School of Public Health

Education

• Ph.D. at The George Washington University, 2010
• B.A. at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2004

Background

• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Applied Health Science, Indiana University
• Recipient of the 2011 American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association Development Award: Sexual Risk Factors among Women who have Sex with Men and Women

Research:

Dr. Schick's research generally focuses on biopychosociocultural predictors of men's and women's sexual health and wellbeing. More specifically, her research has focused on women's genital perceptions. Recently, she has conducted a variety of research projects concentrated on the sexual health needs of women who have sex with women (WSW) and women who have sex with men and women (WSMW).

Publications

Selected Research Articles (see the Center for Sexual Health Promotion for a complete list):

Schick, V., Zucker, A., & Bay-Cheng, L. (2008). Safer, better sex through feminism: The role of feminist ideology in women's sexual well-being. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 32, 225-232.

Schick, V.R., Calabrese, S.K., Rima, B.N., & Zucker, A.N. (2010). Genital appearance dissatisfaction: Implications for genital image self-consciousness, sexual esteem, sexual satisfaction, and sexual risk. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 34 (3) 394-404.

Schick, V., Herbenick, D., Reece, M., Sanders, S.A., Dodge, B., Middlestadt, S., & Fortenberry, J.D. (2010). Sexual Behaviors, condom use, and sexual health of Americans over 50: implications of sexual health promotion for aging adults. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7 (suppl 5), 315-329.

Herbenick, D., Reece, M., Schick, V., Sanders, S.A., Dodge, B., & Fortenberry, J.D. (2010). An event-level analysis of the sexual characteristics and composition among adults ages 18 to 59: results from a national probability sample in the United States. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7 (suppl 5), 346-361.

Herbenick, D., Reece, M., Schick, V., Sanders, S.A., Dodge, B., & Fortenberry, J.D. (2010s). Sexual behaviors, relationships, and perceived health among adult women in the United States: Results from a national probability sample. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7 (suppl 5), 277-290.

Reece, M., Herbenick, D., Schick, V., Sanders, S.A., Dodge, B., & Fortenberry, J.D. (2010). Sexual behaviors, relationships, and perceived health among adult men in the United States: Results from a national probability sample. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7 (suppl 5), 291-304.

Herbenick, D., Reece, M., Schick, V., Sanders, S.A., Dodge, B., & Fortenberry, J.D. (2010). Sexual behavior in the United States: Results from a national probability sample of males and females ages 14 to 94. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7 (suppl 5), 255-265.

Reece, M., Herbenick, D., Schick, V., Sanders, S.A., Dodge, B., & Fortenberry, J.D. (2010). Condom use rates in a national probability sample of males and females ages 14 to 94 in the United States. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7 (suppl 5), 266-276.

Fortenberry, J.D., Schick, V., Herbenick, D., Sanders, S.A., Dodge, B., & Reece, M. (2010). Sexual behaviors and condom use at last vaginal intercourse: a national sample of adolescents ages 14 to 17 years. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7 (suppl 5), 305-314.

Sanders, S.A., Reece, M., Herbenick, D., Schick, V., Dodge, B., & Fortenberry, J.D. (2010). Condom use during most recent vaginal intercourse event among a probability sample of adults in the United States. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7 (suppl 5), 362-373.

Dodge, B., Reece, M., Herbenick, D., Schick, V., Sanders, S.A., & Fortenberry, J.D. (2010). Sexual health among US Black and Hispanic men and women: a nationally representative study. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7 (suppl 5), 330-345.

Herbenick, D., Schick, V., Reece, M., Sanders, S., & Fortenberry, J.D. (2010). Pubic hair removal among women in the United States: prevalence, methods and characteristics. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01935.x

Reece, M., Rosenberger, J., Schick, V., Herbenick, D., & Dodge, B. (2010). Characteristics of vibrator use among gay and bisexual identified men in the United States. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01873.x

Jozkowski, K., Rosenberger, J.G., Schick, V., Herbenick, D., Novak, D.S., Reece, M. (2010). Relations between circumcision status, STI history, and HIV serostatus among a national sample of men who have sex with men in the U.S. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 24 (8) 465-470.

Reece, M., Mark, K., Schick, V., Herbenick, D., & Dodge, B. (2010). Patterns of condom acquisition by condom using men in the United States. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 24 (7) 429-433.

Schick, V.R., Rima, B.N., & Calabrese, S.K. (2011). Evulvalution: The portrayal of women's external genitalia and physique across time and the current Barbie doll ideals. The Journal of Sex Research. 48, 74-81.

Herbenick, D., Schick, V., Reece, M., Sanders, S., Dodge, B., Fortenberry, J.D. (2011). The Female Genital Self-Image Scale (FGSIS): results from a nationally representative probability sample of women in the United States. Journal of Sexual Medicine. 8, 158-166.

Rosenberger, J.G., Schick, V., Herbenick, D., Novak, D.S., Reece, M. (In press). National Study of Sex Toy Use by Gay and Bisexual Men in the United States. Archives of Sexual Behavior. DOI 10.1007/s10508-010-9716-y.

Dodge, B., Rosenberger, J.G., Schick, V., Reece, M., Herbenick, D., Novak, D.S. (In press). Beyond "Risk": Exploring Sexuality among Diverse Typologies of Bisexual Men in the United States. The Journal of Bisexuality. 11 (4).

Herbenick, D., Reece, M., Schick, V., Jozkowski, K., Middlestadt, S., Sanders, S., Dodge, B., Ghassemi, A., Fortenberry, J.D. (In press). Beliefs about women's vibrator use: Results from a nationally representative probability survey in the United States. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy.

Dodge, B., Reece, M., Herbenick, D., & Schick, V. (In press). Experiences of condom fit and feel among men in five European nations. International Journal of Men's Health.

Stupiansky, N.W., Rosenberger, J.G., Schick, V., Herbenick, D., Novak, D.S., Reece, M. (In press). Factors associated with STI testing among men who utilize an Internet-based MSM community. AIDS Patient Care and STDs.

Satinsky, S., Rosenberger, J.G., Schick, V., Novak, D.S., Reece, M. (In press). National U.S. study of sex toy use by HIV-postive men who have sex with other men: Implications for sexual health. International Journal of STD & AIDS.

Robbins, C., Schick, V., Herbenick, D., Reece, M., Dodge, B., Sanders, S., Fortenberry, D. (In press). Prevalence, Frequency, and Associations of Masturbation with Other Sexual Behaviors among Adolescents Living in the United States of America. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

Schnarrs, P.W., Rosenberger, J.G., Schick, V., Novak, D., Herbenick, D., & Reece, M. (In press). Latino men's sexual health and behaviors: An online national sample of the United States. International Journal of Men's Health.

Rosenberger, J.G., Reece, M., Schick, V., Herbenick, D., Novak, D.S. (In press). Sexual Behaviors and Situational Characteristics of Most Recent Male Partnered Sexual Event among Gay and Bisexually Identified Men in the United States. Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Books

Herbenick, D. & Schick, V. (2011). Read my lips: A complete guide to the vagina and vulva. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Courses Recently Taught

H494 Research and Evaluation Methods in Health and Safety