Welcome to The Science of BDSM, the website for the Science of BDSM Research Team based out of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois.
4/15/26: Kevin and Brad recently published a target article, "Authority Transfer Relationships: Illuminating a Consensual Inegalitarian Relationship Form," in Archives of Sexual Behavior. The article will appear in an upcoming issue of the journal along with six commentaries (Harris, Overall, & Morgenroth, 2026; Jozkowski, 2026; Ling, New, Hauck, & Daquila, 2026; Parchev, 2026; Pitagora, 2026; Wignall & McCormack, 2026) and a reply by Kevin and Brad.
6/23/26: Randal and Brad have had an article, "Can LLMs Take Psychological Surveys? A Case Study Using DeepSeek Models on Studies of Jealousy and Consent", accepted for publication in Archives of Sexual Behavior.
6/23/26: Our second paper written in collaboration with Manuel Morrens and his research team from the University of Antwerp, "Alignment Beyond the Binaries: The Relationship Between Expansive Gender Identities and Flexible BDSM Roles in a Large-Scale International Sample" has been published in Archives of Sexual Behavior.
9/3/26-9/7/26: Brie will present "New Insights from the Master/slave Interview Study", Nwachi will present "Building a Leather House: African Leather, Principles for Ethical Leadership in Modern Contexts", and Brad will present "M/s in the Ivory Tower" at the Master/slave Conference. Brad will also be the speaker at the Master/slave Flag Breakfast.
10/2/26-10/4/26: Brad will present "The Prosocial Sadist" at the Annual Kink Expo.
10/16/26-10/18/26: The team will present three classes and a roundtable at Kinky Kollege Homecoming (titles to be announced).
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Northern Illinois University
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