My core area of interest is in sexual violence prevention. In particular I am interested in understand how people give consent to sex, and how we might be able to use this information to develop effective educational programming. I am also interested more broadly in constructions of sexuality including queer sexualities. I engage with both qualitative and quantitative methods.
Empowerment beyond the neoliberal self: An autoethnography of a feminist self defence teacher in Aotearoa
McCall, D., Luu, X., Krogh, C., Phelan, L., Dempsey, A., Acosta, C., … Beres, M. A. (2023). A comparative account of institutional approaches to addressing campus-based sexual violence in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Violence Against Women. Advance online publication.
doi: 10.1177/10778012231183654
Journal - Research Article
Dixon, L., Treharne, G., Pettie, M., Bowden, C., Patterson, T., Beres, M., Mirfin-Veitch, B., Shaw, R., Eketone-Kelly, A., & Ashdown, J. (2023). Male survivors of sexual violence and abuse (SVA): Barriers and facilitators to reporting and accessing services. (pp. 1-110). Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Social Development. [Technical/Scientific Report].
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Wardell, S., Beres, M., Gilmour, F. E., Withey-Rila, C., & Studio Rebeko, including Lazarević, B. (2022, December).
Tagging In: A resource for social media admins & moderators. 23p. Retrieved from
https://thetagginginproject.com/
Other Research Output
Patterson, T. G., Hobbs, L. D., Treharne, G. J., & Beres, M. A. (2022). Seeking of help and support after experiencing sexual harm: Considerations for cisgender-women, cisgender-men and gender-diverse people. In L. Wilson, H. Harcombe, P. Jayakaran, L. Burga, J. Antony, K. Morgaine, M. Garelja, A. Middleton, M. Anwar & T. Milne (Eds.),
Proceedings of the 262nd Otago Medical School Research Society (OMSRS) Meeting: Research Staff Speaker Awards. Dunedin, New Zealand: OMSRS. Retrieved from
https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/handle/10523/12839
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Beres, M. (2022). Finding the 'why': Institutional responses to sexual violence. In C. Young, H. Briggs, M. Knowler, C. Rhyne & T. Felton (Eds.),
Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Te Whare Tāwharau Symposium: Empowering Communities: A Way Forward From Sexual Violence. (pp. 25). Dunedin, New Zealand: Te Whare Tawharau Centre for Sexual Violence Support and Prevention, University of Otago. Retrieved from
http://hdl.handle.net/10523/13643
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Kaler, A., & Beres, M. A. (2010).
Essentials of field relationships. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press, 128p.
Authored Book - Research
Beres, M. A. (2018). The proliferation of consent-focused rape prevention social marketing materials. In C. Dale & R. Overell (Eds.),
Orienting feminism: Media, activism and cultural representation. (pp. 181-196). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-70660-3
Chapter in Book - Research
Beres, M. A., & Bird, F. (2016). Qualitative evidence and the development of sexuality education materials: The case of Family Planning New Zealand. In K. Olson, R. A. Young & I. Z. Schultz (Eds.),
Handbook of qualitative health research for evidence-based practice. (pp. 173-185). New York: Springer.
doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2920-7_27
Chapter in Book - Research
Chambers, A., & Beres, M. (2016). Thinking on their feet: Ten PhD graduates negotiate unexpected ethical dilemmas. In M. Tolich (Ed.),
Qualitative ethics in practice. (pp. 133-146). Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Beres, M. A. (2014). Desire, pleasure, and sex in young adults' heterosexual relationships. In B. Fox (Ed.),
Family patterns, gender relations. (4th ed.) (pp. 220-230). Oxford University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Beres, M. (2009). Moving beyond “no means no”: Understanding heterosexual casual sex and consent. In B. A. Crow & L. Gotell (Eds.),
Open boundaries: A Canadian women's studies reader. (3rd ed.) (pp. 275-282). Toronto, Canada: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Chapter in Book - Research
Beres, M. (2008). ‘It just happens’: Negotiating casual heterosexual sex. In M. S. Kimmel, A. Aronson & A. Kaler (Eds.),
The gendered society reader. (pp. 370-382). Toronto, Canada: Oxford University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
McCall, D., Luu, X., Krogh, C., Phelan, L., Dempsey, A., Acosta, C., … Beres, M. A. (2023). A comparative account of institutional approaches to addressing campus-based sexual violence in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Violence Against Women. Advance online publication.
doi: 10.1177/10778012231183654
Journal - Research Article
Beres, M. A. (2022). From ignorance to knowledge: Sexual consent and queer stories.
