This spring, we unveiled a new item in the Special Collections that preserves and celebrates the LGBTQ+ history in our local Bloomington community: the Bullwinkle’s mural.
Entries by Kinsey Institute
Dr. Stephanie Sanders Appointed Research Director
The Kinsey Institute is pleased to share that Senior Scientist Dr. Stephanie Sanders has assumed the role of Kinsey Institute Research Director, effective July 1, 2023. Dr. Sanders will oversee the coordination of research by Kinsey Institute faculty, postgraduate researchers, and graduate students.
The Social Impact of Webcamming Sites
Dr. Amanda Gesselman spoke with Life in Red about recent Kinsey Institute studies on the social impact of webcam sites. What’s underneath beyond what we instantly classify those kinds of websites as? Those are sexual spaces, but the doesn’t mean that is the only thing going on there. Especially when there are live people interacting… Read more »
Gestational Age vs Fetal Development – What is the Difference?
Over the last decade and accelerating in the wake of the 2022 US Supreme Court decision that struck down Roe v Wade, individual US states have introduced legislation to limit access to abortion. Many of these laws are based on gestational age, which is the standard dating system used to measure the length of a… Read more »
Archive Spotlight: Julia Heiman Archive
Dr. Julia Heiman served as the Kinsey Institute’s sixth director from 2004-2013. Her tenure saw significant growth in research and the collections.Dr. Heiman expanded the research component of the Institute, looking at sexual satisfaction & relationship happiness in midlife couples, sexual violence, condom use errors and effective condom fit, stress responses in women with postpartum depression,… Read more »