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Joana Carvalho is an assistant professor (with Habilitation) of Psychology, director of the Sexual Behavior and Health Lab (SexBeHealth) at the University of Aveiro, and an integrated researcher at the William James Center for Research. Carvalho develops research in the field of human sexuality, ranging from topics related to male and female sexual (dys)function, sexual violence (with a focus on sexual crimes, sexual consent, and pornography) to sexual compulsivity and the promotion of sexuality education and sexual rights, being an expert member of the National Health in Schools Program task force - Sexuality Education, Rights and Inclusion (ESDI) - from the Directorate-General of Health, Ministry of Health, in Portugal. Carvalho addresses her research topics with quantitative and qualitative methodologies and is particularly interested in laboratory sexuality research, targeting the understanding of attentional and emotional processes underpinning human sexual response and behavior. Laboratory metrics include eye tracking or psychophysiology. In terms of applied research, Carvalho is working on a series of intervention projects, including a CBT randomized clinical trial (RCT) for individuals with a sexual interest in children (PREVENT IT), a CBT-Mindfulness RCT for men with prostate cancer (E-mergir), a CBT-Mindfulness RCT for individuals with sexual dysfunction (FULLSENSE), three sexual violence prevention CBT-Bystander programs (CARE, SUN, MOON; for pre-school, school and college students, respectively), and one school program for affirmative sexual consent (PACT, portuguese adaptation). Current research projects (e.g., SexAnthRobotics) focus on sexual objectification theory and expand it to the context of sexualized technologies through a multidisciplinary lens (e.g., psychology, human-computer interaction, sociology, ethics). This research line is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Good Health and Well-being, Gender Equality, and Innovation (goals 3, 5, and 9). Carvalho has been credited in clinical psychology, forensic psychology, and sexology by the Portuguese Board of Psychologists. She is the president of the Portuguese Society of Clinical Sexology, among other positions in European and international organizations (e.g., European Society for Sexual Medicine). Currently, Carvalho is co-leading European and National consortiums/projects funded by the European Commission/Horizon programs or the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology; she supervises research teams (including Ph.D., Post Doc, and international students) and works as an associate editor with the Sexual Medicine Reviews, and as an editorial board member with the International Journal of Sexual Health. Carvalho has been awarded the Michael A. Perelman Education & Research Foundation (NY) award, being one of the most impactful scientists in 2023 and 2024, as selected by the Stanford University and Elsevier Scopus.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Joana Carvalho
Date of birth
1982/04/17

Citation names

  • Carvalho, Joana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C418-C0B5-A998
Scopus Author Id
35361620100

Addresses

  • Department of Education and Psychology, University of Aveiro, 3810, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Italian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2025
Concluded
 Habilitation in Psychology (Título de Agregado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2011/12/21
Concluded
 PhD in Psychology - Human Sexuality (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2008/07/07
Concluded
 Msc in Clinical Psychology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2005/07/20
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/01/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2022/12/31 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2020/08/31 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025 - Current Expert member of the National Health in Schools Program task force - Sexuality Education, Rights and Inclusion - from the Directorate-General of Health, Ministry of Health, Portugal Directorate-General of Health, Portugal
2025 - Current Vice-president of the Ethics Committe for Clinical Research (CEIC-UA) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024 - Current President of the General Assembly Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, Portugal
Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, Portugal
2024 - Current Mobility | Erasmus Departmental Coordinator for Psychology Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024 - Current Scientific Committe | Doctoral Program in Psychology Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023 - Current Director Sexual Behavior and Health Lab (SexBeHealth Lab) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023 - Current Integrated Researcher Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigação William James, Portugal
2023 - Current Course Director - Doctoral Course Sexuality and Sexual Health in the XXI Century Inter University Centre Dubrovnick, Croatia
Inter University Centre Dubrovnick, Croatia
2022 - Current President Sociedade Portuguesa de Sexologia Clínica, Portugal
2021/02/01 - 2023/08/10 Member of the Executive Committe - Center for Psychology of Porto University (CPUP - research center in Psychology) Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
2021/01/01 - 2023/08/10 Principal Investigator of the Research Group in Human Sexuality (CPUP-Porto University) Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
2021 - 2023/08/10 Executive Director of the Research Laboratory in Human Sexuality (SexLab) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Director Msc in Sexology Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2020/08/31 Vice-director HEI-Lab/Human-Environment Interactions Labs (research center in Psychology) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2020/08/31 Director Msc in Forensic Psychology Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2012/01/01 - 2015/08/31 Postdoctoral researcher Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Visiting PhD student Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex Gender and Reproduction, United States
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2025 - 2029 SexAnthRobotics: Sexual objectification and violence tendencies in the context of embodied human-like sex technologies
FCT 2023.16470.ICDT / COMPETE2030-FEDER-00798400 / 16800
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2024 - 2028 REVISEapp - A virtual reality couples’ intervention for sexual victimization prevention: a gender-swapping transformative approach
PREP2022-001096
Researcher
Universidad Abierta de Cataluña, Spain
 MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA, INNOVACIÓN Y UNIVERSIDADES
2024 - 2026 INCEPTION LGB - Sexual Arousal in the Unconscious Mind: Exploring Sexually Explicit Stimuli’s Access to Awareness in LGB Population
N/A
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Center for Open Science

Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness

Templeton World Charity Foundation Inc
2023 - 2026 INCEPTION - Unconscious Perception of Sexual Stimuli: Exploring the Early Stages of Human Sexual Response
N/A
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Center for Open Science

