The CSRF Awards

CSRF acknowledges the contributions to human sexuality and sexology in Canada with three different awards. 

CSRF BIPOC Research Presentation Award

The CSRF Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) research award is intended to highlight exemplary anti-racist sexuality research that focuses on people who are minoritized on the basis of their race/ethnicity. The awardee will be recognized with an award certificate and will receive free registration for a future conference within the next two years. 

Scholars can be at any career stage and do NOT need to be members of CSRF, and the award will be given on the basis of work presented at CSRF, so applicants must attend CSRF and present their work in order to be considered.  

Presenters can apply for this award in the abstract submission process.. The Past President will strike a committee composed of the members of the CSRF Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee to evaluate the submissions

Winners of the 2022 CSRF BIPOC Research Presentation Award

Waterloo, ON

Abdul Cadri

#GotBlood2Give: Exploring the experiences of African, Caribbean, and Black men who have sex with men (cis and trans) with blood donation in Canada - Oral Presentation

Jarvis Wiradharma

Sexual racism: Digital intimacy experiences among racialized women during COVID-19 - Poster Presentation

Winner of the Inaugural CSRF BIPOC Research Presentation Award

Virtual Conference 2021

Trinda Penniston

Representation matters: How racial identification and racial attitudes influence sexual response to racially congruent and incongruent sexual stimuli

CSRF Outstanding Contribution Award

This award is made to recognize outstanding contributions to research, education, policy or clinical practice in human sexuality/sexology in Canada.  The individual will, through their work, have advanced the field of sexuality research or enhanced the sexual health and well-being of Canadians.  This work may include activities such as publishing in scholarly journals, publishing edited or popular press books, developing training programs or therapeutic approaches, sex education in the media, political activism or leadership or other such activities. Members of the Executive Council are not eligible to nominate an individual for this award, or to be nominated themselves.

A Call for Nominations for the award will be circulated with the Call for Presentations. The Past President will strike a committee composed of the Senior Student representative along with past award winners or members at large to evaluate the submissions.

CSRF Service Award

This award is made to recognize outstanding contributions to CSRF, the organization. 

Any member of the Executive Council is also eligible to nominate an individual for this award, but not to be nominated themselves.

A Call for Nominations for the award will be circulated with the Call for Presentations. The Past President will strike a committee composed of the Senior Student representative along with past award winners or members at large to evaluate the submissions.

Sophie Bergeron receiving 2022’s Outstanding Contribution Award

Recent CSRF Award Winners

Outstanding Contribution Award:

  • Sophie Bergeron (2022)

  • Sandra Byers (2018)

  • Paul Vasey (2017)

  • Alex McKay (2016)

  • Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale (2015)

  • Caroline Pukall (2014)

  • Michael Barrett & Dan Savage (2013)

  • Ed Herold (2011)

  • Mary Valentich (2010)

CSRF Service Award:

  • Carm de Santis (2022)

  • Robin Milhausen (2016)

  • Pierre Assalian (2012)

  • Sandra Byers (2005)

Past CSRF Awards Winners:

  • Maryanne Doherty

  • Michael Barrett

  • Anne Barrett

  • Elenor Maticka-Tyndale

  • Mary Valentich & Jim Gripton

If you have any information that would help us to update our list of award winners, please contact Nate Lachowsky.