Current Doctor of Philosophy – Experimental Psychology, University of Ottawa
Thesis Title: Validating Definitions of Casual Sex Relationships
2006 Master of Science – Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph
Thesis Title: Sexual Pleasure Orientation in Heterosexual Women
2003 Bachelor of Arts (Hon) – Psychology, University of British Columbia – Okanagan
Thesis Title: Women Who Engage in Casual Sex: An Analysis of Predictive Factors
Scholarships & Awards
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowship 2011-2012 ($20,000) – Examining the role of individual attachment style in the negotiation of safer sex discussions in Friends with Benefits relationships
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) 2011-2012 (Declined)
University of Ottawa Doctoral Admission Scholarship 2008-2012 ($68,000)
Publications
Wentland, J. J., & Reissing, E. D. (2011). Taking casual sex not too casually: Exploring definitions of casual sexual relationships. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 20, 75-91. *Click here for a link to the article – Taking casual sex not too casually
Wentland, J. J., & Muise, A. (2010). Stepping out from behind the lens: A qualitative analysis of erotic photographers. Culture & Sexuality, 14, 97-125.
Wentland, J. J., Herold, E. S., Desmarais, S., & Milhausen, R. (2009). Differentiating highly sexual women from less sexual women. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 18, 169- 182.
Wentland, J. J. (2003). Relationships between Native women and European men in the Salish interior during the
early nineteenth century. Okanagan History, 67th Report of the Okanagan Historical Society.
Wentland, J. J., Muise, A., & Desmarais, S. (2011, June). The modern dating script: Are we in an era of a new “technologized” dating script? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario.
Wentland, J. J., Muise, A., & Desmarais, S. (2010, November). Out with the old, in with the new: The new technologized dating
script. Poster presented at annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Las Vegas,
Nevada.
Wentland, J. J., & Reissing, E. (2010, September). Mate selection: A review of short term mating strategies.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Sex Research Forum, Toronto, Ontario.
Male, D., Wentland, J. J., & Reissing, E. (2010, September). A qualitative analysis of two casual sex relationships:
“Friends with Benefits” and “F*ck Buddies.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Sex
Research Forum, Toronto, Ontario.
Wentland, J.J., Chasey, S.C., & Pederson, A. (2010, September). The Source: Helping to connect women’s health
determinants with health outcomes through sex and gender-based analysis. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Data Users Conference (Canadian Institute for Health Information), Ottawa, Ontario.
Wentland, J. J., & Reissing, E. (2009, November). Are you my booty call or friend with benefit? A qualitative analysis
of casual sex relationships. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of
Sexuality, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Wentland, J. J., & Reissing, E. (2009, September). Defining casual sex relationships. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Canadian Sex Research Forum, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Reissing, E., Andruff, H. L., & Wentland, J. J. (2009, September). Women who can’t experience intercourse:
Consultation experience, treatment history, and prevalence of sexual abuse. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Canadian Sex Research Forum, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Wentland, J. J., & Muise, A. (2009, June). Behind the lens: A qualitative analysis of erotic photographers. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Guelph Sexuality Conference, Guelph, Ontario.
Wentland, J. J., & Greaves, L. (2009, March). The Source-Survey-Synthesis tool: Improving knowledge translation in
women’s health research and policy. Paper presented at the annual Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women’s
Health, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Wentland, J. J., & Greaves, L. (2009, March). Improving women’s health. Poster presented at the annual Atlantic
Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Wentland, J. J., & Muise, A. (2008, October). Stepping out from behind the camera: A qualitative analysis of erotic
photographers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Sex Research Forum, Montreal,
Quebec.
Wentland, J.J., & Greaves, L. (2008, September). Improving women’s health research by using the Source-Survey-
Synthesis (SSS) tool. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Data Users Conference (Canadian Institute for
Health Information), Ottawa, Ontario.
Wentland, J. J., & Greaves, L. (2007, October). Understanding women’s health information and data. Paper
presented at the Bi-Annual Meeting of the Provincial Women’s Health Network, Prince George, British Columbia.
Wentland, J. J., & Greaves, L. (2007, May). Is there a need for better understanding of women’s health? Paper
presented at the Bi-Annual Meeting of the Provincial Women’s Health Network, Victoria, British Columbia.
Wentland, J. J., Herold, E, & Desmarais, S. (2006, September). Sexual pleasure orientation in heterosexual females.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Sex Research Forum, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wentland, J. J., Herold, E., & Desmarais, S. (2006, June). Sexual pleasure orientation. Poster presented at the
annual Guelph Sexuality conference, Guelph, Ontario.
Wentland, J. J., Herold, E., & Desmarais, S. (2006, May). What is female sexual pleasure orientation? Paper
presented at the annual Feminist Research Group, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario.
Wentland, J. J., & Cioe, J. (2004, September). Women and casual sex: An exploratory analysis of predictive factors.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Sex Research Forum, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Wentland, J. J., & Cioe, J. (2003, March). Women who have casual sex. Paper presented at the University of
British Columbia – Okanagan Research Expo, Kelowna, British Columbia.
