Dr. Meghna Mahambrey
Dr. Meghna Mahambrey, founder of SPARK, is a second-generation Indian American from Dayton, Ohio. She is happily married to Andy Kuss, co-founder of SPARK, and living in Columbus with two heart daughters and a toddler son. Meghna loves yoga, potted plants, vintage quilts, thrifting, time with friends, and takes her cream + sugar with a splash of coffee. She's happy to share her favorite curly hair products with you, too.
Education
Ph.D. Human Development and Family Science, 2020
M.S. Human Development and Family Science, 2018
M.Ed. Montessori Education, 2010
B.S. Human Development and Family Science, 2007
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Teaching experience
The Ohio State University, 2016 - 2021
Ohio Dominican University, 2020 - 2021
Wright State University, 2010 - 2016
Effica School of Montessori, 2008 - 2016
Professional Development
Treating Affairs and Trauma w/ The Gottman Institute (virtual)
The Future of Relationships, Love & Desire w/ Esther Perel (New York, NY)
Gottman Method Couples' Therapy Clinical Training, Level 1 (Colorado Springs, CO)
Exploring Modern Relationships w/ Esther Perel (San Francisco, CA)
Five Love Languages w/ Gary Chapman (Hudson, OH)
Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work w/ The Gottman Institute (Nashville, TN)
The Art of Foreplay w/ Esther Perel (virtual)
Forbidden Conversations: Sex, Money & Death w/ Esther Perel (virtual)
Partnerships & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Bath & Body Works
Columbus Museum of Art
Shadowbox Live
Franklin University
Columbus School for Girls
Geode Nature Dome
Broad Street Presbyterian Church
Creative Mornings Columbus
Multicultural Student Center (OSU)
Student Advocates for Sexual Health Awareness (OSU)
Bell National Resource Center (OSU)
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AWARDS
OSU Graduate Associate Teaching Award
OSU Sesquicentennial Scholar Leadership Award
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PUBLICATIONS
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Mahambrey, M. (2020). Self-reported Big Five personality traits of individuals who have experienced partner infidelity. Personal Relationships, 27(2), 274-302.
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Olsavsky, A., Mahambrey, M., Berrigan, M., & Schoppe-Sullivan, S. (2020). Adult attachment and jealousy of the partner-infant relationship: A dyadic analysis. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37(6), 1745-1765.
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Mahambrey, M. (dissertation manuscript). Is bad sex a deal-breaker? Associations between sexual satisfaction, marital satisfaction, and marital stability.
Mahambrey, M. (dissertation manuscript). Was it good for you? Accuracy and bias in perceptions of past sexual satisfaction.
Mahambrey, M. (dissertation manuscript). Sexless and satisfied? Predictors of marital satisfaction in sexually inactive marriages.
Conference PResentations​
Olsavsky, A., Mahambrey, M. (November 2019). New parents’ self-reported attachment and jealousy of the infant. Presenting author for paper at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Fort Worth, TX.
Mahambrey, M. (June 2019). Is bad sex a deal-breaker? Associations between sexual satisfaction, marital satisfaction, and marital stability. Paper presentation at the International Association of Relationship Research Mini-Conference, Ottawa, Canada.
Mahambrey, M. (July 2018). Characteristics of the uninvolved partner in relationships with extradyadic involvement. Poster presentation at the International Association of Relationship Research Conference, Fort Collins, CO.
Mahambrey, M. (February 2018). My boyfriend’s girlfriend: A review of literature on consensual non-monogamy. Poster presentation at the OSU Education and Human Ecology Student Research Forum, Columbus, OH.
Mahambrey, M. (February 2017). Infidelity: Is it really black and white? A review of literature on extramarital involvement. Poster presentation at the OSU Education and Human Ecology Student Research Forum, Columbus, OH.