysfunction. In T. F. Lue, R. Basson, R. Rosen, F. Guiliano, S. Khoury, & F. Montorsi (Eds.), Sexual medicine: Sexual dysfunctions in men and women (pp. 163-170). Paris, FR: Health Productions.

Letters/Editorials

Graham, C. A. (2019). The pill and women's sexuality. BMJ (Online), 364, 1-2. [l335]. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l335
Graham, C. A., & Bancroft, J. (2013). Letter to the editor. Oral contraceptives and women’s sexuality: Commentary on Roberts, Cobey, Klapilová, and Havlíček (2013). Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42(8). DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0157-2

Reports

Graham, C., & Ingham, R. (2017). Championing condoms. www.impact.pub.
Stone, N., Anstee, S., Graham, C., Ingham, R., Brown, K., & Katie, N. (2017). HIS-UK Condom Study: an intervention development study working with young men to improve condom use skills and enhance condom use experiences. Technical Report (MR/M026191/1). Southampton, UK: University of Southampton.

I am co-convenor (with Prof. Roger Ingham) of Social and Psychological Approaches to understanding Sexual Health (PSYC 3015).

I also teach on the following modules: PSYC6002 (Psychology and the Delivery of Health Care), PSYC1015 (Classic Studies in Psychology: History and Implications).

Professor Cynthia Graham
Building 44 Highfield Campus University of Southampton SO17 1BJ

Room Number: 44/3073

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