Petra Boynton

Petra Boynton is a lecturer in International Health Services Research at a London university where she teaches doctors, nurses and other health professionals at postgraduate level. She regularly presents at conferences in the UK and internationally, and completes research and training within the area of sex and relationships health.

Petra has a BA in Social Psychology (Sussex University), and a PhD is in Applied Human Psychology (Aston University). Her PhD focused on the effects of sexually explicit material.

Petra’s research has covered topics within the area of sexual health, including the effects of pornography, women involved in street prostitution, policy and practice in sex education, evaluating advice giving in the media, sexual functioning, and modernising sexual health services.