Professional Experience

– Assistant professor of Psychology (University of Porto)

– Executive director SexLab (University of Porto)

– Coordinator Research Group in Human Sexuality (University of Porto)

– Associate editor Journal of Sexual Medicine

– Co-chair International Consultation and Guidelines Committee (Internactional Society of Sexual Medicine)

 

https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/en/C418-C0B5-A998

Expertise and Research Interests

  • Male and female sexual (dys)funtion
  • Experimental sex research (cognitive and emotional processing of sexual stimuli)
  • Sexual violence (male and female sexual offenders, community and criminal samples)
  • Hypersexuality, compulsive sexual behavior

Interests: Education programs/curriculum in Sexual Medicine, cultural aspects, sexual rights.

Selected Publications

1.       Minhas, S., Tharakan, T., Bettocchi, C., Boeri, L., Capogrosso, P., Carvalho, J., Cilesiz, N.C., Cocci, A., Corona, G., Dimitropolous, K., Gül, M., Hatzichristodoulou, G., Jones, T.H., Kadioglu, A., Martínez, Salamanca, J.I., Milenkovic, U., Modgil, V., Russo, G.I., Serefoglu, E.C., Verze, P. Salonia, A., on behalf of the EAU Working Group on Male Sexual and Reproductive Health (in press). EAU Guidelines on sexual and reproductive health-2021 update. Part 2: male infertility. European Urology (Factor de Impacto, 20.096, Q1)

2.       Dewitte, M, Carvalho, J, Corona, G., Limoncin, E, Flink, I., Pascoal, P, Reisman, Y., &  Vanlankveld, J. (2021). A Psychosocial Approach to Erectile Dysfunction: Position Statements from the European Society of Sexual Medicine. Sexual Medicine, in press. (Factor de Impacto 2.491, Q2)

3.       Carvalho, J., Rosa, P.J., & Štulhofer, A. (2021). Exploring hypersexuality pathways from eye movements: The role of (sexual)impulsivity. Journal of Sexual Medicine. (Factor de Impacto 3.802, Q1)

4.       Carvalho, J., (2021). Pornography and relationship quality: Incorporating relationship lens in science and practice. Journal of Sexual Medicine. (Factor de Impacto 3.802, Q1)

5.       Oliveira, L., & Carvalho, J. (in press). Women’s sexual health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Declines in sexual function and sexual pleasure. Current Sexual Health Reports (Factor de Impacto, XXX, Q3)

6.       Salonia A, Bettocchi C, Boeri L, Capogrosso P, Carvalho J, Cilesiz NC, Cocci A, Corona G, Dimitropolous K, Gül M, Hatzichristodoulou G, Jones TH, Kadioglu A, Martínez Salamanca JI, Milenkovic U, Modgil V, Russo GI, Serefoglu EC, Tharakan T, Verze P, Minhas S, on behalf of the EAU Working Group on Male Sexual and Reproductive Health (2021). EAU Guidelines on sexual and reproductive health-2021 update: Male sexual dysfunction. European Urology, 80, 333-357. (Factor de Impacto, 20.096, Q1)

7.       Oliveira, L., Rosa, P.J., Carvalho, J., Nobre, P. (in press). A cluster analysis on sexual boredom profiles in a community sample of men and women. Journal of Sex Research (Factor de Impacto, 5.141, Q1)

8.       Carvalho, J., Campos, P., Carrito, M., Moura, C., Quinta-Gomes, A., Tavares, I., Nobre, P.J. (2021). The relationship between COVID-19 confinement, psychological adjustment, and sexual functioning, in a sample of Portuguese men and women . Journal of Sexual Medicine, 18, 1191-1197 (Factor de Impacto 3.802, Q1)

9.       Carrito M.L., Carvalho, J., Pereira, A., Bem-Haja, P., Nobre, P., & Santos, I. (2021). Neuroticism and attention towards sexual and non-sexual images during an oddball task: Evidence from event-related potentials. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50, 2517-2529 (Factor de Impacto 4.507, Q1)

10.     Pereira, L., Carvalho, J., Nobre, P.J. (2021). A systematic review on sexual boredom. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 18, 565-581 (Factor de Impacto 3.802, Q1)

