Associate Professor Amy Lykins

Qualifications

B.A. (Indiana University). M.A. (University of Nevada, Las Vegas). Ph.D. (University of Nevada, Las Vegas).

Teaching Areas

PSYC503 Adult Psychological Disorders

PSYC528 Advanced Assessment and Intervention I (Adults)

Supervision Areas

A/Prof Lykins is currently supervising Ph.D., M.Psych (Clin), and honours research projects. These projects are in the areas of climate change/natural hazards and mental health, pro-environmental behaviours related to food, and the effects of eco-anxiety on family planning decisions.

Research Interests

A/Prof Lykins primary research interests are in the following areas: climate change, natural hazards, and mental health; pro-environmental behaviour changes and decision-making associated with both water use and diet; adoption of alternative food systems and agricultural practices;  human-animal interactions (including animal-assisted therapies); and the environmental, health, and moral issues related to meat eating and associated intensive farming practices. A/Prof Lykins also has interests in cognition (primarily visual attention) and sexual interest/orientation.

Publications

For the latest, please see ResearchGate or Google Scholar

Sundaraja, C., Hine, D. W., Thorsteinsson, E. B., & Lykins, A. D. (in press). Purchasing products with sustainable palm oil: Designing and evaluating an online intervention for Australian consumers. Australian Journal of Environmental Education.

Parsons, M., & Lykins, A. D. (in press). Cultural worldviews and the perception of natural hazard risk in Australia. Environmental Hazards.

Bennett, B., Cosh, S. M., Thepsourinthone, J., & Lykins, A. D. (in press). A mixed-methods assessment of human wellbeing related to the presence of companion animals during the COVID-19 pandemic. People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice.

Ecker, S., & Lykins, A. D. (in press). “Voted Yes—What else can I do?” Individual coping with stigma-related stress during the Australian marriage equality debate. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000543

Allenden, N., Hine, D., Craig, B., McGreevy, P., & Lykins, A. D. (2022). What should we eat? Realistic solutions for reducing our food footprint. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 32, 541 – 549. doi: 10.1016/j.spc.2022.05.008

Cosh, S. M., Rice, K., Bartik, W., Jefferys, A., Hone, A., Murray, C., & Lykins, A. D. (2021). Acceptability and feasibility of telehealth as a training modality for trainee psychologist placements: A COVID-19 response study. Australian Psychologist. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2021.1968275

Sundaraja, C., Hine, D. W., Alex, A., Cosh, S. M., & Lykins, A. D. (2021). Can consumers do it all? An exploration of factors that influence the purchase of sustainable palm oil products. Journal of Food Products Marketing, 27, 223-242.

Sundaraja, C., Hine. D. W., & Lykins, A. D. (2021). Palm oil: Understanding barriers to sustainable consumption. PloS One, 16(8), e0254897

Morales, P. K., Roslan, H., Haas, A., & Lykins, A. D. (2021). Citizen science engagement: Lessons learned from the ClimateWatch “Scientist for a Day” program. Applied Environmental Education and Communication.

Thorsteinsson, E., Draper, A., & Lykins, A. D. (2020). To vaccinate or not: The relative impact of attitudes toward autism spectrum disorders and the ability to interpret scientific information on vaccination decisions. Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Sundaraja, C. S., Hine, D. W., & Lykins, A. D. (2020). Confronting the palm oil crisis: Identifying behaviors for targeted interventions.Environmental Science and Policy. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2019.08.004

Morandini, J., Spence, B., Dar-Nimrod, I., & Lykins, A. D. (2020). Do bisexuals have a bisexual viewing pattern? It depends on how you analyze your data. Archives of Sexual Behavior. doi: 0.1007/s10508-019-01514-y

Rahn, A., Jones, T., Bennett, C., & Lykins, A. D. (2020). Baby boomers’ attitudes to maintaining sexual and intimate relationships in long-term care. Australasian Journal on Ageing.

Rahn, A., Bennett, C., Jones, T., & Lykins, A. D. (2020). Happy partnered older adults’ relationship-enhancing behaviours. Australasian Journal on Ageing.

Ecker, S., & Lykins, A. D. (2019). Effects of short-term human-horse interactions on human heart rate variability: A multiple single case study. People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2, 1-19.

