In summer 2018, the Institute started a multi-phase move from the Sarah Parke Morrison Hall to the refurbished Lindley Hall in the Old Crescent area of the IU Bloomington campus. In the first phase of the Kinsey Institute’s relocation to Lindley Hall, the researchers and administrative staff were relocated, and shared laboratory space was constructed for… Read more »
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Kinsey Institute Receives $290,000 Gift to Further Trauma Research
The Kinsey Institute is thrilled to announce that the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP) in partnership with the Dillon Fund has awarded a $290,000 gift to the institute to provide funding for trauma recovery research being conducted at the Kinsey Institute Traumatic Stress Research Consortium (KI-TSRC). This gift joins a previous gift of … Read more »
How Asexuals Define Sex—And When and Why They Sometimes Have Sex
by Justin Lehmiller Asexuality is a term that different people define in somewhat different ways. Most often, however, asexuals tend to be characterized as persons who do not experience sexual attraction. This definition doesn’t entirely capture all of the diversity that exists within the asexual community, though.
Provost Professor Dr. Lemuel Watson Joins Kinsey Institute Faculty
The Kinsey Institute welcomes Dr. Lemuel Watson to our research faculty. Previously Dean of the Indiana University School of Education, Dr. Watson brings over three decades of experience in research, teaching, and advocacy around diversity issues with underrepresented groups, and was also recently appointed Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs (DEMA) at… Read more »
The Kinsey Interview Series: A Conversation with Nicole Prause
~By Justin Lehmiller What is a day in the life of a sex researcher like? In this interview series, I talk to some of the world’s foremost authorities on sex in order to answer this question, but also to provide a glimpse into what they’re currently working on, what the media tends to get wrong… Read more »