Celebrate Undergraduate Research Week
Check out the undergraduate research being done at Dr. Prior's Campus Sexual Culture & Consent Lab!
These research posters were developed by MSU undergraduate students participating in Dr. Sarah Prior’s Campus Sexual Culture & Consent Lab.
Learn more and view the posters below:
Social Pressures and their Effects on Hookup Culture on Campus:
By Amanda Kore & Saumya Naidu
Qualitative review of Michigan State University student perceptions of social pressures on campus and their effects on sexual activity. Based on data collected through anonymous free response and multiple-choice survey questions. Contributing to Dr. Prior’s Campus Sexual Culture Lab. IRB approved. Ongoing research.
Sexual Education Outside of the Classroom:
By Trevin Bathgate & Ada Tussing
Sexual education is most often thought of as an in-school activity that occurs for the younger generations of the world; however, it often comes in many different forms. We see through survey data and journal entries that sexual education through school programs is often not the first-time adolescents are learning about different sexual topics. Media, pornography, and peer relations function as some of the largest pieces to an individual’s sexual education. These different sources are easily accessible and shape perceptions of sexual culture in both positive and negative ways.
Consent in Sex Education:
By Aquinnah Buell, Rachel Poss & Baylor Swanson
Lack of consent education can make it hard to effectively communicate during sexual activities and can lead to preventable harm. According to RAINN, on college campuses over 13% of all students experience some form of sexual violence. This number increases for female student s to 26.4%. It is shown that sexual violence risk factors are negatively associated with endorsement of active consent and positively correlated with endorsement of passive consent.
Beyond just a “Yes”: How MSU Undergraduates Learn, Understand, and Apply Consent
By Tori Bush
Sexual education aims to support healthy sexual practices and relationships; however, its coverage in secondary institutions varies. Many students enter university with incomplete information, often shaped by abstinence-only programs that exclude topics of consent, sexual communication, and gender or sexual diversity. As scholars note, there is no universally agreedupon definition of consent, thus leading to confusion as students understand it differently. This study explores how MSU undergraduates learn about, define, understand, and communicate sexual consent.
The Impact of Race & Ethnicity on College Hookup Culture
By Saanvi Seth
Hookup culture refers to the uncommitted sexual relations that individuals participate in without the expectation of a romantic relationship. 60%-80% of North American students have experienced hookup culture on college campuses. Students of color believe that participating in hookup culture will reaffirm stereotypes regarding their race.
MSU Students and Dating App Usage
By Alyssa Berkaw & Mia Stromberg
Using qualitative and quantitative methods, we analyzed over 100 survey responses pertaining to dating apps to answer the following research question: Are there patterns or trends in how MSU students use certain dating apps?