Tuuli Kukkonen, University of Guelph

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Guelph profile.

Sexual psychophysiology Sexual health Sexual response Couple and family relationships Aging

Latest papers

Sexual health needs and psychosocial well-being of patients with prostate cancer in a regional cancer Center.
Social work in health care · 2020
The Physiology of Female Sexual Function and the Pathophysiology of Female Sexual Dysfunction (Committee 13A).
The journal of sexual medicine · 2016

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Infrastructure for the establishment of the laboratory for the Thermographic Investigation of Sexual Health (TISH)
ONTARIO · 2012 · Principal investigator
$125,402
Infrastructure for the establishment of the laboratory for the Thermographic Investigation of Sexual Health (TISH)
CFI · 2011 · Principal investigator
$125,402

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Sexual health needs and psychosocial well-being of patients with prostate cancer in a regional cancer Center.

Preyde M, Kukkonen T, Cunningham C

Social work in health care2020

DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2020.1818668 PMID: 32912081

02

The Physiology of Female Sexual Function and the Pathophysiology of Female Sexual Dysfunction (Committee 13A).

Levin RJ, Both S, Georgiadis J, Kukkonen T, Park K, Yang CC

The journal of sexual medicine2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.02.172 PMID: 27114190

Infrastructure for the establishment of the laboratory for the Thermographic Investigation of Sexual Health (TISH)

Principal investigatorONTARIO2012Ontario Research Fund - Research Infrastructure: Small Infrastructure Fund - Round 023 - 2011 - October

Principal investigators: Kukkonen, Tuuli

$125,402

Infrastructure for the establishment of the laboratory for the Thermographic Investigation of Sexual Health (TISH)

Principal investigatorCFI2011John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Kukkonen, Tuuli

Keywords: Thermography, sexual health, psychophysiology, aging, male and female sexual response, sexual dysfunction, chronic disease, gender differences

$125,402

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Sexual psychophysiology Dear Professor Kukkonen, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Sexual health needs and psychosocial well-being of patients with prostate cancer in a regional cancer Center." (2020), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]