John Vincent Ford
Biographic Data
| ID | 1096161 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Vincent Ford |
| GIVEN NAMES | John Vincent |
| FAMILY NAME | Ford |
| SIGNATURE | FORD J V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9426-3351 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 29 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1929 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Decolonising sexual pleasure
This paper seeks to challenge the dominance of Global North frameworks in international work on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), arguing that decolonising this work requires centring Global South knowledge, lived experience, and culturally grounded understandings of sexuality, including sexual pleasure. Decolonisation is here understood as dismantling inequitable power relations, shifting epistemic authority away from Global Nort…
Forced marriage, divorce, and the ecology of marital self-determination
Research with Orthodox (Charedi) Jews illustrates barriers to divorce as a type of forced marriage • These barriers span the ecological model, from the intrapsychic to policy and history levels • Constrained access to divorce is not captured by current global or US forced marriage definitions
Navigating realities
The rising prevalence of internet pornography consumption among adolescents has created a need for proactive approaches to pornography literacy within sex education. This article aims to both introduce the “Navigating Realities” curriculum and advocate for an expanded approach to pornography literacy education that integrates comprehensive media literacy, critical analysis, and a sex-positive framework. This evidence-informed curriculum was devel…
Prevent with Pleasure
Previous research suggests integrating pleasure into HIV prevention programming improves health outcomes. There are no existing reviews on how exactly pleasure is used within HIV public communications campaigns (PCCs). This manuscript investigates: (1) how HIV PCCs operationalise pleasure; and (2) the efficacy of pleasure-based HIV PCCs. EMBASE, Web of Science Core Collection and PsycINFO were searched for articles that present pleasure-based HIV…
Associations Between Gender and Sexuality Characteristics of Cisgender Bisexual Women and Risk of Sexual Assault
Objective: Research consistently documents disproportionately high rates of sexual assault among bisexual women, one of the fastest growing sexual minority demographic groups in the United States. This study seeks to better understand how bisexual women's position as both women and sexual minority people may heighten their risk for sexual assault. Method: Using data from 165 bisexual women in the Chicago Health and Life Experience of Women (CHLEW…
The Porto Proclamation
Objectives This report summarizes the key discussions and outcomes of the inaugural World Sexual Health Assembly, which culminated in the development of the Porto Proclamation on Sexual Health, Rights, and Justice. It aims to identify global challenges and emerging opportunities in sexual health, highlight new insights and capacities generated through the Assembly, and outline strategic actions to guide international efforts over the next five ye…
Missing pieces
In recent decades, there has been increased attention paid to the phenomenon of forced marriage. However, much of this work positions forced marriage as a problem of “backwards” culture or religion. This scoping review synthesizes and critiques research on forced marriage, showing that extant research has focused on individual circumstances of vulnerability, forced entrance to marriage, and cisgendered heterosexual women. These narrow framings ec…
(Re)conceptualizing structural stigma
A growing body of evidence has documented the adverse health consequences of structural stigma across multiple marginalized groups, including sexual minorities. In light of these advancements, scholars have urged the field to refine conceptualizations of structural stigma to guide future empirical work. We heed this charge by analyzing two sets of qualitative data among gay and bisexual men obtained from a probability-based panel: 1) responses to…
Embodied Injustice
Lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women experience disproportionately high rates of unwanted sex, including sexual assault. The literature has noted LBQ women's elevated risk for sexual victimization compared to heterosexual women, but little research has compared LBQ women's processing of sexual violations to those of heterosexual women. To address this gap, this article examines accounts of unwanted sex among 20 LBQ and 38 heterosexual college…
Sexual health indicators for the United States
