Susan Voyer

I graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with an Honours B.A. and from the University of Waterloo with a Masters of Applied Science in Applied Psychology. Since 2001, I have been working part-time as a research assistant for Sandi.

I first became interested in the study of human sexuality while attending a Canadian Psychological Association conference as an undergraduate. Thus, when the opportunity arose to work with Sandi, I jumped at it. The first project of hers that I became involved with was New Brunswick Students’ Ideas About Sexual Health Education. Since then I have assisted in the revision of her textbook, Understanding Human Sexuality and on many other interesting projects such as sexual health education elsewhere and the sexual well-being of individuals with autism spectrum disorders.

PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO HUMAN SEXUALITY

McKay, A., Byers, E. S., Voyer, S. D., Humphreys, T. P., & Markham, C. (2014).  Ontario parents' opinions and attitudes toward sexual heath education in schools.The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 1-8.

Byers, E. S., Nichols, S., & Voyer, S. D. (2013). Challenging stereotypes: Sexual functioning of single adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43, 2617-2627.. doi: 10.1007/s10803-013-1813-z

Luria, M., Byers, E.S., Voyer, S.D. & Mock, M. (2013). Motivations and sexual attitudes, experiences, and behavior of sexuality professionals. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy.

Byers, E. S., Nichols, S., Voyer, S. D., & Reilley, G. (2012). Sexual well-being of a community sample of high functioning adults on the autism spectrum who have been in a romantic relationship. Autism,: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 17, 418-433 .

Mock, M., Luria, M., Voyer, S. & Byers, S. (2008). Results of the Montreal all about USS survey (The Universal Sex Therapists, Educators, and Researchers Survey) {Selected Abstract}. Journal of Sex Research, 45, 97.

Byers, E.S., Sears, H.A., Voyer, S.D., Thurlow, J.L., Cohen, J.N., & Weaver, A.D.(2003). An adolescent perspective on sexual health education at school and at home: I. High school students. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 12, 1-17.

Byers, E.S., Sears, H.A., Voyer, S.D., Thurlow, J.L., Cohen, J.N., & Weaver, A.D.(2003). An adolescent perspective on sexual health education at school and at home: II. Middle school students. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 12, 19-33.

Byers, E.S., Sears, H.A., Voyer, S.D., Thurlow, J.L., Cohen, J.N., & Weaver, A.D. (2001). New Brunswick students’ ideas about sexual health education. Report prepared for the New Brunswick Department of Education, Fredericton, NB.