Templeton World Charity Foundation Inc

Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2025/06/01 NEUROPSYCHOSEX - Neuro-psycho-physiological Determinants of Sexual Health
PTDC/PSI-GER/3377/2021
Co-Principal Investigator
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/12/01 - 2025/04/01 PRIORITY - Prevention to Reduce Incidence of Sexual Abuse by Reaching Individuals Concerned About Their Risk to Young People.
ISFP-AG-101038787
Co-Principal Investigator
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Horizon 2020
Ongoing
2023 - 2025 Safe from Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Programme
SfSGBV, IPPF-EN, 2021
Researcher
European Union
2021/03/01 - 2023/04/30 SexHealth & ProstateCancer - Biopsychological Determinants of Sexual Health in Men with Prostate Cancer
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000057
Co-Principal Investigator
Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Concluded
2018/09/01 - 2022/08/31 FEMOFFENCE - The myth of innocence: A mixed methods approach toward the understanding of female sexual offending behavior
PTDC/PSI-GER/28097/2017
Principal investigator
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/01/01 - 2018/12/31 Symbiotic technology for societal efficiency gains: Deus ex Machina
Ref Norte 01-0145-FEDER-000026; Norte-45-2015-02
Researcher
Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2014/12/31 Sexual response to a bogus negative feedback: psychological predictors and neurophysiological correlates.
PTDC/PSI-PCL/117522/2010
Researcher
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/01/01 - 2013/12/31 A clinical trial on the psychological treatment of psychogenic erectile dysfunction: cognitive behavioral therapy versus medical treatment.
PTDC/PSI-PCL/112207/2009
Researcher
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2007/01/01 - 2010/12/31 Women´s and men’s sexual health: a biopsychosocial model
PTDC/PSI/68319/2006
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2025 - Current Global Video Game Study (GlobalViGS Consortium)
N/A
Researcher
Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Ongoing
2021 - Current International Sex Survey Consortium
N/A
Researcher
Université de Montréal, Canada
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Carvalho, Joana. Psychological Dimensions in Human Sexual Health and Behavior. Frontiers Media SA. 2021.
    10.3389/978-2-88971-491-9
Book chapter
  1. Carvalho, Joana. Corresponding author: Carvalho, Joana. "Management of the dissatisfied patient.". In Penile Prosthetic Surgery.. Elsevier, 2023.
    In press
  2. Moreira, Bárbara; Brazão, Nélio; Carvalho, Joana. Corresponding author: Carvalho, Joana. "Courtship, Harassment, and Sexual Abuse: Defining the Borders". In Trends in Andrology and Sexual Medicine, 1-16. Springer International Publishing, 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-47892-5_1
  3. Carvalho, Joana. Corresponding author: Carvalho, Joana. "Intervenção psicológica na sintomatologia e comportamentos mal-adaptativos associados à hipersexualidade.". In Intervenção Psicológica em Sexologia Clínica.. Pactor, 2023.
    In press
  4. Carvalho, Joana; García-Gómez, Borja. Corresponding author: Carvalho, Joana. "Introduction, Epidemiology and Etiology of Sexual Dysfunctions in Men and Women". In Andrology and Sexual Medicine, 1-17. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-031-12049-7_1
  5. Carvalho, Joana; Nélio Brazão. Corresponding author: Carvalho, Joana. "Women’s sexual aggression against male intimate partners.". In The SAGE Handbook of Domestic Violence, edited by Todd K. Shackelford, 241-254. SAGE, 2021.
    Accepted
  6. Carvalho, Joana. Corresponding author: Carvalho, Joana. "Sexologia Forense: avaliação do interesse sexual parafílico.". In Psicologia do Testemunho: Da investigação à prática, 231-240. 2021.
    Published
  7. Carvalho, Joana. Corresponding author: Carvalho, Joana. "Processamento cognitivo e emocional de estímulos sexuais: implicações para a compreensão da resposta sexual e prática clínica.". In Parejas e Sexualidades, 189-206. 2021.
    Published
  8. Nobre, Pedro J.; Carvalho, Joana; Mark, Kristen. "Low sexual desire in men". In Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy, 6th Edition. The Guilford Press, 2020.
    Accepted
  9. Inês Tavares; Carvalho, Joana; Vera Leirós; Pedro Nobre. "Sexual Thoughts Questionnaire". In Handbook of Sexuality-Related Measures, 138-140. Taylor & Francis, 2019.
    Published
  10. Quinta Gomes, Ana; Carvalho, Joana. "SexLab: O primeiro laboratório de investigação em sexualidade humana em Portugal". In Histórias de las Sexologías en Latinoamérica Vol.3, 259-277. IPS, 2016.
    Published
  11. Carvalho, Joana. Corresponding author: Carvalho, Joana. "Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder/Perturbação da Excitação Genital Persistente Feminina". In Terapia da Sexualidade Vol.1 – Algumas questões do diagnóstico e tratamento., 313-326. Zagodoni Editora, 2014.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Carmo, Eunice; Brazão, Nélio; Costa, Patrício; Moreira, Bárbara; Carvalho, Joana. "The prevention of sexual violence in school settings with adolescents: A study protocol for the cluster randomized trial of the SUN (stand up now against sexual violence) program". Contemporary Clinical Trials 166 (2026): 108360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2026.108360.
    10.1016/j.cct.2026.108360
  2. Bothe, Beáta; Michaud, Aurélie; Beaulieu, Vanessa; Houle, Simon; Nagy, Léna; Koós, Mónika; Kraus, Shane W.; et al. "A global investigation of the Moral Incongruence Model of Pornography Use across genders, religions, and cultures". Journal of Behavioral Addictions (2026): https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2025.00540.
    10.1556/2006.2025.00540
  3. Haubrock, Lina S.; Azevedo, Vanessa; Hillert, Jana; Briken, Peer; Letourneau, Elizabeth; Rahm, Christoffer; Seto, Michael C.; et al. "Criminal Police Perceptions of the Internet-Delivered Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Prevention Program Prevent It 2.0 in Germany, Portugal, and Sweden". Criminal Justice and Behavior (2026): https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548251407643.
    10.1177/00938548251407643
  4. Barros, Ana Rita; Vasconcelos, Priscila A.; Quinta Gomes, Ana Luísa; Carrito, Mariana; Patrão, Ana Luísa; Oliveira, Leonor de; Aguiar, Sandra; Carvalho, Joana; Nobre, Pedro J.. "FULLSENSE—An Online Intervention Program for Adults Reporting Sexual Difficulties: A Two-Armed Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial Protocol". International Journal of Sexual Health (2026): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2026.2618264.
    10.1080/19317611.2026.2618264
  5. Gonçalves, Inês; Oliveira, Jorge; Cruz, Ana Rita; Maia, Inês; Gamito, Pedro; Carvalho, Joana. "Cognitive Dysfunction and Criminal Behavior: Investigating Executive Functions in Convicted Individuals". International Journal of Cognitive Sciences 2 1 (2026): 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijcs2010002.
    10.3390/ijcs2010002
  6. Fournier, Loïs; Bothe, Beáta; Billieux, Joël. "A critical appraisal of how to employ – or not to employ – the Sexual Risk Survey in international populations". The Journal of Sexual Medicine 23 2 (2026): https://doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdaf363.
    10.1093/jsxmed/qdaf363
  7. Carvalho, Joana; Silva, Samuel; Rosa, Pedro J.; Soares, Sandra. "How Fast Do Sexually Explicit Stimuli Reach Awareness? Evidence From a Breaking Continuous Flash Suppression Task". Collabra: Psychology 12 1 (2026): https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.160697.
    10.1525/collabra.160697
  8. Kostiukova, Maryna; Rosa, Pedro; Silva, Samuel; Carvalho, Joana. Corresponding author: Carvalho, Joana. "Sexual Arousal in the Unconscious Mind: Exploring Sexually Explicit Stimuli’s Access to Awareness in Non-Hetero/Allosexual Population". Collabra: Psychology 12 1 (2026): https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.160699.
    10.1525/collabra.160699
