IASR’s 51st Annual Meeting will take place from June 23-26, 2025 in Portland, Maine, USA at the Westin Portland Harborview. After thorough review by an international panel of reviewers, we are excited to share our oral presenters below! Thank you for sharing sexual science with us!

Plenary Speakers

Good sex: What narratives about best and worst sexual experiences tell us about sexual liberation
Candice Hargons, Emory University, United States

Orgasms: The good (?), the bad, and the coerced
Sara Chadwick, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States

Vulvas, vibrators, orgasm, and rough sex: Reflections on a career in sex research
IASR President Debby Herbenick, Indiana University, United States

Protecting children or policing gender? The need for a principled approach to female, male, intersex, and transgender genital modifications
Brian Earp, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Symposia

note: symposium order does not reflect conference order and speakers may change slightly

Sexual communication in LGBTQ+ contexts
Organizer: Tiffany Marcantonio, University of Alabama, United States

  • Tiffany Marcantonio, University of Alabama, United States. Examining barriers for cisgender and transgender sexual minority men’s consent communication

  • Mary Hunt, Western Washington, United States. Gray areas and ‘greening out’: How LGBTQ+ adults navigate cannabis use and sexual consent communication

  • Kathryn Macapagal, Northwestern University, United States. Online partner seeking experiences among sexual and gender minority adolescent girls in the U.S.

  • Katherine Bogen, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, United States. Effects of sexual assault disclosure on sexual wellbeing in plurisexual women

  • Vasileia Karasavva, University of British Columbia, Canada. Behind closed screens: Disclosure rates, experiences, and outcomes in non-consensual intimate image dissemination

“Between cultures, beyond taboos”: Sexual health in Australia's migrant communities
Organizer: Zohra Lassi, School of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Australia

  • Zohra Lassi, School of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Australia. Gaps in sexual, reproductive, and maternal health for South Asian migrants and refugees in Australia: Insights from evidence mapping

  • Negin Mirzaei Damabi, School of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Australia. Beyond borders: The intersection of migration, culture, and female sexual dysfunction

  • Patience Castleton, School of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Australia. Sexual health among male migrants in Australia: Healthcare access, behaviors, and cultural perspectives

  • Ahmed Shabbir Chaudhry & Zahra Ali Padhani, School of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Australia. Addressing vulnerabilities and patterns in sexual and reproductive health among adolescent migrants and refugees in Australia through consumer-driven prioritization

Advancing sexual health through community-engaged research
Organizer: Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, Boston University School of Public Health, United States

  • Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, Boston University School of Public Health, United States. Community-engaged research for sexual health promotion among transgender and sexual-expansive populations

  • Omar Martinez, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, United States. Transforming sexual health through structural approaches

  • Higinio Fernández-Sánchez, The University Of Texas Health Science Center Houston, United States. Title TBA

Brief Communications

note: speaker order does not reflect conference order and may be subject to change

Wojciech Dragan, Jagiellonian University, Poland. Mental health challenges of LGBTQ+ individuals in Poland: Insights from a nationwide study

Erin Fitzpatrick, University of British Columbia, Canada. Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the STORK program: A novel online prevention program for new parent couples’ sexual well-being

Natacha Godbout & Alison Paradis, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada. The interplay between mothers’ and fathers’ relational and sexual satisfaction: A dyadic study over two years

Yuan Ji, University of Sydney, Australia. Being transgender and/or non‐binary in mainland China: A qualitative exploration

Ellen Kaufman, The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University Bloomington, Canada. Artificial intelligence, authentic betrayal: Perceptions of infidelity with AI companions

Lily Moor, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Australia. Enhancing digital sexual literacy in Australia: Insights from an end-user advisory group

Eric Schrimshaw, University of Central Florida, United States. Initial reactions to disclosure of sexual identity and the association with current depression and suicidal ideation among young sexual minority women

Lara Seefeld, Dalhousie University, Canada. Dyadic associations between parents' childbirth-related posttraumatic stress and postpartum depression symptoms and their postpartum sexual well-being

Piet van Tuijl, Open University, Netherlands. “The best sex ever, but…”: A qualitative study into sexualized drug use in men who have sex with men

Grace Wetzel, Rutgers University, United States. Devaluing women’s orgasm: An experimental investigation of whether, when, and to what effect women reduce their orgasm value

Madison Williams, University of New Brunswick, Canada. Bias in the bedroom: Evidence of a gendered double standard in disgust ratings of sextech users

Data Blitzes

note: speaker order does not reflect conference order and may be subject to change

Elizabeth Boskey, Boston Children’s Hospital, United States. People don’t actually notice a difference: Conceptual vs actual preferences for gender-inclusive vs. gender specific sexual health content

Abby Girard, Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, University of Minnesota, United States. Exploring sexual function and distress in sexual and gender minoritized communities

Allegra Gordon, Boston University School of Public Health, United States. How do youth understand sexual orientation identity constancy? Qualitative findings from a cohort of U.S. adolescents and young adults

Jonna Green, Boston Children’s Hospital, United States. What we take home with us: Impacts of working in the field of domestic and sexual violence on providers’ sexual and romantic lives

Liam Heerten-Rodriguez, SoLi Lab for Sexuality and Gender Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha, United States. Fat gender logics: A qualitative secondary analysis

Shayesteh Jahanfar, Tufts School of Medicine, United States. The menopausal experience and sexual activity in older adults: A cross-sectional study in Malaysia

Sofia Jawed-Wessel, University of Nebraska Omaha, United States. Assessing past abortion-seekers’ comfort disclosing experiences for research purposes

Michael Kassara, University of Sydney, Australia. Potential neural correlates of bisexuality in women

Karson Kung, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Efficacy of compassionate mind training for gay men in improving mental health: A randomized controlled trial with mediation analysis evaluating a novel program

Justin Lehmiller, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, United States. The role of masturbation in menopause symptom relief

James Morandini, The University of Sydney; King Street Psychology Clinic, Australia. Factors associated with psychological distress in cisgender male cross-dressers

Justin Mogilski, University of South Carolina Salkehatchi, United States. Prejudice against consensual non-monogamy arises from false inferences about sociosexuality

Diana Peragine, University of Toronto, Canada. That masc time of the month? Evidence for cyclic change in the “sexually dimorphic” brain

Marie Püffel, Bielefeld University, Germany. Systematic review of sexual violence against sex workers: Implications for mental and sexual health

Gonzalo Quintana Zunino, Universidad de Chile, Chile. Not all sexual problems are created equal: Latent classes of sexual function problems and their associations with pornography use, well-being and satisfaction using the ENSSEX probabilistic sample of Chilean people

Yael R. Rosenstock Gonzalez, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, United States. “Is something wrong with mine…?”: Impacts of (un)representative anatomy illustrations

Liadh Timmins, Swansea University, United Kingdom. The effects of transgender status and facial gender nonconformity on first impressions

Jennifer Walsh, Medical College of Wisconsin, United States. Factors influencing daily PrEP adherence among young Black sexual minority men and transgender women in the U.S. Midwest

Carly Wolfer, City University of New York (CUNY), United States. “We’re all in this together”: Evidence that men’s support and partner collaboration are prerequisites for closing the orgasm gap