Joli Hamilton is conducting new research on jealousy in polyamorous relationships. Call for Participants A Phenomenological Study Exploring Jealousy in Polyamorous Individuals If you are a polyamorous or ethically non-monogamous person who has experienced the feeling of jealousy and would like to share how jealousy feels for you, please consider participating in this study. My... Continue Reading →
Participate in Research on Compersion?
A colleague is conducting research on compersion. Please consider participating if you match the study criteria Have you ever experienced joy (rather than jealousy) when your partner(s) found love with another partner, in the context of a committed, consensually nonmonogamous relationship? If you are 21 years old or over, speak English and answered yes to... Continue Reading →
Participate in Research on Black LGBTQ+ Women with Mental Distress?
Doctoral candidate and Principle Investigator of the Hear My Voice Study, De'Shay Tomas at Arizona State University is seeking women who identify as Black/African American and LGBTQ+ and have experienced mental distress to participate in research. If you participate, you get a $25 gift card for the 1 to 2 hour interview via Skype, telephone,... Continue Reading →
Let’s Talk Relationships Interviews Dr. Eli Sheff on Rebel Relationships
Dr. Kelly and Chelsea at Let's Talk Relationships interviewed me for their show and labeled it Rebel Relationships. Check out our conversation on different types of consensual non-monogamy, kinds of love, and dealing with the possible complexities of CNM relationships.
Participate in Research on Attachment Styles in Polyamorous Relationships?
Wendi/Nicki Line-Robbins is doing her doctoral dissertation on polyamorous relationships and is asking for poly folks to take her survey -- please see the information below. My name is Wendi “Nicki” Line-Robbins, and I am a doctoral student at the International Institute of Clinical Sexology in Miami Shores, Florida. I am conducting my doctoral study... Continue Reading →
New Study of Polyamorous Relationships – Ryan Witherspoon
Ryan Witherspoon, a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Student at the California School of Professional Psychology, is conducting research on polyamorous relationships. Please consider participating. Participate in a survey about polyamorous relationships! If you are in a polyamorous or other type of consensually non-monogamous, where all parties involved understand and agree that complete monogamy is not... Continue Reading →
Participate in Research on Gender Dynamics in Polyamorous & Swinging Relationships?
Michelle Wolkomir, Ph.D., is a sociologist at Centenary College in LA, and she is conducting research that examines gender dynamics in multiple partner relationships. She needs to interview 60 volunteers, 30 polyamorists and 30 swingers for the study. REQUEST FOR VOLUNTEERS As a sociologist who studies gender and sexuality at Centenary College (seewww.centenary.edu/academics/sociology/faculty [and click... Continue Reading →
Dr. Eli Sheff Excited to be Presenting at Endless Poly Summer
This will be my first time at Endless Poly Summer, and I am thrilled to be presenting at the lovely Abrams Creek Retreat Center in the West Virginia Countryside. Not only do I get to lounge in their creek and do some forest bathing, I get to learn from amazing people like authors Patricia Johnson and... Continue Reading →
Participate in Survey on Polyamorous Identity & Communication?
Valerie Rubinsky, a doctoral student at Ohio University in the Communication Studies department, is doing her doctoral research on communication and identity in polyamorous relationships. If you would consider taking her survey, please check out the information below. Valerie Rubinsky is recruiting participants for a research study on identity in polyamorous relationships, specifically seeking participants... Continue Reading →
Participate in Research on Polyfidelity?
Polyfidelity Research Study Jeff Peterson, LCPC, LPC, NCC is a mental health professional and an advocate for the polyamorous (polyfidelitous) community. He organized the LGBTQ-Affirmative Therapist Guild (Healthcare Guild), a non-profit organization that serves as an advocacy group for alternative relationships, sexual orientation, and gender identity. This confidential study will help mental health professionals better understand... Continue Reading →