  9. Gewirtz-Meydan, Ateret; Spivak-Lavi, Zohar; Kraus, Shane W.; Vaillancourt-Morel, Marie-Pier; Nagy, Léna; Bergeron, Sophie; Koós, Mónika; et al. "A Network Analysis of Embodied Trauma: Self-Destructive Behaviors Among Survivors of Childhood and Adolescent/Adult Sexual Assault". The Journal of Psychology (2025): 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2025.2594534.
    10.1080/00223980.2025.2594534
  10. Nagy, Léna; Gewirtz-Meydan, Ateret; Vaillancourt-Morel, Marie-Pier; Bergeron, Sophie; Klein, Verena; Koós, Mónika; Kraus, Shane W.; et al. "Sexual Assertiveness and Sexual Victimization Across Different Life Stages: Examining Gender-Related and Cultural Differences". International Journal of Sexual Health (2025): 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2025.2568094.
    10.1080/19317611.2025.2568094
  11. Gewirtz-Meydan, Ateret; Sperber, Shulamit; Nagy, Léna; Vaillancourt-Morel, Marie-Pier; Bergeron, Sophie; Godbout, Natacha; Koós, Mónika; et al. "Childhood and Adolescent/Adult Sexual Abuse in Relation to Sexual Function and Distress: Findings from a Cross-Cultural Study of 42 Countries". Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2025): https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251372570.
    10.1177/08862605251372570
  12. Kostiukova, Maryna; Tselenti, Danai; Carvalho, Joana. "Attention to sexual stimuli and its relationship to sexual identity in the context of empirical studies with sexual minorities: a scoping review". Sexual Medicine Reviews 13 4 (2025): 736-750. https://doi.org/10.1093/sxmrev/qeaf049.
    10.1093/sxmrev/qeaf049
  13. Grubbs, Joshua B.; Tóth-Király, István; Nagy, Léna; Koós, Mónika; Kraus, Shane W.; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Potenza, Marc N.; et al. "Basic psychological needs satisfaction: an international examination of invariance across 22 languages and 32 countries". Motivation and Emotion (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-025-10151-z.
    10.1007/s11031-025-10151-z
  14. Cocci, Andrea; Capogrosso, Paolo; Minhas, Suks; Bettocchi, Carlo; Boeri, Luca; Carvalho, Joana; Cilesiz, Nusret Can; et al. "Penile prosthesis implantation: a systematic review of intraoperative and postoperative complications". International Journal of Impotence Research (2025): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41443-025-01108-4.
    10.1038/s41443-025-01108-4
  15. Vaillancourt-Morel, Marie-Pier; Bergeron, Sophie; Gewirtz-Meydan, Ateret; Zippan, Natasha; Nagy, Léna; Koós, Mónika; Kraus, Shane W.; et al. "For Whom Is Sexual Abuse Related to Compulsive Sexual Behaviors? Timing of Abuse and Sociodemographic Characteristics as Potential Moderators Across 42 Countries". Archives of Sexual Behavior (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03162-x.
    10.1007/s10508-025-03162-x
  16. Carmo, Eunice; Cardoso, Daniel; Brazão, Nélio; Carvalho, Joana. Corresponding author: Carvalho, Joana. "“But Some People Still Think That Men Cannot be Raped”: A Qualitative Study on Portuguese Judges’ Perceptions Regarding Rape Perpetrated by Women Against Adult Men". International Journal of Sexual Health (2025): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2025.2509827.
    10.1080/19317611.2025.2509827
  17. Carvalho, Joana; Silva, Samuel. "Perspective on “Sexual health in the era of artificial intelligence: a scoping review of the literature”". Sexual Medicine Reviews (2025): https://doi.org/10.1093/sxmrev/qeaf008.
    10.1093/sxmrev/qeaf008
  18. Gewirtz-Meydan, Ateret; Spivak-Lavi, Zohar; Kraus, Shane W.; Nagy, Léna; Koós, Mónika; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Potenza, Marc N.; et al. "Cross-Cultural Validation of the Binge Eating Disorder Screener-7 (BEDS-7) Across 42 Countries". International Journal of Eating Disorders 58 5 (2025): 926-938. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24365.
    10.1002/eat.24365
  19. Tselenti, Danai; Cardoso, Daniel; Carvalho, Joana. "Framing Empathy: Examining Audience Responses to Female-On-Male Sexual Violence". Sexuality & Culture (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-025-10332-5.
    10.1007/s12119-025-10332-5
  20. Bothe, Beáta; Tóth-Király, István; Popova, Nevena; Nagy, Léna; Koós, Mónika; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Potenza, Marc N.; et al. "Identification and comprehensive characterization of moral disapproval and behavioral dysregulation-based pornography-use profiles across 42 countries". Journal of Behavioral Addictions (2025): https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00054.
    10.1556/2006.2024.00054
  21. Gewirtz-Meydan, Ateret; Feder, Hagit; Nagy, Léna; Koós, Mónika; Kraus, Shane W.; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Potenza, Marc N.; et al. "Motives for pornography use and women's sexual wellbeing: Insights from a 42-country study". Journal of Behavioral Addictions (2025): https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00040.
    10.1556/2006.2024.00040
  22. Paquette, Marie-Michèle; Bergeron, Sophie; Bigras, Noémie; Koós, Mónika; Nagy, Léna; Kraus, Shane W.; Demetrovics, Zsolt; et al. "Sexual satisfaction across cultures, genders, languages, and sexual orientations: Validation of the Global Measure of Sexual Satisfaction.". Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (2025): https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000774.
    10.1037/sgd0000774
  23. Tselenti, Danai; Carvalho, Joana; Azevedo, Vanessa; Gomes, Hugo Santos; Haubrock, Lina Sophie; Hillert, Jana; Rahm, Christoffer; et al. "Policing child sexual exploitation and abuse cases: a qualitative PRIORITY study of the challenges faced by law enforcement officers in Germany, Portugal, and Sweden". Policing and Society (2025): 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2024.2447842.
    10.1080/10439463.2024.2447842
  24. Nagy, Léna; Bergeron, Sophie; Koós, Mónika; Gewirtz-Meydan, Ateret; Vaillancourt-Morel, Marie-Pier; Kraus, Shane W.; Potenza, Marc N.; et al. "A short screen for lifetime sexual victimization experiences: Expanding research on the Sexual Abuse History Questionnaire (SAHQ) across cultures, genders, and sexual identities". International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology 25 1 (2025): 100535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2024.100535.
    10.1016/j.ijchp.2024.100535
  25. Brotto, Lori A; Atallah, Sandrine; Carvalho, Joana; Gordon, Elisabeth; Pascoal, Patrícia M; Reda, Mona; Stephenson, Kyle R; Tavares, Inês M. "Psychological and interpersonal dimensions of sexual function and dysfunction: recommendations from the fifth international consultation on sexual medicine (ICSM 2024)". Sexual Medicine Reviews (2024): https://doi.org/10.1093/sxmrev/qeae073.
    10.1093/sxmrev/qeae073
  26. de Oliveira, Leonor; Vallejo-Medina, Pablo; Carvalho, Joana. "The Mediating Role of Sexual Boredom in Women’s Sexual Desire and Satisfaction". Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 51 1 (2024): 96-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2024.2442958.
    10.1080/0092623x.2024.2442958
  27. Castro-Calvo, Jesús; Beltrán-Martínez, Patricia; Ballester-Arnal, Rafael; Nagy, Léna; Koós, Mónika; Kraus, Shane W.; Demetrovics, Zsolt; et al. "Cross-Cultural Validation of the Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI-2) in 42 Countries and 26 Languages". The Journal of Sex Research (2024): 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2024.2417023.
    10.1080/00224499.2024.2417023
  28. Ballester-Arnal, Rafael; Elipe-Miravet, Marcel; Castro-Calvo, Jesús; Beltrán-Martínez, Patricia; Nagy, Léna; Koós, Mónika; Kraus, Shane W.; et al. "Cross-cultural Validation of the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) in 42 Countries and 26 Languages". Sexuality Research and Social Policy (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-024-01040-0.
    10.1007/s13178-024-01040-0
  29. Almeida, Beatriz; Gomes, Hugo; Carvalho, Joana. Corresponding author: Carvalho, Joana. "The Mediating Role of Rape Myths in the Relationship Between the Use of Hentai Pornography and Sexually Aggressive Strategies: A Study with College Students". Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2024): https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241286004.
