Highlighted Publications

  • Managing Desire Discrepancies

    A qualitative exploration of primarily LGBTQ+ adults' experiences with sexual and affectionate desire discrepancies, including how adults try to resolve them.

    Clark, A. N., Walters, T. L., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2024). “It’s an ongoing discussion about desire”: Adults’ strategies for managing sexual and affectionate desire discrepancies in romantic relationships. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 50(3), 669-686. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12709

  • Asexual-Allosexual Romantic Relationships

    A critical review using social exchange theory to explore the relationship dynamics of asexual adults with allosexual (i.e., non-asexual) partners. I focus on highlighting potential intimacy issues and methods of resolution and growth.

    Clark, A. N. (2023). Using Social Exchange Theory to examine relationship processes in asexual-sexual couples. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 15(2), 352-372. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12495

  • Concordance Between Romantic & Sexual Orientations

    An exploration of asexual and allosexual adults' romantic and sexual orientations, and how they align.

    Clark, A. N., & Zimmerman, C. (2022). Concordance between sexual attitudes and romantic orientations: Comparing allosexual and asexual adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51(1), 2147–2157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02194-3

Publications

2024:

Clark, A. N., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2024). Sexual and affectionate behaviors and satisfaction for adults in romantic relationships: A latent profile analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior. [Advance Online Publication]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-03016-y

Clark, A. N., Walters, T. L., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2024). “It’s an ongoing discussion about desire”: Adults’ strategies for managing sexual and affectionate desire discrepancies in romantic relationships. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 50(3), 669-686. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12709

Walters, T. L., Clark, A. N., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2024). “They mostly preached abstinence which didn’t work”: Young adults’ perception of sex-related messages from caregivers prior to initiation of sex. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 53(8), 3173-3186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-02916-3

2023:

Clark, A. N. (2023). Using Social Exchange Theory to examine relationship processes in asexual-sexual couples. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 15(2), 352-372. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12495

Clark, A. N., Walters, T. L., Hanna-Walker, V., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2023). “Hugging with masks on”: LGBTQ+ college students’ relationship experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interpersona. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.13487

Hanna-Walker, V., Lawrence, S. E., Clark, A. N., Walters, T. L., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2023). "It's like an elephant in the room with my family": LGBTQ+ college students' identity in the time of COVID-19. Journal of Adolescent Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584221149372

Walters, T. L., Hanna-Walker, V., Clark, A. N., Farina, R. E., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2023). LGBTQ+ college students' relationship experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emerging Adulthood, 11(3), 804-810. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968231160305

2022:

Clark, A. N., Lefkowitz, E. S., & Zimmerman, C. (2022). Sexual and affectionate behaviors in asexual and allosexual adults. Journal of Sex Research, 60(2), 242-252.  https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2022.2051161

Clark, A. N., & Zimmerman, C. (2022). Concordance between sexual attitudes and romantic orientations: Comparing allosexual and asexual adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51(1), 2147–2157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02194-3

Simon, K. A., Clark, A. N., & Watson, R. J. (2022). Asexual youth. In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence. Manuscript accepted for publication. Springer.

Simon, K. A., Hanna-Walker, V., Clark, A. N., Driver, R., Kalinowski, J., Watson, R. J., & Eaton, L. A. (2022). “This is to help me move forward”: The role of PrEP in harnessing sex positivity and empowerment among Black Sexual Minority Men in the Southern United States. Journal of Sex Research, 60(5), 741-751. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2022.2131704

Vasilenko, S. A., Walters, T. L., Clark, A. N., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2022). Positive, negative, or mixed feelings? A person‑centered approach to consequences of first penile‑vaginal intercourse in college students. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51(8), 3993-4006. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2011.589101

Zhang, Y., Farina, R. E., Lawrence, S. E., Walters, T. L., Clark, A. N., Hanna-Walker, V., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2022). How social support and parent-child relationship quality relate to LGBTQ+ college students’ well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Family Psychology,36(5), 653. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000981