Publications and Conference Papers - St Thomas University

Selected Article Publications (peer-reviewed)

Stelzl, M., & Malloy, B. (in press). ‘Don’t Fake the Big O’: Portrayals of Faking Orgasm among Women in Cosmo and Glamour. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality.

Stelzl, M., & Lafrance, M. N. (2021). “Damned if you do, damned if you don’t”: Women’s accounts of feigning sexual pleasure. Feminism & Psychology, 31(3), 385-403. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959353520963967

Stelzl, M., Stairs, B., & Anstey, H. (2018). A narrow view: The conceptualization of sexual problems in human sexuality textbooks [Special issue]. Journal of Health Psychology, 23(2), 148-160. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105317742920

Thomas, E.J., Stelzl, M., & Lafrance, M.N. (2017). Faking to finish: Women’s accounts of feigning sexual pleasure to end unwanted sex. Sexualities, 20(3), 281-301. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1363460716649338

Cohrs, J. C., & Stelzl, M. (2010). How ideological attitudes predict host society members' attitudes toward immigrants: Exploring cross-national differences. Journal of Social Issues, 66(4), 673-694. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01670.x

Stelzl, M., Janes, L. M., & Seligman, C. (2008). Champ or chump: Strategic utilization of dual social identities of others. European Journal of Social Psychology, 38(1), 128-138. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.446

Book Chapters

Stelzl, M., & Stairs, B. (2014). The construction of sexuality knowledge in human sexuality textbooks. In A. Pilinska & H. Siganporia (Eds.), All Equally Real: Femininities and Masculinities Today (pp. 279-293). Oxfordshire: Inter-disciplinary Press.

Stelzl M., & Esses V. M. (2013). Power, group dominance, and factors influencing willingness to provide assistance to immigrants. In E. Tartakovsky (Ed.), Immigration: Policies, Challenges and Impact. NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Selected Presentations

Stelzl, M., & Malloy, B.R. (2022, June). Tell us but don’t do it: Postfeminist portrayals of faking orgasm in Cosmo and Glamour magazines. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference and Couch-Stone Symposium in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. 

Stelzl, M. (2021, April). Forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku): Being in nature and sensory-based experiential Learning. Paper presented at Dalhousie Conference on University Teaching and Learning: Educating the Whole Student. Presented virtually.

Stelzl, M., & Lafrance, M. N. (2019, July). Exaggerating but not faking: What does authentic sexual pleasure ‘really’ mean? Paper presented at the 11th Biennial Conference of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology, Bratislava, Slovakia.

Malloy, B.R., & Stelzl, M. (2019, May). Constructions of "faking orgasm" in women's magazines. Paper presented at the 2019 Qualitative Analysis Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Stelzl, M., Stairs, B., & Anstey, H. (2017, October). A narrow view: The conceptualization of sexual problems in human sexuality textbooks. Paper presented at the 2017 Canadian Sex Research Forum Conference, Fredericton, NB.

Stelzl, M., Lafrance, M.N., & Thomas, E.J. (2016, July). “Damned if you do, damned if you don’t”: Women’s accounts of feigning sexual pleasure. Paper presented at the Psychology of Women Section Conference, Windsor, United Kingdom.

Selected Invited Contributions and Talks

Stelzl, M. (2022, April). Introduction to Forest bathing. Invited presentation for the Mindfulness and Contemplative Practices Network of Fredericton.

Stelzl, M. (2021, February). The Art and Science of Forest Bathing. Invited presentation in the Trees Matter Fredericton’s Educational online series.

Stelzl, M. (2020, February). Teaching and researching sexuality. Invited guest speaker at Sex Talk event organised by UNB/STU Campus Sexual Assault Advocates (CSASA).

Stelzl, M., Leistner, C., & Thomas, E.J. (2016, October). The New View Campaign Book Exhibit. New View Campaign Capstone Conference, Bloomington, Indiana.

Stelzl, M. (2015, March). “Damned if you do, damned if you don’t”: Women’s accounts of feigning sexual pleasure. Invited colloquium, University of New Brunswick – Department of Psychology.