Heading to Puerto Rico or attending online? Join us for these Kinsey Institute SSSS events!
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Thursday, November 18 7:00-9:00pm
Welcome Reception IN PERSON ONLY
We invite all in-person attendees to our Welcome Reception. Hear from Kinsey Institute Director Dr. Justin Garcia about our current and future research and education initiatives, and mingle with Kinsey Institute researchers and staff and your fellow attendees.
Friday, November 19
10:30-11:30am Concurrent Sessions
Session 1, Palmar C
“My Attendings Don’t Routinely Discuss It”: Assessing Medical Student Willingness To Inquire About Patients’ Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity” – Keeley Newsom; Jessica Hille, PhD; Greg Carter, PhD, MSN
Session CE5
“Symposium: Sex In The Time Of COVID: Pandemic-Related Changes In Sexual Behaviors, Fantasies, Motivations, And Risk-Taking” – Rhonda Balzarini, PhD and Justin Garcia, PhD, Matthew Rivas-Koehl, MS; Dane Rivas-Koehl, MS; Gabriel J. Merrin, PhD; Giulia Zoppolat; Richard B. Slatcher, PhD; Justin J. Lehmiller, PhD; Amanda N. Gesselman, PhD; Kristen P. Mark, PhD; David L. Rodrigues, PhD
Session 2
“Compersion: When Jealousy-inducing Situations Don’t (Just) Induce Jealousy” – Rhonda N. Balzarini, PhD, Justin J. Lehmiller, PhD, James N. McDonald, PhD, Taylor Kohut, PhD, Bjarne M. Holmes, PhD, & Jennifer J. Harman, PhD
Session 4
““We Did Not Agree On What We Were Okay With Doing”: Analyzing Qualitative Responses On Negatively Valenced Talk During Sexual Activity Among Young Adults” – Margaret Bennett-Brown, PhD
“Dating In A Pandemic: How Dating App Behavior Has Changed Amid COVID-19” – Katarina M. Hoskins, MS; Shari M. Blumenstock, PhD; Amanda N. Gesselman, PhD; Justin J. Lehmiller, PhD; Justin R Garcia, PhD; Kristen P. Mark, PhD, MPH
12:45-1:45pm Concurrent Sessions
Session 5
“Hormonal Contraception Use and Sexual Frequency within Young Women’s Intimate Relationships” – Shari M. Blumenstock, PhD; Jennifer S. Barber, PhD
Session 6
“They “Don’t Understand People Like Me”: Assessing Healthcare Experiences Of Transgender Individuals In Indiana” – Keeley Newsom; Michael Riddle; Greg Carter, PhD, MSN; Jessica Hille, PhD
Session 7
“Cam Sites As An Additional Outlet For Need Fulfillment: Engagement With Erotic Cam Models And Romantic Relationship Outcomes” – Amanda Gesselman, PhD; Alexandra Marcotte, PhD; Ellen Kaufman, MS; Tania Reynolds, PhD; Justin Garcia, PhD
2:00-3:00pm Concurrent Sessions
Session 10
““Someone Who Cares About My Needs”: Erotic Webcam Site Users’ Desire for Emotional and Sexual Services from Performers” – Alexandra Marcotte, PhD; Ellen Kaufman, MA; Tania Reynolds, PhD; Justin Garcia, PhD; Mary Timm; Amanda Gesselman, PhD
“Pain Problems: Sexual Pain, Condom Use, And Pelvic Exam Experiences Among White And Non-White Women With Vulvovaginal Pain” – Olivia Adams, BA; Amanda Gesselman, PhD
Saturday, November 20
9:00-10:00am Plenary Session: I. India Thusi, PhD, JD. “Policing Bodies: Law, Sex Work, and Desire in Johannesburg.”