Feminism & Psychology,
32(2), 137-155.
doi: 10.1177/09593535211059003
Journal - Research Article
Bird, R. J., Wibowo, E., Fitzgerald, R. P., Murray, K., Beres, M. A., & Girling, J. E. (2022). Teaching reproduction, gender and sexuality: Broad, multidisciplinary and nuanced.
Sex Education,
22(2), 228-241.
doi: 10.1080/14681811.2020.1845643
Journal - Research Article
Patterson, T., Hobbs, L., Treharne, G. J., & Beres, M. (2022). Seeking of help and support after experiencing sexual harm: Considerations for cisgender women, cisgender men and gender-diverse people.
New Zealand Medical Journal,
135(1562), 56-62. Retrieved from
https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Journal - Research Article
Graham, K., Potterton, H., Mihaere, T., Carrington, B., Treharne, G. J., & Beres, M. A. (2021). Balancing community input and established research: Findings from the development of a sexual violence prevention campaign.
Journal of School Violence,
20(3), 288-300.
doi: 10.1080/15388220.2021.1897017
Journal - Research Article
Graham, K., Treharne, G. J., Liebergreen, N., Stojanov, Z., Shaw, R., & Beres, M. A. (2021). A qualitative exploration of barriers to university students’ willingness to attend sexual violence prevention workshops.
Sex Education,
21(2), 148-160.
doi: 10.1080/14681811.2020.1772225
Journal - Research Article
Hayward, M., Treharne, G. J., Liebergreen, N., Graham, K., & Beres, M. (2021). Residual rape myth acceptance among young women who have recently completed a sexual violence prevention workshop.
New Zealand Journal of Psychology,
50(2), 46-54.
Journal - Research Article
Stojanov, Z., Treharne, G. J., Graham, K., Liebergreen, N., Shaw, R., Hayward, M., & Beres, M. (2021). Pro-social bystander sexual violence prevention workshops for first year university students: Perspectives of students and staff of residential colleges.
Kōtuitui,
16(2), 432-447.
doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2021.1906712
Journal - Research Article
Beres, M. A., Stojanov, Z., Graham, K., & Treharne, G. J. (2020). Sexual assault experiences of university students and disclosure to health professionals and others.
New Zealand Medical Journal,
133(1523), 55-64. Retrieved from
https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Article
Beres, M. A., Terry, G., Senn, C. Y., & Ross, L. K. (2019). Accounting for men's refusal of heterosex: A story-completion study with young adults.
Journal of Sex Research,
56(1), 127-136.
doi: 10.1080/00224499.2017.1399978
Journal - Research Article
Beres, M. A., Treharne, G. J., & Stojanov, Z. (2019). A whole campus approach to sexual violence: The University of Otago model.
Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management,
41(6), 646-662.
doi: 10.1080/1360080X.2019.1613298
Journal - Research Article
Beres, M. A., Treharne, G. J., Stewart, K., Flett, J., Rahman, M., & Lillis, D. (2019). A mixed-methods pilot study of the EAAA rape resistance programme for female undergraduate students in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Women's Studies Journal,
33(1/2), 8-24.
Journal - Research Article
Treharne, G. J., & Beres, M. A. (2016). Writing survey questions to operationalise sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation in New Zealand: Perspectives from psychological and sociological research with the LGBT community.
New Zealand Sociology,
31(1), 173-180.
Journal - Research Article
Beres, M. A., & MacDonald, J. E. C. (2015). Talking about sexual consent: Heterosexual women and BDSM.
Australian Feminist Studies,
30(86), 418-432.
doi: 10.1080/08164649.2016.1158692
Journal - Research Article
Beres, M. A. (2014). Points of convergence: Introducing sexual scripting theory to discourse approaches to the study of sexuality.
Sexuality & Culture,
18(1), 76-88.
doi: 10.1007/s12119-013-9176-3
Journal - Research Article
Beres, M. A. (2014). Rethinking the concept of consent for anti-sexual violence activism and education.
Feminism & Psychology,
24(3), 373-389.
doi: 10.1177/0959353514539652
Journal - Research Article
Beres, M. A., Senn, C. Y., & McCaw, J. (2014). Navigating ambivalence: How heterosexual young adults make sense of desire differences.
Journal of Sex Research,
51(7), 765-776.
doi: 10.1080/00224499.2013.792327
Journal - Research Article
Beres, M. (2010). Sexual miscommunication? Untangling assumptions about sexual communication between casual sex
partners.
Culture, Health & Sexuality,
12(1), 1-14.
doi: 10.1080/13691050903075226
Journal - Research Article