Services of the Athena Institute

Services of the Athena Institute
Conducts research in relationships between behavior and physiology.
Led by Dr. Cutler in collaboration with her scientific and medical colleagues, the Institute's research studies have focussed on: avoiding unnecessary hysterectomy and ovariectomy; consequences of sex during menses; human pheromones as sexual attractants and potential adjunctive therapeutic applications; kyphosis; osteoporosis; menopause; hormone replacement therapy; and sexual response in women. (Click on topics for research information.)

Licenses Workshop Leaders for Organized Instruction.
Developed from Dr. Cutler's book Searching for Courtship, the Workshop program allows professional women, counselors, and therapists to become licensed as workshop instructors. The Workshop program is designed to help women enjoy the process of finding a wonderful relationship and, finally, a good husband. Workshop Leaders receive instructional material and support for running their own workshops nationwide. To become a leader, click here.

Arranges Dr. Cutler's educational appearances and media contributions
Dr. Cutler is often contacted as an expert on women’s health, sexuality, and human sex-attractant pheromones. Upon invitation she has conducted seminars and presented her research to prestigious medical and academic organizations. Dr. Cutler’s many media appearances and interviews include; Time, Newsweek, Medical Tribune, Washington Post, ABC National News, CBS, and Fox News. Click here for media excerpts. Click here for science presentations.

Writes Research Papers for peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Dr. Cutler has published over 35 scientific papers. She continues her own research at Athena and collaborates with independent scholars investigating women’s health. Click here for list of published work. Dr. Cutler is also invited to review papers submitted to learned journals.Arranges for Women's Wellness Examinations
by Elizabeth Genovese, M.D., a 2-hour physical evaluation of nutritional and behavioral habits, which culminates in a "Prescription for Wellness" letter.

Employs Local College Students
as paid research interns to learn the scientific method, analytical research methods and other aspects of women's wellness. Past interns have gone on to graduate work at Yale, Penn, University of Chicago, Vanderbilt, and New York University and others to work pharmaceutical companies, Merck and Pfizer, in research and sales.Offers

Research Grants:
Provides funding and research support in endocrinology to independent scholars. Click here to learn about Athena’s 2000 grant recipient. Click here to learn about Kinsey research grant, Athena's 2006 recipient.

Utilizes an Advisory Panel:
Athena Institute Advisory panel serves without compensation. The advisors evaluate research grants and protocols for clinical investigations from ethical, scientific, and medical criteria. Click here for list of advisors.

The Athena Institute is located at 1211 Braefield Road, Chester Springs, PA 19425.
Tel: (610) 827-2200. Fax (610) 827-2124