Introduction: Today, we are facing increased and continued adverse sexual health outcomes in the United States, including high post-COVID-19 pandemic rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). For the past 20 years, there have been calls for a national health strategy and a more comprehensive sexual health approach to address the myriad of persistent sexual health problems in this country. Employing a sexual health approach requires shiftin…
Orgasm and Faking Orgasm
This article examines the prevalence and correlates of orgasm and faking orgasm in the last year among a representative sample of Chinese men and women. Existing research on orgasm in China has largely been confined to medical research. To our knowledge, no published studies have examined faking orgasm in a Chinese context. These data come from the Chinese Health and Family Life Survey (CHFLS) conducted in 1999 and 2000. We used multivariable log…
Using a Daily Diary Approach to Examine Substance Use and Negative Sexual Experiences Among College Students
Sexual Pleasure and Healthcare Settings
Sexual pleasure is best attained through facilitating access to the highest standard of health. Today global data show a persistent high burden of sexual health issues. Yet, pleasure remains a sensitive, stigmatized, and unspoken topic in healthcare services. This article examines how to incorporate a value for pleasure into healthcare services, grounded in the assumption that pleasure is a fundamental reason why people have sex and that acknowle…
The World Association for Sexual Health’s Declaration on Sexual Pleasure
This article provides technical guidance on the content, meaning, and application of the World Association of Sexual Health (WAS) Declaration on Sexual Pleasure to various stakeholders and practitioners working in the area of sexuality, sexual health, and sexual rights. A growing body of work shows that sexual pleasure is integral to broader health, mental health, sexual health, well-being and rights and indeed can lead to improvements in health.…
Advancing Sexual Pleasure as a Fundamental Human Right and Essential for Sexual Health, Overall Health and Well-Being
On September 11, 2021, the World Association for Sexual Health ratified a Declaration on Sexual Pleasure in its General Assembly. This declaration was a bold attempt by WAS to urge all spheres of influence in society to recognize the critical importance of sexual pleasure as a key component of sexual health and sexual rights. This special issue of the International Journal of Sexual Health (the official journal of the WAS) contains a technical do…
The role of partner gender in bisexual men’s stigma-related experiences and mental health
Bisexual men are disproportionately affected by negative mental health outcomes compared to heterosexual and gay men. These disparities are related to the unique stressors that they experience, and emerging evidence suggests that their experiences of these stressors can be different depending on the gender of their partner. However, previous studies have largely focused on bisexual women and little is known about the role of partner gender in bis…
Unwanted Sex on Campus
The Situational Contexts of Sexual Experiences among Urban College Students
Objectives Research examining sex among college students has frequently focused on negative sexual experiences. This study aimed to understand situational predictors of various dimensions of students’ sexual experiences. Methods: 427 college students participated in a 60-day daily survey; 213 reported sex and were asked questions about each sexual encounter. Results: 1,664 sexual encounters were reported. 72.5% were described as very pleasurable,…
A Situation Where There Aren't Rules
Although college gay and bisexual men report elevated rates of sexual victimization, their accounts have received less scholarly attention. This article examines 18 gay, bisexual, and questioning (GBQ) men's narratives about their experiences of unwanted sex in college. Our findings suggest that men are motivated to have unwanted sex while trying to navigate ambiguous sexual scripts amid male power dynamics, sexual inexperience, and ubiquitous he…
How College Men Understand Unwanted Sex with Women
Recent studies have shown that heterosexual college men report unwanted sex at higher rates than one might expect. And yet, college men’s perceptions of unwanted sex with women have been studied infrequently. This study examines how men understand unwanted sex with women and the impact of these experiences. Thirty‐nine men, aged 18–25, were interviewed using open‐ended questions related to their unwanted sexual experiences. Our findings demonstra…
Confusing Stalking for Romance
Cohort Increases in Sex with Same-Sex Partners
We examine change across U.S. cohorts born between 1920 and 2000 in their probability of having had sex with same-sex partners in the last year and since age 18. Using data from the 1988-2018 General Social Surveys, we explore how trends differ by gender, race, and class background. We find steep increases across birth cohorts in the proportion of women who have had sex with both men and women since age 18, whereas increases for men are less stee…
