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Cory L. Pedersen BA (Calgary), MA (UBC), PhD (UBC)

Cory Pedersen
Email: 
cory.pedersen@kpu.ca
Voicemail: 
9676
Surrey Campus: 
604.599.3368
Surrey Office: 
Surrey Main 2881-17
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Cory Pedersen earned her Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in 2004.  After teaching many years as a graduate student at UBC and adjunct instructor at Kwantlen, Cory was hired full-time at KPU in 2005.

Her interest in human sexuality began in 2007, with research on developmental trends in the adolescent sexual timetable.  She developed the very popular course, Psychology 3010 (Human Sexuality) in 2008 and has been immersed in sexology ever since.

In 2011, Cory founded the Observations and Research in Gender and Sexuality Matters Lab to further her interests, providing students an opportunity to gain valuable research experience. Since its inception, several collaborative projects with the lab have been presented at psychology conferences and in publication.

In her free time, Cory can be found golfing and dancing poorly, reading prolifically, and loving movies, binge-worthy television shows, her family, and her dog.

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Courses Taught

PSYC 1100 - Introduction to Psychology: Basic Processes
PSYC 1200 - Introduction to Psychology: Areas and Applications
Psychology 2300 – Applied Statistics
Psychology 2320 – Child Development
Psychology 2321 – Adolescent Development
Psychology 2400 – Research Methodology
Psychology 3010 – Human Sexuality
Psychology 3300 – Applied Statistics II
Psychology 3316 – Infancy
Psychology 3325 – The Psychology of Gender
Psychology 4350 – Developmental Psychopathology
Psychology 4990 – Honours Thesis I

Areas of Interest

Human sexuality and the psychology of gender, developmental psychopathology; child and adolescent social-cognitive development.

 

I welcome the supervision of honours students who share my research interests. 

Current/previous students include:

Stephanie Pall - Self-Promotion Tendencies Among Women with Differing Gender-Role Orientations (2022-2023)

Madeline Young - Understanding Queer Asian In/Visibility via Stereotype Application (2021-2022)

Aidan Hooper - Is it me, or my Mask? The Effects of Face Masks on Perceptions of Personality and Sexuality-Related Traits (2021-2022)

Cydney Cocking (CPA Undergraduate Thesis Award) – Men’s Differential Identification with Intimate Partner Victimization (2020-2021)

David Hattie (CPA Undergraduate Thesis Award) – The Effects of Male Body Esteem on Self-Perceived Sexual Desirability (2020-2021)

Kari Walton (CPA Undergraduate Thesis Award) - Motivations Behind Catcalling: Exploring Men’s Engagement in Street Harassment Behaviour (2019-2020)

Devinder Khera (CPA Undergraduate Thesis Award, SSHRC winner) – Why Men Don’t Say No: Sexual Compliance and Gender Socialization in Heterosexual Men (2018-2019)

Kailie Brown –The Influence of Sexual Orientation on Sexual Double Standard Endorsement and Attitudes about Sex in Casual Encounters: Consequences for Bisexual Individuals (2017-2018)

Cassandra Hesse – How Pornography Shapes Our Understanding of Sexual Anatomy, Physiology, and Sexual Behaviors. (2015-2016)

Kaylee Skoda – The Influence of Sexually Explicit Material on Body Image and Self-Esteem. (2015-2016)

Katheryn Morrison (CPA Undergraduate Thesis Award; SSHRC winner) – The Influence of Sexual Orientation on Attributions of Blame toward Victims of Sexual Assault (2014-2015)

Amanda Champion (CPA Undergraduate Thesis Award, SSHRC winner) – Investigating Differences between Sexters and Non-Sexters on Attitudes, Subjective Norms, & Risky Sexual Behaviours (2013-2014)

 

