Cindy Meston
Cindy May Meston is a Canadian clinical psychologist, and a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and the director of the Sexual Psychophysiology Laboratory,[1] perhaps best known for her research into the female orgasm. According to her book, Why Women Have Sex, there are 237 reasons.[2]
Early life
Meston was born in British Columbia, Canada, and has US citizenship.[3]
Education
In 1991, Meston received a bachelor's degree in psychology, in 1993, a master's degree in clinical psychology, and in 1995, a PhD in clinical psychology, all from the University of British Columbia.[1][3]
Career
She is the co-author (with evolutionary psychologist David M. Buss) of Why Women Have Sex.[4][5][6][7] Through interviewing 1006 women, they identified 237 reasons why women have sex, most of which "have little to do with romance or pleasure".[2]
She was selected as one of the BBC's 100 Women for 2016, for her research into the female orgasm.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Cindy M. Meston, Ph.D." The Sexual Psychophysiology Laboratory. The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ a b Tanya Gold. "Why women have sex | Life and style". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- ^ a b "Cindy May Meston: CV" (PDF). Labs.la.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ Robshaw, Brandon (30 October 2010). "Why Women Have Sex, By Cindy Meston and David Buss". The Independent.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Law, Sally (1 December 2009). "Ask an Academic: Why Women Have Sex". The New Yorker. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "Cindy Meston". Penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ Meston, Cindy M. "Why Women Have Sex". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ Keane, Phoebe (2 December 2016). "100 Women 2016: Researching the female orgasm". BBC World Service. BBC. Retrieved 10 December 2016.