Morandini, J., Veldre, A., Hsu, K., Bailey, J. M., Lykins, A. D., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2019). Visual attention to sexual stimuli in mostly heterosexuals. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48, 1371-1385. doi: 0.1007/s10508-019-1419-4

Walter, S., Lykins, A. D., & Graham, C. A. (2019). Relationship quality and perceived partner’s body appreciation is related to women’s own body appreciation and sexual function. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 45, 265-275. doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2018.1518882

Parsons, M., & Lykins, A. D. (2017). Cultural worldviews and natural hazard risk perception: A pilot study of Australian adults. Proceedings of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC and AFAC Conference, BNHCRC Report No. 305.2017, 306-315.

Rahn, A., Bennett, C., Jones, T., & Lykins, A. (2017). Couples’ Privacy in Residential Aged Care. In Digging for gold: Building success in ageing research: 16th National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing Program & Proceedings (pp. 49-51). Perth, Australia: Curtin University.

Walton, M. T., Cantor, J. M., Bhullar, N., & Lykins, A. D. (2017). Hypersexuality: A critical review and introduction to the “Sexhavior Cycle.” Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46, 2231-2251. doi: 10.1007/s10508-017-0991-

Fazio, R. L., Dyshniku, F., Lykins, A. D., & Cantor, J. M. (2017). Leg length versus torso length in pedophilia: Further evidence of atypical physical development early in life. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 29, 500-514. doi: 10.1177/1079063215609936

Walton, M. T., Cantor, J. M., & Lykins, A. D. (2017). An online assessment of personality, psychological, and sexuality variables associated with self-reported hypersexual behavior. Archives of Sexual Behavior. doi: 10.1007/s10508-015-0606-1

Rahn, A., Jones, T., Bennett, C., & Lykins, A.D. (2016). Conflicting agendas: The politics of sex in aged care. Elder Law Review.

Clarke, M. J. H., Marks, A. D. G., & Lykins, A. D. (2016). Bridging the gap: The effect of gender normativity on differences in empathy and emotional intelligence. Journal of Gender Studies, 25, 522-539. doi: 10.1080/09589236.2015.1049246

Walton, M. T., Lykins, A. D., & Bhullar, N. (2016). Beyond heterosexual, bisexual, and homosexual: A diversity in sexual identity expression. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45, 1591-1597. doi:10.1007/s10508-016-0778-3

Walton, M. T., Lykins, A. D., & Bhullar, N. (2016). Sexual arousal and sexual activity frequency: Implications for understanding hypersexuality. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45, 777-782. doi: 10.1007/s10508-016-0727-1

Gathercole, M., Lykins, A. D., & Dunstan, D. A. (2016). Identifying key pathways into sexual offending for juvenile offenders and exploring possible differences for the Aboriginal community. Sexual Abuse in Australia and New Zealand, 7, 18-30.

Jones, T., del Pozo de Bolger, A., Dune, T., Lykins, A. D., & Hawkes, G. (2015). Female-to-male (FtM) transgender people’s experiences in Australia: A national study. Springer: Dordrecht/Cham.

Dyshniku, F., Murray, M. E., Fazio, R. L., Lykins, A. D., & Cantor, J. M. (2015). Minor physical anomalies as a window into the prenatal origins of pedophilia. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 44, 2151-2159. doi: 10.1007/s10508-015-0564-7

Ellis, L., Lykins, A. D., & Ratnasingam, M. (2015). Putative androgen exposure and sexual orientation: Cross-cultural evidence points to a modified neurohormonal theory. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12, 2364-2377 doi: 10.1111/jsm.13070

Clarke, M. J. H., Marks, A. D. G., & Lykins, A. D. (2015). Effects of gender group norms on the endorsement of same-sex attraction, behavior, and identity. Journal of Bisexuality, 15, 319-345. doi:10.1080/15299716.2015.1050537

del Pozo, A., Jones, T., Dunstan, D., & Lykins, A. D. (2015). Australian Trans Men: Development, sexuality, and mental health. Australian Psychologist, 49, 395 – 402. doi: 10.1111/ap.12094

Lykins, A. D., Robinson, J. J., LeBlanc, S., & Cantor, J. M. (2015). The effects of common medications on volumetric phallometry. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 21, 385-393. doi: 10.1080/13552600.2014.

Clarke, M. J., Marks, A. D. G., & Lykins, A. D. (2015). Effect of normative masculinity on males’ dysfunctional sexual beliefs, sexual attitudes and perceptions of sexual functioning. Journal of Sex Research, 52, 327-337. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2013.860072

Lykins, A. D. & Hucker, S. (2014). Treatment of sexual masochism. In W. O’Donohue (Ed.), Case studies in sexual deviance: Toward evidence based practice. Routledge: New York.

