dr. kirsten oinonen, c. psych.

the overarching goal of my program of research is to contribute to the understanding of how gonadal steroid hormones affect perception, emotion, cognition, sexuality, and other behaviours across the lifespan. additional research interests fall in the fields of psychopharmacology, clinical neuropsychology, evolutionary psychology (e.g., mate selection), women's health, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (fasd), and preconception health. i examine issues (hormonal contraceptive side effects, preconception health, women’s sexuality), health conditions (polycystic ovary syndrome, eating disorders, premenstrual dysphoric disorder), and developmental/biological periods (e.g., menarche, the premenstrual phase, menopause) that are of relevance to women. gender, sex, sexuality, hormones, disabilities, power/privilege, and experiences unique to a specific sex or gender are also of interest.