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Katrina Bouchard

Assistant Professor
VCH Clinical Title(s)
Registered Psychologist
Research Focus
Sexual Health
Contact Info
katrina.bouchard@ubc.ca
604-875-4269
KNBouchard

Biography

Dr. Katrina Bouchard is an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of British Columbia and the director of the Psychology, Health and Sexuality (Phase) Laboratory. She completed a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council-funded PhD in clinical psychology from Queen’s University and a postdoctoral fellowship at Dalhousie University funded by the IWK Health Centre. The overarching goal of Dr. Bouchard’s research program is to enhance the assessment and treatment of sexual health concerns, with a focus on women and couples. Dr. Bouchard is a registered psychologist. Her clinical practice at the BC Centre for Vulvar Health (BCCVH) focuses on helping individuals and their partners manage sexual and emotional distress related to living with chronic vulvar health concerns (such as vulvar pain). She does not currently accept referrals from outside the BCCVH.

News and Awards

Team Grant Awards 2024 Recipients

Jun 25, 2024

Investigator Awards 2023 Recipients

Mar 21, 2023

Publications

  • The journal of sexual medicine -

    Is Mode of Delivery Associated With Sexual Response? A Pilot Study of Genital and Subjective Sexual Arousal in Primiparous Women With Vaginal or Cesarean Section Births.

    Cappell J, Bouchard KN, Chamberlain SM, Byers-Heinlein A, Chivers ML, Pukall CF
  • Biological psychology -

    Concurrent measurement of genital lubrication and blood flow during sexual arousal.

    Bouchard KN, Dawson SJ, Shelley AJ, Pukall CF
  • Biological psychology -

    Laser Doppler Imaging as a Measure of Female Sexual Arousal: Further Validation and Methodological Considerations.

    Boyer SC, Bouchard KN, Pukall CF
  • Journal of sex research -

    Effects of Genital Response Measurement Device and Stimulus Characteristics on Sexual Concordance in Women.

    Bouchard KN, Chivers ML, Pukall CF
  • PloS one -

    Straight but Not Narrow; Within-Gender Variation in the Gender-Specificity of Women's Sexual Response.

    Chivers ML, Bouchard KN, Timmers AD
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