Fazio, R., Lykins, A. D., & Cantor, J. M. (2014). Elevated rates of atypical-handedness in pedophilia: Theory and implications. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 19, 690-704. doi: 10.1080/1357650X.2014.898648

Anandan, A., Kirby, S., Lykins, A. D., & Graham, C. A. (2014). Predictors of intentions to have pelvic examinations among a U.K. sample of young Asian and non-Asian women. International Journal of Sexual Health, 26, 258-267. doi: 10.1080/19317611.2014.885923

Spokes, T., Hine, D. W., Quain, P., Marks, A. D. G., & Lykins, A. D. (2014). Arousal, working memory capacity, and sexual decision-making in men. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 38, 335-350. doi: 10.1007/s10508-014-0277-3

Lykins, A. D., & Cantor, J. M. (2014). Vorarephilia: A case study in masochism and erotic consumption. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 43, 181-186. doi: 10.1007/s10508-013-0185-

Lykins, A. D., Ferris, T., & Graham, C. A. (2014). Body region dissatisfaction predicts attention to body regions on other women. Body Image: An International Journal of Research, 11, 404-408. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.05.003

Bossio, J., Spape, J, Lykins, A. D., & Chivers, M. L. (2014). Observational stance as a predictor of subjective and genital sexual arousal in men and women. Journal of Sex Research, 51, 303-315. doi: 10:1080/00224499.2012.729276

Cantor, J. M., Klein, C., Lykins, A. D., Rullo, J. E., Thaler, L., Walling, B. R. (2013). A treatment-oriented typology of self-identified hypersexuality referrals. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42, 883-893. doi: 10.1007/s10508-013-0085-1

Ellis, L., & Lykins, A. D. (2013). 2D:4D, sexual orientation, and east versus west: Maybe it’s true that the twain shall never meet (on average). Mankind Quarterly, 54, 115-150.

Lykins, A. D., Janssen, E., Newhouse, S., Heiman, J., & Rafaeli, E. (2012). The effects of similarity in sexual excitation, inhibition and mood on sexual arousal problems and sexual satisfaction in newlywed couples. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 9, 1360-1366. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02698.x

Lykins, A. D., Cantor, J. M., Kuban, M. E., Blak, T., Dickey, R., Klassen, P. E., & Blanchard, R. (2010). Sexual arousal to female children in gynephilic men. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 22, 279-289. doi: 10.1177/1079063210372141

Lykins, A. D., Meana, M., & Minimi, J. (2010). Visual attention to erotic images in women reporting pain with intercourse. Journal of Sex Research, 48, 43-52. doi: 10.1080/00224490903556374

Lykins, A. D., Cantor, J. M., Kuban, M. E., Blak, T., Dickey, R., & Klassen, P. E., & Blanchard, R. (2010). The relation between peak response magnitudes and agreement in diagnoses obtained from two different phallometric tests for pedophilia. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 22, 42-57. doi: 10.1177/1079063209352094

Blanchard, R., Lykins, A. D., Wherrett, D., Kuban, M. E., Cantor, J. M., Blak, T., Dickey, R., & Klassen, P. E. (2009). Pedophilia, hebephilia, and the DSM-V. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 38, 335-350. doi: 10.1007/s10508-008-9399-9

Meana, M., & Lykins, A. D. (2009). Negative affect and somatically focused anxiety in young women reporting pain during intercourse. Journal of Sex Research, 46, 1-9. doi: 10.1080/00224490802624422

Lykins, A. D., Meana, M., & Strauss, G. P. (2008). Sex differences in visual attention to erotic and non-erotic stimuli. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 37, 219-228. doi: 10.1007/s10508-007-9208-x

Lykins, A. D., Meana, M., & Kambe, G. (2006). Detection of differential viewing patterns to erotic and non-erotic stimuli using eye-tracking methodology. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 35, 569-575. doi: 10.1007/s10508-006-9065-z

Lykins, A. D., Janssen, E. J., & Graham, C. A. (2006). The relationship between negative mood and sexuality in heterosexual college women and men.  Journal of Sex Research, 43, 136-143. doi: 10.1080/00224490609552308

Meana, M., Rakipi, R. S., Weeks, G., & Lykins, A. D. (2006).  Sexual functioning in a non-clinical sample of partnered lesbians. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 5, 1-22. doi: 10.1300/J398v05n02_01

Lykins, A. D., & Meana, M. (2004). [Review of the book The science of romance: Secrets of the sexual brain], Archives of Sexual Behavior, 33, 515-516

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