    10.1177/08862605241286004
  30. Kostiukova, Maryna; Tselenti, Danai; Carvalho, Joana. "Laboratory Sex Research: Perceptions of the Ace Community". The Journal of Sex Research (2024): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2024.2412097.
    10.1080/00224499.2024.2412097
  31. Fournier, Loïs; Bothe, Beáta; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Koós, Mónika; Kraus, Shane W.; Nagy, Léna; Potenza, Marc N.; et al. "Evaluating the factor structure and measurement invariance of the 20-item short version of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale across multiple countries, languages, and gender identities". Assessment (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10731911241259560.
    10.1177/10731911241259560
  32. Martins Barbosa Couto Do Carmo, Eunice; Brazão, Nélio; Carvalho, Joana. "The Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence Against Adolescents in School and Community Settings: A Scoping Review". The Journal of Sex Research (2024): 1-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2024.2367562.
    10.1080/00224499.2024.2367562
  33. Koós, Mónika; Nagy, Léna; Kraus, Shane W.; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Potenza, Marc N.; Gaudet, Émilie; Ballester-Arnal, Rafael; et al. "Why Do People Watch Pornography? Cross-Cultural Validation of the Pornography Use Motivations Scale (PUMS) and Its Short Form (PUMS-8)". The Journal of Sex Research (2024): 1-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2024.2359641.
    10.1080/00224499.2024.2359641
  34. Gewirtz-Meydan, A.; Koós, M.; Nagy, L.; Kraus, S.W.; Demetrovics, Z.; Potenza, M.N.; Ballester-Arnal, R.; et al. "Global cross-cultural validation of a brief measure for identifying potential suicide risk in 42 countries". Public Health 229 (2024): 13-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2023.12.031.
    10.1016/j.puhe.2023.12.031
  35. Lin, Chung-Ying; Tsai, Meng-Che; Koós, Mónika; Nagy, Léna; Kraus, Shane W.; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Potenza, Marc N.; et al. "The short version of the Sexual Distress Scale (SDS-3): Measurement invariance across countries, gender identities, and sexual orientations". International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology 24 2 (2024): 100461. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2024.100461.
    10.1016/j.ijchp.2024.100461
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  103. Carvalho, Joana; Štulhofer, Aleksandar; Vieira, Armando L.; Jurin, Tanja. "Hypersexuality and High Sexual Desire: Exploring the Structure of Problematic Sexuality". The Journal of Sexual Medicine 12 6 (2015): 1356-1367. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12865.
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  107. Vilarinho, Sandra; Laja, Pedro; Carvalho, Joana; Quinta-Gomes, Ana Luísa; Oliveira, Cátia; Janssen, Erick; Nobre, Pedro J.. "Affective and Cognitive Determinants of Women's Sexual Response to Erotica". The Journal of Sexual Medicine 11 11 (2014): 2671-2678. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12667.
    10.1111/jsm.12667
  108. Oliveira, Cátia; Laja, Pedro; Carvalho, Joana; Quinta Gomes, Ana; Vilarinho, Sandra; Janssen, Erick; Nobre, Pedro J.. "Predictors of Men's Sexual Response to Erotic Film Stimuli: The Role of Affect and Self-Reported Thoughts". The Journal of Sexual Medicine 11 11 (2014): 2701-2708. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12650.
    10.1111/jsm.12650
  109. Carvalho, Joana; Guerra, Lara; Neves, Sónia; Nobre, Pedro J.. "Psychopathological Predictors Characterizing Sexual Compulsivity in a Nonclinical Sample of Women". Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 41 5 (2014): 467-480. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2014.920755.
    10.1080/0092623x.2014.920755
  110. Sigre-Leirós, V.; Carvalho, J.; Nobre, P.J.. "The role of psychopathological symptoms in the relationship between cognitive schemas and sexual aggression: A preliminary study". Sexologies 23 2 (2014): e25-e29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sexol.2013.11.006.
    10.1016/j.sexol.2013.11.006
  111. Carvalho, Joana; Veríssimo, Ana; Nobre, Pedro J.. "Psychological Factors Predicting the Distress to Female Persistent Genital Arousal Symptoms". Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 41 1 (2014): 11-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2013.869776.
    10.1080/0092623x.2013.869776
  112. Carvalho, Joana; Nobre, Pedro J.. "Early maladaptive schemas in convicted sexual offenders: Preliminary findings". International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 37 2 (2014): 210-216. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.11.007.
    10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.11.007
  113. Carvalho, Joana; Quinta-Gomes, Ana; Nobre, Pedro J.. "The Sexual Functioning Profile of a Nonforensic Sample of Individuals Reporting Sexual Aggression Against Women". The Journal of Sexual Medicine 10 7 (2013): 1744-1754. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12188.
    10.1111/jsm.12188
  114. Pinto, Joana; Carvalho, Joana; Nobre, Pedro J.. "The Relationship Between the FFM Personality Traits, State Psychopathology, and Sexual Compulsivity in a Sample of Male College Students". The Journal of Sexual Medicine 10 7 (2013): 1773-1782. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12185.
    10.1111/jsm.12185
  115. Sigre-Leirós, Vera Lúcia; Carvalho, Joana; Nobre, Pedro. "Early Maladaptive Schemas and Aggressive Sexual Behavior: A Preliminary Study with Male College Students". The Journal of Sexual Medicine 10 7 (2013): 1764-1772. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02875.x.
    10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02875.x
  116. Carvalho, Joana; Veríssimo, Ana; Nobre, Pedro J.. "Cognitive and Emotional Determinants Characterizing Women with Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder". The Journal of Sexual Medicine 10 6 (2013): 1549-1558. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12122.
    10.1111/jsm.12122
  117. Carvalho, Joana; Nobre, Pedro J.. "Five-Factor Model of Personality and Sexual Aggression". International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 63 5 (2013): 797-814. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624x13481941.
    10.1177/0306624x13481941
  118. Carvalho, Joana; Gomes, Ana Quinta; Laja, Pedro; Oliveira, Cátia; Vilarinho, Sandra; Janssen, Erick; Nobre, Pedro. "Gender Differences in Sexual Arousal and Affective Responses to Erotica: The Effects of Type of Film and Fantasy Instructions". Archives of Sexual Behavior 42 6 (2013): 1011-1019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-013-0076-2.
    10.1007/s10508-013-0076-2
  119. Carvalho, Joana; Nobre, Pedro. "Dynamic factors of sexual aggression: The role of affect and impulsiveness.". Criminal Justice and Behavior 40 4 (2012): 376-387. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854812451682.
    10.1177/0093854812451682
  120. Carvalho, Joana; Vieira, Armando Luís; Nobre, Pedro. "Latent Structures of Female Sexual Functioning". Archives of Sexual Behavior 41 4 (2011): 907-917. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-011-9865-7.
    10.1007/s10508-011-9865-7
  121. Carvalho, J.; Nobre, P.. "Gender differences in sexual desire: How do emotional and relationship factors determine sexual desire according to gender?". Sexologies 20 4 (2011): 207-211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sexol.2011.08.010.
    10.1016/j.sexol.2011.08.010
  122. Carvalho, Joana; Vieira, Armando Luís; Nobre, Pedro. "Latent Structures of Male Sexual Functioning". The Journal of Sexual Medicine 8 9 (2011): 2501-2511. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02349.x.
    10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02349.x
  123. Carvalho, Joana; Nobre, Pedro. "Biopsychosocial Determinants of Men's Sexual Desire: Testing an Integrative Model". The Journal of Sexual Medicine 8 3 (2011): 754-763. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02156.x.
