Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Justin Lehmiller, Ph.D.

Current Academic Affiliations

Senior Research Fellow
The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University
2018 – Present

Previous Academic Affiliations

Director of the Social Psychology Graduate Program and Assistant Professor of Social Psychology
Ball State University
2016 – 2018

Faculty Affiliate
The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University
2016 – 2018

Acting Director of the Social Psychology Graduate Program and Instructor of Counseling Psychology
Ball State University
2015 – 2016

Lecturer at the Department of Psychological Sciences
Purdue University
2014

College Fellow and Lecturer at the Department of Psychology
Harvard University
2011 – 2014

Assistant Professor of Social Psychology at the Department of Psychology
Colorado State University
2008 – 2011

Education

Ph.D., Social Psychology
Purdue University
August 2008

M.S., Experimental Psychology
Villanova University
September 2003

B.A., Psychology, Summa Cum Laude
Gannon University
May 2001

Leadership Positions

Program Committee Co-Chair
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
2017 and 2018 Annual Meetings

Planning Committee Co-Chair for the Sexuality Preconference
Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2014 – Present

Selected Awards

Ellen Laan Award for Translational Sexual Science
International Academy of Sex Research
2023

50 Distinguished Sexual and Gender Health Revolutionaries Award
Program in Human Sexuality, University of Minnesota Medical School
2021

Certificate of Teaching Excellence
Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University
2014

Certificate of Teaching Excellence
Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University
2013

Certificate of Teaching Excellence
Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University
2012

Graduate Student Award for Outstanding Teaching
Purdue University
2007

Graduate Research Publication Award
First-Place
Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University
2006

C. Eugene Walker Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year Award
Purdue University, Department of Psychological Sciences
2005

Graduate Student Research Competition Award
Association for Psychological Science
2005

Archbishop John Mark Gannon Award for General Scholastic Excellence
Awarded to the graduating senior with the highest GPA
Gannon University
2001

Peter C. Braeger Undergraduate Research Writing Award
Gannon University
2001

Articles Published in Peer-Reviewed Academic Journals

Lehmiller, J.J. & Gormezano A.M. (2023). Sexual fantasy research: A contemporary review. Current Opinion in Psychology, 49, 101496.

Balzarini, R.N., Muise, A., Zoppolat, G., Gesselman, A.N., Lehmiller, J.J., Garcia, J.R., Slatcher, R., & Mark, K.P. (2022). Sexual desire in the time of COVID-19: How COVID-related stressors are associated with sexual desire in romantic relationships. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51(8), 3823-3838.

Rodrigues, D.L., Martins, J., & Lehmiller, J.J. (2022). COVID-19 and sexual desire: Perceiving fear is associated with enhanced relationship functioning. Journal of Sex Research, 59(4), 403-412.

Kirkeby, K.M., Lehmiller, J.J., & Marks, M.J. (2022). Sugar dating, perceptions of power, and condom use: Comparing the sexual health risk behaviors of sugar dating and non-sugar dating women. Journal of Sex Research, 59(6), 731-741.

Balzarini, R.N., McDonald, J.N., Kohut, T., Lehmiller, J.J., Holmes, B.M. , & Harman, J.J. (2021). Compersion: When jealousy-inducing situations don’t (just) induce jealousy. Archives of Sexual Behavior. doi: 10.1007/s10508-020-01853-1

Thompson, A.E., Cipriano, A.E., Kirkeby, K.M., Wilder, D., & Lehmiller, J.J. (2021). Exploring variation in North American adults’ attitudes, interest, experience, and outcomes related to mixed-gender threesomes: A replication and extension. Archives of Sexual Behavior. doi: 10.1007/s10508-020-01829-1

Lehmiller, J.J. (2020). Fantasies about consensual nonmonogamy among persons in monogamous romantic relationships. Archives of Sexual Behavior. doi: 10.1007/s10508-020-01788-7

Lehmiller, J.J., Garcia, J.R., Gesselman, A.N. & Mark, K.M. (in press). Less sex, but more sexual diversity: Changes in sexual behavior during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Leisure Sciences.

