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.
Anti-aging practices of older Korean women in New Zealand
Mahfuzur Rahman PhD
The causes of plateau in fertility transition in Bangladesh
Nishanthi Perera PhD
Sexual health of international students from South Asia
Bell Murphy PhD
Empowerment beyond the neoliberal self: An autoethnography of a feminist self defence teacher in Aotearoa
Publications
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
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., Stojanov, Z., Hohmann-Marriott, B., & Treharne, G. (2021). Rethinking sexual consent knowledge and sexual violence prevention. Proceedings of the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP). (pp. 43). Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/view/ischp21
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pettie, M., Dixon, L., Treharne, G., Bowden, C., Patterson, T., Beres, M., Mirfin-Veitch, B., Shaw, R., … Eketone-Kelly, K. (2021). What helps and hinders male survivors’ help-seeking behaviour in Aotearoa New Zealand? Proceedings of the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP). (pp. 43). Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/view/ischp21
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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. (2020). Perspectives of rape-prevention educators on the role of consent in sexual violence prevention [Short report]. Sex Education, 20(2), 227-238. doi: 10.1080/14681811.2019.1621744
Journal - Research Other
Graham, K., Shaw, R., Dougherty, J., Treharne, G., & Beres, M. (2020, August). Creating a social marketing campaign for university students. Verbal presentation at the Third Annual Te Whare Tāwharau Symposium, Dunedin. New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Stojanov, Z., Jao, C.-W., Treharne, G., & Beres, M. (2020, August). Results from the 2019 campus climate survey: Understanding sexual violence on campus. Verbal presentation at the Third Annual Te Whare Tāwharau Symposium, Dunedin. New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
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
Beres, M. (2019). Perspectives of rape-prevention educators on the role of consent in sexual violence prevention [Short report]. Sex Education, 20(2), 227-238. doi: 10.1080/14681811.2019.1621744
Journal - Research Other
Ah Siu-Maliko, M., Beres, M. A., Boodoosingh, R., & Tombs, D. (2019, October). Church responses to gender-based violence against women in Samoa. Verbal presentation at the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum, Cape Town, South Africa.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Felton, T., Beres, M., Shaw, R., Dougherty, J., Gilbertson, C., & Dixon, R. (2019, December). Addressing sexual violence on campus: Building opportunities for student growth, professional development and wellbeing. Workshop presentation at the Australian & New Zealand Student Services Association (ANZSSA) Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Ah Siu-Maliko, M., Beres, M., Blyth, C., Boodoosingh, R., Patterson, T., & Tombs, D. (2019). Church responses to gender-based violence against women in Samoa. Commissioned by New Zealand Institute for Pacific Research. 82p.
Commissioned Report for External Body
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. (2018). What does faking orgasms have to do with sexual consent? Sexualities, 21(4), 702-705. doi: 10.1177/1363460717708151
Journal - Research Other
Boodoosingh, R., Beres, M., & Tombs, D. (2018). Research briefing: Violence against women in Samoa. Women's Studies Journal, 32(1/2), 33-56.
Journal - Research Other
Beres, M. (2017). Preventing adolescent relationship abuse and promoting healthy relationships. Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse, University of Auckland. 21p. Retrieved from https://nzfvc.org.nz/issues-paper-12-preventing-adolescent-relationship-abuse
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
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
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. (2016). Teaching about sexual consent: Lessons from research across social contexts. Proceedings of the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Conference. (pp. 46-47). Retrieved from http://www.familyplanning.org.nz/about/our-events/conference-2016
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Treharne, G. J., Beres, M., Nicholson, M., Richardson, A., Ruzibiza, C., Graham, K., Briggs, H., & Ballantyne, N. (2016). Campus climate for students with diverse sexual orientations and/or gender identities at the University of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand. Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Students' Association. 103p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/6950
Commissioned Report for External Body
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. (2015). The limits of consent for sexual violence prevention. Proceedings of the Trans/forming Feminisms Conference: Media, Technology, Identity. Retrieved from http://transformingfeminisms.noblogs.org/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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. 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
Chung, S., Beres, M., & Barusch, A. (2014, September). Anti-ageing and practices: Empowerment or oppression of women? Poster session presented at the New Zealand Association of Gerontology Conference: The Age of Ageing, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Beres, M., & Hohmann-Marriott, B. (2011). "Stuck in the middle with you": Power, housework and interracial relationships. Proceedings of the Sociological Association of Aotearoa, New Zealand (SAANZ) Annual Conference: Looking Forward: Trends, Horizons and Utopias. (pp. 20). Retrieved from https://www.victoria.ac.nz/sacs/about/Conference-Programme-SAANZ-Nov-2011.pdf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Beres, M. A., Terry, G., & Senn, C. Y. (2011, August). What would a player do? Accounting for men's lack of sexual desire. Poster session presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
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
Beres, M. A., & Farvid, P. (2010). Sexual ethics and young women's accounts of heterosexual casual sex. Sexualities, 13(3), 377-393. doi: 10.1177/1363460709363136
Journal - Research Article
Beres, M. (2010, June). Reading between the sheets: Understanding sexual communication in heterosexual relationships. Verbal presentation at the 32nd Annual Guelph Sexuality Conference: Communication & Sexual Health: More than Words, Guelph, Canada.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
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. A., Crow, B., & Gotell, L. (2009). The perils of institutionalization in neoliberal times: Results of a national survey of Canadian sexual assault and rape crisis centres. Canadian Journal of Sociology, 34(1), 135-164.
Journal - Research Article
Beres, M., Senn, C. Y., & McCaw, J. (2009, August). Taking “mis” out of miscommunication: Navigating desire differences in heterosex. Poster session presented at the 117th American Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Canada.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Beres, M. (2009, April). Developing a cohesive anti-rape movement: The case of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the VII International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society (IASSCS) International Conference: Contested Innocence: Sexual Agency in Public and Private Space, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
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
Beres, M. (2008, November). Co-constructing an ethical (hetero)sexual relationship. Verbal presentation at the 37th Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Aotearoa (New Zealand) (SAANZ): Multidisciplinary Sociology, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Beres, M. A. (2007). ‘Spontaneous’ sexual consent: An analysis of sexual consent literature. Feminism & Psychology, 93-108. doi: 10.1177/0959353507072914
Journal - Research Article
Lozanski, K., & Beres, M. (2007). Temporary transience and qualitative research: Methodological lessons from fieldwork with independent travelers and seasonal workers. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 6(2), 106-124. Retrieved from http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/IJQM/article/view/544
Journal - Research Article
Beres, M. A. (2007). The role of space and place in ethnographic fieldwork: Lessons from research with transient populations. Proceedings of the Third International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry & Couch-Stone Symposium. Retrieved from http://www.iiqi.org/C4QI/httpdocs/qi2007/index.html
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
BSc PhD (Alta) MSc (Guelph)