Essays
"When we tell women that sex isn't worth the risk during pregnancy, what we're telling her is that her sexual pleasure doesn't matter ... that [...]
Research
Drs Sofia Jawed-Wessel and Christine Leistner have published a new study documenting how LGBTQ+ parents' sexual identities and experiences are represented in existing scientific [...]
In this study, Dr. Sofia Jawed-Wessel and co-authors investigate how branched current and preferred relationship configurations impact sexual satisfaction, relationship satisfaction, resilience, parent self-efficacy [...]
Dr. Jawed-Wessel's Maternal Sex During Pregnancy Scale (Jawed-Wessel et al., 2016) is now validated in a sample of Muslim women living in Iran (Ashrafinia, [...]
In this study we introduced two new measures of sexual expectations during pregnancy: the Maternal and Partner Sexual Impact Expectations Scales (PIES-M/S). These scales [...]
About
Dr. Jawed-Wessel is a Professor at University of Nebraska at Omaha who’s work centers broad philosophical, cultural, and political implications of existing in a gendered and sexist world. The long-term goal of her research trajectory is to better understand sexual and maternal objectification and how these phenomenon impact our intimate and public experiences.
Dr. Jawed-Wessel also fights for women’s rights and reproductive justice through community service and advocacy. Dr. Jawed-Wessel is a 2022 Changemaker Fellow via the Society for Family Planning. She is a 2017 Ten Outstanding Young Omahans recipient as well as a 2017 Women’s Center for Advancement Tribute to Women Honoree and received the 2022 UNO Faculty Excellence in Community Engagement Award. Her 2016 TEDxOmaha talk “The lies we tell pregnant women” was promoted by TED.com and has being viewed over 3 million times across platforms.
Dr. Jawed-Wessel is the Co-Director of SoLi Lab for Sexuality and Gender Science.