Machia, L.V., Proulx, M.L., Ioeger, M. & Lehmiller, J. J. (2020). A longitudinal study of friends with benefits relationships. Personal Relationships, 27, 47-60. doi: 10.1111/pere.12307

Balzarini, R.N., Dharma, C., Kohut, T., Campbell, L., Lehmiller, J.J., Harman, J.J., & Holmes, B.M. (2019). Comparing relationship quality across different types of romantic partners in polyamorous and monogamous relationships. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48, 1749-1767.

Balzarini, R.N., Dharma, C., Kohut, T., Holmes, B.M., Campbell, L., Lehmiller, J.J., & Harman, J.J. (2019). Demographic comparison of American polyamorous and monogamous individuals from two online convenience samples. Journal of Sex Research, 56, 681-694. doi:10.1080/00224499.2018.1474333

Lehmiller, J.J. (2019). The importance of studying consent and consent violations in collective sex environments. Archives of Sexual Behavior. doi:10.1007/s10508-018-1238-z

Lehmiller, J.J., Ley, D.J., & Savage, D. (2018). The psychology of gay men’s cuckolding fantasies. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47, 999-1013. doi:10.1007/s10508-017-1096-0

Balzarini, R.N., Campbell, L., Holmes, B.M., Lehmiller, J.J., Harman, J.J., & Atkins, N. (2017). Perceptions of romantic partners in polyamorous relationships. PLoS ONE, 12(5): e0177841. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0177841

Lehmiller, J. J. (2017). Controversial issues in human sexuality research: The state of the science. European Psychologist, 22, 1-4.

Lehmiller, J.J. (2015). A comparison of sexual health history and practices among monogamous and consensually non-monogamous sexual partners. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12, 2022-2028.

Lehmiller, J.J., Ioerger, M. (2014). Social networking smartphone applications and sexual health outcomes among men who have sex with men. PLoS ONE, 9(1): e86603. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086603

Lehmiller, J.J., VanderDrift, L. E., & Kelly, J. R. (2014). Sexual communication, satisfaction, and condom use behavior in friends with benefits and romantic partners. Journal of Sex Research, 51, 74-85.

Lehmiller, J. J., Graziano, W. G., & VanderDrift, L. E. (2014). Peer influence and attraction to interracial romantic relationships. Social Sciences, 3, 115-127.

Spoor, J. R., & Lehmiller, J. J. (2014). The impact of course title and instructor gender on student perceptions and interest in a women and gender studies course. PLoS ONE, 9(9): e106286. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0106286

Lehmiller, J. J., & Konkel, K. E. (2013). Commitment to the GLBT community: An investment model analysis of its antecedents and consequences. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43, 1301-1312.

Lehmiller, J. J. (2012). Perceived marginalization and its association with physical and psychological health. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 29, 451-469.

VanderDrift, L. E., Lehmiller, J. J., & Kelly J. R. (2012). Commitment in friends with benefits relationships: Implications for relational and safer sex outcomes. Personal Relationships, 19, 1-13.

Lehmiller, J. J., VanderDrift, L. E., & Kelly J. R. (2011). Sex differences in approaching friends with benefits relationships. Journal of Sex Research, 48, 275-284.

Lehmiller, J. J. (2010). Differences in relationship investments between gay and heterosexual men. Personal Relationships, 17, 81-96.

Lehmiller, J. J., Law, A. T., & Tormala, T. T. (2010). The effect of self-affirmation on sexual prejudice. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46, 276-285.

Hoffman, A. M., Agnew, C. R., Lehmiller, J. J., & Duncan, N. T. (2009). Satisfaction, alternatives, investments, and the microfoundations of audience cost models. International Interactions, 35, 365-389.

Lehmiller, J. J. (2009). Secret romantic relationships: Consequences for personal and relational well-being. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 1452-1466.