Why Pleasure Matters
Much work on sexual health has emphasized adverse outcomes such as sexually transmitted infections/HIV, unintended pregnancy, and sexual violence. Although these objectives are of continued importance, they reflect a global tendency to focus on negative sexual health outcomes. Far less prominent in health promotion, policy, and programing is a sustained recognition that sexual pleasure is an important aspect of sexuality. This commentary centers …
Gender Variance and Sexual Orientation Among Male Spirit Mediums in Myanmar
Sexual Assault on College Hookups
This article takes a new approach to the study of college sexual assault by conducting an analysis of female students’ most recent “hookup.” By isolating a particular hookup event and examining the features of that event, I am able to examine predictors of sexual assault during hookups. My analysis focuses on the implications of alcohol consumption and knowing a male partner before a hookup, while controlling for multiple individual, school, and …
Unwanted Sex on Campus
Cohort Increases in Sex with Same-Sex Partners
We examine change across U.S. cohorts born between 1920 and 2000 in their probability of having had sex with same-sex partners in the last year and since age 18. Using data from the 1988-2018 General Social Surveys, we explore how trends differ by gender, race, and class background. We find steep increases across birth cohorts in the proportion of women who have had sex with both men and women since age 18, whereas increases for men are less stee…
Student Bodies
Using the Online College Social Life Survey, we examine whether the sex ratio of the student body of a college or university affects whether heterosexual students hook up, have relationships, have intercourse, or have attitudes favorable toward casual sex. The gendered dyadic power model predicts that, if men are more interested in having sex than women, as the ratio of women to men goes up, men will increasingly have the upper hand and more sex …
Confusing Stalking for Romance
Sexual Assault on College Hookups
This article takes a new approach to the study of college sexual assault by conducting an analysis of female students’ most recent “hookup.” By isolating a particular hookup event and examining the features of that event, I am able to examine predictors of sexual assault during hookups. My analysis focuses on the implications of alcohol consumption and knowing a male partner before a hookup, while controlling for multiple individual, school, and …
Embodied Injustice
Lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women experience disproportionately high rates of unwanted sex, including sexual assault. The literature has noted LBQ women's elevated risk for sexual victimization compared to heterosexual women, but little research has compared LBQ women's processing of sexual violations to those of heterosexual women. To address this gap, this article examines accounts of unwanted sex among 20 LBQ and 38 heterosexual college…
A Situation Where There Aren't Rules
Although college gay and bisexual men report elevated rates of sexual victimization, their accounts have received less scholarly attention. This article examines 18 gay, bisexual, and questioning (GBQ) men's narratives about their experiences of unwanted sex in college. Our findings suggest that men are motivated to have unwanted sex while trying to navigate ambiguous sexual scripts amid male power dynamics, sexual inexperience, and ubiquitous he…
How College Men Understand Unwanted Sex with Women
Recent studies have shown that heterosexual college men report unwanted sex at higher rates than one might expect. And yet, college men’s perceptions of unwanted sex with women have been studied infrequently. This study examines how men understand unwanted sex with women and the impact of these experiences. Thirty‐nine men, aged 18–25, were interviewed using open‐ended questions related to their unwanted sexual experiences. Our findings demonstra…
Economic Philosophy of John Taylor
Preparing for human papillomavirus vaccine introduction in Kenya
For successful vaccine introduction in Kenya, there is a need for communication and mobilization efforts to raise cervical cancer awareness; prompt demand for vaccination; address health equity concerns and stigma; and minimize potential resistance. Visible endorsement by government leaders and community influencers can provide reassurance of the vaccine's safety, efficacy and benefits for girls and communities. Involvement of community leadershi…
Student Bodies
