Professional Summary
Kiki is a 3rd year PhD student in the Sociology department at the University of Cincinnati. They earned their Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a focus / minor in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies. They have continued this focus in graduate with their research interests centering around sexuality. culture and relationships. Over the course of the year, Kiki has completed their MA thesis about how consensual non-monogamous practitioners challenge (or enforce) the cultural logics of monogamy.
Their current research interests deal with gender and sexuality in connection with alternative sexualities and sexual practices. They intend to focus on kink and BDSM practices for their disseration research.
Kiki Higgins CV
Education
Bachelor of Arts: Transylvania University Lexington, KY, 12-2022 (Sociology with a minor in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies)
MA: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2026 (Sociology)
Research and Practice Interests
Sexuality, Gender, Consensual Non-monogamy, Culture
Positions and Work Experience
08-2022 -12-2022 Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Sociology, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY
01-2024 -04-2024 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Sociology of Sexuality, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
01-2026 -04-2026 Graduate Teaching Assistant, For Sociology of Gender, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Contact Information
Academic - higgink9@mail.uc.edu