Dr. Shemeka Thorpe’s research focuses on the sexual well-being of Black women throughout their lifespan using sex positive and intimate justice frameworks.
Partnered Sexual Behaviors, Pleasure, and Orgasms at Last Sexual Encounter: Findings from a US Probability Sample of Black Women Ages 18 to 92 Years
Black Female Adolescents' Sexuality:
Pleasure Expectancies, Sexual Guilt, and Age Sexual Debut
Relational and Partner-Specific Factors Influencing Black Heterosexual
Women’s Initiation of Sexual Intercourse and Orgasm Frequency
Balancing the sexology scales: a Content Analysis
of Black women's sexuality research
Sexual Health Interventions for Black Women in the United States:
A Systematic Review of Literature
Social Motivations for College Hookups
Sexual Attitudes, Religious Commitment, and
Sexual Risk Behaviours among College-Aged Women
" Knowing That You're Pleasing the Other Person Makes It Even Better": Perceived Pleasure and Motives for Condom Use among Heterosexual Black College Men in the South
Supporting the Sexual Health of College Students with IDD:
A Call for Trainings for Inclusive Postsecondary Education Program Staff
First-year College Students' Alcohol and Hookup Behaviors:
Sexual Scripting and Implications for Sexual Health Promotion