11:00am-12:15pm Poster Session
#75 “The Role Of Internalized Misogyny And Peer Group Misogyny On Mental Health Outcomes Among Female Sexual Assault Survivors” – Lucy Bhuyan, BA; Sarah Murnen, PhD
#82 ““I Don’t Think There’s a Norm for Everyone”: Women’s Understanding of Sexual Function” – Katherine R. Haus, MS; Julie M. Maier, PhD, MSW; Kristen N. Jozkowski, PhD, MPH
#87 “Promoting Healthy Interpersonal Boundaries Among Rural Elementary Students: An Ecological Approach To Rape Prevention Education” – Lanie Howes, MEd; Jenny Roach, MEd; John Leman, BS; Zoe Peterson, PhD; Catherine Sherwood-Laughlin, HSD, MPH
#91 “Women’s Experiences of Sexual Harassment in Online Gaming” – Yiyao Zhou, BS; Zoë Peterson, PhD
Virtual Posters:
“Abortion vs. Sexual Assault: People’s Perceptions Of Kavanaugh’s Nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States” – K.N. Jozkowski PhD; R.C. Turner PhD; J. Weese, PhD; B.L. Crawford PhD; W. Lo PhD
“An Exploration of BDSM Practices: How Marks/Injuries Relate to BDSM Experience” – Anthony Machette, MA; Michelle Drouin, PhD; Ellis Hernandez, MA; Justin Garcia, PhD; Ryan Boyd, PhD
“Does #MeToo Still Represent The Voices Of Black Women?: A Qualitative Study On The Role Of Black Women In The #MeToo Movement” – Dasha Carver, MA; Zoe Peterson, PhD
“Examining The Role Of Perceived Fear On Sexual Desire And Relationship Functioning During The COVID-19 Pandemic” – David L. Rodrigues, PhD, Justin J. Lehmiller, PhD
“How Personal Characteristics Predict BDSM Behaviors” – Anthony Machette, MA; Michelle Drouin, PhD; Ellis Hernandez, MA; Justin Garcia, PhD; Ryan Boyd, PhD
“Impact Of COVID-19 On The Sexual Relationships Of Married Adults: Results From A Qualitative Study’ – T. Falconer, MSc; R. Milhausen, PhD; W. Yarber, HSD; C.A. Graham, M App Sci, PhD; S.A. Sanders, PhD
“Internal and External Sexual Consent During Events that Involved Alcohol, Cannabis, or Both” – Malachi Willis, PhD; Tiffany Marcanotion, MA; Kristen Jozkowski, PhD
“Neurophysiological Involvement In Sexual Communication: Peripheral Oxytocin Levels Are Associated With Validating Behaviors During Sexual Couple Discussions”–Roels; Rehman; Carter; Nazarloo; Janssen
“Online Sexual Spaces as Mental Health Reprieves: The Role of Anxiety, Depression, and Loneliness in Seeking Sex Online” – Jessica T Campbell, MS; Amanda N Gesselman, PhD; Alexandra S Marcotte, PhD; Ellen M Kaufman MA; Tania A Reynolds, PhD; Justin R Garcia, PhD
“Reporting to and Support from Families: A Two-Sample Study of LGBT Sexual Assault”- Sasha Canan, PhD; Katherine Haus, MS; Jacquelyn Wiersma-Mosley, PhD; Kristen Jozkowski, PhD
“Traditional Sexual Script & Double Standard Adherence: Predictors Of Heterosexually Identified Women’s & Men’s Previous Engagement & Desire In Consensual Non-Monogamy”– Dours, Moors, Gesselman, Garcia
1:30-2:30pm Concurrent Sessions
Session 13
“Marriage in the Time of COVID: A Three Time-Point Study on the Impact of the Pandemic on Sexual and Relationship Quality among American Adults” – Robin Milhausen, PhD; W.L. Yarber; S.A. Sanders; C.A. Graham
“Sexuality Through the Lens of Secure Base Dynamics: Individual Differences in Sexploration” – Dylan Selterman, PhD; Amanda N. Gesselman, PhD; Amy C. Moors, PhD
Session 14
‘Volunteer Bias In Sex Research: Characteristics Of Participants In A National Online Survey” – Olivia Roath, BA; Jacek Kolacz, PhD
Kinsey Institute Awards
Congratulations to Kinsey Institute faculty and affiliated researchers whose work is being recognized at the conference:
Outstanding Theoretical Paper Award
“Sexuality Through the Lens of Secure Base Dynamics: Individual Differences in Sexploration”
Dylan Selterman, PhD; Amanda N. Gesselman, PhD; Amy C. Moors, PhD
Lester A. Kirkendall Outstanding Mentor Award
Amy Moors, PhD
Fellow of The Society
Robin Milhausen, PhD
Kinsey Staff Onsite
In addition to the Kinsey Institute faculty and postgraduate researchers and graduate assistants who are presenting throughout the conference. Kinsey Institute Collections and administrative staff will also be on hand to speak with researchers and donors about Kinsey Institute initiatives and resources available to them.
- Dr. Justin Garcia, Executive Director and Senior Scientist
- Dr. Amanda Gesselman, Associate Director for Research and Anita Aldrich Endowed Research Scientist
- Liana Zhou, Director of the Kinsey Institute Library and Special Collections
- Shawn Wilson, Associate Director of the Kinsey Institute Library and Special Collections
- Natalie Kubat, Director of Development
- Dr. Jessica Hille, Assistant Director for Education
- Marie Metelnick, Communications Media Specialist
We also look forward to meeting in-person attendees at our Kinsey Institute information booth in the vendor exhibit space, open throughout the conference.
Registration for the SSSS 2021 Annual Conference (virtual and in-person) ends on November 12th. Find details and register at https://knsy.in/3CP7ai1