Lehmiller, J. J., & Agnew, C. R. (2008). Commitment in age-gap heterosexual romantic relationships: A test of evolutionary and socio-cultural predictions. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 32, 74-82.

Lehmiller, J. J., & Schmitt, M. T. (2008). Intergroup attitudes and values in response to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 14, 259-274.

Agnew, C. R., Hoffman, A. M., Lehmiller, J. J., & Duncan, N. T. (2007). From the interpersonal to the international: Understanding commitment to the “War on Terror.” Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 1559-1571.

Lehmiller, J. J., & Agnew, C. R. (2007). Perceived marginalization and the prediction of romantic relationship stability. Journal of Marriage and Family, 69, 1036-1049.

Lehmiller, J. J., & Schmitt, M. T. (2007). Group domination and inequality in context: Evidence for the unstable meanings of social dominance and authoritarianism. European Journal of Social Psychology, 37, 704-724.

Schmitt, M. T., Lehmiller, J. J., & Walsh, A. L. (2007). The role of heterosexual identity threat in differential support for same-sex “civil unions” versus “marriages.” Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 10, 443-455.

Lehmiller, J. J., & Agnew, C. R. (2006). Marginalized relationships: The impact of social disapproval on romantic relationship commitment. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 40-51.

Chapters and Other Publications

Maxwell, J.A., Harrington, A., Denes, A., Lehmiller, J.J., Muise, A., & Impett, E.A. (in press). Sexuality in relationships: Highlights and oversights from recent research. In A.L. Vangelisti, D. Perlman, & S. Sprecher (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Personal Relationships (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Mogilski, J.K., Rodrigues, D.L., Lehmiller, J.J., & Balzarini, R.N. (2023). Maintaining multi-partner relationships: Evolution, sexual ethics, and consensual non-monogamy. In J.K. Mogilski & T.K. Shackelford (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Romantic Relationships. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Lehmiller, J. J., & Selterman, D. (2022). The nature of infidelity in non-heterosexual relationships. In T. DeLecce & T. Shackelford (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Infidelity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Lehmiller, J. J. (2021). Casual sex. In H. Armstrong (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Sex and Sexuality. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, Greenwood.

Lehmiller, J. J. (2021). Erotic/sexual fantasy. In H. Armstrong (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Sex and Sexuality. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, Greenwood.

Lehmiller J.J. (2018) Friends with Benefits. In T. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. New York: Springer, Cham.

Blair, K., Vannier, S., & Lehmiller, J. J. (2017). Getting started with ResearchGate. Relationship Research News, 16, 14-17.

Lehmiller, J. J. (2015). The case for sharing your scientific publications through social media. Relationship Research News, 14, 7-11.

O’Sullivan, L.F., Muise, A., & Lehmiller, J. J. (2015). Relationship researchers on social media: Why bother? Relationship Research News, 14, 5-7.

Lehmiller, J. J. (2014). No strings attached?: Are “friends with benefits” as complicated in real life as they are in the movies? In-Mind, 6(21).

Lehmiller, J. J. (2014). Racism. In T. R. Levine (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Deception (pp. 793-797). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Lehmiller, J. J. (2014). Sexual relationships. In T. R. Levine (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Deception (811-814). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Lehmiller, J. J. (2014). Tips from a self-taught teacher. APS Observer, 27(7).

Lehmiller, J. J., & Ioerger, M. (2014). Prejudice and stigma in intimate relationships: Implications for relational and personal health outcomes . In C. R. Agnew (Ed.), Social Influences on Close Relationships: Beyond the Dyad (pp. 83-102). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Lehmiller, J. J., & Konkel, K. E. (2012). Prejudice and discrimination in relational contexts. In M. Paludi (Ed.), The Psychology of Love (Vol. 2, pp. 75-87). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.

Lehmiller, J. J., & Agnew, C. R. (2010). May-December paradoxes: An exploration of age-gap relationships in Western society. In W. R. Cupach & B. H. Spitzberg (Eds.), The Dark Side of Close Relationships II (pp. 39-61). New York, NY: Routledge.

