Justin J. Lehmiller is an American
social psychologist
Social psychology is the methodical study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. Although studying many of the same substantive topics as its counterpart in the field of ...
and author. He is a research fellow at the
Kinsey Institute
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at
Indiana University
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.
Lehmiller has authored books such as ''Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life'' and ''The Psychology of Human Sexuality''. He has appeared on several television programs to discuss his research and the science of sex. He maintains the ''Sex and Psychology'' blog and podcast.
Biography
Lehmiller is from
Canton, Ohio
Canton () is a city in Stark County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of cities in Ohio, eighth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 70,872 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Canton–Massillo ...
. He attended college at
Gannon University
Gannon University is a private Catholic university with campuses in Erie, Pennsylvania, and Ruskin, Florida, United States. Established in 1925, Gannon University enrolls approximately 4,600 undergraduate and graduate students annually. Its i ...
, earning a B.A. in psychology in 2001. In 2003, he graduated from
Villanova University
Villanova University is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1842 and named after Thomas of Villanova, Saint Thom ...
with a M.S. in experimental psychology. In 2008, he received his doctorate in social psychology from
Purdue University
Purdue University is a Public university#United States, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded ...
. Lehmiller began his academic career as an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at
Colorado State University
Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University Syst ...
(2008–2011). Following that, he served as a College Fellow in the Department of Psychology at
Harvard University
Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...
(2011–2014) and as the director of the Social Psychology Graduate Program at
Ball State University
Ball State University (Ball State or BSU) is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana, United States. The university has three off-campus centers in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Fishers, Indiana. The university is composed of seven aca ...
(2015–2018).
Lehmiller's book ''Tell Me What You Want'' was published by
Da Capo Press
Da Capo Press is an American publishing company with headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts. It is now an imprint of Hachette Books.
History
Founded in 1964 as a publisher of music books, as a division of Plenum Publishers, it had additional offi ...
in 2018. The book is based on the largest-ever survey of sexual fantasies in the United States. Lehmiller's survey of 4,175 Americans offers insight into what Americans are fantasizing about, where people's sexual fantasies come from and what they say about an individual, and how to communicate about fantasies with a partner. In January 2020, Lehmiller appeared on an episode of the
Netflix
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series ''
Sex, Explained,'' in which he discussed some of the main findings from his book.
Lehmiller collaborated with advice columnist,
Dan Savage
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, to study gay men's cuckolding fantasies, publishing the findings in the ''
Archives of Sexual Behavior
The ''Archives of Sexual Behavior'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal in sexology. It is the official publication of the International Academy of Sex Research.
History
The journal was established in 1971 by Richard Green, who served a ...
,'' a peer-reviewed journal for research on sexuality. He has also published on
sexual fantasies
A sexual fantasy, or erotic fantasy, is an Autoeroticism, autoerotic mental image or pattern of thought that stirs a person's Human sexuality, sexuality and can create or enhance sexual arousal. A sexual Fantasy (psychology), fantasy can be crea ...
, consensual non-monogamy, marginalized relationships, and
friends with benefits.
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Lehmiller is a consulting editor at ''The Journal of Sex Research
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'' and an elected member of the International Academy of Sex Research
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Lehmiller has appeared on several television programs to discuss his research and the science of sex, including ''Dr. Phil
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, Sex Before the Internet,'' and National Geographic's ''Taboo''.[IMDB]
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Other works
*Harman, J. J., & Lehmiller, J. J. (2014). ''A Social Psychology Research Experience'' (2nd ed.). San Diego, CA: Cognella.
*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.
*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. (2009). Secret romantic relationships: Consequences for personal and relational well-being. ''Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35,'' 1452–1466.
*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. (2012). Perceived marginalization and its association with physical and psychological health. ''Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 29,'' 451–469.
*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., & 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. (2015). A comparison of sexual health history and outcomes among monogamous and consensually non-monogamous sexual partners. ''The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12,'' 2022–2028. doi:10.1111/jsm.12987
*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. (2019). The importance of studying consent and consent violations in collective sex environments. ''Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48,'' 47-50. doi:10.1007/s10508-018-1238-z
*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
*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. doi:10.1007/s/10508-019-1416-7
*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
*Lehmiller, J.J., Garcia, J.R., Gesselman, A.N. & Mark, K.M. (2020). Less sex, but more sexual diversity: Changes in sexual behavior during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. ''Leisure Sciences.'' doi:10.1080/01490400.2020.1774016
*Lehmiller, J.J. (2020). Fantasies about consensual nonmonogamy among persons in monogamous romantic relationships. ''Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49,'' 2799–2812. doi:10.1007/s10508-020-01788-7
*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, 50,'' 1433-1448''.'' doi:10.1007/s10508-020-01829-1
*Lehmiller, J.J. & Gormezano A.M. (2023). Sexual fantasy research: A contemporary review''. Current Opinion in Psychology, 49,'' 101496. doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101496
References
External links
''Sex and Psychology''
(blog)
''Sex and Psychology Podcast''
(podcast)
''Tell Me What You Want''
(book)
Kinsey sex researcher: What I learned in asking more than 4,000 Americans about their sexual fantasies. ''USA Today''.
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Living people
American sexologists
American social psychologists
1980 births
Purdue University alumni
Harvard Fellows
Writers from Canton, Ohio