Using the Online College Social Life Survey, we examine whether the sex ratio of the student body of a college or university affects whether heterosexual students hook up, have relationships, have intercourse, or have attitudes favorable toward casual sex. The gendered dyadic power model predicts that, if men are more interested in having sex than women, as the ratio of women to men goes up, men will increasingly have the upper hand and more sex …
Sexual Assault Victimization Among Straight, Gay/Lesbian, and Bisexual College Students
The rise of sexual assault reporting on college campuses has prompted extensive scholarly inquiry and debate. Overall, the central focus of the college sexual assault debate has centered on heterosexual female victims. As a result, academic research has hardly focused on the actual prevalence of college sexual assault for heterosexual males or for gay, lesbian, or bisexual individuals of either gender. To address this empirical gap in the sexual …
Sexual Assault on College Hookups
This article takes a new approach to the study of college sexual assault by conducting an analysis of female students’ most recent “hookup.” By isolating a particular hookup event and examining the features of that event, I am able to examine predictors of sexual assault during hookups. My analysis focuses on the implications of alcohol consumption and knowing a male partner before a hookup, while controlling for multiple individual, school, and …
Gender Variance and Sexual Orientation Among Male Spirit Mediums in Myanmar
Why Pleasure Matters
Much work on sexual health has emphasized adverse outcomes such as sexually transmitted infections/HIV, unintended pregnancy, and sexual violence. Although these objectives are of continued importance, they reflect a global tendency to focus on negative sexual health outcomes. Far less prominent in health promotion, policy, and programing is a sustained recognition that sexual pleasure is an important aspect of sexuality. This commentary centers …
The Situational Contexts of Sexual Experiences among Urban College Students
Objectives Research examining sex among college students has frequently focused on negative sexual experiences. This study aimed to understand situational predictors of various dimensions of students’ sexual experiences. Methods: 427 college students participated in a 60-day daily survey; 213 reported sex and were asked questions about each sexual encounter. Results: 1,664 sexual encounters were reported. 72.5% were described as very pleasurable,…
A Situation Where There Aren't Rules
Although college gay and bisexual men report elevated rates of sexual victimization, their accounts have received less scholarly attention. This article examines 18 gay, bisexual, and questioning (GBQ) men's narratives about their experiences of unwanted sex in college. Our findings suggest that men are motivated to have unwanted sex while trying to navigate ambiguous sexual scripts amid male power dynamics, sexual inexperience, and ubiquitous he…
How College Men Understand Unwanted Sex with Women
Recent studies have shown that heterosexual college men report unwanted sex at higher rates than one might expect. And yet, college men’s perceptions of unwanted sex with women have been studied infrequently. This study examines how men understand unwanted sex with women and the impact of these experiences. Thirty‐nine men, aged 18–25, were interviewed using open‐ended questions related to their unwanted sexual experiences. Our findings demonstra…
Confusing Stalking for Romance
Cohort Increases in Sex with Same-Sex Partners
We examine change across U.S. cohorts born between 1920 and 2000 in their probability of having had sex with same-sex partners in the last year and since age 18. Using data from the 1988-2018 General Social Surveys, we explore how trends differ by gender, race, and class background. We find steep increases across birth cohorts in the proportion of women who have had sex with both men and women since age 18, whereas increases for men are less stee…
Using a Daily Diary Approach to Examine Substance Use and Negative Sexual Experiences Among College Students
Sexual Pleasure and Healthcare Settings
Sexual pleasure is best attained through facilitating access to the highest standard of health. Today global data show a persistent high burden of sexual health issues. Yet, pleasure remains a sensitive, stigmatized, and unspoken topic in healthcare services. This article examines how to incorporate a value for pleasure into healthcare services, grounded in the assumption that pleasure is a fundamental reason why people have sex and that acknowle…
The World Association for Sexual Health’s Declaration on Sexual Pleasure
This article provides technical guidance on the content, meaning, and application of the World Association of Sexual Health (WAS) Declaration on Sexual Pleasure to various stakeholders and practitioners working in the area of sexuality, sexual health, and sexual rights. A growing body of work shows that sexual pleasure is integral to broader health, mental health, sexual health, well-being and rights and indeed can lead to improvements in health.…