    10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02156.x
  124. Carvalho, Joana; Nobre, Pedro. "Predictors of Men's Sexual Desire: The Role of Psychological, Cognitive-Emotional, Relational, and Medical Factors". Journal of Sex Research 48 2-3 (2011): 254-262. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224491003605475.
    10.1080/00224491003605475
  125. Carvalho, Joana; Nobre, Pedro. "Gender Issues and Sexual Desire: The Role of Emotional and Relationship Variables". The Journal of Sexual Medicine 7 7 (2010): 2469-2478. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01689.x.
    10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01689.x
  126. Carvalho, Joana; Nobre, Pedro. "ORIGINAL RESEARCH—PSYCHOLOGY: Sexual Desire in Women: An Integrative Approach Regarding Psychological, Medical, and Relationship Dimensions". The Journal of Sexual Medicine 7 5 (2010): 1807-1815. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01716.x.
    10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01716.x
  127. Carvalho, Joana; Nobre, Pedro. "Predictors of Women's Sexual Desire: The Role of Psychopathology, Cognitive-Emotional Determinants, Relationship Dimensions, and Medical Factors". The Journal of Sexual Medicine 7 2 (2010): 928-937. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01568.x.
    10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01568.x
Manual
  1. Salonia, A.; Bettocchi, C.; Capogrosso, P.; Carvalho, Joana; Corona, Giovanni; Jones, Thomas Hugh; Kadioglu, Ates; et al. EAU Guidelines on Sexual and Reproductive Health.. Arnhem: EAU Guidelines Office. 2023.
  2. Salonia, Andrea; Bettocchi, Carlo; Carvalho, Joana; Corona, Giovanni; Jone, TH et al. EAU Guidelines on Sexual and Reproductive Health.. Arnhem: EAU Guidelines Office. 2022.
    Published
  3. Salonia, Andrea; Bettocchi, Carlo; Carvalho, Joana; Corona, Giovanni; Jones, T.H; Kadioglu, Ates; Martinez-Salamanca, J.I ; et al. EAU Guidelines on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 2021.
    Published
  4. Salonia, Andrea; Bettocchi, Carlo; Carvalho, Joana; Corona, Giovanni; Jones, T.H; et., al. EAU Guidelines on Sexual and Reproductive Health. Arnhem, Netherlands: EAU Guidelines Office. 2020.
    Published
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025 - Current Writing on the wall: manifestations of the experiences of prisoners convicted of sexual crimes and psycho-pedagogical strategies for correctional officers.
Supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Educação, Ramo: Psicologia da Educação (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022 - Current Asexuality: Questions of attraction, arousal, and identity maintenance.
Supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Sexualidade Humana (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2022 - Current The efficacy of a new sexual prevention program with college students: A randomized controlled trial.
Supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Psicologia (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2022 - Current Evaluation of the effectiveness of a sexual violence prevention program for high school students.
Supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Ciências Forenses (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2021 - Current Adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health in family medicine. Construction and validation of a mobile application for adolescents and a medical doctor approach instrument for family physicians
Supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Medicina (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2022 - 2025 The journey of prostate cancer: a dyadic perspective on sexuality.
Supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Sexualidade Humana (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2018 - 2023 A mixed approach to understanding sexual boredom and its impact on sexual health and well-being.
Supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Sexualidade Humana (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2011 - 2014 Sexual assault in Portugal: characterization of offenders and assessment of the impact of psychosocial factors in determining aggressive sexual behaviors.
Supervisor
 Doutoramento em Psicologia (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2026 A CBT-based transdiagnostic perspective on sexual distress: Exploring psychological distress, psychological processes, and sexual function in a mixed-methods design.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Catarina Jorge Fonseca Raposo (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2026 Attention, imagination, and sexual function.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Pedro Manuel Campos (PhD)
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Portugal
2025 Virtual interventions to support sexuality: Systematic review, attitudes study, and design of a psychological intervention program inside the metaverse for the treatment of female orgasmic disorder.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ariana Vila González (PhD)
Universitad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
2024 Men who commit child sexual abuse: From characterization and assessment to intervention.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Marta Isabel Gomes de Sousa (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024 Affective processing of pornography: Subjective measures, peripheral and central physiology.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sabine Prantner (PhD)
Universitat Jaume I, Spain
2023 Menopause: Representations, predictors, and management of vasomotor symptoms, and impact on the couples sexual function.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maria Rita Garoupa Silva (PhD)
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Portugal
2022 Symptom prevalence, healthcare experiences, and psychosocial predictors of symptoms and wellbeing in individuals with PGAD/GPD.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Robyn Jackowich (PhD)
Queen's University Campus Bookstore, Canada
2018 Psychophysiology of eyewitness testimony
(Thesis) Arguer
 Pedro João Bem-Haja Gabriel Ferreira (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017 Study of the effectiveness of new deception detection techniques.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Beatriz Morais Melo de Oliveira (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017 The effect of sexual dimorphism and perceived trustworthiness on attractiveness preferences: an evolutionary perspective.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Mariana de Lurdes Carrito (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Member of the Pedagogical Committe of the Portuguese Society of Clinical Sexology
Member
2018 - Current Member of the Sexology Committee, European Society of Sexual Medicine (ESSM)
Member
2022 - 2026 Member of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) Scientific Committee
Member
2022 - 2026 Member of the Accreditation Committee, Latin American Federation of Societies of Sexology and Sexual Education (FLASSES)
Member
2024 - 2025 Co-chair of the joint International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health and the International Society of Sexual Medicine Scientific Committee
2022 - 2025 Co-chair of the Scientific Review Committee, International Society of Sexual Medicine (ISSM)
Coordinator
2018 - 2024 Senior member of the Guideline Panel for the European Clinical Guidelines in Male Sexual and Reproductive Health, European Association of Urology (EAU)
Member
2021 - 2023 Member of the European Sexual Medicine Network (COST Action CA18124 - EU)
Member
2021 - 2022 Chair of the Psychosexual Aspects Scientific Committee, International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM)
2020 - 2022 Co-chair on the International Consultation and Guidelines Committee, International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM)
Coordinator
2019 - 2021 Member of the Psychosexual Aspects and Sexual Orientation Committee, International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM)
Member

