Allison Mazur, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr. Allison Mazur (she/her) is a mixed-methods social scientist and a postdoctoral research fellow at the Kinsey Institute.
Dr. Mazur has studied topics such as romantic couples’ communication about emotional and sexual intimacy, online sexual harassment in the workplace, and relational maintenance during stressful conditions such as the COVID-19 pandemic and families managing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Her current research centers on sexual violence perpetration and prevention, and social support for victims of sexual violence. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals including Communication Monographs and Health Communication.
Lindley Hall
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
Education
- Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara 2024
- M.A., Michigan State University, 2019
- B.A., Michigan State University, 2017
Research interests
- Sexual assault, coercion, and harassment
- Sexual communication in romantic relationships
- Social support provision and reception
- Stress, relational maintenance, and resilience
Selected publications
- Mazur, A. P., Afifi, T. D., Afifi, W. A., Haughton, C. N. (2023). The importance of financial hardship and the preventative role of relational maintenance in marriage at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Communication Monographs, 90(4), 522-544. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2023.2235004
- Navick, N., Mazur, A. P., & Gibbs, J. L. (2024). Behind the screen: The affordance perception-reality gap in cybersexual harassment between co-workers. New Media & Society, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448241274469
- Afifi, T. D., Collins, N., Rand, K., Otmar, C. D., Mazur, A. P., Dunbar, N. E., Fujiwara, K., Harrison, K., & Logsdon, R. (2022). Using virtual reality to improve the quality of life of older adults with cognitive impairments and their family members who live at a distance. Health Communication, 38(9), 1904-1915. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2022.2040170
- Holmstrom, A. J., Shebib, S. J., Mazur, A. P., Mason, A., Zhang, L., Allard, A., & Boumis, J. K. (2021). Self-conscious emotions and esteem support: The effectiveness of esteem support in alleviating state shame and guilt. Human Communication Research, 47(2), 105-131. https://doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hqaa015