Dr. Erick Janssen discusses the dual control model of sexual arousal that human sexual behavior is governed by the twin forces of excitation and inhibition, like the gas and brake pedals in a car, and how this can explain various kinds of sexual problems. 

Kinsey Institute Presents: Conversations About Sex Research

The Dual-Control Model of Sexuality: Dr. Erick Janssen

Doctoral student Bradley Lane is the 2010 winner of the John Money Fellowship for Scholars of Sexology. He discusses his award work with the Kinsey Library and his dissertation research, centering on how visual imagery and the media intersects with society's understanding of sex offenses and sexual predation, and how that has evolved over time. 

Research on Sexual Predators and Media: Bradley Lane

The Condom Use Research Team (CURT) has been working together since 2001 on issues associated with the use of condoms. Members of the team come from three countries — Canada, Great Britain, and the United States — and have published over 20 articles in scientific journals on the topic of condom use. Team members speak about how the group started and what drives their research, and share what it's like to work with each other across continents and time zones. 

Condom Researchers Team Up To Investigate Condom Use

Dr. Debby Herbenick appears in the media as a sex educator and researcher speaking about sexuality and pleasure. She writes regular columns for several newspapers, blogs regularly on PsychologyToday.com and MySexProfessor.com, and has been a repeat guest on The Tyra Banks Show. In this interview, she discusses the relationship of public outreach and scientific sex research, and why it's important we talk about pleasure as well as health when we evaluate sexuality. 

Pleasure and Public Outreach in Sex Research: Dr. Debby Herbenick

KI Director Julia Heiman discusses her tenure as KI director since 2004 and American attitudes towards sex research, and looks ahead to topics of future research at the Institute and global initiatives addressing sex research, sexual health, and the growing issue of sexual violence. 

The Kinsey Institute Today with Kinsey Institute Director Dr. Julia Heiman

Kinsey Institute scientist Dr. Erick Janssen discusses how the majority of sex research concentrates on the individual, and how shifting the emphasis to sexuality within the context of a relationship is offering different and valuable insights about how we interact sexually. 

Studying Sexuality in Relationships: Dr. Erick Janssen

Kinsey Institute Scientist Dr. Virginia Vitzthum discusses her research on fertility, pregnancy, and environmental stresses in rural Bolivian women, and the repercussions for our understanding of the mechanisms of conception, pregnancy, and pregnancy loss, and how these study results are reflected in the US population. 

Environmental Stress and Its Impact on Pregnancy: Dr. Virginia Vitzthum

Kinsey Institute researcher Dr. Heather Rupp discusses her new research project into the causes of and possible treatments for postpartum depression, a condition that affects 10-15% of new mothers. 

Postpartum Depression in New Mothers: Dr. Heather Rupp

Norwegian scientist Dr. Sven-Axel Mansson discusses his research on pornography, and what it reveals about human sexuality. 

Pornography: Dr. Sven Axel-Mansson

Dr. Cynthia Graham, a research fellow at The Kinsey Institute, discusses her research with oral contraceptives and their effects on women's sexuality. 

Oral Contraception and Female Sexuality: Dr. Cynthia Graham

Dr. Erick Janssen of The Kinsey Institute discusses his research into how mood affects sexual behavior and sexual decision-making. 

Mood and Sexual Arousal: Dr. Erick Janssen

The Kinsey Institute Presents: Conversations with sex researchers about their research into a variety of issues, including sexual arousal, sexual behavior, contraception, pornography and more. Hear what they are looking at, and what they're finding out.