Dr. Satinsky’s academic, personal, and political work thus far has been founded on bringing together social justice principles and research, teaching, and service in order to promote the health and well-being of all communities. Her research interests and publications are both methodological and topical. Methodological interests include:
- Community-based Participatory Research practices
- Use of critical qualitative methods in the study of health
- Theoretical implications of mixed methods in studying health behavior
- Feminist research methodologies
Topically, her research focuses on the intersections and interplay of: body shape, size, and image, sexual health and sexual behavior, and gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
Currently, Dr. Satinsky is engaged in the following research projects (as of Fall 2010):
- The contribution of body size and body appreciation to sexual function in women
- Exploring body attitudes and sexual behaviors using daily diary methods
- Qualitative explorations of sexual experience among women of size
- An exploration of the impact of gender on the construct of sexual compulsivity
- Innovative methods in collecting contemporary sexual histories (in collaboration with The Kinsey Institute)
- Sexual health and behaviors after HIV infection
