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Dr. Justin Lehmiller received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Purdue University. He is a Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institute and author of the book Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life. Dr. Lehmiller is an award-winning educator, having been honored three times with the Certificate of Teaching Excellence from Harvard University, where he taught for several years.

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Announcing the 11th Annual SPSP Sexuality Pre-Conference!

September 18, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

We are pleased to announce the eleventh annual SPSP Sexuality Pre-Conference! It will be held next February prior to the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Our last decade of pre-conferences was wildly successful and we are excited to further build on this tradition. The next SPSP Sexuality Pre-Conference will take place...

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Announcing the 11th Annual SPSP Sexuality Pre-Conference!
Meet the New Managing Editors: Bethany Lumsdaine
Meet the New Managing Editors: Bethany Lumsdaine

September 13, 2023 by Merissa Prine

Sex and Psychology is expanding! I’m pleased to introduce the latest additions to the team, who will help continue our mission of bringing you science-based sex ed. Next up: Bethany...

Interviews
Meet the New Managing Editors: Merissa Prine
Meet the New Managing Editors: Merissa Prine

September 6, 2023 by Bethany Lumsdaine

Sex and Psychology is expanding! We’re pleased to introduce the latest additions to the team this week and next, who will help continue our mission of bringing you science-based sex...

Interviews
Are Neurodivergent People More Likely to be Kinky?
Are Neurodivergent People More Likely to be Kinky?

August 30, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

Some individuals who frequent kink and BDSM spaces have observed that they meet more individuals who are neurodivergent than in other social settings. So is there truly a correlation between...

Kink & BDSM, Psychology
Happy K-Day! Celebrating the History of Women’s Sexuality Research
Happy K-Day! Celebrating the History of Women’s Sexuality Research

August 21, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

Sixty-nine years ago this week (August 20, 1953), the media first reported on some of the major findings from Alfred Kinsey’s classic book Sexual Behavior in the Human Female. This book was...

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There’s More to the Dick Pic Than Meets the Eye
There’s More to the Dick Pic Than Meets the Eye

August 9, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a dick pic, there’s a high likelihood that it was unsolicited. For this reason, a majority of public discourse surrounding dick...

Books & Films, Gender, Media & Culture
How to Use the Sex and Psychology Blog in Your Classroom
How to Use the Sex and Psychology Blog in Your Classroom

July 12, 2023 by Olivia Adams

A couple of weeks ago, we released a blog post on an excellent resource developed by Dr. Steven Rouse that pairs episodes of the Sex and Psychology podcast with chapters...

Sex Ed
Tell Me What You Want

Tell Me What You Want

Discover what the largest survey of sexual fantasies in America tells us about the erotic mind – and how to have a healthier, hotter sex life.

Sex and Psychology Podcast

Sex and Psychology Podcast

Take a deep dive into the psychology of sex and relationships. This is the sex ed you never got in school – and won’t get anywhere else.

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