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Tierney Lorenz, M.A. E-mail: tierney.lorenz@utexas.edu Tierney graduated from Duke University in 2006 with a B.S. in Psychology and a B.A. in Japanese. While at Duke, she worked in the lab of Dr. Timothy Strauman, studying treatment matching and also in Barnard College’s Affect and Relationship lab, under Dr. Eshkol Rafaeli, studying the interaction of romantic couple's communication and social support. She entered the University of Texas at Austin clinical psychology doctoral program in 2006. She achieved her Masters degree in 2008 with a thesis investigating the effects of side effect education on sexual effects of antidepressants. Tierney's research focuses on sexual function and pleasure in women with mental illness, particularly with mood and anxiety disorders. Her current research involves two tracks: (1) developing and evaluating behavioral and cognitive interventions for sexual side effects of antidepressants, and (2) the interaction of depression and women's sexual health. She has additionally published on the impact of childhood sexual abuse on adult sexual function, psychophysiological models of vaginal arousal, and the influence of acculturation and religiosity on sexual attitudes and behavior. In all of her research, she aims to study how the psychological aspects of sexuality affect people’s physiological functioning, and vice versa. She is the Principal Investigator on the SHAPE study, which is supported by the National Institutes of Mental Health. In her free time, Tierney likes to volunteer for social action and justice initiatives, particularly teaching comprehensive sex ed through the OWL (Our Whole Lives) program. She also enjoys reading webcomics, cooking and baking, and trail running. |
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Yasisca Pujols, M.A. E-mail: yasisca.pujols@mail.utexas.edu Yasisca was born in New York City and was raised in the suburbs of Houston, Texas. She completed her undergraduate work at the University of Texas at Austin and acquired two B.A. degrees; one in studio art (2003) and the second in psychology (2007). From 2005 - 2007 she has worked as a research assistant in the Sexual Psychophysiological Laboratory where she has studied the effects of body image on sexual arousal in women. Yasisca began her graduate training within the clinical psychology doctoral program at the University of Texas at Austin in the fall of 2007. Yasisca’s research interests include: 1) body image and sexual arousal; 2) monogamy and sex behavior patterns; and 3) examining performance anxiety among individuals with erectile problems. Her work has been presented at several conferences, including the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, and the Society for Sex Therapy and Research. Her graduate research will be divided between the Sexual Psychophysiological Laboratory and the Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders. When not working, Yasisca enjoys mountain biking in the hills of Austin, tending to her potted plants, and dancing. |
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Kyle Stephenson, M.A. E-mail: krstephenson@gmail.com Kyle was born and raised in Santa Clara, California and graduated from Santa Clara University with a B.S. in Psychology and minors in Communications and Religious Studies. While at Santa Clara, he worked with Kieran Sullivan studying the effects of social support and readiness to change on marital satisfaction. He also worked under Jennifer Eberhardt and Hazel Markus in the Stanford University Mind, Culture, and Society Lab, examining how cultural beliefs and models of agency influence decision making behaviors. He entered the University of Texas at Austin clinical psychology doctoral program in 2008. Kyle's research explores the structure and determinants of subjective sexual well-being. Specifically, he studies the link between sexual functioning and sexual satisfaction/distress, including how contextual factors moderate this link. He is involved in a number of projects examining the reasons why, and the circumstances in which, impaired female sexual functioning is associated with subjective distress. His work has been published in a number of peer-reviewed international journals including the Journal of Sexual Medicine, the Archives of Sexual Behavior, Child Abuse & Neglect, and the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy. Clinically, Kyle specializes in couples counseling, anxiety disorders, and sex therapy. He has received training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT), Emotion Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), and Gottman-Method Couples Therapy. He is currently a therapist in the Family Therapy Program at the Central Texas Veteran's Administration, specializing in couples counseling and the treatment of anxiety disorders. Kyle’s first love is music and in his free time he can be found playing his drums, out at a venue, or searching for new additions to his top-ten, all-time, desert island list of albums. |
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E-mail: pulverman@utexas.edu Carey was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California where she developed a strong interest in sexual assault prevention and education. Carey completed her Bachelors degree at New York University where she studied urban sociology and Spanish. After working in urban environmental education, Carey returned to school to study psychology. She graduated from Hunter College, CUNY with a Masters in General Psychology in the spring of 2011. Carey’s research interests focus on the impact of childhood sexual abuse on adult women’s sexual functioning. She is especially interested in treatments that can speed recovery for survivors and improve their relationship to their own sexuality. Carey is also interested in the role of personal agency in the sex lives of women. For three years Carey volunteered as a rape crisis advocate in New York City. Carey has also been involved in sexual assault prevention and education programs including Take Back the Night, and Voices in Prevention Peer Education Program. Carey hopes to continue to advocate for the rights of survivors of sexual assault through her research in the Sexual Psychophysiology Lab at UT Austin. In her free time Carey enjoys hiking, swimming, yoga, and attending contemporary dance performances.
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