About Meghna

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

Teaching Experience

The Ohio State University, 2016 -- 2021

Ohio Dominican University, 2020 -- 2021

Wright State University, 2010 -- 2016

Effica School of Montessori, 2008 -- 2016

Trainings & Seminars Attended

Gottman Method Couples' Therapy Clinical Training, Level 1 (Colorado Springs, CO)
The Art of Foreplay w/ Esther Perel (virtual)
Forbidden Conversations: Sex, Money & Death w/ Esther Perel (virtual)
Exploring Modern Relationships w/ Esther Perel (San Francisco, CA)
Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work w/ The Gottman Institute (Nashville, TN)
Five Love Languages w/ Gary Chapman (Hudson, OH)

Speaking Engagements

TEDxColumbus 2019 - Birds and Bees: Rethinking Relationship & Sexuality Education

The Ohio State University - SEX WEEK Pleasure Panelist w/ Student Advocates for Sexual Health Awareness

Capital University - Understanding Modern Romance

Ohio Dominican University - Relationship Maintenance

Awards

OSU Graduate Associate Teaching Award

OSU Sesquicentennial Scholar Leadership Award

Publications

Mahambrey, M. (2020). Self-reported Big Five personality traits of individuals who have experienced partner infidelity. Personal Relationships, 27(2), 274-302.

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.

Mahambrey, M. (under review). Consensual non-monogamy 101: Everything you need to know about polyamory, swinging, and open relationships. In-Mind Magazine.

Mahambrey, M. (in preparation). Is bad sex a deal-breaker? Associations between sexual satisfaction, marital satisfaction, and marital stability. Dissertation manuscript.

Mahambrey, M. (in preparation). Was it good for you? Accuracy and bias in perceptions of past sexual satisfaction. Dissertation manuscript.

Mahambrey, M. (in preparation). Sexless and satisfied? Predictors of marital satisfaction in sexually inactive marriages. Dissertation manuscript.

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.

Meghna Mahambrey is from Dayton, Ohio and now lives in a cozy farmhouse in Columbus with her husband, two heart daughters, and fur babies. She loves yoga, house plants, quilting, socializing, and takes her cream + sugar with a splash of coffee. Her guilty pleasure is The Bachelor/Bachelorette, which she makes no apologies about.