To be eligible to participate, you must meet the following criteria: be (1) a mental or behavioral health clinician/therapist who treats substance misuse as part of their practice, OR (2) a person who sponsors others in a 12-step peer recovery program, OR (3) a person who is considered a peer recovery worker for those with substance misuse. You must also be aged 18 or older; live in the United States; and able to read and understand English. [Added Sept 3, 2024]

Researchers at The Kinsey Institute are conducting a study to understand the experiences of people who work in academia and have been involved, or are currently involved, in the adult industry and/or sex work. Participation will include completing questions about your experiences, including stigma, financial situation, and more. The online survey should take approx. 15-20 minutes to complete, and raffle-based compensation is provided.  To be eligible to participate, you must meet the following criteria: 18 years of age or older, reside in the US, are currently a grad student or college/university faculty member, and have experience working in the adult industry and/or sex work. For any questions, please contact Melissa Blundell-Osorio at meblun@iu.edu. To participate, please visit: knsy.in/acadsex  [Added July 31, 2024]

We are studying how people think about their identities and experiences with relationships. We are seeking people with all kinds of relationship experiences to participate in this study, including those who are polyamorous, in an open relationship, monogamous, single, and anything else. This is an online survey that is anticipated to take about 20-30 minutes to complete. Participants will be asked about their identities, relationship experiences, impressions of nonmonogamy, and definitions of relationship terms. Participants are eligible if they are 18 years of age or older, and live in the US. [Added June 4, 2024]

To be eligible to participate, you must meet these criteria: be 18 years of age or older, and self-identify as engaging in sexual practices that involve any of the following:

1. dominance and submission (i.e., the appearance that one person has control over the other);
2. role-playing (e.g., Master-slave or Teacher-student); and/or
3. physical stimulation (e.g., pain) and/or psychological stimulation and control to produce sexual arousal and to achieve sexual pleasure.

This study seeks to expand our knowledge on how intimate area self-care impacts our sexuality, sexual pleasure, and our perceptions of our bodies. In particular, we hope to understand what self-care practices we engage in and how norms and cultural practices may impact our decisions to keep or remove hair from our genital areas. As part of this study, participants will be asked about sexual behaviors, genital area grooming, how they feel about their genitals (e.g., look/smell/taste), and how they think others feel about both pubic hair and their genitals. The survey should take about 30-45 minutes to complete. Participants who opt-in to the raffle will be entered to win one of 1500 $40 gift cards.  Participants are eligible if they are between 18-35 years old and can communicate in English. [Added April 3, 2024]

This is a study on perceptions of relational attitudes and factors that influence these perceptions. Researchers are looking to recruit participants, of any gender identity and sexual orientation, to complete a confidential online survey consisting of a series of questions about yourself and perceptions of people’s relational attitudes.  The survey will take approximately 20 minutes. Participants are eligible if they are 18 years of age or older and fluent in English. [Added March 27, 2024]

This study explores the pregnancy and birth experiences of LGBTQ+ adults. In the survey, participants will be asked about their experiences with various healthcare providers in specific reproductive health contexts (e.g., prenatal care, fertility care, birth care, postpartum care). It also includes questions related to discrimination experiences, pronoun use in healthcare settings, and the interactions between gender and healthcare in pregnancy and birth contexts. Lastly, there are open-ended questions to allow participants to share more about their pregnancy and birth experiences. Participation should take approximately 15-20 minutes and is entirely voluntary. There is no compensation for this study. Participants are eligible if they are: 18 years of age or older, have had a wanted pregnancy in the last five years, identify as LGBTQ+, live in the U.S., and are fluent in English. [Added February 21, 2024]

The purpose of this study is to explore sexual desire in monogamous and non-monogamous relationships, and examine any similarities and/or differences between various relationship arrangements (e.g. monogamous, polyamorous, open relationships, swinging, relationship anarchy). Participants are eligible if they are: 18 years of age or older, and in a monogamous OR non-monogamous relationship. There are no gender or geolocation restrictions. [Added September 8, 2023]

Researchers are investigating how accurate (or inaccurate) each sex is at guessing the sexual desires of the other sex. Participants are eligible if they are: 18 years of age or older and fluent in English. You may be of any sex or gender and of any sexuality to take part. [Added April 25, 2023]

Researchers at Queen’s University are calling for individuals with diverse identities (e.g., gender and sexual minorities and majorities, consensually non-monogamous, BIPOC, etc.) to participate in a focus group or one-on-one interview to help aid the development of a comprehensive and inclusive measure of sexuality that can be used to assess one’s broad experience of sexuality in research and healthcare settings. Participation will consist of the completion of a ~15-minute online demographic survey, and, if selected to participate, engaging in a confidential 90 – 120 minute focus group or 60 – 120 minute interview over Zoom. Entry into prize drawings is available for the online survey as a thank you for your participation! Those selected to participate in the focus group will be compensated for their time. Participants are eligible if they are: 18 years of age or older, able to read and write in English, reside in Canada or the US, and are comfortable answering questions about sexuality. You do not need to be sexually active to participate. [Added March 27, 2023]

To participate please email: qshrl@queensu.ca and mention the Kaleidoscope study for the focus group, or the Chromatic study for a one-on-one interview. For more information about this study, click the “Participate” button below to be directed to the research lab’s webpage.

The purpose of this study is to examine factors contributing to hiring women in the workplace environment. Specifically, what variables make women candidates suitable for varying job positions. Participation requires answering some questions about yourself (i.e., demographic questions such as your age, sexual orientation, and relationship status) on the survey platform Qualtrics. You will then be asked to evaluate a potential candidate for a position in a workplace. The study will conclude with the participant completing a few further measures. This study will take approximately 20 minutes of your time. Participants are eligible if they are: 16 years of age or older. [Added December 26, 2022]