STP AWARD HONORABLE MENTIONS
The large number of submissions qualifying for the STP Award has made the judging difficult at times. Subsequently, in 2020 an Honorable Mention category was established by the Foundation to recognize additional abstracts of meaningful merit. Listed below are Honorable Mentions which were recognized for their quality and focus, and importantly for reflecting their institutions’ (of the authors) increased recognition of psychosocial issues when considering sexual disorders as well as the sexual sequela of medical illness.
2024 STP AWARD HONORABLE MENTIONS
The Society for Sex Therapy & Research, April 2024 STP Award Honorable Mentions’ presentation titles and the speakers are listed in the order noted in the SSTAR program. Their excellent abstracts/presentations qualified them being named for a STP Honorable Mention.
"Virtual reality exposure therapy for sexual aversion: a proof-of-concept study,”
Author: Valerie A. Lapointe, PhD candidate
“Looking Beyond the Chair: Psycho-Perceptual Predictors of Sexual Distress and Sexual Satisfaction in Individuals Living with Spinal Cord Injury.”
Author: Marina Gérard, PhD candidate
The International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH), February, 2024 STP Award Honorable Mentions’ presentation titles and the speakers are listed in the order noted in the ISSWSH program. Their excellent presentations qualified them being named for a STP Honorable Mention. The excellent presentations by "State of the Art” invited speakers were not eligible to be chosen for an STP Award.
Vestibulodynia Secondary to Lumbosacral Annular Tear-Induced Sacral Radiculopathy
Speaker: Irwin Goldstein, MD, (USA)
Optimizing Internet-Based Psychosocial Intervention for Breast Cancer-Related Sexual Morbidity: Protocol for a Factorial Trial
Speaker: Kelly Shaffer, PhD (USA)
2023 STP AWARD HONORABLE MENTIONS
The Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA), November 2023 STP Award Honorable Mentions’ presentation titles and the speakers are listed in the order noted in the SMSNA program. Their excellent presentations qualified them being named for a STP Honorable Mention.
Claudia Watkins, "The Impact of Erectile Dysfunction and Urinary Incontinence on the Mental Health of Prostate Cancer Patients"
Nestor F. Suria Cordero, "Intersection of Sexual and Mental Health: Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression in a Men's Health Clinic and Feasibility of Mental Health Surveys"
Jenna Stelma, "Erogenous Zones of the Head and Neck: A Comparison Study Between Cisgender Men and Women"
The International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), March, 2023 Honorable Mentions’ presentation titles and the speakers are listed in the order noted in the ISSWSH program. As invited speakers the following individuals were not eligible for the STP Award, however their excellent presentations necessitate them being named for a STP Honorable Mention.
Overview and Discussion of Sexual Consequences and Interventions for Ovarian Cancer
Speaker: Sharon Bober, PhD (USA).
The Impact of Gender Affirming Mastectomy on the Sexual Health and Satisfaction of Trans Patients (#003)
Speaker: Tami Rowen, MD, MS, FACOG, IF (USA)
2022 the Clitoris Heard Round the World
Speaker: Rachel Rubin, MD, IF (USA)
Development of a Core Outcome Set for Provoked Vestibulodynia
Update from the Female Genitopelvic Pain Subcommittee of the International Consultation of Sexual Medicine on a systematic review of the efficacy and safety of treatments for vulvodynia
Speaker: Caroline Pukall (Canada)
ESSM Lecture - Is Sexual Arousal Synchrony Clinically Relevant?
Speaker: Marieke Dewitte, PhD (The Netherlands).
ISSM Lecture - The Impact of Male Penile Deformity and Treatment on the Female Partner
Speakers: Gerald Brock, MD, FRCSC (Canada) & Annamaria Giraldi, MD, PhD, IF (Denmark)
Opiates and Psychedelics
Speaker: James Pfaus, PhD, IF (Czech Republic)
Symposium 3: Inflammation and Sexual Health
Moderators: Jeff Kiesner, PhD (Italy), Tierney Lorenz, PhD (USA) & Jandra Mueller, DPT,MS (USA)
Mast Cell Activation and Reproductive Health
Speaker: Tania Dempsey, MD (USA)
When the First Domino Falls: Inflammation and Pain in the Vulva
Speaker: Megan Falsetta, PhD (USA)
What Sexual Health Specialists Can Learn From the Study of Sickness Behaviors
Speaker: Robert Dantzer, DVM, PhD (USA)
2022 STP AWARD HONORABLE MENTIONS
There were three 2022 Honorable Mentions announced at the 2022 Joint Fall Scientific meeting of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America & the International Society for Sexual Medicine in Miami, which are listed below in the order noted in the program.
Able, C from The University of Texas Medical Branch and his co-authors Agrawal, P; Singh, S; Liao, B; Srinivasan, A; Gorman, B and Kohn, T who were all from Johns Hopkins, Maryland. Dr. Able received an Honorable Mention for his presentation on "Men with History of Depression Are More Likely to Continue Use of Antidepressants If Erectile Dysfunction is Treated with Testosterone or Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors."
Campbell, J, Pignanelli, M, Deroches, D, and Macdonald, J, all from Western University, Ontario, received an Honorable Mention for the presentation: "Implementing a Virtual Mindfulness-based Group Therapy to Improve Male Sexual Dysfunction."
Esho (Chepkoech), T from the Amref International University, Nairobi, Kenya, received an Honorable Mention for her presentation: “Management of Psychosocial and Sexual Complains Among Cancer Patients in the African Context: A Scoping Review.”
The Society and Sex Therapy & Research (SSTAR), April 2022 Honorable Mentions’ abstract titles, authors and institutions are listed in the order noted in the SSTAR program.
