Dr. Eli Sheff is an Educational Consultant and Expert Witness Serving Sexual and Gender Minorities.
Logo for 4th NonMonogamies and Contemporary Intimacies Econference #eNMCI2021 Non-Monogamies and Contemporary Intimacies goes online 24-26 September 2021 http://www.nmciconference.com Due to the changes and uncertainties created by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the original plan, laid out in 2019, to have the 4th NMCI in Chile was postponed, but not abandoned. In the meantime, there have... Continue Reading →
Logo reading Center for Positive Sexuality The folks at the Center for Positive Sexuality are calling for funding proposals for research on race and positive sexuality -- see details below! Image: color photo of stack of 100 dollar bills The Center for Positive Sexuality has announced a call for proposals for research on race and positive sexuality. Proposals are due September 8, 2021. Each award is for $1000.... Continue Reading →
Image: Color photo of three people who appear female, wearing backpacks and standing together outside on grassy hill with arms around each other. My colleague Dr. Justin Mogilski has collected a team of experts (including me, Dr. Eli) to study how people in polyamorous and other consensually nonmonogamous relationship mantain their multiple-partner relationships. So far... Continue Reading →
Image: abstract figure seated at desk with computer with text bubble The Multi-partner Relationship Maintenance Study is seeking participants! An international team led by Dr. Justin Mogilski (and including me, Dr. Eli) is conducting research on how people sustain their multiple-partner relationships. If you are currently in one (or more) romantic and/or sexual relationship(s), please... Continue Reading →
Image: Cover of book with pastel triangles, title reads Love and Freedom Previously I told my readers about an exciting new book series on diverse sex, gender, and relationships that I am co-editing with Dr. Richard Sprott through the publishers Rowman and Littlefield. Now I am very excited to announce that the first book in... Continue Reading →
Words written on black background with white font and polyamory symbol, which is a red heart interwoven with the infinity symbol. Dr. Manijeh Badiee at the California State University (San Bernadino) is studying the experiences of BIPOC people in polyamorous relationships who seek mental health counseling or therapy. This is very important research on a... Continue Reading →
Image: Ithaca College logo Please see the message below from Zoe Hadley who is conducting research on groups of friends who have sex with each other. ************************************************** I'm an undergrad sociology major (with minors in Gender Studies and African Diaspora Studies) at Ithaca College and I'm currently conducting a research study exploring the phenomenon of... Continue Reading →
Image: Cover of journal with blue background and white letters reading Teaching Sociology: An Official Journal of the American Sociological Association Are you an academic who teaches about how messed up the world is? Then consider writing something for the premier teaching journal in the field of sociology -- Teaching Sociology. Check out the call... Continue Reading →
Image: three black and white hearts nested wtihin each other Are you currently in, or have you been in a consensually non-monogamous relationship (e.g., swinging, polyamorous, or open relationship) and want to contribute to science? My colleagues and I are conducting a study looking at the practices and guidelines that people in CNM relationships follow... Continue Reading →
Image: Cover of journal Sexualities An amazing team of polyamory researchers is putting together a special issue of the journal Sexualities focusing on parenting in polyamorous families. If you are researching or serving parents in polyamorous families, consider submitting an abstract. More info below: Image: Laptop on desk with coffee cup and notebook Photo by... Continue Reading →
Sheff’s television appearances include CNN, and the National Geographic, and she has given more than 20 radio, podcast, print, and television interviews with sources from Radio Slovenia to National Public Radio, the Sunday London Times to the Boston Globe and Newsweek.