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2025 - 2026 Chair of the Psychosexual Aspects committe; 27th World Meeting of the International Society for Sexual Medicine Porto
2025 - 2026 Member of the Scientific Committe - 18th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology Lisbon
2024 - 2025 Member of the Scientific Committe - 27th Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine Vienna
2024 - 2025 Member of the Scientific Committe - 27th World Congress for Sexual Health Brisbane
2024 - 2024 8th EFCAP (European Association for Forensic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology and Other Involved Professions) Congress Azores
2024 - 2024 Member of the Scientific Committe - 25th Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine Bari
2023 - 2024 Member of the Scientific Commitee - 26th World Congress for Sexual Health Antalya
2023 - 2023 Member of the Scientific Committe - 24st Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine Rotterdam
2023 - 2023 Member of the Scientific Committe - 24th World Meeting of the International Society for Sexual Medicine Dubai
2023 - 2023 Member of the Scientific Committe - 26th Congress of the World Association of Sexual Health Antalya
2022 - 2022 Member of the Scientific Committe - 23rd World Meeting of the International Society for Sexual Medicine. Miami
2021 - 2021 Member of the Scientific Committe - 25th Congress of the World Association of Sexual Health South Africa
2020 - 2020 Member of the Scientific Committe - 22th World Meeting of the International Society for Sexual Medicine Yokohama, Japan
2020 - 2020 Member of the Scientific Committe - 22st Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine Prague
2020 - 2020 Member of the Scientific Committe - 23st Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine Virtual
2019 - 2019 Member of the Scientific Committe - 24th Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health Mexico City
2019 - 2019 Member of the Scientific Committe - 21st Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine Ljubljana
2018 - 2018 Member of the Scientific Committe - 14th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology Albufeira
2017 - 2017 Member of the Scientific Committe - 23rd Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health Prague
2015 - 2015 Member of the Scientific Committe - 22nd Congress of the World Association of Sexual Health Singapur

