The Kinsey Institute is pleased to announce that Anita Aldrich Endowed Research Scientist Dr. Amanda Gesselman has accepted a new administrative role at the Kinsey Institute, effective July 1, 2023. In addition to her robust research program, Dr. Gesselman will now oversee the training and mentorship of the Institute’s postdoctoral scholars.
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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 »
Polyamory and Consensual Non-monogamy in the US
Monogamy has long been a hallmark of American social norms and viewed as the pinnacle of relationships. However, over the past decade in particular, attention has been gathering on alternative forms of romantic and sexual relationships. Television entertainment featuring polygamy and wife-swapping and celebrities revealing their alternative domestic arrangements in high-profile media stories have piqued… Read more »
SSRC Grant for New Research on COVID-19 and LGBTQ+ Loneliness
Dr. Amanda Gesselman has been awarded an SSRC Covid-19 Rapid-Response Grant. These grants provide funding for projects from across the social sciences and related fields that address the social, economic, cultural, psychological, and political impact of Covid-19 in the United States and globally, as well as responses to the pandemic’s wide-ranging effects.