Nicole joins Dr. Diana Wiley, Ph.D. to review the movie “Barbie.” They explored layered themes, including body image, appearances, perfectionism, and shame. It’s not surprising that for the past 64 years, Barbie has been at the center of debates about who women are,...

College Visit with Sex Professor Dr. Nicole McNichols at U of Washington. The most popular class at The University of Washington is Psych 210: The Diversity of Human Sexuality. Kelly sits down with the professor, Dr. Nicole McNichols to find out what’s on the...

This eye-opening 30-minute workshop with Encore Retreats was on sex and desire in long term relationships. We discussed sex positivity, sexual pleasure, being collaborative, and habits of sexually satisfied couples and why they work. Visit Encore Retreats >

College students tend to be stereotyped as a pretty horny bunch who are hooking up every chance they get. But are today's college students really having more sex than ever? That’s what we’re going to be exploring in this show. Are they as sexually active as popular...

Students on Top: A Vision for 21st Century Sex Education Nicole McNichols, Ph.D., Associate Teaching Professor, University of Washington Psychology Lecturer Watch the video >

Everyone has an "attachment style," which refers to the way that you tend to interact and connect with others in intimate relationships. Psychologists have found that attachment styles are reliable predictors of so many different things in our sex and love lives, from...

Kushal Choksi was a successful Wall Street quant who had just entered the doors of the second twin tower on 9/11 when it got hit. As Choksi describes in his best-selling book, On a Wing and a Prayer, his brush with death was a wakeup call. Having mainly focused on...

Dr. Emily Jamea sits down with Dr. Nicole McNichols to chat all about the role of emotional connection in sexual pleasure. Listen on Apple Podcasts · Listen on Spotify · Listen on Amazon Music By Dr. Emily Jamea Are you curious how to experience pleasure more...

The students’ chants reverberated through the wood-paneled walls at the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence, where Seattle Schools board members were meeting. Inside, 14-year-old Zirahuen Herrejon-Crutcher stood at the podium and said that a former “best...

Nicole McNichols, who lectures a Diversity of Human Sexuality class at the University of Washington, introduces a new concept of teaching students about sex: an open source like Wikipedia. She promotes a sex-positive approach, encouraging students to also contribute...

This explicit discussion with sexual health experts covers causes of and treatments for reduced libido, arousal and orgasm, in both males and females. Hormones are key players in sexual health, and anything that affects those hormones can potentially affect people’s...

John & Amy open this episode with a few ridiculous stories of wedding ring mishaps. We also get their view on the symbolism of a wedding ring & what to do with a ring from a past relationship. This week’s guest is Nicole McNichols, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the...

A lack of sex education leaves students unprepared and at risk in their sex lives. Of all the subjects we learn in college, sex education is one of the more complex and crucial topics that we should leave college understanding. Of all the required classes that the UW...

As you sit on Zoom for what seems like an endless number of hours each day, longing for the embrace of a friend or partner, you may find yourself wondering, “Will this pandemic permanently change me?” “Will my ability to form relationships be altered forever?” or...

The ASUW Board of Directors approved a bill earlier this month calling on the UW to create a university-wide standard for the implementation of content warnings in all classes. The bill recommends such warnings before “readings or any other classroom materials that...

Editor’s note: “I Should Watch TV” is a weekly column, inspired by David Byrne and St. Vincent’s song of the same name, that focuses on mental health awareness, representation, and understanding the world through the media we consume. Last week I discussed accepting...

How a UW professor is pushing the boundaries of a modern day sex education Your first week in PSYCH 210, Diversity of Human Sexuality, you might know to expect. Rumors about watching porn in class (which happens around week five) zip around UW social circles but...

“The Diversity of the Human Sexuality,” or more informally known as “Psych 210” at the University of Washington, is a class that you’ve most likely heard about by now—or if you haven’t, you will. But if you’re anything like me last year, you may be puzzled about why...

It was the first time sex ed was on a ballot. BY CHARLOTTE WEST NOVEMBER 19, 2020 One of the last things that Lilienne Shore Kilgore-Brown did during her senior year of high school before the pandemic was travel to Olympia, the capital of Washington, to advocate for...

Here’s How Experts Explain This Sexual Identity Yep, it's different from pansexuality, bisexuality, and polyamory. By Colleen Murphy May 27, 2021 As language evolves, so do the terms we use to describe sexual and gender identity. Some terms are more widely known, but...

Nicole McNichols’ mastery of sex education began with an injury. McNichols, now an associate teaching professor in the UW Department of Psychology, was a new hire when the professor teaching a course on human sexuality suffered a leg injury. It was just weeks before...