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Sari M. van Anders

Sari M. van Anders

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Psychology

D-Index
44
Citations
8418
World Ranking
6944
National Ranking
471

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Sari M. van Anders is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and has an extensive publication record primarily within the Social Sciences and Psychology fields. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Gender Studies, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Psychiatry and Mental Health. The scholarly focus covers a broad range of topics particularly related to sexuality, sexual function, gender, and identity.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Sexual function and dysfunction studies
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media
  • Marriage and Sexual Relationships
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Gender Diversity and Inequality

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Sari M. van Anders include:

  • "A little shiny gender breakthrough": Community understandings of gender euphoria, 2021, International Journal of Transgender Health
  • The Heteronormativity Theory of Low Sexual Desire in Women Partnered with Men, 2021, Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • The gender/sex 3×3: Measuring and categorizing gender/sex beyond binaries, 2022, Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
  • Gender/sex/ual diversity and biobehavioral research, 2022, Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
  • Gender/sex diversity beliefs: Scale construction, validation, and links to prejudice, 2021, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

Their frequent publication venues reflect a focus on sexuality and gender, with the following journals featuring prominently:

  • Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
  • Sex Roles
  • International Journal of Transgender Health
  • Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

Collaboration is a significant part of their academic work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Will J. Beischel
  • Zach C. Schudson
  • Sara B. Chadwick
  • Aki M. Gormezano
  • Emily A. Harris

In 2018, Sari M. van Anders was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), reflecting a level of professional acknowledgement within the psychological community.

Best Publications

  • The future of sex and gender in psychology: Five challenges to the gender binary.

    Janet Shibley Hyde;Rebecca S. Bigler;Daphna Joel;Charlotte Chucky Tate

  • Beyond Sexual Orientation: Integrating Gender/Sex and Diverse Sexualities via Sexual Configurations Theory

    Sari M. van Anders

  • A female advantage in the recognition of emotional facial expressions: test of an evolutionary hypothesis

    Elizabeth Hampson;Sari M. van Anders;Lucy I. Mullin

  • Why the Academic Pipeline Leaks: Fewer Men than Women Perceive Barriers to Becoming Professors

    Sari M. van Anders

  • The Steroid/Peptide Theory of Social Bonds: Integrating testosterone and peptide responses for classifying social behavioral contexts

    Sari M. van Anders;Katherine L. Goldey;Patty X. Kuo

  • Multiple partners are associated with higher testosterone in North American men and women.

    Sari M. van Anders;Lisa Dawn Hamilton;Neil V. Watson

  • Finger-length ratios show evidence of prenatal hormone-transfer between opposite-sex twins

    Sari M. van Anders;Philip A. Vernon;Christopher J. Wilbur

  • Beyond masculinity: Testosterone, gender/sex, and human social behavior in a comparative context

    Sari M. van Anders

  • Testosterone and Sexual Desire in Healthy Women and Men

    Sari M. van Anders

  • Social neuroendocrinology : Effects of social contexts and behaviors on sex steroids in humans.

    Sari M van Anders;Neil V Watson

  • Sexy thoughts: effects of sexual cognitions on testosterone, cortisol, and arousal in women.

    Katherine L. Goldey;Sari M. van Anders

  • Baby cries and nurturance affect testosterone in men

    Sari M. van Anders;Richard M. Tolman;Brenda L. Volling

  • Testosterone and partnering are linked via relationship status for women and 'relationship orientation' for men

    Sari M. van Anders;Katherine L. Goldey

  • Exploring women's postpartum sexuality: social, psychological, relational, and birth-related contextual factors.

    Lauren E. Hipp;Lisa Kane Low;Sari M. van Anders

  • Associations between testosterone secretion and sexual activity in women.

    Sari M. van Anders;Lisa Dawn Hamilton;Nicole Schmidt;Neil V. Watson

  • Relationship status and testosterone in North American heterosexual and non-heterosexual men and women : Cross-sectional and longitudinal data

    Sari M. van Anders;Neil V. Watson

  • Effects of gendered behavior on testosterone in women and men

    Sari M. van Anders;Jeffrey Steiger;Jeffrey Steiger;Katherine L. Goldey

  • “A little shiny gender breakthrough”: Community understandings of gender euphoria

    Will J. Beischel;Stéphanie E. M. Gauvin;Sari M. van Anders

  • Testing the prenatal androgen hypothesis: measuring digit ratios, sexual orientation, and spatial abilities in adults.

    Sari M. van Anders;Elizabeth Hampson

  • Defining Pleasure: A Focus Group Study of Solitary and Partnered Sexual Pleasure in Queer and Heterosexual Women.

    Katherine L. Goldey;Katherine L. Goldey;Amanda R. Posh;Sarah N. Bell;Sari M. van Anders

  • Testosterone levels in women and men who are single, in long-distance relationships, or same-city relationships

    Sari M. van Anders;Neil V. Watson

  • Polyamory, monoamory, and sexual fluidity: A longitudinal study of identity and sexual trajectories.

    Melissa H. Manley;Lisa M. Diamond;Sari M. van Anders

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth Hampson
Elizabeth Hampson University of Western Ontario
Lisa M. Diamond
Lisa M. Diamond University of Utah
Lori A. Brotto
Lori A. Brotto University of British Columbia
Robin S. Edelstein
Robin S. Edelstein University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Richard M. Tolman
Richard M. Tolman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Debby Herbenick
Debby Herbenick Indiana University
Todd S. Woodward
Todd S. Woodward University of British Columbia
Terri D. Conley
Terri D. Conley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Meredith L. Chivers
Meredith L. Chivers Queen's University
William J. Chopik
William J. Chopik Michigan State University

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