Advancing Sexual Pleasure as a Fundamental Human Right and Essential for Sexual Health, Overall Health and Well-Being
On September 11, 2021, the World Association for Sexual Health ratified a Declaration on Sexual Pleasure in its General Assembly. This declaration was a bold attempt by WAS to urge all spheres of influence in society to recognize the critical importance of sexual pleasure as a key component of sexual health and sexual rights. This special issue of the International Journal of Sexual Health (the official journal of the WAS) contains a technical do…
The role of partner gender in bisexual men’s stigma-related experiences and mental health
Bisexual men are disproportionately affected by negative mental health outcomes compared to heterosexual and gay men. These disparities are related to the unique stressors that they experience, and emerging evidence suggests that their experiences of these stressors can be different depending on the gender of their partner. However, previous studies have largely focused on bisexual women and little is known about the role of partner gender in bis…
Unwanted Sex on Campus
Orgasm and Faking Orgasm
This article examines the prevalence and correlates of orgasm and faking orgasm in the last year among a representative sample of Chinese men and women. Existing research on orgasm in China has largely been confined to medical research. To our knowledge, no published studies have examined faking orgasm in a Chinese context. These data come from the Chinese Health and Family Life Survey (CHFLS) conducted in 1999 and 2000. We used multivariable log…
Sexual health indicators for the United States
Introduction: Today, we are facing increased and continued adverse sexual health outcomes in the United States, including high post-COVID-19 pandemic rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). For the past 20 years, there have been calls for a national health strategy and a more comprehensive sexual health approach to address the myriad of persistent sexual health problems in this country. Employing a sexual health approach requires shiftin…
(Re)conceptualizing structural stigma
A growing body of evidence has documented the adverse health consequences of structural stigma across multiple marginalized groups, including sexual minorities. In light of these advancements, scholars have urged the field to refine conceptualizations of structural stigma to guide future empirical work. We heed this charge by analyzing two sets of qualitative data among gay and bisexual men obtained from a probability-based panel: 1) responses to…
Embodied Injustice
Lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women experience disproportionately high rates of unwanted sex, including sexual assault. The literature has noted LBQ women's elevated risk for sexual victimization compared to heterosexual women, but little research has compared LBQ women's processing of sexual violations to those of heterosexual women. To address this gap, this article examines accounts of unwanted sex among 20 LBQ and 38 heterosexual college…
Navigating realities
The rising prevalence of internet pornography consumption among adolescents has created a need for proactive approaches to pornography literacy within sex education. This article aims to both introduce the “Navigating Realities” curriculum and advocate for an expanded approach to pornography literacy education that integrates comprehensive media literacy, critical analysis, and a sex-positive framework. This evidence-informed curriculum was devel…
Prevent with Pleasure
Previous research suggests integrating pleasure into HIV prevention programming improves health outcomes. There are no existing reviews on how exactly pleasure is used within HIV public communications campaigns (PCCs). This manuscript investigates: (1) how HIV PCCs operationalise pleasure; and (2) the efficacy of pleasure-based HIV PCCs. EMBASE, Web of Science Core Collection and PsycINFO were searched for articles that present pleasure-based HIV…
Associations Between Gender and Sexuality Characteristics of Cisgender Bisexual Women and Risk of Sexual Assault
Objective: Research consistently documents disproportionately high rates of sexual assault among bisexual women, one of the fastest growing sexual minority demographic groups in the United States. This study seeks to better understand how bisexual women's position as both women and sexual minority people may heighten their risk for sexual assault. Method: Using data from 165 bisexual women in the Chicago Health and Life Experience of Women (CHLEW…
Psychology (22 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Gender Studies (14 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (11 works) · Human sexuality (10 works) · Sex work and related issues (10 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works)