Fitzpatrick, Erin

Fitzpatrick, Erin

BSc (Hons), MA

Dr. Samantha Dawson, Psychology

Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Vancouver CBT Centre

University of British Columbia

Biography:

Originally from Nova Scotia, Erin graduated with an Honours degree in Psychology from Dalhousie University in 2020 and a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from UBC in 2023. She is now a PhD Candidate in the Clinical Psychology program at UBC. Her MA research in the SWell Lab research used complex dyadic longitudinal and daily experience designs to discover factors (e.g., body image, sexual education, and more) associated with sexual and relationship well-being in women/birthing parents and their partners as they transition to parenthood. Her PhD research uses this ground-work to develop and test the first prevention program designed to promote sexual well-being in couples across pregnancy and the postpartum. Her dissertation is guided by Family Systems Theory and examines whether strengthening new parent couples’ sexual connection can “spillover” to affect their coparenting relationship and infant’s temperament.

Research areas of interest:

Perinatal sexuality

Research Themes:

Maternal & Fetal Health Newborn Health Sexual and Reproductive Health

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