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SSTAR 2009: 34Th Annual Meeting Society for Sex Therapy and Research SSTAR 2009: 34th Annual Meeting Continuing Medical Education Credit is provided through joint sponsorship with The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). The Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City Arlington, VA April 2 – 5, 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS President’s Welcome .......................................................................................................................... 1 SSTAR 2010: 35th Annual Meeting – Boston, Massachusetts, USA ................................................. 2 SSTAR 2009 Fall Clinical Meeting – New York, New York, USA .................................................. 2 SSTAR Executive Council and Administrative Staff ......................................................................... 3 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................. 5 Continuing Education Accreditations & Approvals ........................................................................... 6 2009 Award Recipients ....................................................................................................................... 7 Program Schedule ............................................................................................................................... 8 Index of first authors by last name .................................................................................................. 115 ii PRESIDENT’S WELCOME elcome to the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research! Whether W you are a devoted SSTAR member who returns yearly or a newcomer to SSTAR, we hope you will share a special feeling of warmth, excitement and inclusion at this meeting. You will find welcoming, enthusiastic, knowledgeable and gracious sex therapists and researchers versed in multiple specialties, enjoying intellectual stimulation from different perspectives in the relaxed, intimate atmosphere of a SSTAR gathering. We appreciate quality state-of-the-art presentations, good humor, fine food, interesting excursions, and warm friendships. Thursday, you may be attending one of the fascinating workshops by the masters, intended for clinicians new to the field (Management of Sexual Disorders or Becoming a Sex Therapist) as well as those interested in the nuances and new theories in the areas of Transgender issues or Cybersex. Thursday evening, the Consumer Book Award will be presented to internationally-known author and SSTAR member, Esther Perel. You shall enjoy our inviting and generous welcoming reception followed by the Movie, Transgender Stories, moderated and discussed by Richard Carroll and Walter Bockting. The program is impressive! Drs. Eli Coleman and Brian Zamboni, our scientific chairs, have capitalized (so to speak) on the Political excitement and location, bringing in the DSM-V workgroup, research funding and ethical concerns. The meeting should have relevance and should appeal to the mental health practitioner, medical clinician, and university researcher. I want to thank Eli and Brian for their indefatigable efforts and selection of presenters. I am excited to hear the expert speakers and provocative, cutting edge lectures, posters and papers. Dorothy Van Dam, as our local program chairperson, has taken us to the Ritz Carlton, a stunning location at one of the most significant times in history, as well as the most beautiful season with cherry blossoms in bloom. The Metro is only steps from the hotel entrance, a short ride to the cultural, historic and artistic riches of DC. Dorothy has arranged a tour of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (focused on Sexuality) with talented docents. Don’t forget to sign up for the tour and for Fellowship Dinners hosted by our Washington members at their favorite restaurants! For students, SSTAR will host a Pizza Party on Friday evening. If you enjoy the clinical part of the meeting, plan on joining us at our Fall Clinical Meeting on Friday, September 25, 2009 at the Penn Club in New York, or come to our meeting next year at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge across the Charles River from Boston. If you are moved to become a part of SSTAR, pick up a membership application at the registration desk, from our beloved administrator, Ms. Yvonnada McNeil. I look forward to meeting you personally and welcoming you to my favorite conference of the year. Bonnie Saks, MD President of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research Clinical Professor of Psychiatry University of South Florida 1 SAVE THE DATES! SSTAR 2010: 35th Annual Meeting – Boston, Massachusetts, USA BOSTON 2010 For the third time, I am delighted to welcome SSTAR to Boston for our 35th Annual Meeting next April. We will again be at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge which is close to Boston, Harvard Square in