Professor Sanders' research, conducted in the United States and Scandinavia, addresses: sexual behavior; sexuality, sexual identity, and gender relations; sex differentiation; gender difference in psychological and physical development; effects of prenatal hormones and drugs on human development; women's health and well-being, menstruation, menopause, and the life cycle; and biopsychological perspectives on debates in feminist theory.
Her current research analyzes gendered dimensions of scientific research methodologies; the effects of oral contraceptives on sexuality and well-being in women; sexual behavior and risk for sexually transmitted diseases; and the long-term behavioral effects of prenatal exposure to drugs and hormones.
Research interests:
- Sexuality, sexual identity, and gender relations
- Sex differentiation
- Gender difference in psychological and physical development
- Effects of prenatal hormones and drugs on human development
- Women's health and well-being, menstruation, menopause, and the life cycle
- Bio-psychological perspectives on debates in feminist theory
Research Interests:
- sexual behavior; sexuality, sexual identity, and gender relations; sex differentiation
A biopsychologist by training, she has conducted research on sexual behavior patterns related to risk for sexually transmitted infections; condom use errors and problems; sexual orientation and sexual behavior; sexual arousal in women; sex/gender differences in behavior; sex hormones and behavior; the effects of prenatal exposures to drugs and hormones on behavioral, cognitive and social development; and women's menstrual cycling.