Scholarly Work

Hattie, D. M., Walton, K. A., Cocking, C., Khera, D., & Pedersen, C. L. (in press). Men’s engagement in and enjoyment of cunnilingus: The role of gendered attitudes, sexual scripts, and masculinity. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality.
Oswald, F., Pedersen, C. L., & Matsick, J. L. (2022). Gayzing women’s bodies: Criticisms of labia depend on the gender and sexual orientation of perceivers. Journal of Sex Research. Advanced online publication.
Hattie, D., Oswald, F., & Pedersen, C. L. (2022). The effects of body esteem dimensions on sexual esteem in men. Psychology & Sexuality, 14(2), 383-398. https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2022.2139192
Champion, A., Oswald, F., Khera, D., & Pedersen, C. L. (2022). Examining the gendered impacts of technology-facilitated sexual violence: A mixed methods approach. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51, 1607–1624.
Khera, D., Champion, A., Walton, K. A., & Pedersen, C. L. (2022). Why can’t men say no? Sexual compliance and gender socialization in heterosexual men. Psychology & Sexuality. Advanced online publication.
Oswald, F., Champion, A., Khera, D., Young, M., & Pedersen, C. L. (2022). Stereotype application at the intersection of body shape, gender/sex, and sexual orientation. Journal of Sex Research. Advanced online publication.
Oswald, F., Walton, K. A., Khera, D., Champion, A., & Pedersen, C. L. (2022). Evaluations of black and white female genitalia by labiaplasty status: A pre-registered contextualization, replication, and extension of findings on labial perceptions. Journal of Sex Research. Advanced online publication.
Champion, A., Oswald, F., & Pedersen, C. L. (2021). Technology-facilitated sexual violence and suicide risk: A serial mediation model investigating bullying, depression, perceived burdensomeness, and thwarted belongingness. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality. Advanced online publication.
Champion, A., Oswald, F., & Pedersen, C. L. (2021). Forcible, drug-facilitated, & incapacitated sexual assault among university women: A Canadian sample. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 13-14, 11198-11222.
Clark, J., Oswald, F., & Pedersen, C. L. (2021). Is gender-role ideology a predictor of flirting technique? Sexuality & Culture, 25(5), 1690-1706.
Oswald, F., Champion, A., Khera, D., Mitchell, J., & Pedersen, C. L. (2021). Bisexual stereotypes apply differently by body size: An assessment of bisexual prototypicality, trait application, and body size. Journal of Bisexuality, 21(4), 484-515.
Oswald, F., Khera, D., & Pedersen, C. L. (2021). The association of genital appearance satisfaction, penis size importance, and penis-centric masculinity to chronically discriminatory ideologies among heterosexual men. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 22(4), 704–714.
Oswald, F., Khera, D., Walton, K. A., & Pedersen, C. L. (2021). Blatant lying in sexual deception: Content, correlates, and implications. Personality and Individual Differences, 183, 111118.
Oswald, F., Walton, K. A., Champion, A. & Pedersen, C. L. (2021). Revealing more than gender: Rigid gender-role beliefs and transphobia are related to engagement with fetal sex celebrations. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advanced online publication.
Walton, K. A., & Pedersen, C. L. (2021). Motivations behind catcalling: Exploring men’s engagement in street harassment behavior. Psychology & Sexuality. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2021.1909648
Skoda, K., Oswald, F., Shorter, L., & Pedersen, C. L. (2020). Perceptions of female genitalia following labiaplasty. The Journal of Sex Research, 58(7), 943-950. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1808563
Oswald, F., Lopes, A., Skoda, K., Hesse, C. L., & Pedersen, C. L. (2019). I’ll show you mine so you’ll show me yours: Personality variables and motivations for photographic exhibitionism. Journal of Sex Research, 57(5), 597-609. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2019.1639036
Hughes, S., Skoda, K., Parsons, A., Brown, K., & Pedersen, C. L. (2019). (Dis)abling blame: The influence of disability status on attributions of blame toward victims of sexual assault. Sexuality Research & Social Policy. Advanced online publication. doi: 10.1007/s13178-019-00384-2
Lopes, A., Skoda, K., & Pedersen, C. L. (2019). Smartphone battery levels and sexual decision making among men who have sex with men. Sexuality & Culture. Advanced online publication. doi: 10.1007/s12119-019-09620-8
Skoda, K., & Pedersen, C. L. (2019). Size matters after all: Experimental evidence that SEM consumption effects genital and body esteem in men. Sexualization, Media, & Society. Advanced online publication. doi: 10.1177/2158244019857341
Lewis, B. J., Hesse, C. L., Cook, B. C., & Pedersen, C. L. (2018). Sexistential crisis: An intersectional analysis of gender expression and sexual orientation. Journal of Homosexuality. Advanced online publication. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2018.1525943
Morrison, K., & Pedersen, C. L. (2018). The influence of sexual orientation on attributions of blame toward victims of sexual assault. Journal of Homosexuality. Advanced online publication. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2018.1534412
Hesse, C., & Pedersen, C. L. (2017). Porn sex vs. real sex: how sexually explicit material shapes our understanding of sexual anatomy, physiology, and behaviour. Sexuality and Culture, 21(3), 754-775. doi: 10.1007/s12119-017-9413-2
Morrison, K., Gruenhage, J., & Pedersen, C. L. (2016). Challenging binaries by saying good bi: Perceptions of bisexual men’s identity legitimacy. Journal of Bisexuality, 16(3), 361-377.
Parsons, A., Reichl, A. J., & Pedersen, C. L. (2016). Gendered ableism: The effect of media representations and gender role beliefs on perceptions of disability and sexuality. Sexuality and Disability. Advanced online publication. doi: 10.1007/s11195-016-9464-6
Champion, A. R., & Pedersen, C. L. (2015). Investigating differences between sexters and non-sexters on attitudes, subjective norms, & risky sexual behaviours. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 24(3), 205-214. doi: 10.3138/cjhs.243-A5
Pedersen, C. L., Champion, A. R., Hesse, C. L., & Lewis, B. J. (2015). A question of deviancy: Comparing exotic dancers and female university students. Sexuality and Culture. doi: 10.1007/s12119-015-9292-3
Pedersen, C. L., Lymburner, J. A., Ali, J. I., & Coburn, P. I. (2013). Organizing an undergraduate psychology conference: The successes and challenges of employing a student-led approach. Psychology of Teaching and Learning, 12(1), 83-91.
Leveque, H. R., & Pedersen, C. L. (2012). Emerging adulthood: An age of sexual experimentation or sexual self-focus? A moderated mediation. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 21,147-159