Biography

I am currently performing doctoral research under the supervision of Dr Peter Hegarty. My project focuses on strategies to reduce homophobia.

Previous qualifications:

2008-2010, M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Psychological Counselling and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Psychology and Sciences of Education, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania. Dissertation: Stigma and Emotional Distress in Romanian Gay Men. Supervisor: Dr Adriana Baban.

2005-2008, B.A. in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Sciences of Education, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania. Graduated as valedictorian. B.A. Thesis: Romanian Gay Men’s Age Preferences in Romantic and Sexual Partners. Supervisors: Dr Alina S. Rusu and Marius I. Benta.

Research Interests

My main research interests are:

• Gender and sexuality
• Inequality, prejudice and discrimination
• Queer theory and the history of sexualities
• Internet-based research and online human relationships
• Methodological pluralism and research integration

Publications

Peer-reviewed articles:

Bartos, S.E., Phua, V.C., & Avery, E. (2010). Romanian men's masculinities in online personal advertisements. Culture, Society and Masculinities, 2, 2, 120-153.

Bartos, S.E., & Rusu. A.S. (2010). Do Romanian heterosexual men differ from homosexual men in expressing their mate preferences? A preliminary evolutionary psychological investigation of online personal advertisements. Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies, 10, 2, 199-210.

Bartos, S.E., Phua, V.C., & Avery, E. (2009). Differences in Romanian men’s online personals by sexualities: a brief report. Jornal of Men’s Studies, 17, 2, 45-54.

Books (editor):

Bartos, S.E., & Rusu. A.S. (Eds.; 2011) Psihobiologia sexualitatii: idei de cercetare. [The Psychobiology of Sexuality: Research Ideas.] Cluj-Napoca: Sinapsis.