Lehmiller, J. J. (2009). Secret relationships. In H. T. Reis & S. K. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Human Relationships (pp. 1402-1405). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Arriaga, X. B., Agnew, C. R., Capezza, N. M., & Lehmiller, J. J. (2008). The social and physical environment of relationship initiation: An interdependence analysis. In S. Sprecher, A. Wenzel, & J. Harvey (Eds.), Handbook of Relationship Initiation (pp. 197-215). New York: Psychology Press.

Lehmiller, J. J. (2008). Conducting relationships research online: A primer on getting started and making the most of your resources. Relationship Research News, 7, 6-12.

Agnew, C. R., & Lehmiller, J. J. (2007). Social exchange theory. In R. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology (pp. 895-896). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Lehmiller, J. J. (2007). Robber’s Cave experiment. In R. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology (pp. 761-762). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Recent Professional Presentations (2019-2020)

Garcia, J.R., Mark, K.M., Lehmiller, J.J., & Gesselman, A.N. (2020, November). Loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic: Impact of intimate touch, stress, and satisfaction. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, New Orleans, LA.

Lehmiller, J.J., Garcia, J.R., Gesselman, A.N., & Mark, K.M. (2020, November). Less sex, but more sexual diversity: Changes in sexual behavior patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, New Orleans, LA.

Mark, K.M., Garcia, J.R., Gesselman, A.N., & Lehmiller, J.J. (2020, November). Sexual and relationship satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, New Orleans, LA.

Lehmiller, J.J. (2020, September). Sex and relationships in the time of COVID-19. Paper presented at the National Coalition for Sexual Health Annual Meeting (virtual conference)

Lehmiller, J. J. (2020, July). Sexual fantasies on six continents: Similarities and differences in sexual fantasy content across cultures. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research, Berlin, Germany.

Lehmiller, J.J. (2020, April). Tell me what you want: How to break the sexual silence and express your deeper fantasies and desires. Invited keynote talk given at the Society for Sex Therapy and Research Conference, Chicago, IL.

Lehmiller, J.J. (2020, March). Which sexual fantasies are common, and which ones are truly rare? Insights from the largest survey of sexual fantasies in the United States. Invited keynote talk given at the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, Orlando, FL.

Balzarini, R., Dobson, K., Kohut, T., & Lehmiller, J. J. (2019, November). Commitment, secrecy, and sex in stigmatized relationships. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Denver, CO.

Lehmiller, J.J. (2019, November). Consensual nonmonogamous relationships: Fantasy versus reality. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Denver, CO.

Lehmiller, J.J. (2019, November). The psychology of “dick pics”: How many men have sent unsolicited photos of their penises and why? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Denver, CO.

Lehmiller, J.J. (2019, November). Which sexual fantasies are common and which ones are truly rare? Insights from the largest survey of sexual fantasies in the United States. Invited keynote presentation given at the Multiplicity of the Erotic Conference, Chicago, IL.

Hinnenkamp, S., Schoener, A.E., Parker, C., Lehmiller, J. J., & Hutchison, A.N. (2019, August). Evaluating the impact of an undergraduate human sexuality course. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago,

Editorial Positions

European Psychologist (Special Issue Coordinator: Volume 22, Issue 1; special issue on controversies in human sexuality research)

Relationship Research News (Editor; 2013-2015)

Journal of Sex Research (Consulting Editor; 2017-Present)

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (Editorial Board; 2011-Present)

Personal Relationships (Editorial Board; 2009-Present)

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (Editorial Board; 2013-2018)

Social Influence (Editorial Board; 2009-Present)

Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Human Sexuality book series (Advisory Board)

Current Professional Memberships

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists

International Academy of Sex Research (Elected Full Member)

International Association for Relationship Research

Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality

Society for Sex Therapy and Research

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