Dr. Alexandra Marcotte

Alexa Marcotte, Ph.D.

Senior Research Associate

Dr. Marcotte completed her PhD in Gender Studies at Indiana University in 2019. Her research focuses on sexual labor, intimacy, and technology. 

 asmarcot@iu.edu
 (812) 855-7686

428 Lindley Hall
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405

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Education

  • Ph.D., Gender Studies, Indiana University
  • M.A., Gender Studies, Indiana University
  • B.S., Womens & Gender Studies and Cognitive Studies, Vanderbilt University

Research interests

  • Sexual labor
  • Intimacy
  • Technology

Publications

Gesselman, Amanda, Kaufman, Ellen, Marcotte, Alexandra, Reynolds, Tania, and Garcia, Justin. (2022). Engagement with Emerging Forms of Sextech: Demographic Correlates from a National Sample of Adults in the United States. Journal of Sex Research. 1-13. 10.1080/00224499.2021.2007521.

Marcotte, A.S., and Hille, J. (2021). Sexual consent in the digital age. In A. Powell (Ed.) The Palgrave Handbook on Gendered Violence and Technology. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.

Marcotte, Alexandra, Kaufman, Ellen, Campbell, Jessica, Reynolds, Tania, Garcia, Justin, and Gesselman, Amanda. (2021). Sextech Use as a Potential Mental Health Reprieve: The Role of Anxiety, Depression, and Loneliness in Seeking Sex Online. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18. 8924. 10.3390/ijerph18178924.

Marcotte, Alexandra, Gesselman, Amanda, Reynolds, Tania, and Garcia, Justin. (2021). Young adults' romantic investment behaviors on social media. Personal Relationships. 10.1111/pere.12390.

Marcotte, Alexandra, Gesselman, Amanda, Fisher, Helen, and Garcia, Justin. (2020). Women’s and Men’s Reactions to Receiving Unsolicited Genital Images from Men. The Journal of Sex Research. 58. 1-10. 10.1080/00224499.2020.1779171.

Marcotte, A.S. and Garcia, J.R. (2018). Negotiations of Identity, Pleasure and Health in Women’s Online Sex Work Advertisements. In P.G. Nixon & I.K. Düsterhöft (Eds.), Sex in the Digital Age (pp. 179-190). New York: Routledge.

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