Kyle Stephenson, PhD of Xavier University (Ohio) for his presentation, “Expanding access to better sex: Building and testing an online psychotherapeutic program for female sexual difficulties.” (SSTAR, April 2022).
Courtney Streur, MD of the University of Michigan for her presentation, “Maximizing the Sexual Function of People Living with Spinal Cord Injury and Spina Bifida.” (SSTAR, April, 2022)
Barry McCarthy, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, American University (Washington DC) as an invited speaker would not be eligible for a Sexual Tipping Point Award, which is limited to abstracts the program committee selects from the “open” submissions. Nonetheless, Dr. McCarthy (a mapedfund.org advisor) deserves recognition for his excellent presentation: “ Strategies and Techniques to Promote Couple Sexuality in the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s.” (SSTAR, April 2022)
Stanley E. Althof, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor Case Western University (Ohio) as an invited speaker would not be eligible for a Sexual Tipping Point Award, which is limited to abstracts the program committee selects from the “open” submissions. Nonetheless, Dr. Althof (a mapedfund.org advisor) and his co-authors Ian H. Osterloh, MRCP; Gary J. Muirhead, BSc, Hons, FIMLS, deserve recognition for his excellent presentation: “Hope and Heartbreak - The Vicissitudes of Clinical Trials with the Oxytocin Antagonist Cligosiban for Premature Ejaculation (SSTAR, April 2022).
The International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), March, 2022 Honorable Mentions’ abstract titles, authors and institutions are listed in the order noted in the ISSWSH program.
Shari E. Goldfarb MD of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as an invited speaker who presented the Scientific Network on Female Sexual Health and Cancer Lecture, would not be eligible for a Sexual Tipping Point Award, which is limited to abstracts the program committee selects from the “open” submissions. Dr. Goldfarb deserves recognition for her excellent presentation: “Updates In Management of Sexual Health in Cancer Patients,” and is granted an Honorable Mention STP Award (ISSWSH, Dallas, March, 2022).
Marty Klein, Ph.D, as an invited “State of the Art Lecturer” to the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health meeting would not be eligible for a Sexual Tipping Point Award, which is limited to abstracts the program committee selects from the “open” submissions. Dr. Klein, deserves recognition and is granted an Honorable Mention STP Award for his excellent presentation: "When Pornography is an Issue: Couples Counseling & Psychotherapy,”(ISSWSH, Dallas, March, 2022).
2021 STP AWARD HONORABLE MENTIONS
The Society for Sex Therapy and Research, 2021 Honorable Mentions’ abstract titles, authors and institutions are listed in the order noted in the SSTAR program.
“A prospective, longitudinal analysis of sexual well-being among single individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Authors: Kayla M. Mooney, MSc, Shannon M. Coyle, MA, & Caroline F. Pukall, PhD, Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada
“Exploring the link between autoimmune disorders and painful sex in ova-having bodies.”
Authors: Karen Washington, LMFT; Helen Wyatt, MA, ALMFT; Adler University, Chicago, Il.
The International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), March, 2021 Honorable Mentions’ abstract titles, authors and institutions are listed in the order noted in the ISSWSH program.
Physical activity and female sexual dysfunction: too much of a good thing?
Maseroli, E1; Rastrelli, G2; Di Stasi, V2; Cipriani, S2; Scavello, I2; Todisco, T2
1: Careggi University Hospital; 2: University of Florence
A Pandemic, Technology and Sex
Tiffany, K1; Anto-Ocrah, M1
1: University of Rochester
2020 STP AWARD HONORABLE MENTIONS
The first group honored were from the Virtual Fall Scientific Meeting of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) held November 12, 2020. The Honorable Mention abstract titles, authors and institutions are listed in the order noted in the SMSNA program
Frequency of Depression and Anxiety in Young Men with Erectile Dysfunction
Manalo, T1; Patil, D1; Mehta, A1
1: Emory University School of Medicine
Facing Cancer Together: A Longitudinal Study of Psychological Distress, Relationship Satisfaction, and Sexual Functioning among Rectal Cancer Patients and Their Partners
Acquati, C1; Hendren, S2; Wittmann, D3; Reese, J4; Karam, E5; Duby, A2; Dunn, K5; Kayser, K5
1: University of Houston; 2: Department of Surgery, University of Michigan; 3: Department of Urology, University of Michigan; 4: FoxChase Cancer Center, Cancer Prevention and Control Program; 5: University of Louisville
Sexual Rehabilitation Recommendations for Prostate Cancer Survivors and Their Partners from a Bio-psycho-social Prostate Cancer Supportive Care Program
Yuen, W1; Witherspoon, L2; Wu, E3; Johal, N3; Liao, W3; Sheikoleslami, S3; Zarowski, C3; Sundar, M3; Higano, C4; Flannigan, R5
1: Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia; 2: Department of Urology, The Ottawa Hospital; 3: Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver General Hospital; 4: Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine; 5: Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia
Implementation and Evaluation of Sexual Health Care Training for Oncology Providers
Gannon, M1; Pearlman, A2
1: Univeristy of Iowa; 2: University of Iowa
Understanding Psychosocial and Sexual Health Concerns among Women with Bladder Cancer Undergoing Radical Cystectomy
Gupta, N1; Rasmussen, S1; Haney, N1; Smith, A1; Pierorazio, P1; Johnson, M1; Hoffman-Censits, J1; Bivalacqua, T1
1: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
We congratulate all these Award winners and look forward to even more presentations at SMSNA meetings that integrate Biomedical-Psychosocial & Cultural issues into the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders.