Charlene Muehlenhard

Charlene Muehlenhard
  • Professor

Contact Info

305 Fraser
Lawrence

Research —

Teaching Interests

  • Conceptual Issues in Human Sexuality
  • Women and Violence (including rape
  • Stalking
  • Sexual harassment
  • Domestic violence
  • And child sexual abuse)
  • Psychology of Women
  • Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

Selected Publications —

Muehlenhard, C. L., Peterson, Z. D., Humphreys, T. P., & Jozkowski, K. N. (2017). Evaluating the one-in-five statistic: Women’s risk of sexual assault while in college. Journal of Sex Research. , 54((4-5)), 549-576. DOI:10.1080/00224499.2017.1295014

Esterline, K. M., & Muehlenhard, C. L. (2016). Wanting to be seen: Young people’s experiences of performative making out. Journal of Sex Research. Journal of Sex Research. , 54(8), 1051-1063. DOI:10.1080/00224499.2016.1242111

Muehlenhard, C. L., Humphreys, T. P., Jozkowski, K. N., & Peterson, Z. D. (2016). The complexities of sexual consent among college students: A conceptual and empirical review. Journal of Sex Research, 53(4–5), 457–487. DOI:10.1080/00224499.2016.1146651

Selected Presentations —

Mitchell, R. C. & Muehlenhard, C. L. (11/30/2017). Building a realistic model of sexual consent. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. Atlanta, GA

Mitchell, R. C., Mustapha, A. A. & Muehlenhard, C. L. (11/30/2017). Challenging Assumptions: A Critical Evaluation of Sexual Violence Prevention Dialogue. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, . Atlanta, GA

Esterline, K. M. & Muehlenhard, C. L. (11/30/2017). Conceptualizing Outness About Sexual Orientation: Implications for Research and Practice. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality,. Atlanta, GA.

Mitchell, R. C. & Muehlenhard, C. L. (11/18/2016). Consent is not simple: How college students communicated consent in real-life sexual encounters. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality . Phoenix, AZ

Muehlenhard, C. L. (11/18/2016). Five principles to consider when thinking about sexual consent. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. Phoenix, AZ

Kutchko, V. J., Muehlenhard, C. L., & . (11/15/2015). Bystander experiences with sexual coercion: Real-life experiences. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. Albuquerque, NM

Esterline, K. M. & Muehlenhard, C. L. (11/14/2015). College students’ experiences of being asked to make out in front of others. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. Albuquerque, NM

Muehlenhard, C. L., Humphreys, T. P., Jozkowski, K. N. & Peterson, Z. D. (11/14/2015). Sexual assault and sexual consent among college students: Politics and research. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. Albuquerque, NM

Mustapha, A. A. & Muehlenhard, C. L. (11/13/2015). From 'It wasn't a big deal' to 'Devastated': Variations in reported reactions to sexual coercion as a function of the coerced sexual act. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. Albuquerque, NM