Dr. Cynthia Graham
@cygraham_graham
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Sex Research, Distinguished Professor, Dept of Gender Studies @IndianaUniv & Senior Scientist, @KinseyInstitute
I have moved over to the other side at cygraham.bsky.social Come follow me there! @kinseyinstitute @GenderStudiesIU @TheIASR @Sex_Science @TheRealSSTAR @BASHH_UK @IUBloomington
Fantastic article from @sophieokolo in @Forbes highlighting research around #menopause, #aging, sexual wellbeing, and our upcoming symposium on all of the above. forbes.com/sites/sophieok… @cygraham_graham @JustinLehmiller @MenopauseOrg
I was interviewed for this @TheAdvocateMag article - a response to the #HHS new guidance on the Teen Pregnancy Program @kinseyinstitute @Guttmacher
“What young people want is to talk about decision-making and relationships. They want to know how to take care of themselves,” one expert said. “We can trust young people with information. But only if we treat them with respect.” advocate.com/health/trump-r…
New paper published in @MenopauseOrg from Kinsey Institute researchers @cygraham_graham, Louise Ferrall & @JustinLehmiller shows menopause is not always associated w/ adverse changes in sexuality. journals.lww.com/menopausejourn…
Our first paper published from our Womanizer study: Masturbation frequency and experiences among US women aged... : Menopause @JustinLehmiller @kinseyinstitute @MenopauseJrnl journals.lww.com/menopausejourn…
Great @guardian article on #sexuality and #aging by @mmaggeler 👏 theguardian.com/wellness/2025/…
Another critically important research project cut short @ANSIRH @PPFA @LauraLindberg2
Diana Greene Foster, The Turnaway Study's lead researcher, planned to study outcomes of pregnant patients who showed up to emergency departments. But the NIH cut her funding, along with 1,450 other grants. “This was clearly a politically motivated cut.” projects.propublica.org/nih-cuts-resea…
Our paper "Positive Sexual Aging: A Novel Concept and Bi-Country Development of a Brief Measure" Stulhofer et al is out in @ArchSexBehav link.springer.com/article/10.100… @kinseyinstitute
Gay and straight men are more similar than you might think in terms of their sex lives. Research finds that they report nearly identical sexual frequencies and roughly equivalent levels of sexual satisfaction. sexandpsychology.com/blog/2021/6/28…
⏰ Deadline is approaching - apply by May 23!
📢 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ON AGING Present a #research poster at our Symposium on Sex & Aging. Qualitative, quantitative, & mixed methods studies from any discipline that explore the intersection of sex and #aging are welcome. Apply ⏬ iu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8j…
Research finds that, across gender, masturbation functions primarily as an autonomous activity, largely independent of partnered sexual frequency. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
While most young adults seem to look back on the timing of their sexual debut favorably, regret is common. Most (57%) felt that their sexual debut happened at the right age, whereas 37% wished it had happened later and 6% wished it had happened earlier. sexandpsychology.com/blog/2021/5/10…
Supreme Court has decided to hear a case challenging local and state laws banning so-called “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ youth. Our new study in @JAMANetworkOpen is first to show these discredited practices increase risk for later heart disease. Free: jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
Every woman, I repeat, every woman of every age, every color, every political affiliation should condemn this, should raise their voice about this, should be terrified about this. Just a few short months ago women’s health advocates were optimistic for the first time in…
The group that helped overturn Roe v. Wade is officially going after birth control. This is terrifying. 99% of sexually active women have used contraception at some point in their lives. jezebel.com/far-right-grou…
We are recruiting women ages 40-75 for a 3-month study of menopause and self-pleasure. Take our screening survey via this link to determine eligibility and sign up! @kinseyinstitute womanizerkinsey.carrd.co
Women 40-75: Be part of an important menopause + self-pleasure study with @JustinLehmiller and @kinseyinstitute, and get a free @womanizerglobal pleasure tool to assist you in completing the "tasks." I heartily endorse Dr. Lehmiller's work.
We are recruiting women ages 40-75 for a 3-month study of menopause and self-pleasure. Take our screening survey via this link to determine eligibility and sign up! @kinseyinstitute womanizerkinsey.carrd.co
📈 Currently #Altmetric trending! Made #OpenAccess until the end of May 2025, this article challenges the assumption that relationship and sexual satisfaction are heightened for those in monogamous relationships. 🔓 Read on here: spr.ly/6015FmCWP
📢 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ON AGING Present a #research poster at our Symposium on Sex & Aging. Qualitative, quantitative, & mixed methods studies from any discipline that explore the intersection of sex and #aging are welcome. Apply ⏬ iu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8j…
Not every university has something like the Kinsey Institute. But then again, not every university is IU. Support our research and collections with a gift this #IUDay 🎁 knsy.in/IUDAY25