11.     Tharakan, T., Bettocchi, C., Carvalho, J., Corona, G., Jones. TH., Kadioglu, A., Martínez Salamanca, J., Serefoglu, EC.,10, Verze, P., Salonia, A., Minhas, S., on behalf of the EAU Working Panel on Male Sexual and Reproductive Health (2021). EAU Guidelines panel on Male Sexual and Reproductive Health: a clinical consultation guide on the indications to perform Sperm DNA fragmentation testing in men with infertility and testicular sperm extraction in non-azoospermic men. European Urology Focus, S2405-4569(20)30319-9 (Factor Impacto 5.996, Q1)

12.     Pascoal, P., Carvalho, J., Raposo, C., Almeida, J., Beato, A. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 on sexual health: A preliminary framework based on a qualitative study with clinical sexologists. Sexual Medicine, 100; 100299 (Factor Impacto 1.923, Q3)

13.     Oliveira, L., Carvalho, J., Nobre, PJ. (2021). Perceptions of sexual boredom in a community sample. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 47, 224-237 (Factor de Impacto 1.775, Q2)

14.     Granados, R., Carvalho, J., Sierra, J.C. (2021). Preliminary evidence on how the Dual Control Model predicts female sexual response to a bogus negative feedback. Psychological Reports, 124; 502-520 (Factor de Impacto 1.023, Q3)

15.     Carvalho, J., Rosa, PJ, Pereira, B. (2021). Dynamic risk factors characterizing aggressive sexual initiation by female college students. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36; 2455-2477. (Factor de Impacto 6.114, Q1, cit 2)

16.     Cera, N., Castelhano, J., Oliveira, C., Carvalho, J., (…), Janssen, E., Castelo Branco, M., Nobre, P. (2020). The Role of Anterior and Posterior Insula in Male Genital Response and in Visual Attention: An Exploratory Multimodal fMRI Study. Scientific Reports, 10, 18463 (Factor de Impacto 3.998, Q1)

17.     Carvalho, J., & Rosa, P.J (2020). Gender differences in the emotional response and subjective sexual arousal toward non-consensual sexual intercourse: a pupillometric study. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 17, 1865-1874 (Factor de Impacto 3.802, Q1)

18.     Oliveira, L., Carvalho, J., Sarikaya, S., Urkmez, A., Salonia, A., & Russo, G. (in press). Patterns of sexual behavior and psychological dimensions in assexual persons: A systematic review. International Journal of Impotence Research. (Factor de Impacto 1.517, Q2)

19.     Carvalho, J., & Pascoal, P. (2020). Challenges in the practice of Sexual Medicine, Sex Therapy, and Sexual Counseling in the time of COVID-19. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 1212-1215  (Factor de Impacto 3.802, Q1)

20.     Oliveira, L., & Carvalho, J. (2020). The link between boredom and hypersexuality: A systematic review. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 17; 994-1004 (Factor de Impacto 3.802, Q1)

21.     Dewitte, M, Carvalho, J, Corona, G., Limoncin, E, Pascoal, P, Reisman, Y., & Stulhofer, A (2020). Sexual desire discrepancy: A Position Statement of the European Society for Sexual Medicine. Sexual Medicine, 8; 121-131. (Factor de Impacto 1.923, Q2)

22.     Carvalho, J., Murphy, L., Bradford, J., Briken, P., & Fedoroff, P. (2020). Measuring pedophilic sexual interest. Journal of Sexual Medicine (special issue JSM Methodologies), 17; 378-392. (Factor de Impacto 3.802, Q1)

23.     Tharakan T, Bettocchi C, Carvalho, J., Corona G, Joensen UN, Jones TH, A. Kadioglu, Martínez Salamanca JI, Serefoglu EC, Verze P, Darrugh J, Plass K, N’Dow J, Salonia A, Minhas S. (2020). Male sexual and reproductive health – Does the urologist have a role in addressing the gender inequality in life expectancy? European Urology Focus, 6; 791-800. (Factor de Impacto: 5.996, Q1).

24.     Carvalho, J., Freitas, S., Rosa, P.J. (2020). Fifty Shades and reported sexual consent: a study with female college students. Sexuality & Culture, 24, 764-780 (Q1).

25.     Carvalho, J. & Sá, A. (2020). Male college students using sexually aggressive strategies: Findings on the interpersonal relationship profile. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 35, 646-661 (Factor de Impacto: 6.144, Q1, cit 3)

26.     Brennan, C., Swartout, K., Goodnight, B., Cook, S., Parrot, D., Thompson, M., Newins, A., Barron, S., Carvalho, J., & Leone, R. (2019). Evidence for multiple classes of sexually-violent college men. Psychology of Violence, 9, 48-55. (Factor de Impacto 3.070, Q1 – TOP 5 APA, cit 1)