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

  1. 1 2 "Cindy M. Meston, Ph.D." The Sexual Psychophysiology Laboratory. The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 Tanya Gold. "Why women have sex | Life and style". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  3. 1 2 "Cindy May Meston: CV" (PDF). Labs.la.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  4. ↑ Robshaw, Brandon (30 October 2010). "Why Women Have Sex, By Cindy Meston and David Buss". The Independent.
  5. ↑ Law, Sally (1 December 2009). "Ask an Academic: Why Women Have Sex". The New Yorker. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Cindy Meston". Penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  7. ↑ Meston, Cindy M. "Why Women Have Sex". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  8. ↑ Keane, Phoebe (2 December 2016). "100 Women 2016: Researching the female orgasm". BBC World Service. BBC. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
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