Dr. Meredith L. Chivers
@DrMLChivers
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Prof @QueensPsyc; CPsych @CPOntario
Kingston Ontario
Joined November 2013
#IWD2025 Based on 2023 data from the World Economic Forum, only 14 of 195 countries guarantee full legal protections to women. 7% That’s it. #womenshistorymonth2025
https://t.co/PwQU9TUygP
statista.com
This chart shows country scores for equal rights for men and women guaranteed by law.
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Women’s rights are human rights — this isn’t just a slogan, it’s a lived reality. Happy #InternationalWomensDay! #IWD2025
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❗Every day, over 140 women are killed by a partner or family member—51,100 in 2023 alone. On #IWD2025, UNODC continues to strengthen justice systems, improve data on femicide and support countries in holding perpetrators accountable. More information: https://t.co/QfjK38cOsq
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✊There is 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 in each woman who stands her ground. ✊There is 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 in each girl with a book in her hands. ✊There is 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 in each leader who speaks up for equality. This #IWD2025, DEMAND CHANGE #ForAllWomenAndGirls. Learn how: https://t.co/toujgij2ku
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Recreated famous artworks project, using knitting, embroidery & crochet by a group of 40 craft-loving women artists from North East England known as The Materialistics #womensart
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Does the culture you grow up in shape the way you see the world? In a new Psych Review paper, @chazfirestone & I tackle this centuries-old question using the Müller-Lyer illusion as a case study. Come think through one of history's mysteries with us🧵(1/13):
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Featured today by @MSKLibrary: A randomized controlled trial of an online support group addressing psychosexual distress among women treated for gynecologic cancer #PsychosexualHealth #GynecologicCancerSupport
#WomensHealthResearch #CancerCare
@DrMLChivers @brotto_lori
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Our friends at @QSageLab are recruiting for a (paid 💵) #research survey on relationships & sexual experiences. Details on how to participate / sign up to take part➡️ https://t.co/8E22u8rktt
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Woahhh we're halfway there, Conference Day 3! Today's Events: 🟢 9:00 am Brief Communications 🟢 10:30am Poster Session 3 🟢 11:30am Symposium 3 🟢 12:30pm Team Science Lunch 🟢 2:00pm Symposium 4 🟢 3:00pm Symposium 5 🟢 4:15 pm Business Meeting #IASR2024
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🔔 Excited to kick off Day 1 of the International Academy of Sex Research conference! Follow along for live updates and insights. #IASR2024
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Thrilled to be at the 50th meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research meeting in Berlin: Most attendees ever … most students ever!! @TheIASR
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"Do the type of sex research that inspires you." Our next Sexpert is @Tbrooks_SexPsy who is an Assistant Professor at New Mexico Highlands University.
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Thanks for re-sharing my @ScienceMagazine essay on homophobia in science. It supports the need for the recommendations made in this report released today:
Why I shared my experiences of homophobia with my academic colleagues “I saw the motivating power of sharing vulnerability,” this professor writes. #PrideMonth #LGBTQinStem #AcademicChatter
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Just published: Does the Paraphilia Scale Work for Everyone? Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Measurement Invariance Across Gender and Sexual Orientation Groups @MCSeto @DrMLChivers
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We conducted three studies to examine the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Paraphilia Scale, a measure of paraphilic interests used in multiple studies. In the first study, we con...
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Ontario is now home to an invasive species called hammerhead worms. The species is known to produce a toxin that only causes a rash or nausea for people, but can be lethal to small animals if consumed. Experts are advising people to not touch or pick up the worms with your
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Recent paper w/UBC team showing “mindfulness targeting women with low sexual desire leads to improvements in self-reported and physiological stress, with improvements in self-reported stress partially accounting for improvements in sexual desire and distress.”
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