Sheila MacNeil, PhD

I am a psychologist providing both general counselling and sex therapy to university students at Dalhousie University's Counselling and Psychological Services.I also have a private practice specializing in the treatment of sexual problems.  I have been  a part-time instructor at Saint Mary's University, teaching Advanced Topics in Human Sexual Behaviour.

I will always be grateful to Sandi for introducing me to rigorous research and clinical practice in sexual health, sexual satisfaction, and sex therapy.In addition to her research mentorship, I had the opporunity to work wiht her in her private practice. If you have the opportunity to work with her, you should know that Sandi expects her students to publish research and progress through their graduate program with excellence. She encouraged me to join sexological organizations and to present at their conferences. This earned me presentation awards from the Canadian Sex Research Forum and the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. I also graduated with a number of publications to my name. In addition to the publications resulting from my work at UNB, I recently co-authored a chapter on variations in sexual behaviours and relationships for a new Canadian textbook on human sexuality.

My family have enjoyed settling back in the Maritimes and I continue to find myself absorbed in projects related to human sexuality. Sandi has been a model and mentor on a professional and personal level. More than this, she has become a lifelong friend. I would strongly recommend the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at the University of New Brunwick and Sandi as a graduate supervisor.

Publications:

MacNeil, S., & Byers, E. S. (2009). Role of sexual self-disclosure in the sexual satisfaction of long-term heterosexual couples. Journal of Sex Research, 46, 1-12.

MacNeil, S., & Byers, E. S. (2005). Dyadic assessment of sexual self-disclosure and sexual satisfaction in heterosexual dating couples. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 22,  169-181.

Byers, E. S., & MacNeil, S. (2005).  Further validation of the interpersonal exchange model of sexual satisfaction.  Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 32, 53-69.

MacNeil, S. & Byers, E. S. (1997). The relationships between sexual problems, communication, and sexual satisfaction. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 6, 277-283.