Jessica Hille, J.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Director for Education
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. Hille is a gender and sexuality scholar and the Assistant Director for Education at the Kinsey Institute. She also serves as a Co-director for the Scholarly Concentration in Human Sexuality and Health with the Indiana University-Bloomington School of Medicine, and as a researcher with the Kinsey-Kelley Center for Gender Equity in Business.
Her research focuses on asexuality and ace spectrum identities, LGBTQ+ healthcare, gender equity, and relationships. Her work has been published in a number of leading journals, including the Journal of Sex Research and Transgender Health. She has also presented her research at national conferences, including the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, and the American Public Health Association. Her current research projects focus on ace spectrum identities, consensual non-monogamy, and gender in business.
Dr. Hille completed her PhD in Gender Studies under Dr. Stephanie Sanders with a PhD minor in Human Sexuality from the Kinsey Institute under Dr. Justin Garcia. Before coming to IU, she earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago, a JD from Washington University in St. Louis, and an LLM in Health Law and Policy from the University of Washington - Seattle.
430B Lindley Hall
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
Education
- Ph.D., Gender Studies, Indiana University
- L.L.M Health Law and Policy, University of Washington
- J.D., Washington University in St Louis
- B.A., Political Science, University of Chicago
Selected Publications
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Hille, J. J., Bhuyan, L., & Tillewein, H. (2024). Ace and Poly: The Motivations and Experiences of People on the Ace Spectrum in Polyamorous Relationships. Sexes, 5(2), 111-119.https://doi.org/10.3390/sexes5020009
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Kurman, T. M., Ake, S. N., & Hille, J. J. (2024). Medical students' perspectives on transgender care legislation and its impact on medical residency applications. Sexuality, Gender & Policy, 7(2), 107-121.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/sgp2.12088
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Hille, J. J. (2023). Beyond sex: A review of recent literature on asexuality. Current Opinion in Psychology, 49, 101516.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101516
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Newsom, K. D., Riddle, M. J., Carter, G. A., & Hille, J. J. (2022). They “don't know how to deal with people like me”: assessing health care experiences of gender minorities in Indiana. Transgender Health, 7(5), 453-460.https://doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2021.0027
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Hille, J. J., Simmons, M. K., & Sanders, S. A. (2020). “Sex” and the ace spectrum: Definitions of sex, behavioral histories, and future interest for individuals who identify as asexual, graysexual, or demisexual. The Journal of Sex Research, 57(7), 813-823.https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2019.1689378