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2025 - 2027 Invited member of the Advisory Board for the Horizon 2030 project Troubled Desire & Therapeutic Chat for Reduction of CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) Use - TD- CHAT; Charité University, John Hopkins University, Oak Foundation’s Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Programme
2023 - 2025 Consulting member of the International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM): 5th international consensus on Sexual Medicine, Committe Psychological and Interpersonal Dimensions of Sexual Function and Dysfunction: A Functional and Pragmatic Approach for the Clinician
2023 - 2024 Invited member of the Advisory Board for the Horizon 2030 project Scalable Technology for Online Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Child Sexual Abuse Materials - STOP-CSAM; Charité University, Berlin
2023 - 2024 Consulting member in the International Society of Sexual Medicine (ISSM) Leadership Program Taskforce; plan development for the Capstone group project
2022 - 2024 Consulting member of the UNESCO Chair in Sexual Health and Human Rights; co-criation of the international course MOOC Rights, Sexual Health & EducationS. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, France
2014 - 2017 Consulting member of the International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM): 4th international consensus on Sexual Medicine, Committee 14 - Female Sexual Dysfunction, Medical and Psychological Treatments

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2026 - Current Jury panel member of the Good Practices in Health School programs application (Sexuality Education applications); National Health School Program, General Directorate of Health (Portugal)
Evaluator
 Direcção-Geral da Saúde, Portugal
2025 - 2025 Jury panel member for I&D projects 2025 Sapienza, University of Rome, Research Funding Call, SH4_3 - Clinical and health psychology
Evaluator
 Sapienza Università Editrice, Italy
2022 - 2025 Member of the FWO Review College
Member
 Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen
2024 - 2024 Jury panel member, I&D project applications of the Czech Health Research Council | Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic
Evaluator
 Ministerstvo zdravotnictví Ceské republiky, Czech Republic
2022 - 2022 Jury panel member for I&D project applications -National Science Centre (Narodowe Centrum Nauki - NCN); Primary NCN Review Panel HS6 - Human nature and human society /H06-001 - General psychology (cognitive processes, emotions, motivations, personality, individual differences), experimental psychology, psycholinguistics. Narodowe Centrum Nauki
2021 - 2021 Jury panel member for I&D project applications -National Science Centre (Narodowe Centrum Nauki - NCN); Primary NCN Review Panel HS6 - Human nature and human society/H06-001 - General psychology (cognitive processes, emotions, motivations, personality, individual differences), experimental psychology, psycholinguistics. Narodowe Centrum Nauki
2019 - 2019 Jury panel member for I&D project applications -National Science Centre (Narodowe Centrum Nauki - NCN); Primary NCN Review Panel HS6 - Human nature and human society/H06-001 - General psychology (cognitive processes, emotions, motivations, personality, individual differences), experimental psychology, psycholinguistics. Narodowe Centrum Nauki
2017 - 2017 Jury panel member Research Foundation Flanders / Postdoctoral Grants (Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen, FWO)
Evaluator
 Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current Sexual Medicine Reviews - Associate Editor (2050-0513) Oxford University Press
2023 - Current International Journal of Sexual Health - Editorial Board Member Taylor & Francis
2023 - 2025 PLOS Global Public Health - Associate (academic) Editor (2767-3375) PLOS
2021/01/01 - 2024 SEXES - Editorial Board Member (2411-5118) MDPI
2020/09/17 - 2024 Frontiers in Psychology (Health Psychology Section) - Associate Editor (1664-1078) Frontiers Media SA
2016 - 2024 Journal of Sexual Medicine - Associate Editor (1743-6109) Oxford University Press
2021 - 2023 SEXES - Guest Editor Special Edition: Sexual Relationships, Sexual Behaviors and Gender-Based Violence (2411-5118) MDPI
2019 - 2022 International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - Editorial Board Member (1697-2600) Elsevier
2019 - 2021 Frontiers in Psychology - Guest Associate Editor Special Edition: Psychological Dimensions in Human Sexual Health and Behavior (1664-1078) Frontiers Media SA
2019 - 2020/09/16 Frontiers in Psychology (Health Psychology Section) - Editorial Board Member (1664-1078) Frontiers Media SA
2017 - 2020 International Journal of Forensic Medicine Forecast - Editorial Board Member
2014 - 2016 Sexual Medicine Open Access - Survey Board Member (2050-1161) Elsevier
Distinctions