Cambridge, shopping, great restaurants and of course our museums. For those who know Boston, I want to welcome you back; for those who have never visited, you are in for a treat. The American Revolution, after all began here, and the history buffs will be able to visit Paul Revere's house, the Old North Church and Faneuil Hall. Spring will be in the air, and the joggers and cyclists (that means Richard Carroll) are in for a treat. I look forward to being your host! Derek Plan to attend the SSTAR 2009 Fall Clinical Meeting Friday, September 25, 2009 The Penn Club of New York 30 West 44th Street New York, New York 10036 2 SOCIETY FOR SEX THERAPY AND RESEARCH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL & ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF 2009 President Secretary-Treasurer Bonnie R. Saks, MD Daniel N. Watter, EdD Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Morris Psychological Group PA University of South Florida 50 Cherry Hill Rd, Ste 305 3333 W. Kennedy Blvd, Ste 106 Parsippany, NJ 07054 Tampa, FL 33609 Phone: (973) 257-9000 Phone: (813) 354-9444 Fax: (973) 257-0506 Fax: (813) 354-9436 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.DrBonnieSaks.com Continuing Education Officer Eric W. Corty, PhD President-Elect 25111 Wimbledon Rd Michael A. Perelman, PhD Beachwood, OH 44122 Dept of Psychiatry Phone: (814) 898-6238 Reproductive Medicine & Urology Fax: (814) 898-6032 The NY Presbyterian Hospital E-mail: [email protected] Weill Med College of Cornell 70 E. 77th St, Ste 1C Membership Officer New York, NY 10075 Kathryn S.K. Hall, PhD Phone: (212) 570-5000 20 Nassau St, Ste 411 Fax: (212) 570-2288 Princeton, NJ 08542 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (609) 683-5252 Fax: (609) 397-1971 Past President E-mail: [email protected] Blanche Freund, PhD, RN Website: www.drkathrynhall.com Nancy Bacher and Associates Turnberry Plaza, Ste 903-A Newsletter Editor 2875 N.E. 191st St. Sharon G. Nathan, PhD Aventura, FL 33180 155 W. 70th St, #6H Work: (305) 573-1733 New York, NY 10023 Fax: (305) 937-0625 Work: (212) 724-6507 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (212) 877-7660 or E-mail: [email protected] 5150 Linton Blvd. Ste 310 Delray Beach, Florida 33484 Work: (561) 523-0206 Fax: (561) 736-4025 3 2009 Scientific Program Chairs SSTAR Staff Eli Coleman, PhD Cassandra Larkins Program in Human Sexuality Director, Specialty Society Services 1300 S. 2nd St, Ste 180 SSTAR Administrative Director Minneapolis, MN 55454 409 12th Street, S.W. Phone: (612) 625-1500 Washington, D.C. 20024-2188 Fax: (612) 626-8311 Work: (202) 863-1648 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (202) 554-0453 E-mail: [email protected] and Yvonnada McNeil Brian D. Zamboni, PhD SSTAR Administrator Program in Human Sexuality Work: 202/863-1644 University of Minnesota Fax: (202) 554-0453 1300 S 2nd St, Ste 180 E-mail: [email protected] Minneapolis, MN 55454 Phone: (612) 625-1500 Marion Johnson E-mail: [email protected] Manager, Specialty Society Services Work: (202) 863-2570 2009 Local Program Chair Fax: (202) 554-0453 Dorothy Van Dam, LICSW E-mail: [email protected] 334 12th Street, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20003 Phone: (202) 319-4342 Fax: (202) 547-0698 E-mail: [email protected] 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SSTAR extends appreciation to the following valued friends from industry for their generous support of the educational and scientific objectives of the SSTAR 2009 Annual Meeting. PLATINUM PROMOTIONAL MARKETING SUPPORT: Lilly USA Lilly USA is a leading, innovation-driven corporation committed to developing a growing portfolio of best-in-class and first-in-class pharmaceutical products that help people live longer, healthier and more active lives. We are committed to providing answers that matter. SUPPORT OF SSTAR STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD: Taylor and Francis Building on two centuries' experience, Taylor & Francis has grown rapidly over the last two decades to become a leading international academic publisher. With offices in London, Brighton, Basingstoke, and Abingdon in the UK, New York and Philadelphia in the USA, and Singapore and Melbourne in the Pacific Rim, the Taylor & Francis Group publishes more than 1000 journals and around 1,800 new books each year, with a books backlist in excess of 20,000 specialist titles. For two centuries Taylor & Francis has been fully committed to the publication of scholarly information of the highest quality, and today this remains the primary goal. EXHIBITOR: American Institute of Bisexuality The American Institute of Bisexuality (AIB) is a nonprofit organization. We encourage support and assist research and education about bisexuality through programs likely to make a difference and enhance public knowledge and awareness. 5 CONTINUING EDUCATION ACCREDITATIONS & APPROVALS NOTE: The SSTAR 2009 Annual Meeting is fully
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