ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

Archives of Sexual Behavior – “Authority Transfer and Egalitarian‑Aspiring Relationship Styles”

Pitagora (2026): “I found
my thoughts mirroring the push and pull of power dynamics inherent to all relational dynamics…”

Encyclopedia of Sex and Sexuality – “Male Sexuality”

Pitagora (2021): “The descriptive term ‘male’ in the phrase ‘male sexuality’ implies that this type of sexuality is different than the sexualities of those with…”

Dissertation – “The Role of BDSM Orientation on Heteronormativity and Shame in Anoreceptive Heterosexual Males”

Pitagora (2019): “
Pleasure and anal sex are intimately connected, and experts and aficionados alike have professed that anal…”

Handbook of Sexuality Leadership – “Freirean Leadership Through Disclosure and Raising Voices”

Pitagora (2019): If I am a leader in my communities, it is only because my communities and I have found each other and…”

Journal of Humanistic Psychology – “Pleasure, Power, or Both?”

Pitagora (2019): “Throughout history, the most memorable published depictions of BDSM— de Sade’s (1785/1966) 120 Days of Sodom, von Sacher-Masoch’s (1870)…”

Sex, Sexuality, and Trans Identities – “The Evolution of Sexuality During Gender Transition”

Wise & Pitagora (2019): “The clients presented in this chapter are case studies incorporating the experiences and…”

Sex Therapy with Erotically Marginalized Clients – “Internalized Heterosexism and the Submissive Male”

Pitagora (2019)”The fictional client presented in this chapter is a composite case incorporating the experiences and…”

Journal of Positive Sexuality – “No Pain, No Gain? Therapeutic And Relational Benefits Of Subspace in BDSM”

Pitagora (2017): “The experiencing of subspace (i.e., an altered psychological, emotional, and/or physiological state)…”

Sexual and Relationship Therapy – “The Kink-Poly Confluence”

Pitagora (2016): “There is little academic literature published on the intersection of kink- and poly-identified individuals, though there are relatively frequent…”

Sexual and Relationship Therapy – “Intimate Partner Violence In D/s Relationships”

Pitagora (2015): “Four individuals who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) in the context of what they thought were BDSM-oriented relationships…”

Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit – “The BDSM Power Exchange—Subversion, Transcendence, Sexual (R)evolution”

Pitagora (2014): “Modern society has progressed in recent decades towards tolerance, and perhaps even acceptance, of individuals…”

Psycho-Oncology – “Support Needs and Resources of Sexual Minority Women With Breast Cancer”

Paul, Rubin, Pitagora, Tworecke, & Brown (2014): “In a recent report on the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people…”

The Society for International Education Journal – “Peering Into Gaps in the DSM”

Joseph, Pitagora, Tworecke, & Roberts (2013): “
At the intersection of psychology and critical theories, graduate students in psychology are uniquely…”

The New School Psychology Bulletin – “Consent vs. Coercion: BDSM Interactions Highlight a Fine but Immutable Line”

Pitagora (2013): “The construct of sexual consent is perhaps most readily associated with situations in which it is conspicuously…”