Associate Professor Melanie Beres

2023

Journal - Research Article

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

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

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].

2022

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/

Beres, M. A. (2022). From ignorance to knowledge: Sexual consent and queer stories. Feminism & Psychology, 32(2), 137-155. doi: 10.1177/09593535211059003

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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

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

Other Research Output

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/

2021

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.

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

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

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

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

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

2020

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 Other

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

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.

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.

2019

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.

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

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 Other

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

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.

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.

Commissioned Report for External Body

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.

2018

Chapter in 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

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.

Beres, M. (2018). What does faking orgasms have to do with sexual consent? Sexualities, 21(4), 702-705. doi: 10.1177/1363460717708151

2017

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

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

2016

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.

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

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.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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

Commissioned Report for External Body

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

2015

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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/

2014

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.

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

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

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

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

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.

2012

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Cooper, A., Shaw, R., Beres, M., du Plessis, R., & Germon, J. (2012). Author meets critics: Jennifer Germon's Gender: A geneaology of an idea [Panel discussion]. New Zealand Sociology, 27(1), (pp. 112-131). [Full Paper]

2011

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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 - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

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.

2010

Authored Book - Research

Kaler, A., & Beres, M. A. (2010). Essentials of field relationships. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press, 128p.

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

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

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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.

2009

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.

Journal - Research Article

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.

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

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 - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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.

2008

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.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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.

2007

Journal - Research Article

Beres, M. A. (2007). ‘Spontaneous’ sexual consent: An analysis of sexual consent literature. Feminism & Psychology, 93-108. doi: 10.1177/0959353507072914

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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

2006

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Beres, M. A. (2006). Sexual consent to heterosexual casual sex among young adults living in Jasper (PhD). University of Alberta. 233p.