Award

2026 Best poster award; Emerging After Prostate Cancer (Emergir): A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study of a Digital Psychosexual Intervention for Sexual and Mental Health (coauthor)
European Federation of Sexology, Croatia
2025 Best poster award (senior author) - Linking attention to sexual stimuli and identity: Insights from research on sexual minorities, Enconto Nacional da SPSC, Porto.
Sociedade Portuguesa de Sexologia Clínica, Portugal
2022 Best poster award (senior author) - Sexual health and prostate cancer: Psychological intervention for sexual well-being and quality of life. Congresso Nacional de Oncosexologia, Coimbra.
2022 Sexual Tipping Point Award
The MAP Education & Research Foundation , United States
2022 ISSM Special Service Award
International Society of Sexual Medicine , Netherlands
2021 AASECT Book Award for Sexuality Professionals
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, United States
2017 Top Ten Best Communications (co-author) - Brain dynamics of the inhibition of genital response in psychogenic erectile dysfunction. 23th Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health.
2013 Best Paper Award (first author) - Psychological moderators characterizing the relationship between PGA severity and distress to PGA symptoms. 21st Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health.
2010 Best Paper Award (first author) - How do Emotional and Relationship Factors Determine Sexual Desire According to Gender? 10th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology

Other distinction

2026 Recognition by the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM) for contributing, since 2018, for the ESSM Scientific Committe, advancing research, education and clinical work in sexual medicine
2026 Top cited article Wiley 2025 - TOP 10 most cited paper and TOP 10 most downloaded paper published in 2024, journal Addiction (awarded to the International Sex Survey Consortium authorship)
John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States
2026 TOP 5 best poster award; Primary prevention of child sexual abuse with preschool children in Portugal: The feasibility of the CARE Program (senior author)
European Federation of Sexology, Croatia
2025 Scientist with greatest influence and impact in 2024, list published by Stanford University | Elsevier Scopus
Stanford University, United States
2024 Selection by the Portuguese Business Magazine as representative of female leadership under the role of president of the Portuguese Society of Clinical Sexology
2024 Scientist with greatest influence and impact in 2023, list published by Stanford University | Elsevier Scopus
Stanford University, United States
2023 The International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH) Honorable Mention, A systematic review of the efficacy and safety of treatments for vulvodynia - Senior author of the communication
2022 Ambassador nomination for the XXI Latin American Congress of Sexology and Sex Education (commemoration of the Sexual Rights promulgated at the World Congress of Sexology in 1977).
2022 Front Page nominated scientific article doi.org/10.3390/sexes3030026 - SEXES (senior/corresponding author)
2016 Best JSM Reviewer of 2016 (Journal of Sexual Medicine).
2013 Successful candidate in the European Union selection cast EPSO/CAST/S/5/2013 Researcher (FG IV).
2010 Two papers (first author DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01568.x; DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01716.x ) selected for the Top 45 Most Influence Papers in the History of Female Sexuality (special edition Journal of Sexual Medicine).